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First A350 XWB parts arrive at Toulouse final assembly line First A350 XWB parts arrive at Toulouse final assembly line

Airbus has delivered the first major airframe section to the A350 XWB Final Assembly Line in Toulouse, France.
03 January 2012

Happy New Year! Happy New Year!

Reinforced Plastics would like to wish all our readers a Happy New Year.
01 January 2012

Boeing South Carolina site achieves 787 weight on wheels milestone Boeing South Carolina site achieves 787 weight on wheels milestone

Boeing's first South Carolina-built 787 Dreamliner has put weight on wheels for the first time. The site will deliver its first aircraft next year.
22 December 2011

Season's Greetings! Season's Greetings!

The Reinforced Plastics team would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
20 December 2011

Hampson Aerospace achieves aerospace quality standard

Hampson Aerospace Tooling Solutions' Coast Composites business unit has achieved AS9100 Rev C certification.
20 December 2011

Exelis reaches halfway point on aerospace composites centre

ITT Exelis has reached the halfway point in the construction of its new composites design and manufacturing centre for aerospace structures.
19 December 2011

Last week's top 3 stories

The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
19 December 2011

Park Electrochemical opens expanded aerospace composites facility in Kansas

Park Electrochemical Corp has announced the opening of the major expansion of its composite aerospace materials, parts and assemblies manufacturing and design facility located in Newton, Kansas, USA.
15 December 2011

Stratolaunch Systems to develop flexible, orbital space delivery system Stratolaunch Systems to develop flexible, orbital space delivery system

New company Stratolaunch Systems is developing an air-launch system which it says will revolutionise space travel.
15 December 2011

Goodrich to install third Ingersoll AFP machine Goodrich to install third Ingersoll AFP machine

Goodrich's Aerostructures business is to install a third Mongoose automated fibre placement (AFP) system from Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc.
14 December 2011

Spirit to move Boeing 787 Dreamliner wing component production to Malaysia

To meet growing demand for its products, Spirit AeroSystems Inc is to move production of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fixed leading edge composite wing component from its Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, facility to Malaysia.
13 December 2011

Airbus starts joining first A350 XWB front fuselage Airbus starts joining first A350 XWB front fuselage

Airbus has started joining the first 21 m long front fuselage section for the A350 XWB in Saint-Nazaire, France.
13 December 2011

Etihad Airways orders ten Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners Etihad Airways orders ten Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners

Etihad Airways has announced an order for ten Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, making Etihad the world's largest customer for this aircraft.
13 December 2011

Last week's top 3 stories Last week's top 3 stories

The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
13 December 2011

Boeing 787 Dreamliner sets speed and distance records Boeing 787 Dreamliner sets speed and distance records

Boeing has established two world records with the 787 Dreamliner, setting new achievements for both speed and distance for the aircraft's weight class.
09 December 2011

North America needs 5901 new passenger aircraft in next 20 years – Airbus

According to the Airbus Global Market Forecast, the USA and Canada will require 5901 new passenger aircraft of more than 100 seats between today and 2030.
05 December 2011

Last week's top 3 stories

The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
05 December 2011

Last month's top 3 stories

The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website during the month of November.
02 December 2011

Embraer and Alcoa to develop aluminium aircraft

Embraer SA and Alcoa have signed a technology sharing agreement that involves the use of Alcoa's aluminium alloys to support Embraer’s development of metallic fuselage and wings for its aircraft.
28 November 2011

Last week's top 3 stories Last week's top 3 stories

The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
28 November 2011

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