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ST Aerospace injects
capital into TEAM
Through its subsidiary, ST Aerospace
Engines (STA Engines), ST Aerospace
has pumped US$1.725 million into
the capital of Total Engine Asset
Management (TEAM), of which it owns
50%. This investment brings STA
Engine’s total share capital contribution
to US$3.425 million. TEAM is a joint
Telephonics’ AeroTrac venture between ST Aerospace and
system certified in China Marubeni Corporation, and provides
Telephonics Corporation’s AeroTrac engine leasing services for CFM56-3,
Air Traffic Management System has CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines.
successfully completed China’s ATM
system certification process and
received a certificate from the Civil
Aviation Administration of China.
AeroTrac features surveillance and
track fusion porcessing, which its
manufacturer says provides accuracy
and advanced flight information
processing. COO of Telephonics Kevin
McSweeney said, “We look forward
to providing the enhanced air traffic
efficiency and flight safety that AeroTrac
brings to our Chinese partners.”

Airbus enhances A330
Donaldson beefs up Airbus has provided operators of
customer support in Asia the A330-300 and A330-200 with SIA to retrofit 10
Filtration solutions provider Donaldson a 242-tonne maximum takeoff- Boeing 777-200ERs
Company has named Avio-Diepen as weight (MOTW) capability, as well Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced
their major distribution partner of after- as an increased fuel capacity option that it will be refitting 10 of its Boeing
market commercial fixed wing aerospace for the A330-300. Operators of an 777-200ERs, equipping them with
products in Asia, strengthening support A330-300 with these enhancements new long-haul cabin products that will
and services for customers in the region. – which will be available in 2015 be more in line with the rest of the
“By designating a distributor throughout – will be able to carry additional airline’s long-haul fleet. This will cost
Asia, we are further improving parts payload on longer routes. Head an estimated S$95 million (over US$77
availability and reducing lead times in of the A330 programme Patrick million), and will include Business
the region,” said Sheila Peyraud, GM, Piedrafita commented, “The A330 is Class seats that can be converted
Aerospace and Defense at Donaldson. already a highly efficient and reliable into full flatbeds, and larger in-flight
Avio-Diepen has offices in Hong Kong, airliner and we have taken it as our entertainment screen sizes for both
Beijing and Shanghai. duty to maximise this even further.” Business and Economy Class seats.

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