Newsletter February 1998 Volume 14 No 2

CONTENTS I - INDUSTRY NEWS

I - INDUSTRY NEWS 0ABIPA Abipa...... Erreur ! Signet non défini. Abipa, specialized in precision machining, assembly and metal finishing of parts for the industry, is building a new 2000 Aérocorp Technologies ...... 1 m2 factory in Laval. The move is scheduled to take place in July ...... 1 1998. The company has also recently bought a third CNC machining centre and a 100 tonne press, as well as a laser cutting machine and Air Transat...... 1 a digitally controlled metal forming machine. Avcorp Industries ...... 1 Bell Helicopter ...... 2 1AÉROCORP TECHNOLOGIES Bombardier...... 2 The Canadian Space Agency has awarded Aérocorp a $900,000 contract for the development of a remote manipulation system. This Bomem ...... 2 system can remotely activate and deactivate robotic instruments Cae Électronique ...... 2 using a feedback system based on visual, auditory, inertial and tactile signals. The project will result in the creation of three new jobs and Centre de matériaux composites...... 3 the retention of seven others. Eurocopter Canada...... 3 2AIR CANADA Héroux ...... Erreur ! Signet non défini. Marconi Canada..... Erreur ! Signet non défini. • M. Robin Wohnsigl has joined Air Canada from U.S. Airways and assumes the position of vice-president, technical operations. Oerlikon Aérospatiale ...... 3 Pratt & Whitney Canada...... 3 3AIR TRANSAT Rolls-Royce ...... 3  Two new aircraft Spar Aérospatiale...... 4 Virtual Prototypes ...... 4 Air Transat has concluded an agreement with ILFC for the lease and operation of two A330-200 aircraft, to be delivered in February and II - INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT April 1999. They will be powered by Rolls-Royce 772B engines. Air Transat will specify the cabin configuration, and each aircraft will accommodate 362 passengers. QUALITY ...... 4 III - MANPOWER AND TRAINING 4AVCORP INDUSTRIES

École de technologie supérieure ...... 4  École de formation professionnelle Pierre- Boeing has awarded Avcorp Industries contracts with a total value Dupuy ...... of $53 M, and extending over a four-year period. These orders are a result of changes in production rates of certain Boeing models. Boeing has requested an increase in production rate and contract IV - TECHNOLOGY extensions for B767 and B777 floor trusses, as well as for machined and sheet metal parts for ceiling and side panels of all the other Quasi-crystals ...... 5 Boeing models. Winnipeg based Technology has also The icy manipulator ...... 5 increased the value of its contracts with Avcorp, resulting in an additional $25 M of revenues for the aerostructures and metal V - SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS AND SYMPOSIA products divisions.

IHO-AÉRO 1998 ...... 5 Club Aérospatial dinner-meetings ...... 5 CONTACTING US 5

5BELL HELICOPTER CL-215: Bombardier has received a $5.7 M contract from the Department of Energy and Natural Resources of the State of North Carolina for a five-year lease of one CL-215 firefighting aircraft.  First flight of Global Express: Bombardier Aerospace has begun the interior The new Bell 427 twin helicopter, which is powered by two completion of the first ultra-long range Global Express business PW206D engines, has made its first flight at Mirabel. The Bell 427 is aircraft. 33 cm longer than the , and has accommodations for one pilot and seven passengers. Its performance makes it equally suited to a variety of roles, from regional transport to freight transport and  TAG Aeronautics Group medical evacuation. Certification is scheduled for December 1998. Bombardier has signed a $350 M contract with Paris-based TAG for The 427 is being developed in co-operation with Samsung of South the sale of five Global Express and five Challenger 604 business Korea, which manufactures the cabin and tail. Bell has already aircraft. First deliveries are scheduled for the end of 1999. TAG is logged 70 orders for the helicopter. the exclusive representative and distributor for Bombardier Aerospace in 22 Middle East countries. Bombardier’s order book includes more than 70 firm orders for the 6BOMBARDIER Global Express.

