Latest news about Midlands aerospace

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has built on its long-standing relationship with Dunlop Aircraft Tyres by selecting the Birmingham-based company to support its expanding fleet of Embraer jets.

Dunlop has won an exclusive five-year deal to supply new and retreaded nose and mainwheel tyres for Flybe’s fleet of Embraer 175 aircraft and radial nosewheel tyres for the carrier’s Embraer 195s.

Resource UAS, part of Resource Group, has been accredited by the UK CAA as a Qualified Entity for small unmanned aircraft (SUA). In this capacity, Resource UAS will make recommendations to the CAA for the issue of aerial work permissions to operate SUA within the UK. 

ThyssenKrupp Aerospace, via its UK subsidiary, has acquired the business activities of The Waterjet Group in the UK.

TEC have recently congratulated four more of its clients for their SC21 Bronze Awards. The awards were made to FSL Aerospace, TTI Inc, Kingfield Electronics and Wheelabrator Impact Finishers.

Intertek, the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide helped to inspire future generations of scientists through their recent participation in ‘The Big Bang’ event at The Roundhouse in Derby.  

Aerospace and industrial coatings manufacturer, Indestructible Paint Ltd of Birmingham recently supplied, free of charge, paint in WW2 72 squadron camouflage colours for a full sized Supermarine Spitfire mark IIa replica.

The Composites Innovation Cluster has been awarded over £11M from the initiative as part of AMSCI Round 2.  The Composites Innovation Cluster (CiC) will deliver 13 integrated capability projects across 25 partners from Q1’13 and will aim to deliver a holistic supply chain model which will extend throughout the composites community.

AGC Composites and Aerostructures is pleased to announce Paul Fabrications, received an award for “Outstanding Performance in Quality and Delivery” at Meggitt’s first supplier recognition ceremony.