Aerospace Industry in Latin America

Honda seeks to produce part of its Fokker aircraft in Chihuahua

Thursday March 12, 2015, 24:52

Jose Luis Rodriguez Ramos, director of operations of Fokker
Chihuahua.- Jose Luis Rodriguez Ramos, director of operations of Fokker Aerostructures Chihuahua, said that currently the company Honda is seeking certification with Fokker to produce the back of their planes.

"With this plant in Mexico, Fokker could he begin the life of a new plane of the Honda brand this year are already flying six aircraft, and are seeking certification from the back to be able to produce in Chihuahua," he explained.

In the same context, the director of Fokker, mentioned that represents a pride for the plant to receive such an important customer in his first aircraft, which has the same average life of 60 years.

Fokker Aerostructures, Dutch aerospace company branch was opened on March 19, 2012 in Chihuahua. The plant produces wings for Gulfstream G550 jet, Gulfstream G650 and Dassault SMS, some customers are Airbus, Embraer, Safran, Bombardier, Gulfstream, Cessna, Honeywell, and ESDs.

The production area is 6000 660 square meters, the plant located in Chihuahua capital has more than 200 jobs, thanks to this investment in the project more than 130 new jobs will be created with an investment of 15 million dollars initially.

The main products are queues for jets Gulfstream G550, Gulfstream G650 and Dassault SMS and tail for corporate NH90 helicopter.

Finally, Rodriguez Ramos, said that the total company sells a billion euros a year. "We are searching through certain strategic, achieve only sell trillion in structures, themselves representing 70 percent of the plant business."

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The Project IX, one of the strategic projects of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), which provides for the development of new inspection aircraft in flight, began today (08/07) an important phase: the system integration. It is at this stage that the Embraer Legacy 500 executive jet will be transformed into the new aircraft-lab FAB.

The purpose of the project development and acquisition of six aircraft to replace the current fleet of the Special Group on Flight Inspection (GEIV). The first, which came today in integration phase, will be delivered in May 2016. Since the last in November 2017.

According to the project manager, Major Luis Fernando Chamber Iron, system integration is the most sensitive and most important phase of development and is expected to last nine months. "This is the first time that the integration of an inspection system in this type of aircraft will be made, not only in Brazil but in the world. Are the latest equipment which, coupled with the Legacy 500 features, will bring safety and comfort to the crew, as well as reliability and accuracy of the data collected, "explains Major Iron.

The GEIV is responsible for measuring, assessing and calibrating aids to air navigation equipment installed at airports around the country. With greater accuracy and reliability in the inspections, the biggest gain is of Brazilian society, which has in its favor crews able to ensure that all air routes, civilian and military, happen even more securely.

The new aircraft-lab, which will replace the current IC-95 Bandeirante and Hawker HS-800, will bring various operating earnings crews. More were installed 14 antennas on the outside of the plane, in addition to the existing ones. It will be incorporated, in addition, a laser camera that will allow the aircraft to more autonomy and independence in relation to the ground crew.

This will be the world's only aircraft with technology "fly by wire" (electronically controlled) to be used for inspection in flight. The role will also be eliminated from the cabin: check list of the pilots will be done through a tablet.

The Commander of GEIV, Lieutenant Colonel Marcelo de Lima Pinheiro explains that with advances in technology, air navigation systems have been altered and, for testing, need some more precise equipment on board aircraft. To make certain inspections, today, the Group has used aircraft belonging to airlines. With the arrival of new aircraft, this need will be met.

"Another important aspect that the Legacy 500 will bring to the GEIV is the optimization of inspection, such as the ability to test more of aid without the need for landing, even in different locations. With the fleet we have today, we can not For example, take off with full fuel tank here from Santos Dumont Airport, as our aircraft need a lot of track. To go to Manaus, first need to stop in Santa Cruz to supply, "explains Lieutenant Colonel Pinheiro.

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Mexico boasts Full Spectrum manufacturing aircraft
The firm Spectrum initially invest $ 300 million this year for the construction of an aircraft between 9 and 10 seats will be ready for 2018.
For the first time in history, in Mexico a plane will be built in its entirety, the firm Spectrum initially invest $ 300 million this year for the construction of an aircraft between 9 and 10 seats will be ready for 2018.

