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[brexitplus] 12/12/2019 08:20

Reno, NV., December 11, 2019 – Aerion Supersonic, the leader in supersonic technology, today announced it has selected GKN Aerospace as a supplier on the AS2 supersonic business jet. GKN Aerospace will design the empennage and the electrical wiring and interconnection systems (EWIS) for the AS2. Design activities have already started on-site at Aerion in Reno, Nevada and in GKN Aerospace’s engineering centers in the Netherlands and Romania.

GKN Aerospace is a leading multi-technology tier 1 aerospace supplier company, specializing in developing, building and supplying an extensive range of advanced aerospace systems, components and technologies.

“We are excited to collaborate with Aerion and to support the preliminary design phase of this all-new supersonic AS2 business jet. As technology leaders in both electrical wiring interconnect system (EWIS) and business jet empennages, we can bring unrivaled knowledge and expertise to the project,” said John Pritchard CEO GKN Aerospace ASEA.

Aerion’s AS2 is the first-ever privately built supersonic commercial aircraft. The 12 passenger business jet is scheduled to begin flight testing in 2024.

“Aligning with industry leading partners is key to making sustainable supersonic travel a reality,” said Aerion CEO Tom Vice. “GKN Aerospace brings more than 100 years of aerospace development and extraordinary aerostructures expertise, including thermoplastic composites and electrical wiring systems, to our AS2 supersonic business aircraft.”

[brexitplus] 10/12/2019 10:20

Phew. No thanks getting. Wrexham, ugh. Bala even worse.

[gettingrichslow] 09/12/2019 18:56

I’ve just realised as things stand it would be me who would have to meet Meanwhile and his other personas in Wrexham Wetherspoon!
If that remains the case I’ll offer my prize to anyone who wants it - I struggle to think of a duller way to spend an evening!

[yertiz] 09/12/2019 17:16

Bet you're pleased, haha.

[brexitplus] 09/12/2019 16:52

Getting, Ive thought for a while that Melrose might look at part or all of Senior as a bolt on to GKN Aero.

Ris in the pound hitting companies like Melrose today withlots of overseas earnings.

My £2.52 looking a bit shaky on this.

[gettingrichslow] 09/12/2019 13:49

Senior in the news today - considering a sale of its aerostructures business.

[meanwhile] 05/12/2019 12:31

1 week to election day and the stock market seems to have fully discounted the possibility of any Corbyn involvement in the next Government.
We may therefore not see much of a rebound even when, as expected, the Tories win a good majority.

I expect Minerve to return to our board following the election. I hope we can all just get along.

I also understand that Stephen Kinnock, a big EU fan, is already being groomed to take over from Corbyn, creating the 'Kinnock Dynasty'. I suppose he would then at least be able to buy himself his own clothes instead of using his little lad's suits.

[meanwhile] 05/12/2019 12:15

sliotar - I love a good strong mug of tea to accompany a bacon & sausage sandwich.

[brexitplus] 05/12/2019 11:57

Getting - I love Brittany cider. Lovely and smooth. Just right with Breton galettes. Always bring some home.

[sliotar] 05/12/2019 08:45

Another little Porky?

[gettingrichslow] 03/12/2019 23:18

Fantastic pork in St John tonight with Brittany Cidre. No idea how they manage to do a meal of that quality for under £100 a head but they do! Just over a week to go until the election and there is a lot of debate in London wine bars of a Labour minority government. Is anyone else on here up all night trading the election?

[brexitplus] 03/12/2019 16:47

Hi Losos, the raised beds and beehive were earlier in the year. Actually the beehive is a compost bin. Currently am working on some cages for the raised beds - pidgeons getting after my purple sprouting!!!

[losos] 03/12/2019 14:55

MEANWHILE - "Very boring and totally irrelevant."

Unless one of the keys was for your front door!!!

[losos] 03/12/2019 14:52

'afternoon B+

Have found the picture, very impressive. Also noticed a section called 'followers' clicked on the top but my user name didn't appear, of well you know I 'follow' your GKN news postings so no real need to get my name on the list, probably didn't do it right haha.

PS I liked the photos of the beehive & raised beds, you've certainly been busy :-)

[brexitplus] 03/12/2019 11:53

For added information to show the size of the new plant which is creating a large number of jobs in India I have posted a picture of the facility on my profile page.

