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BBA Aviation is to acquire Executive Beechcraft, the US aircraft management and maintenance services company with annual sales of about £30m. 27-Apr-2007 BBA Aviation has acquired Commercial Aircraft Products, the US manufacturer of hydraulic system components, for an initial £2.9m. 06-Feb-2007 BBA Aviation is to sell Becorit, the German rail friction manufacturer, to Wabtec Corporation of the US for £29m, in order to focus on aviation services. 29-Nov-2006 BBA Group is planning to spin off its Fiberweb non-woven materials business with a flotation on the London Stock Exchange in November. 25-Oct-2006 BBA Group has acquired Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing, the US supplier of aviation parts, for £37m. 01-Mar-2006 BBA is considering plans to sell or demerge its Fiberweb non-woven materials business, which could be valued at up to £700m. 02-Nov-2005 BBA Group is to acquire Boker Aeroclean, the Heathrow-based aircraft cleaning company, for £12m, as well as an 85% stake in FBO Shannon of Shannon Airport for £1.8m. 09-Dec-2004 BBA Group is to acquire Airport Group International, the US airport services company, from TBI for £13m, as well as Executive Aircraft Services from Group4Securicor for £4.5m. 29-Oct-2004 BBA Group is to acquire Execair, the provider of passenger handling, flight planning and ground transportation services, from John Menzies for £12m, in order to expand its Signature Flight Support subsidiary. 13-Aug-2004 BBA is looking to expand its aviation services business by spending up to £300m on acquisitions this year. 26-Feb-2004 BBA Group has acquired Tecnofibra, the Italian manufacturer of non-woven materials, for £22m. 03-Sep-2003 BBA Group has shed 30 jobs at its Signature Aircraft Engineers division at Southampton International Airport. 06-Aug-2003 BBA Group is to acquire the Midcoast Aviation Fixed Base Operation at St Louis Lambert International Airport in the US for £6m, in order to expand its Signature Flight subsidiary. 16-May-2003 BBA Group has acquired the Premier Turbines aircraft engine repair business in the US from Sabreliner Corporation for £22m, and has also announced the sale of its Luton engineering business to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. 25-Apr-2003 BBA Group has acquired Air Kaman, the US aircraft servicing company based at Jacksonville International Airport, for £11m. 17-Jul-2002 BBA Group has acquired three aviation services companies in the US and Canada for a total £23m, and has also announced plans to invest £5m expanding hangar facilities at Luton Airport. 10-Jul-2002 BBA is to shed up to 50 jobs at its Signature aircraft engineering business at Kidlington Airport near Oxford. 09-Nov-2001 BBA is looking to spend up to £300m on acquisitions to expand its commercial and corporate aviation businesses, and has just completed the acquisition of Aircraft Service International Group of the US for £97m. 12-Jul-2001 BBA is considering plans to sell off its non-woven materials business, which is valued at up to £850m, in order to focus on aviation services. 30-Apr-2001 BBA is to invest £25m on productivity improvements in its materials technology division, and has also announced plans to shed about 600 jobs in Europe and the US. 07-Mar-2001 BBA has acquired a Dallas-based aircraft engine repair business from Gulfstream Aerospace and sold four US regional maintenance centres to Gulfstream for a net sum of £43m. 17-Jan-2001 BBA has acquired Aircraft Service International Group, the US aviation services company based in Florida, for £106m. 16-Nov-2000 BBA has sold its automotive brake pads business to HSBC Private Equity for £389m, as part of a strategy to focus on aviation services and materials technology. 18-Jul-2000 BBA is planning to acquire Lynton Aviation of the US for £37m and Osprey Aviation of Southampton for £2.5m, as part of a strategy to develop a global airline maintenance business. 05-Jun-2000 BBA has acquired Oxford Aviation, the pilot trainer, for £55m, as part of a strategy to double the size of its aviation services business. 02-Mar-2000 BBA has announced plans to focus on its aviation and non-woven activities by moving away from the automotive market which is seen as vulnerable to a slowdown in world car sales. 10-Mar-1999 BBA is to set up a £31m factory in China to produce non-woven materials. 09-Mar-1999 BBA is acquiring AMR Combs, the US business aircraft service concern, from AMR Corporation for £101m. 16-Dec-1998 BBA is acquiring UNC Airwork, the US engine maintenance business, from UNC for £32m, as part of a strategy to focus on aviation and materials. 26-Aug-1998 BBA has sold Ajax Magnethermic, the supplier of melting equipment and induction furnaces, to management for £82m, which completes its exit from specialist electrical activities. 22-Jul-1998 BBA is acquiring Veratec, the non-woven fabrics operation, from International Paper of the US for £174m, which will greatly expand its international coverage and give it plants in Canada and Mexico. 22-Apr-1998 BBA is looking for bolt-on acquisitions as it focuses on non-woven fabrics, brake pads and aircraft servicing, following the recent £550m disposal programme. 11-Mar-1998 BBA is in negotiations to sell its Ajax Magnathermic heat treatment equipment business for about £60m. 07-Mar-1998 BBA has acquired a 15% stake in AQF Technologies, the US business formed by Hoechst's air quality filtration division, for £4.1m. 25-Nov-1997 BBA has acquired Bidim, the Brazilian maker of non-woven materials for construction, for £24m. 14-Nov-1997 BBA, the engineering company, is preparing to invest about £100m in its first move into Latin America, with negotiations having started on acquisitions and joint ventures in friction materials, non-woven textiles and aviation. 25-Oct-1997 BBA Group is selling its Haefely Trench high voltage power transmission products business to a management team supported by CVC Capital Partners for £164m. 16-Sep-1997 BBA will announce soon whether it will sell its electrical engineering businesses, including Haefely Trench and Ajax, because of concerns over whether they can grow at a sufficient rate. 10-Sep-1997 BBA is acquiring Becorit Gesellschaft Wilhelm Beckmann, the German maker of railway friction materials, for up to £28m. 06-Aug-1997 PC Cox (Newbury), the maker of sealant applicators, has been acquired by management for £20m from BBA Group. 13-May-1997 BBA Group has acquired Korma, the Italian materials company, for £12m, and is setting up a friction materials joint venture in China. 12-Mar-1997 BBA Group is acquiring International Airmotive, the US engine overhaul and aircraft servicing company, for £176m, in a move which will make aviation a core activity for the engineering group. 10-Dec-1996 BBA Group is looking for acquisitions in engineering and manufacturing, particularly in Latin America, as well as joint ventures in the Far East. 05-Mar-1996 BBA Group has sold four subsidiaries for £19m - Highams, Southern Industrial Products, RM Engineered Products and Fairprene. 14-Nov-1995
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