Etihad Engineering and Collins Aerospace to establish JV for nacelle maintenance for A350s and 787s
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Collins Aerospace opened an Engineering Centre of Excellence in Wolverhampton to advance electric thrust reverser actuation systems, with elecTRAS on the A350 family logging more than 15 million flight hours and 2.2 million cycles on more than 700 aircraft as of 20251. Collins Aerospace also introduced an elecTRAS-focused Wolverhampton engineering centre and a Colomiers production line for final assembly, underscoring its A350 thrust reverser systems footprint2.