GKN Aerospace Archives

GKN Aerospace continues to support the Gripen’s RM12 engine

Farnborough. 01 July 2020. USD440M, four-and-a-half-year follow-on contract ensures comprehensive and cost effective RM12 engine support and availability. GKN Aerospace has signed a follow-on Performance Based Logistics (PBL)…Read more ›

Tagged with: Engine Makers, GKN Aerospace, Joakim Andersson, Performance Based Logistics, RM12 engine, Swedish Air Force, USD440M

GKN Aerospace and Eviation sign collaboration agreement for Alice all-electric aircraft

Solihull, UK. 18 May 2020. GKN Aerospace brings advanced lightweight wing, empennage and wiring systems expertise to the world’s first all-electric commuter aircraft designed from scratch The…Read more ›

Tagged with: Airbus A220, Civil Airframes, Dassault F6X, electric commuter aircraft, EWIS, GKN Aerospace, John Pritchard, Matteo Borghini Lilli, OEMs, Omer Bar Yohay

GKN Aerospace selected by FMV to support Gripen E RM16 aero-engine

FMV (Swedish Defence Material Administration) has confirmed the selection of GKN Aerospace for technical product support, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul including Spare Parts Supply (MRO) for the RM16/F414…Read more ›

Tagged with: GKN Aerospace, Gripen E aircraft, Gripen E RM16 Engine, Joakim Andersson

GKN Aerospace strengthens Executive Committee with two new leadership appointments

GKN Aerospace names Krisstie Kondrotis President Defence and Julie Smyth General Counsel, both bringing significant OEM experience to the business Farnborough. 30 October 2019. GKN Aerospace has appointed Krisstie…Read more ›

Tagged with: BAE Systems, General Dynamics, GKN Aerospace, Hans Büthker, Krisstie Kondrotis, Lockheed Martin, Spirit AeroSystems

GKN Aerospace breaks new ground in large composite wing structure technology

Design, manufacture and delivery of a 4-metre mid-scale demonstrator tool for composite wing spar of Airbus’ ‘Wing of Tomorrow’ programme Large scale use of Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM)…Read more ›

Tagged with: airbus, GKN Aerospace, John Pritchard, RTM technology, Wing of Tomorrow

GKN Aerospace announces global integration

GKN Aerospace to reorganise to become more customer-focused and improve operational performance The global transformation follows years of growth-by-acquisition, and will see it move from four independent internal…Read more ›

Tagged with: GKN Aerospace, Global Integration, Mr Büthker

GKN Aerospace pushing boundaries of industrialised additive manufacturing

Paris. 24 June 2019. GKN Aerospace is to lead two ground-breaking collaborative additive manufacturing (AM) research programmes, AIRLIFT and DAM and will inject its unique Laser Metal Deposition by…Read more ›

Tagged with: Additive Manufacturing, GKN Aerospace, LMD-w, Paris Air Show 2019

GKN Aerospace expands RRSP contract with Pratt & Whitney

Paris. 19 June 2019. GKN Aerospace announced at the Paris Airshow that it has expanded its Risk and Revenue Sharing Partnership (RRSP) with Pratt & Whitney, a division…Read more ›

Tagged with: GKN Aerospace, IMC, MRJ, Paris Air Show 2019

GKN Aerospace opens world’s largest additive manufacturing pilot production cell

Paris. 17 June 2019. GKN announced the commissioning of a second additive manufacturing cell (Cell 2) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Located…Read more ›

Tagged with: GKN Aerospace, Paris Air Show 2019, pilot production cell

RAF aircrew have commenced flying phase of training for P-8A Poseidon

London. 24 April 2019. RAF aircrew have commenced the flying phase of training to fly the Poseidon MRA Mk1 (P-8A), the UK’s new maritime patrol aircraft.Pilots, Weapons System…Read more ›