 CRJ sales  European maintenance centre Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA), a Dulles, Virginia based carrier, Bombardier and Technik have formed a joint venture, has placed six firm and six conditional CRJ orders with Bombardier Lufthansa Bombardier Service GmbH (LBAS). The new Regional Aircraft. The firm orders are valued at $176.8 M and centre, located at Berlin-Schönefeld airport, offers servicing, deliveries will begin in October 1998. maintenance and repair services for all Bombardier’s European customers. : Cincinnati Ohio-based Comair has placed 12 firm orders with Bombardier for the CRJ series 100LR. Value of the contract is $353.6 M. Deliveries will begin in October 1998 and end in May  UK maintenance centre 1999. Bombardier has appointed Inflite Engineering Services, based at Mesa Air Group: Bombardier has signed a firm purchase Stansted airport near London, as a recognised service facility for the agreement for 32 CRJs with Mesa Air Group, based in Farmington, maintenance of Challenger business jets operating in the United New Mexico. Kingdom. This is the second independent recognised service facility in the UK, the other being Heathrow-based Metro Business. Tyrolean Airways: Bombardier Regional Aircraft has received a $139.6 M order from Tyrolean Airways of Austria for two 50-seat Dash 8Q, series 300s, one Dash 8Q, series 400B and two CRJ 200B LRs. 7BOMEM As of 31 January 1998, 218 CRJs were in service with 133 more still to be delivered.  ITT Aerospace Communications Québed-based Bomem has been awarded a $1.75 M contract by ITT  News in brief Aerospace Communications of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for the AMR COMBS: Bombardier has recently increased its ownership in development of the infra-red sensor primary sub-system destined for the fractional ownership business by purchasing the interests the latest generation of meteorological satellites. The space-based of AMR COMBS. sensor will measure temperature and humidity in the various layers of the atmosphere. It will be installed on the new generation National The U. S. Navy has awarded Bombardier a $2.5 M contract for the Polarorbiting Operational Environmental Series Satellites (NPOESS). testing of take-off and landing characteristics of its Unmanned Air Bomem currently has 150 employees. Vehicles (UAV). Delivery of 400th Challenger: Bombardier has delivered the 400th 8CAE ÉLECTRONIQUE Challenger, a 604, to a corporate customer in Mexico. It will be used for regional and international travel. The Challenger is the best  Distribution centre selling aircraft in its category. CL 327: Bombardier has reached a milestone with the successful CAE Électronique has opened a new Distribution Centre in the first flight of its CL 327 Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) at Lawton Dubai airport Free Zone, United Arab Emirates. The centre will be Fort Sill in Oklahoma. used to supply CAE’s customers in the Gulf, Middle East and Indian Sub-continent. CL-604: Bombardier has signed a purchase agreement with the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) for one Challenger 604 and options for two more.  MAXVUE Plus (TM) CL-415: Bombardier has signed a contract with the Department of Civil Protection of the Government of Italy for two CL-415 aircraft, Federal Express has ordered two MAXVUE Plus (TM) visual together with an option for four more. Delivery is scheduled for the systems from CAE Électronique, together with an option to purchase summer of 1998. additional systems at a later date. Nine MAXVUE (TM) systems were sold in 1997.

