Composite Aircraft Wing research gets underway at GKN Aerospace

Type: Live News, 15/05/2008

GKN Aerospace teams at the Company’s Composites Research Centre, Cowes, UK and at the Ice Protection Facility in Luton, UK, have commenced work on the three year ‘Next Generation Composite Wing’ (NGCW) research programme aimed at revolutionizing technologies that will improve future wing design and manufacturing processes in the UK.

Interim Management Statement 1 May 2008

Type: Live News, 01/05/2008

GKN plc today issues the following Interim Management Statement covering the period 1 January to 30 April 2008 and confirms its previous outlook for the year ending 31 December 2008.

GKN Aerospace gains $400m follow on order for the C-130J nacelle

Type: Live News, 29/04/2008

GKN Aerospace has gained a further follow on contract from Lockheed Martin to supply the integrated nacelle for the C-130J aircraft. This $400m, 5 year contract brings the total value of GKN Aerospace work on the C-130J to over $800m, and takes the Company’s contribution to the programme into its 20th year.

GKN Driveline continues to expand in China

Type: Live News, 22/04/2008

GKN Driveline plans to open a major new production facility in Wuhan, China, next year.

GKN to present at Annual Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference

Type: Live News, 03/03/2008

GKN will present at the 21st Annual Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference on 4 March 2008

GKN Preliminary Results

Type: Live News, 28/02/2008

In Higher Gear

GKN Board Appointment

Type: Live News, 26/02/2008

GKN plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Parry-Jones, CBE as a non-executive Director with effect from 1st March 2008.

GKN expands in India

Type: Live News, 07/02/2008

GKN Driveline today opened its new state-of-the-art production facility at Oragadam near Chennai, in Tamil Nadu.

Northrop Grumman Begins Production of First F/A-18F

Type: Live News, 07/02/2008

Northrop Grumman Taps Long Island Company to Begin Production of First F/A-18F Super Hornet for Royal Australian Air Force

Aerospace delivers first winglet for the Boeing 737-300/500

Type: Live News, 06/02/2008

GKN Aerospace has delivered the first blended winglet for the Boeing 737-300/500, well ahead of scheduled delivery dates in the first quarter of this year. The agreement, with Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) was finalised in April 2007.