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ENAER is recognized internationally in the manufacture of aircraft and aerostructures in operation worldwide. Their participation in joint projects with major companies such as Embraer, EADS, CASA, DASSAULT AVIATION and joins ECLIPSE making primary trainer T-35 PILLAN in operation in countries such as Spain, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Guatemala, El Salvador and for the Chilean Air Force, FACH. For this institution also it made manufacturing the C-101 Hawk fleet, made in conjunction with CASA-EADS and maintains and updates its fleet of F-16, Mirage and F-5E. We invite you to see in detail our manufacturing capabilities and our main products.

ENAER participated Eclipse 500 manufacturing joint program of the nose of the plane that category VLJ (Very Light Jet), becoming one of the participants in this project with aerostructures manufacturers such as Fuji Industries of Japan, Hampson England, Compass Aerospace Ducommun Seattle and California. Through this program, aeronautical products of the Company, have been allowed to reach the US market, the recognition has been granted by the FAA for which Engineers ENAER have been trained by this organization and will be judged soon to be recognized as ODAR (Representative Airworthness Designated Organization). With this recognition ENAER FAA will issue the corresponding certificates proving that our products meet the demands of manufacturing the aviation authority of the United States for this aircraft.

The Phenom 100 is a new category airplane VLJ (Very Light Jet) developed by Embraer and has hired ENAER as exclusive manufacturer of the structural assembly of the nose, both for the model 100 and the Phenom 300 model, the latter category Light Jet Aircraft.

This structural assembly is attached to the construction of empennage for Regional Jets PHENOM 600/800 (formerly called ERJ 135/145) with over 1,000 units delivered.
ENAER participate in the exclusive manufacture empennage assembly of passenger planes ERJ-135/145, EMBRAER 600/650 LEGACY Today, the third largest aircraft manufacturer in the world. From 1993 to date, we have built more than 1,000 sets for these aircraft, one of the most successful in the last decade.

ENAER has the infrastructure for manufacturing machined parts and assembly of the vertical and horizontal planes of these aircraft, allowing the fulfillment of production programs with the required quality and delivery in a sustained production and reliability required providing this essential for regional passenger jet Embraer operations in more than 50 airlines worldwide component.


The National Aeronautical Enterprise obtained for 5 consecutive years, the supplier of the year trophy in the category "Best manufacturer of aircraft structures and internal parts", awarded by the Brazilian Aircraft Corporation among its more than 300 suppliers worldwide , proof of the quality delivered by ENAER.

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The first 16 aircraft will be co-produced by the governments of Peru and South Korea was presented today by President Ollanta Humala, in a ceremony attended by his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye in Las Palmas Air Base.

According to the agreement signed between the two countries, Peru purchased 20 training aircraft to the Korean company Airspace Industries (KAI), four of which have already been delivered to Peru. The remaining 16 will be completed to manufacture in our country ..

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Brazil makes agreement with Israel to develop national drone
Information is the head of the Israeli ambassador Reda Mansour. He said Israel also maintains supply aircraft development program
The arrival of Reda Mansour to Brazil in 2014 to head the Israeli Embassy had wide repercussions in the press due to it being an ethnically Arab Druze ethnicity of [small autonomous religious community residing mainly in Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Turkey and Jordan]. The appointment of the ambassador was surrounded of interest mainly because it occurred shortly after the conflict between Israel and Palestine in the summer of 2014.

At the time, President Dilma Rousseff was back in the country the Brazilian ambassador based in Jerusalem. A form of diplomatic retaliation considered very aggressive and it grieved Israeli society. In this interview with Congresso em Foco, Mansour speaks of Druze ethnicity and indicates that Brazil is working with Israel for making a Brazilian drone.


Reda Mansour - is a very senior position. Come here only diplomat who is at the highest level of the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Not least because Brazil and Israel have very deep relationships. We reached an agreement of R $ 1.5 billion of commercial exchanges. With any crisis, nothing has changed. Regarding the armed forces, the Israeli armaments industry is very aligned with Embraer.

We've been working with Brazil's Navy last month, we present a drone (unmanned aircraft) that will serve as a prototype to a Brazilian drone. We are finalizing a protocol to cooperate with Brazil's development supply aircraft because Brazil needs much by its continental dimensions

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