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IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Blackhawk UH-60
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Nov. 9, 2005, a $9,490,000 firm-fixed-price contract for spare parts for the Utility Blackhawk UH-60 System. Work will be performed in Stratford,... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Co. awarded of a 160 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For T-700 engine spare parts
General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., was awarded on Nov. 10, 2005, a delivery order amount of $160,000,000 as part of a $2,433,740,895 firm-fixed-price contract for T-700 engine spare parts. Work will be... more
IndustrySelex Sistemi Integrati signed an agreement with Ericsson
Rome, Italy - It includes a cooperation for next generation of radar systems
Selex Sistemi Integrati and Ericsson have signed an agreement to jointly develop, produce and market next generation of radar systems. "This industrial co-operation with Selex Sistemi Integrati in the... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: an excellent performance in the 3rdQ 2005
Rome, Italy - Also growing revenues up to a 10% for 2006 have been forecasted
The 3rdQ 2005 appears more than a positive one for Finmeccanica group which reported an increasing net income up to EUR 76m, also forecasting rising revenues compared to 2004 at the end of this year (+20%).... more
IndustryVitrociset: ENAV should hire 700 employees for the Crociani's company
Rome, Italy - Unions disagree with such firm split operation
Purchase of the Vitrociset’s unit attending to assistance and maintenance of ENAV’s (Italian National Air Traffic Control Authority) infrastructures, has been supported not only by the stakeholder, Ita... more
IndustryBoeing 777-200LR established new world record for distance
London, UK - It has landed at Heathrow Airport yesterday
Boeing established a new world record for distance traveled nonstop by a commercial airplane when a Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner landed at London Heathrow Airport yesterday. The 777-200LR (Longer Range)... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a near 40 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-22 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $39,877,785 firm fixed price contract modification to support F/A-22 Lot 6 production. This action provides for advanced procurement for 24... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Co. awarded of a 98 USDm contract
Washington, USA - For the C-5 AMP modified aircraft
Lockheed Martin Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $98,000,000 firm fixed price, time and material and cost reimbursable contract to provide for services for C-5 AMP modified aircraft for supply support,... more
IndustryVitrociset: stakeholders will have to decide if to accept ENAV's offer by the end of this week
Rome, Italy - State-owned company would have offered EUR 108m, Crociani heirs asked for 220m
Negotiation is likely to be completed by the end of this week. Heirs of Camillo Crociani and, most of all, his widow Edoarda Vesselowsky Crociani, will have to notify to ENAV (Italian National Air Traffic... more
IndustryEmbraer: progress achieved for the Legacy, Light and Light programmes
Brasilia, Brazil - Evolution in maintenance procedures, orders and agreements for the development of avionic systems
Embraer announced a series of steps forward in developing its aeronautical programmes. Brazilian authorities approved changes in the Legacy aircraft maintenance procedures and this will ensure a remarkable... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the overhaul of UH-60 "L" transmissions
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Nov. 7, 2005, a $5,385,840 firm-fixed-price contract for overhaul of UH-60 "L" transmissions. Work will be performed in Shelton, Conn., and is... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 CAT IV main rotor blades
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Nov. 7, 2005, a $9,716,080 firm-fixed-price contract for overhaul and upgrade of the UH-60 CAT IV main rotor blades. Work will be performed in... more
IndustryL3 Communications awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16
L3 Communications, Salt Lake City, Utah, is being awarded a $12,200,000 firm fixed price contract for airborne information transmission for the F-16 theater airborne reconnaissance system production to... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 160 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For five F/A-22 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $160,043,652 firm fixed price/ cost-plus fixed fee contract modification to definitize the undefinitized action for CY05 production support/... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a near 3 USD bn contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-22 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $2,990,847,557 firm fixed price contract modification to definitize the F/A-22 lot five production acquisition for 24 aircraft. The location... more
IndustryAirbus-AVIC 1: an agreement to produce wing sections for the A-320s
London, UK - The Chinese company became the 6th partner of the European group for the manufacturing of components destined to the Airbus' airplanes
The Chinese aerospace company AVIC 1 became the 6th international partner of the European group Airbus for the supply of components. The two firm signed an agreement in London recently in order to allow... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney Canada expands its network of rapid response Mobile Repair Teams in the United States
Orlando, Usa - To provide faster support to its engine customers
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC), a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, today announced that it is expanding its network of rapid response Mobile Repair Teams (MRT) in the United States to... more
IndustryBoeing Business Jets surpassed 100th order sales goal
Orlando, Usa - BBJ also expands network of authorized service centers
