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IndustryBoeing delivered third B-777/200ER to Kenya Airways
Washington, Usa - It has announced it yesterday
Boeing yesterday announced the delivery of Kenya Airways’ third 777-200ER, which departed Paine Field Friday evening for its new home at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, located on the outskirts o... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 5 USDM contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-18 aircraft
General Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines (GETAE), Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $5,044,441 order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (FA8104-05-G-003 GC30) for the purchase... more
IndustryHAI: Eurofighter has a new partner
Athens, Greece - An agreement between the Greek company and EADS on the aircraft programme though the country is simply still thinking about it for its Air Force
A new important cooperation agreement has been recently signed between EADS and HAI (Hellenic Aerospace Industry) which furtherly favours the creation of industrial synergies in the aerospace and defence... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: still hope for Euro-American dialogue
Brussels, Belgium - Despite the US appeal to the WTO is under way, the USA and EU prove willing to encourage the resume of negotiations
European Union and the United States would prove willing to carry on talks regarding subsidies to aerospace industry, despite the US appeal to the WTO (World Trade Organization) and the similar EU’s a... more
IndustryDenel: possible partnerships or acquisitions by EADS, Eurocopter and SAAB
Pretoria, South Africa - The South African group could perform its restructuring in this manner
South African aerospace company Denel Board of Directors will assess a series of hypotheses to start a serious restructuring process, and then try to relaunch the group also considering its potentialities... more
IndustryBoeing completed sale of Commercial Airplanes operations in Kansas and Oklahoma
Chicago, Usa - To Onex Corporation
The Boeing Company completed the sale of its Commercial Airplanes operations in Kansas and Oklahoma to Onex Corporation yesterday. The transaction includes facilities and assets in Wichita, Kansas, and... more
IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
washington, Usa - For the C-130
Honeywell International Inc., Redmond, Wash., is being awarded a $12,095,323 firm fixed price contract. This contract action is for 75 Terrain Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) TPS-81A processors, 131... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on June 13, 2005, a $7,291,242 firm-fixed-price contract for inlet assembly engines for the UH-60 Aircraft. Work will be performed in Montreal, Quebec,... more
IndustryDynCorp International LLC awarded of a near 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For 20 UC-35A aircraft to the UC-35A1 configuration
DynCorp International L.L.C., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on June 14, 2005, a $10,953,926 increment as part of a $574,937,337 firm-fixed-price contract for an upgrade of 20 UC-35A aircraft to the UC-35A1... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica delivers the Maser atomic clock
Rome, Italy - For the Galileo navigation satellite system
"Galileo Avionica, a SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems company, has qualified and delivered to EADS ASTRIUM the PHM (Passive Hydrogen MASER) atomic clock, which will be on board one of the two satellites... more
IndustryLe Bourget Air Show (6): Mig, solutions to postpone Fulcrums' retirement
Paris, France - A new technical assistance programme for countries which operate the Mig-29 before they take delivery of new combat airplanes
Rejuvenating the Fulcrums still in service among the European air forces which deploy the well known Russian-made light fighter. It can be done, according to Mig, by a series of operations that the Russian... more
IndustryBoeing: Alaska Airlines announced order for 35 B-737/800NG
Seattle, Usa - The agreement includes options and purchase rights for 65 additional airplanes
Boeing and Alaska Airlines yesterday said the airline has ordered 35 Next-Generation 737-800 passenger airplanes worth an estimated $2.3 billion at list prices. The Seattle-based airline also holds options... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15 and F-16 aircraft
United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $6,038,528 firm fixed price contract modification. This contract is for sole source replenishment spares for the F100 engine in support... more
IndustrySoldream Inc. awarded of a over 33 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15 and F-16 aircraft
Soldream Inc., Tolland, Conn., is being awarded a $33,252,465 firm fixed price contract to provide for replenishment spares parts, turbine nozzle segment, 14,681 each, in support of the F100PW220 of the... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica: US Marine Corps selects the Selex Halo system
