BBA Aviation
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| Type | Public (LSE: BBA) |
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| Industry | Aviation |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
| Key people | Michael Harper (Chairman) Simon Pryce (CEO) |
| Products | Flight support Aftermarket services & systems |
| Revenue | £1,080.8 million (2009)[1] |
| Operating income | £100.5 million (2009)[1] |
| Net income | £45.5 million (2009)[1] |
| Website | www.bbaaviation.com |
BBA Aviation plc (LSE: BBA) is a British company which operates in services for the aviation sector. It is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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[edit] History
The company was founded by William Fenton and Walter Cobbett in 1897 as a textile manufacturing firm named W. Wilson Cobbett Ltd.[2]
In 1911 it was re-named Scandinavia Belting and in 1925 it became B.B. & A. and then in 1967 BBA Group.[2] In 1986 it acquired APPH, a business specialising in landing gear.[2] It formed Signature Flight Support in 1992 and bought International Airmotive Holding in 1996,[3] Oxford Aviation in 2000 and Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG) in 2001.[2]
In 2006 it demerged its materials technology division, which developed and manufactured nonwoven materials used in the hygiene and medical markets and in a great many industrial applications. This business, which also manufactured friction materials for train brakes, was spun off as Fiberweb plc.[4] The group's name was then changed to BBA Aviation.
[edit] Operations
BBA's aviation services and systems divisions (BBA Aviation Services and BBA Aviation Systems), operate in many countries and provide fueling services, technical support, cleaning, repair, maintenance and maintenance services to airlines, and are involved in aircraft sales and pilot training.
Its flight support operations are formed round Signature Flight Support and ASIG. Its aftermarket services and systems activities are formed round Airmotive International and APPH.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Preliminary Results 2009
- ^ a b c d BBA Aviation History
- ^ Airmotive deal gives BBA focus
- ^ Dewson, Andrew (18 November 2006). "Market Report: BBA continues to prove value of demergers". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/market-report-bba-continues-to-prove-value-of-demergers-424818.html. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ BBA Aviation - Businesses