Boeing Business Jets yesterday announced, during a media briefing at the National Business Aviation Association’s convention in Orlando (November 9-11) it has sold a program total of 102 BBJs, surpassing i... more
IndustryEmbraer unveils interior of Very Light and Light jets at NBAA
Orlando, Usa - Full-scale mock-ups to be seen for the first time
Embraer is displaying the interior design of its recently launched Very Light Jet and Light Jet aircraft at the world’s biggest business jet trade show. The unveiling on November 9 takes place on the o... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: Airbus asked Boeing for a just solution
Toulouse, France - EADS Co-CEO, Noel Forgeard, thinks that the problem can be solved only if European renunciation is followed by similar compromises also in the USA
"Airbus will agree to modify public support procedures in case Boeing does the same in the USA". In this manner on of the two CEOs of EADS, Noel Forgeard, would have expressed recently during an interview... more
IndustryEADS: a non-stop growth thanks to Airbus
Amsterdam, Holland - Positive results during the first nine months in 2005 in terms of revenues, net income and orders
Airbus is still leading the growth of the European holding EADS which owns a 80% stake (the remaining 20% is owned to British BAe). EADS reported in fact revenues worth around EUR 23m (+9%), a net income... more
IndustryVitrociset: mobility process scheduled for 150 workers has been stopped
Rome, Italy - After a meeting with Italian Government and unions while Administration confirmed its committment to favour a relaunch of the firm
Representatives from Italian ministries of Productive Activities and Welfare besides local administrations met members from Vitrociset and unions yesterday to face the mobility procedure previously scheduled... more
IndustryBoeing and Singapore Airlines signed contract for integrated maintenance solution
Seattle, Usa - Specific terms of the agreement are not being disclosed
Boeing and Singapore Airlines recently signed a maintenance agreement that will help the airline reduce operating costs. Boeing will manage the airline’s total expendable spare parts inventory as well a... more
IndustryL3 Communications Vertex Aerospace awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-12J aircraft
L3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $7,347,460 firm-fixed price and cost reimbursable contract modification to provide for electronic flight instrument systems modification... more
IndustryDynCorp International LLC awarded of a over 9 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the UH-1H Huey Helicopters
DynCorp International L.L.C., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on Nov. 3, 2005, a delivery order amount of $9,124,802 as part of a $406,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for refurbishment of UH-1H Huey Helicopters.... more
IndustryAirbus: Interjet orders 20 A-320s
Toulouse, France - The aircraft will be delivered starting from the second quarter of 2007
The Mexican start-up Interjet has signed an agreement with Airbus for purchasing ten new A-320 aircraft with options for further ten, becoming so a new Airbus’ customer. The contract confirms the Interjet’s cho... more
IndustryAirbus and IAI bound for collaboration for UAVs and satellites
Tel Aviv, Israel - French-Israeli industrial relations appear destined to grow significantly
Industrial relations in the aerospace field between France and Israel seem destined to perform great leaps forward when compared to collaboration which ensured for the major Israeli company in this sector,... more
IndustryBoeing: Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group ordered two B-747/400ER Freighters
Seattle, Usa - The aircraft will be delivered in October 2007 and February 2008
The Boeing Company announced yesterday that Russia’s AirBridge Cargo airline, a part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, has ordered two Boeing 747-400ER freighters. The airplanes, with a list price value of $... more
IndustryJat Yugoslav Airlines: Airbus ensures soft loans for the purchase of 4 aircraft
Belgrade, Serbia - Serbian Minister for Investments Velimir Ilic stated it
This news was released by Serbian press agency Tanjug. According to what known by the agency, Minister for Investments in Serbia-Montenegro, Velimir Ilic, would have announced that Airbus consortium would... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 62 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For missiles for the Government of Pakistan
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $62,510,010 firm-fixed-price contract for 50 Harpoon All-Up-Round (AUR) Missiles which consist of... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Aeronautical Co. awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Co., Ft. Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $10,401,116 cost plus incentive fee contract to provide for development and integration of F-16 Modular Mission Computer 7000A as... more
IndustryATR: purchase of seven ATR-72/500 aircraft by PIA
Toulouse, France - The total value of the contract is approximately USD 100 million
PIA inked an agreement with ATR for the purchase of seven new ATR 42-500 aircraft on November 2, 2005 at PIA Head Office. The agreement was signed by Mr Tariq Kirmani, Chairman & CEO of PIA and Mr Filippo... more
IndustryBoeing and All Nippon Airways launched B-767/300 Converted Freighter
Seattle, Usa - The three aircraft will be redelivered to the carrier between December 2007 and October 2008
Boeing and Tokyo-based All Nippon Airways (ANA) last Monday confirmed that ANA will launch the 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) program, with a firm agreement for three passenger to freighter conversions... more
IndustryBoeing mechanics on strike: contract renewal negotiations have foundered
Washington, USA - Some launch operations at Vandenberg and Cape Canaveral are at risk
About 1500 Boeing mechanics went on strike at 12:00am yesterday after talks broke down between union and company. A federal mediator was unable to find an agreement on pay raises, health benefits and retirement... more
IndustryLockheed Martin: the US leading defence firm is about to purchase Computer Sciences Corp.