Rome, Italy - It is currently in service with the British Army
"Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems (S&AS) announces that the United States Marine Corps has selected Halo (Hostile Artillery Location System) for immediate fielding of 10 systems and associated spares,... more
IndustryBoeing: GE Commercial Aviation Services ordered 20 B-737NG
Paris, France - For a worth of USD 1.1bn
The Boeing Company and GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) announced yesterday the lessor’s purchase of 20 Boeing Next-Generation 737s worth US$1.1 billion at list prices. GECAS also is identifying i... more
IndustryBoeing: Shenzhen Airlines celebrated delivery of airline's first 737-900
Seattle, Usa - It is the first of five models that the Chinese carrier will receive through 2005 for domestic and regional routes
Boeing and Shenzhen Airlines last Friday celebrated delivery of the airline’s first Boeing 737-900 airplane. The airplane is the first of five 737-900s that Shenzhen Airlines will receive through 2005 f... more
IndustryBoeing: machinists union opened employee contract negotiations in Seattle
Seattle, Usa - In this area the industry employs about 72,000 people
The Boeing Company and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) last Friday jointly began formal contract negotiations in Seattle, Wash. The IAM presented its proposed modification... more
IndustryAirbus: Qatar Airways will purchase 60 A-350
Milan, Italy - The deliveries will begin in the third quarter of 2010
"Qatar Airways decided to purchase 60 Airbus A-350s, becoming the greatest buyer for the new airplane and the first customer in the Middle East. The contract includes both the purchase of A-350/800 and... more
IndustryRyanair exercised options for five Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s
Paris, France - The Irish carrier now has 230 B-737 on firm order
Boeing and Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-fare carrier, announced that the airline has exercised five order options for Next-Generation 737s in support of its continuing growth. Ryanair now has 230 B... more
IndustryBoeing Helicopter awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 Chinook helicopters
Boeing Helicopter, Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on June 7, 2005, a delivery order amount of $8,624,000 as part of a $17,600,000 firm-fixed-price contract for head rotary wings for the CH-47 Chinook helicopters.... more
IndustryBoeing Helicopter awarded of a over 21 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 Chinook helicopters
Boeing Helicopter, Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on June 7, 2005, a delivery order amount of $21,756,000 as part of a $44,400,000 firm-fixed-price contract for mechanical transmissions for the CH-47 Chinook... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Aircraft and Logistics Centers awarded of a over 121 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the P-3 and EP-3 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Aircraft and Logistics Centers, Greenville, S.C., is being awarded a $121,355,436 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract for phased depot maintenance,... more
IndustryBoeing celebrated Nippon Cargo Airlines' first 747-400 freighter
Washington, Usa - It's the first of four models for the order's carrier
Boeing yesterday celebrated Nippon Cargo Airlines’ (NCA) first 747-400 Freighter, the first of four new 747-400Fs the carrier has on order. The new airplane enters NCA’s all-Boeing 747 fleet of six Boe... more
IndustryEmbraer 190 reached 5,000 flight cycles
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Important target of aircraft’s certification program is achieved
Embraer announced last Wednesday that the 100-seat EMBRAER 190 airliner has completed 5,000 flight cycles in its fatigue test campaign, an important step to the aircraft’s certification. Completion of t... more
IndustryHoneywell awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the B-1B fleet
Honeywell, Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded an $11,090,000 firm fixed price contract. This acquisition is a part of the Cordwood Module Program that involves a complete retrofit of the entire B-1B... more
IndustryVitrociset: employees demonstrated in front of the headquarter this morning
Rome, Italy - AVIONEWS interviewed two UIL union representatives to analyse the current problems affecting the company and its future
Vitrociset’s employees protested in front of the company’s headquarter in Rome today due to the uncertainty concerning the destiny of the firm itself and their jobs. It had at first thought that a con... more
IndustryBoeing projects USD 2.1 trillion market for new commercial airplanes
London, UK - The company released its 2005 Current Market Outlook yesterday in London
Boeing sees a $2.1 trillion market for new commercial airplanes during the next 20 years. Market demands will more than double the world’s commercial airplane fleet by 2024 and accommodate a forecasted 4... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: are the A-350 and the KC-330 the causes of scandal?
