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BBA Aviation
Signature Aviation is a British multinational aviation services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The company has been known by numerous names over the years, having been founded as ''W. Wilson Cobbett Ltd'' in 1879; it was renamed to ''Scandinavia Belting'' during 1911, ''British Belting & Asbestos'' in 1925, and ''BBA Group'' during 1967. It has been a long term specialist in the manufacture of industrial supplies, particularly in the automotive and aviation sectors. During the Second World War, the company produced materials for British military aircraft, such as the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, and Hawker Typhoon. By the early 1980s, BBA Group was the world's largest supplier of brake pads within the automotive industry, supplying multiple vehicle manufacturers with its products. During the 1980s and 1990s, the firm decided to increasingly orientate itself towards the aviation industry via a string of acquisitions and divestitures, starting with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signature Flight Support Building At Biggin Hill Airport
A signature (; from la, signare, "to sign") is a handwritten (and often stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. The writer of a signature is a signatory or signer. Similar to a handwritten signature, a signature work describes the work as readily identifying its creator. A signature may be confused with an autograph, which is chiefly an artistic signature. This can lead to confusion when people have both an autograph and signature and as such some people in the public eye keep their signatures private whilst fully publishing their autograph. Function and types The traditional function of a signature is to permanently affix to a document a person's uniquely personal, undeniable self-identification as physical evidence of that person's personal witness and certification of the content of all, or a specified part, of the document. For example, the role of a signatur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean. Because it is on the North American Plate, North American Tectonic Plate, Greenland is included as a part of North America geographically. North America covers an area of about , about 16.5% of Earth's land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the list of continents and continental subregions by population, fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 579 million people in List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America, 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population. In Americas (terminology)#Human ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
StandardAero
StandardAero is a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider based in Scottsdale, Arizona, US. The company is not related to Standard Aircraft Corporation, which was formed in 1916 and ceased operations in 1931 as New Standard Aircraft Company. History 1900s The predecessor to StandardAero was formed in 1911 in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada as Standard Machine Works. The company was founded by William S. Bickell and Charles F. Pearce as a small automotive engine repair shop. StandardAero was formed in 1937 as an offshoot of Standard Machine Works and become fully independent in 1940.McManus, J. (1974, July 2). Air Canada Shouldn't Bid for Overhaul Work. Winnipeg Free Press, pp. 13 Standard Machine Works still operates as a separate entity in the west-end neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1953, StandardAero had sales of $1 million and 105 employees. The Federal Grain Company of Winnipeg reached an agreement to purchase the shares of Standard Aero Engine Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd (DAE) ( ar, دبي لصناعات الطيران) is a global aviation services company and one of the largest aircraft leasing companies in the world. Headquartered in Dubai and with over 30 years in business, DAE's leasing and engineering divisions serve over 110 airline customers around the world from its seven locations in Dubai, Dublin, Singapore, New York, Miami, Seattle and Amman. DAE Engineering Located at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman-Jordan, DAE's engineering division, Joramco has a facility offering maintenance, repair and overhaul services for aircraft from the Airbus, Boeing and Embraer fleets. DAE Capital DAE Capital specialises in aircraft leasing, financing and other management services. DAE Capital services over 110 customers in 55 countries across the globe. DAE Capital is the largest aircraft leasing firm in the Middle East. DAE Capital has an owned, managed, committed and mandated to manage fleet of approximately 42 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MENA Report
''Al Bawaba'' (البوابة, Arabic for "the portal" or "the gate") is a news, blogging and media website headquartered in Amman, Jordan with an office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Since 2001 it publishes the Mena Report, which covers the business and economics in Arab world. Al Bawaba bills itself as "the largest independent producer and distributor of content in the Middle East... itha full-time staff of journalists and editors covering the Middle East and North Africa region's events and news". History and content ''Al Bawaba'' was launched in 2000, and is owned by Al Bawaba Middle East Limited based in Amman, Jordan. It had an office in Kuwait. The network consists of several web portals and websites, besides Al Bawaba including Al Bawaba Blogs, Al Bawaba Music (music site), Al Bawaba Games (Later Gaming Zone), Sharekna (online photo and video management service), SyndiGate (digital content syndication service). It publishes news stories related to the Middle East. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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