[meanwhile] 03/12/2019 11:38

Brexitplus's lengthy technical posts remind me of a very helpful and friendly, but mentally challenged, chap who used to come in the local pub when I lived, many years ago, in Cheshire.
He had the largest bunch of keys I've ever seen, of which he was very proud, and he took great pleasure in explaining to any newcomers what each key was able to open.

Very boring and totally irrelevant.

[sliotar] 03/12/2019 11:14

How strange that the drop this morning occurred almost to the minute with the last post on this Board. The MRO Boys won't be happy to be out of the money on their current LTIP. Time for an announcement?

[brexitplus] 03/12/2019 10:09

GKN Aerospace will officially open its all-new facility for Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) in Pune, India.

GKN Aerospace India will celebrate this significant milestone with an inauguration ceremony on Wednesday 4th December. GKN Aerospace Leadership, together with State of Maharashtra Government officials, as well as investment partners and customers, will come together to recognise GKN Aerospace strengthening its footprint in the region and the importance of the fast-growing aerospace market in India. The Ambassador of the Netherlands in India, Marten van den Berg, John Pritchard, CEO Aerostructures and Systems Europe and Asia and Michiel Barendse vice-president & managing director of GKN Fokker Elmo will be guest speakers at the ceremony.

The site will focus on the assembly of wiring systems for commercial aircraft and aero-engines like the Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737, 777X and Boeing 787. The Pune facility will operate alongside the existing Joint Venture for wiring systems in Bangalore, which is serving the defence market.

GKN Aerospace will create 200 jobs in 2020 growing to 800 within five years. GKN Aerospace will recruit a significant number of female operators and engineers and will provide on-site training for employees. A team of 30 people has been built to date. GKN Aerospace has invested $10 million in the site and in its state-of-the-art equipment and technologies. The expansion to Asia is an important part of GKN Aerospace’s long-term growth strategy and global operating model.

The new site, with a surface of 11,000m2, is a fully owned GKN Aerospace business and located in Pune in the state Maharashtra. Pune offers favourable conditions in the areas of business development, labour, education and training and infrastructure. It also has an excellent location relative to the company’s major customers in India. Site certification process and recruitment are on track and initial production has recently started.

GKN Aerospace, GKN Driveline and GKN Powder Metallurgy have made significant investment in India in recent years. The three businesses operate eight locations in India with 2000 employees. India is an important country in GKN Aerospace’s plan to expand the Asian footprint. GKN Aerospace recently also opened a new facility in Malaysia, another element of the Asian expansion plan. By the time both sites are fully up-and-running, around 15% of GKN Aerospace’s employees are expected to be based in Asia.

John Pritchard, CEO Aerostructures and Systems Europe and Asia said: “We are really proud to open this state-of-the-art facility in Pune. This is a true demonstration of our enduring partnership with India and of the solid growth of the Indian Aerospace Industry and of our EWIS business. The collaboration with the local authorities and support of the regional government has been vital.”

[meanwhile] 02/12/2019 23:29

Before commenting on the content of others' posts, gettingrichslow really must study that content carefully and ensure that he has understood the message conveyed.

He should learn not to make assumptions and extrapolations or to invent insinuations.

[brexitplus] 02/12/2019 09:45

He was with his tiny wife and twins looking at the make-up counter in Boots. For his black eye perhaps!!!

I hadn’t realised Mitch Lees had left Exeter.

[yertiz] 02/12/2019 09:40

Mostert looks a bit of a beast, must be the neck and flattened nose. Glaws unlucky, Exeter back to form, could be a more even Premiership than last year.

[brexitplus] 02/12/2019 08:57

Hi Yertiz, good decision. Exeter for the Premiership. Glaws back to losing by one score as 2 years ago. Ran into Franco Mostert on Friday in Cheltenham, not literally. He’s not as big as I thought. Tall but rangy rather than big. Had a big black eye!!

[yertiz] 02/12/2019 08:35

Ha, I thought my entry unreasonably high with no chance of winning. Bit of a double edged sword so IF I were to clinch the "prize' I'd donate it to a worthy cause, like the Donkey Sanctuary or the Colorado tourist board, in some way to help these worthy organisations undo the damage done to their reputations by Meanwhile.

[bigalan3] 02/12/2019 07:56

My estimate for year end is 242 p.
If there is any hint they might sell Norton then it could be a lot higher.