Company Announces Additional Changes Within Commercial Organization
Kevin Krone, Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for Southwest Airlines has announced his plans to retire effective Feb. 15. Krone began his Southwest career 25 years ago as an intern and rose to become the Company's second-ever Chief Marketing Officer.
Rolls-Royce plans to invest more than £30m (approx $42.7 million) at its site in Washington, Tyne & Wear, UK, creating a new facility to manufacture a range of aerospace discs for in-service engines. The new Fleet Support plant is expected to be fully operational in 2018 and will sit alongside our world-class UK discs manufacturing facility, which officially opened in June 2014.
Contract Draws On Recently Expanded Aerospace Capabilities
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa has announced a long-term supply agreement with Boeing for multi-material aerospace parts. Under this agreement, Alcoa will supply components for the 777X—Boeing’s newest commercial airplane—the 737 MAX—scheduled for first delivery in 2017—and the 787 Dreamliner. The deal draws on capabilities gained through the Firth Rixson acquisition and the Company’s new aluminum-lithium facility in Lafayette, Indiana.
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