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Airbus Awards AMAG “Accredited Supplier” Recognition For Supply Of Rolled Products

Airbus Awards AMAG “Accredited Supplier” Recognition For Supply Of Rolled Products

Austrian metals firm AMAG Austria Metall AG has again been recognized as an accredited supplier of rolled aluminium and other rolled products from European aerospace firm Airbus SE. Airbus’s “accredited supplier” award is the highest of four quality awards offered by the...

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Airbus Names Constellium Its Best Supply Chain Performer

Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. said yesterday it has been awarded the “Best Performer Award” by French multinational aviation firm Airbus SAS at its yearly Supply Chain and Quality Improvement Program (SQIP). Per the firm, the award by Airbus was to recognize Constellium’s long-term partnership with the aviation firm, in which it […]

Aluminium-Lithium Alloys Fight Back

When it comes to the aviation industry, new technologies and manufacturing techniques have been mounting a silent revolution in the latest generation of commercial twin-aisle aircraft: the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350. Both these aircraft contain around 50% of CFRP composites, as opposed to their previous iterations where aluminium alloys had dominated. This explains […]