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 German Army American Airlines has ordered more CMA-2102s for its Boeing- 767-200ER/300ER, MD11 and Airbus A-300-600 fleets. This brings CAE Électronique has signed a contract valued at around $6.4 M to more than 80 the total number of CMA-2102s ordered by with the German Army Supply Office for the upgrade of its combat American. simulation systems. International Lease Finance Company (ILFC) has selected the CMA-2102 for two B777s which it will lease out.  New contracts A total of more than 600 CMA-2102 antennas has been delivered to Northwest Airlines has ordered an A320 Full • customers throughout the world. (FSS). It will be located at Northwest’s NATCO training centre in Eagan, Minnesota. • KLM has ordered a B-737-800 Full Flight Simulator (FSS). It will  Aero-1 SATCOM be located at KLM’s pilot training centre at Schipol, Amsterdam, Holland. Marconi Canada’s Aero-1 SATCOM antenna system has been approved by INMARSAT and was offered to the marketplace in • British Airways has selected CAE to design and manufacture a January 1998. INMARSAT’s intermediate gain Aero I satellite Boeing 777 Fixed Base Simulator (FBS). It will be installed in communication service is intended for regional airlines and business British Airways’ training centre in London, England. The FBS will jets. be upgraded at a later date to a Full Flight Simulator (FFS). CAE has previously delivered nine simulators to the British airline, including one Full Flight Simulator and a Boeing 777 maintenance training simulator. 13OERLIKON AÉROSPATIALE • Flight Safety-Boeing Training International (FSBTI) has signed a contract with CAE for a B737-700 Level 5 maintenance training  Two contracts simulator. Oerlikon Aérospatiale has recently received two orders from the Department of National Defence, valued at $10 M and $15 M respectively. They involve the Year 2000 evaluation and conversion  Record year of software resident in information systems used for battlefield Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence (C3I) and 1997 was one of CAE’s most successful, with a record order book of Surveillance. $1.7 billion. In this period, the company secured 35 of the 43 flight simulators ordered world-wide and all 19 orders for flight training devices. CAE thus obtained an 87% share of the world market. 14PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA

9CENTRE DE MATÉRIAUX COMPOSITES  Mesa Air Pratt & Whitney Canada has signed a ten-year agreement with Mesa The “ Centre de matériaux composites” focuses its activities on Air Group for technical support of its PW123D engines installed in technology transfer, and research and development in the field of Mesa’s Dash 8 fleet. The agreement also includes repair and industrial products. It offers a wide range of services including overhaul of accessories and engine components, and of the engines procedures for mass-production of composites and for advanced on its EMB-120 fleet. composites, prototype manufacturing, information and technical consulting services. For more information, contact Mr. Rhéal Comte, Appointments (514) 436-3042, local 321.  • Mr. Alain M. Bellemare has been appointed vice-president, 10EUROCOPTER CANADA Operations.  Customer support centre • Mr. Claude Paquette becomes vice-president, global supply and logistics. He will co-ordinate the world-wide supply activities. Eurocopter Canada has announced the construction of a Customer Support Centre at Dorval airport. The centre will maintain and repair 15ROLLS-ROYCE Eurocopter helicopters based throughout Eastern Canada. The centre represents an investment of more than $6 M and the creation  Joint venture of 30 permanent jobs. Rolls-Royce and Dallas-based American Airlines have announced the formation of an equally-owned joint venture for the repair and overhaul of aircraft engines in Fort Worth, Texas. 11HÉROUX Héroux has received orders totalling $16,1 M for  Air Canada components. These orders include $7.7 M for military customers Air Canada has placed a $450 M order with Rolls-Royce for Trent (U.S. Air Force and Navy) and $8.4 M in the civil sector, including a 700 engines. Air Canada has ordered nine Airbus A330-300 aircraft contract with Messier-Dowty Europe. with options on ten more. This order gives Rolls-Royce 39% of the turbine engine market. 12MARCONI CANADA  Canadian Regional Airlines  New orders for the CMA-2102 Rolls-Royce has signed a long term agreement valued at $ 54 M with Emirates Airline, of Dubai, has selected the CMA-2102 high gain Calgary-based Canadian Regional Airlines for the maintenance of Satcom antenna for installation on its fleet of 16 A-330-200s.