New York, USA - "Wall Street Journal" said
Lockheed Martin would like to purchase Computer Sciences Corp., a firm specialized in programming and software, holder of several contracts with US Government in the United States. It was unveiled by "Wall... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: it became an excellence centre for Italian industry with Berlusconi-led Government
Rome, Italy - An Undersecretary for Regional Affairs Alberto Gagliardi's press release
The fact that Finmeccanica accomplished its civil programmes and set a new firm competent in the nuclear sector shows that Italian left parties must put their moaning to an end about it, Undersecretary... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $16,400,004 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract modification. This is a modification... more
IndustryGroen Brothers Aviation awarded of a over 3 USDm increment
Washington, Usa - To design a heliplane
Groen Brothers Aviation, Salt Lake City, Utah, is being awarded a $3,000,000 increment of a $6,413,314 other transaction for prototypes agreement to design a heliplane, a vertical takeoff and landing air... more
IndustryLord Corp. awarded of a over 6 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 Utility Blackhawk
Lord Corp., Erie, Pa., was awarded on Oct. 28, 2005, a delivery order amount of $6,498,000 as part of a $39,446,109 firm-fixed-price contract for spindle bearing assemblies for the UH-60 Utility Blackhawk.... more
IndustryITT Industries of Clifton awarded of a over 41 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-47 aircraft
ITT Industries of Clifton, New Jersey, is being awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract and the first delivery order in the amount of $41,867,534 for the production of the Suite of... more
IndustryIran: aerospace industry is growing also in the powerplant field
Teheran, Iran - The country will produce the Iran-140 turboprop's engines
Iran intends to reinforce its aerospace industry in the civil sector by producing a new engine for the Iran-140 commercial turboprop, actually an Iranian version of the Antonov An-140 and it is small wonder... more
IndustryLogistics Services International awarded of a over 30 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the P-3 aircraft for the government of Pakistan
Logistics Services International, Jacksonville, Fla., is being awarded a not to exceed $30,312,500 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to conduct site surveys, training plan and curriculum development, aircrew... more
IndustryGulfstream Aerospace Corp. awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For nine Gulfstream aircraft owned by the Egyptian government
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., Savannah, Ga., is being awarded a $9,535,315 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for continued fleet maintenance support for nine Gulfstream aircraft owned by... more
IndustryVision Systems International awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15 C/D, F-16 C/D, and F/A 18 A-G aircraft
Vision Systems International, San Jose, Calif., is being awarded a $5,344,329 firm-fixed price contract modification for interim contractor support of the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS).... more
IndustryRolls-Royce Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-56 aircraft engine used on the C-130 aircraft
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, In., is being awarded a maximum $5,379,240 firm fixed price for sole source contract for thermocouple assembly in support of Navy and Air Force. This item is in support... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Co. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the purchase of two F404-GE-402 engines
General Electric Co., Aircraft Engines Business Group, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $6,516,936 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-99-C-1175) for the purchase of two... more
IndustryAirbus ready to save MG Rover's employees
London, UK - Aerospace group would appear willing to hire engineers and workers coming from the automotive firm which is experiencing difficulties
Airbus is aware about the fact that the automotive sector and the aviation one are now in a certain manner closer than in the past decades, most of all regarding the design stage. Economic difficulties... more
IndustryA-400M: Malaysia is about to buy the European military transport aircraft
Frankfurt, Germany - The Chief Executive of Airbus Gustav Humbert announced
The agreement will likely signed during the Malaysia’s Air Show expected to occur from December 6 up to 11, according to the Chief Executive of Airbus Gustav Humbert. "There will be a Malaysia air show i... more
IndustryBombardier Aerospace to open a new facility in Mexico
Queretaro, Mexico - It will allow Bombardier to save operating costs and to increase profitability
Bombardier Aerospace announced it will open a manufacturing facility in Queretaro, Mexico. The company will be investing about USD 200m in equipment, buildings and start-up costs over the next seven years.... more
IndustryAero Vodochody recorded EUR 16m losses
Prague, Czech Republic - Data accounts have been published after four years
"Czech Business Weekly" reported that Aero Vodochody, military aircraft manufacturer, will unveil its data accounts which see losses worth EUR 16 million. The loss comes from an Eurobond payment operation.... more