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Rolls-Royce Spey 555 engines which power this Western Canadian Électronique - - CRIQ Essais - CPS Industries - airline’s F-28 fleet. CRL Technologies - Deburex - EG&G Optoélectronique - Finecast - Flexibulb - Fonderies Shellcast - Générale 16SPAR AÉROSPATIALE Électrique du Canada - GFI - Godfrey Aérospatiale - Harbour - Harrigton - Hemmingford Aérospatiale - Héroux - Hochelaga Aérospatiale - Howmet Cercast - James Dawson -  Investment Kvaerner QTC - JLM Précision - Les industries Profab - Les outillages K&K - Les trempeurs d'acier du Québec - Les Spar Aérospatiale has announced a significant investment in the trempeurs Thermetco - Lockheed Martin Canada - Lucas SkyBridge satellite system. Spar will supply sub-systems for this Industries Canada - Marconi Canada - Marquez Transtech - program, which includes 64 low-orbit multimedia satellites. Starting Meloche - Mésotec - Messier-Dowty - Mitec Électronique - in the year 2001, SkyBridge will provide business and home users Oerlikon Aérospatiale - Optimus - Outils Diacarb Tools - with global connectivity in the form of real-time interactive services. Pratt & Whitney Canada - Primetech Électroniques - Pôle Air Aviation - Robert Mitchell - Rolls-Royce Canada -  Education grants Rolls -Royce (GTE) - RPM Tech - Sablage au jet 2000 - Sider-Tech - Sido - Soudure Aérospatiale - TEAM - Spar Aérospatiale has granted $2,500 to two Masters students at the Tribospec - Technologies industrielles SNC - Terminal & “Centre spécialisé en télédétection” (CARTEL) of the “Université Câble TC. de Sherbrooke. The grant demonstrates Spar’s commitment to the future of Canada’s remote sensing industry and to the specialised workforce which this industry will require. More than 90% of ’s aerospace output is generated by ISO  Partnership 9000 registered companies. If your company is ISO registered, but is not on our list, please let us know. Spar Aérospatiale has announced the creation of a partnership of Canadian space and technology companies. Its objective is to direct New ISO 9000 registrations the development of the remote sensing industry. The partnership  includes, amongst others, SPAR, RADARSAT International and Lockheed Martin Canada. The Canadian Space Agency has AÉROSYSTÈME INTERNATIONAL has received ISO 9002 awarded these companies contracts valued at more than $65 M for certification of its quality system. This company specialises in the the construction, operation and commercialisation of RADARSAT design and assembly of electronic components, as well as the design II. This initiative will ensure that Canada remains the world leader in and manufacture of computerised test systems. the generation and distribution of remote sensing data. AIR DATA has received ISO 9001 certification. Air Data  Spar Aviation Services specialises in the design, development, manufacture and repair of aviation electronic equipment, communications systems and Mr. Alain Breault, formerly director of the CAE Screen factory in GPS/DGPS systems. Lennoxville (a division of CAE Inc.), has been appointed managing director of the Spar Aviation Service factory in Pointe-Claire. The AIR LB CANADA, a manufacturer of connectors and factory employs almost 100 people who are engaged in the interconnection systems, has received ISO 9002 certification. The manufacture and overhaul of ground support equipment, project director was Mr. Dominique Signorel. pressurisation systems, heat exchangers and aircraft electrical components. CRL TECHNOLOGIES, a specialist in the design and manufacture of illuminated panels and keypads for aircraft cockpits, has received 17VIRTUAL PROTOTYPES ISO 9001 certification.

 New contract SABLAGE AU JET 2000, a specialist in sandblasting and painting, has obtained ISO 9002 certification. Boeing McDonnell Douglas has placed a $600,000 order with Virtual Prototypes for 35 software systems. The contract will result BELL HELICOPTER has registered its quality system in the creation of 15 jobs for the production of its VAPS computer- to ISO 9001. Mr. Raymond Granger, vice-president quality based virtual prototyping system. This contract raises the total value assurance, managed the implementation project. of orders received from the American giant to more than one million dollars. The VAPS system is already in use with more than 400 high technology companies, including the Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. III - MANPOWER AND TRAINING II - INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT 19ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE

Centech 18QUALITY  The “Centre de l'entrepreneurship technologique” (Centech), of the  65 ISO registered companies “École de technologie supérieure” (ETS) offers young entrepreneurs support in the pre-incubation phase of business development. The centre has created a technology entrepreneurship Abipa - Aérotech - Aérosystème International Airborne - Air fund with the participation of, amongst others, the Federal and Data - Air LB Canada - Air/Terre Équipement - AlliedSignal Provincial governments, the National Bank of Canada, Bell Québec, Aérospatiale - Arell - Atelier d'usinage Aéro - Aviation Lemex - Bell Helicopter Textron - CAE Aviation - CAE 4

Bombardier, Groupe Vidéotron, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Spar V - SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS AND SYMPOSIA Aérospatiale.

20ÉCOLE DE FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE 23IHO-AÉRO 1998 IHO-Aéro 1998 is an international conference on person-computer PIERRE DUPUY interaction in the aeronautics field. It is organised by Eurisco and the École Polytechnique, Montréal. It will be held on the 27th, 28th and The “École de formation professionnelle Pierre-Dupuy”, located in th Longueuil, offers courses in metalworking aimed specifically at the 29 of May, 1998 in Montréal. The themes of the conference will aeronautical industry. Graduates receive a professional study include operations and maintenance, corporate memory, and task diploma after completing a program of 1350 hours. The courses and training modelling. For further information, contact the “Bureau include the manufacture of turbine engine components, and the des congrès universitaires”, on (514) 340-3215. cutting forming and assembly of sheet metal, plate and streamlined shapes. Course completion dates for the 1998 - 1999 year are: 24CLUB AÉROSPATIAL DINNER-MEETINGS • 28 August 1998 • 22 September 1998 Last November, the Club aérospatial dinner-meeting was attended by 142 people who heard presentations by Mr. Jean Girard, vice- 22 February 1999 • president and general manager of the Bombardier Completion For additional information, contact Mr. Jacques Cartier, (514) 468- Centre, at Dorval, and Mr. Alain Révil, president of Machines Outils 4000, local 353. Henri Liné. On February 11, 1998 Mr. Gaston Hébert, vice-president operations of Bombardier Aerospace and Mr. Pierre Desjardins, vice-president of CRL Technologies were the speakers at a meeting attended by IV - TECHNOLOGY 145 people.

 Date of the next dinner-meeting: 21QUASI-CRYSTALS • 13 May 1998 Mrs. Carey Smith, president of Lockheed Martin Canada, will  A new surface finish be the guest speaker.

Quasi-crystals have a structure which is somewhere between the amorphous state (like glass) and the crystalline state. They have been applied to turbine blades using a plasma process, and the early CONTACTING US results concerning their temperature resistance are very encouraging. Their thermal barrier and anti-adhesion characteristics make them serious candidates for several applications, from turbines to paper press cylinders, and even including frying pans.  Newsletter co-ordinator: René Parent

Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Science and Technology 770, Sherbrooke West – 6th floor 22THE ICY MANIPULATOR Montréal (Québec) H3A 1G1 Telephone: (514) 982-3014 How can a robot manipulate tiny components which are made from Fax: (514) 864-3755 a wide range of materials and have diverse shapes? A Swiss E-mail: [email protected] manufacturer of robotic machines appears to have found the answer: use the adhesive effect of ice (Québec children know all about this, at least those who have ever put their tongue against a  "l'Aérospatial" is now also available on the cold piece of metal). The robot’s manipulating finger uses a film of water which is cooled by the Peltier effect. The object sticks to this MICST web site: fine film and can be lifted. A small amount of heat is then applied and the object separates from the finger. The adhesive force of the ice is around 1 Newton per mm2, which is between 20 and 100 times Internet: http://www.micst.gouv.qc.ca/menu/aerospat.htlm higher than vacuum manipulators. The robot will be capable of handling up to 1000 components per hour. Fax-MICST: (514) 873-8335 or 1 800 565-6428 • French version of newsletter: no 1110 • English version of newsletter: no 1261

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