Brussels, Belgium - EU does not intend to renounce to public funds for the commercial airplane and Northrop Grumman could be criticized as a supporter of the European air tanker
Spokesmen from European Commission would have recently revealed that EU Government does not intend to resort to unilateral reduction or even cancellation of public aids aimed to fund the programme related... more
IndustryPaul Canavan awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the engines
Paul Canavan, General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass, is being awarded a maximum $9,182,183 firm fixed price contract for Navy, and Air Force for adding 6 NSNs to existing contract for commercial... more
IndustryATK Tactical Systems Co. LLC awarded of a over 14 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For several aircraft
ATK Tactical Systems Co. LLC, Rocket Center, W. Va., is being awarded a $14,496,884 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for the DSU-33B/B proximity sensor, a nose-mounted radio frequency... more
IndustryHamilton Sundstrand awarded of a over 14 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-2 aircraft
Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, Conn., is being awarded a $14,257,144 modification under previously awarded contract (N00383-95-G-004A) to exercise an option for procurement of NP2000 propeller systems... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 35 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on June 3, 2005, a $35,070,665 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for plus-ups of the UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters. Work will be performed... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 72 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on June 3, 2005, a $72,158,252 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for project systems management for the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters.... more
IndustryDutchAero: Avio acquired a 80% stake of Philips Aerospace
Amsterdam, Holland - The Dutch company can boast collaboration with firms such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin
DutchAero: the well known Italian company Avio, competent for the aerospace powerplant systems field, founded recently a new firm stemming from the acquisition of a 80% stake of the Dutch group Philips... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-6B aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded an $8,475,343 firm-fixed-price order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-00-G-0425) for spares associated with... more
IndustryAVIONEWS at ASD conference (5): Interview with President Pier Francesco Guarguaglini
Rome, Italy - "Many subjects are interested in Thales but Finmeccanica will participate if it can seize a chance"
AVIONEWS interviewed ASD (Aerospace and Defence Association) President Pier Francesco Guarguaglini on the occasion of the annual press conference held in Rome today. AVIONEWS: Within the efforts intended... more
IndustryAVIONEWS at ASD conference (4): joint-ventures for increasing industrial integration
Rome, Italy - Investments on security and defence grant benefits also in other sectors
Despite of difficulty related to scarce investments for defence, certain studies would demonstrate that expenditures dedicated to such sector grant indeed benefits also in other sectors, underlined Guarguaglini.... more
IndustryAVIONEWS at ASD conference (3): big efforts dedicated to integration process
Rome, Italy - European companies are increasingly looking at US market despite of European investment in defence are still limited than in Usa
Results of dispute between EU and US on aerospace subsidies, are not still clear, said Chairman Guarguaglini. Europe aims to achieve synergies for ensuring a greater industrial integration. Space sector... more
IndustryAVIONEWS at ASD conference (2): "A single association representing all EU members"
Rome, Italy - 2000 companies represented by AeroSpace and Defence Association
The press conference held by ASD (AeroSpace and Defence) has been attended by Chairman, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini and General Secretary, Roger W. Hawksworth, who have introduced the European results... more
IndustryEmbraer: Flybe announced an order for EMB-195 jets
São José dos Campos, Brazil - First delivery of the aircraft expected in August 2006
Flybe, one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, today announced an agreement with Embraer for the purchase of 14 EMBRAER 195 aircraft and has taken options on an additional 12. Deliveries are set t... more
IndustryASD: annual press conference on schedule in Rome today
Rome, Italy - To analyse the results achieved in such sectors in Europe in 2004, also considering the current market condition and future prospects
ASD (Aerospace and Defence Association) is going to hold its traditional annual press conference in Rome today in order to analyse the situation regarding the results achieved in Europe by the main firms... more
IndustryBell Helicopter Textron awarded of a over 17 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-1Y and AH-1Z aircraft
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $17,603,960 not-to-exceed modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0001) for initial spare parts... more
IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a over 15 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15 aircraft
Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Ariz., is being awarded a $15,180,571 firm fixed price contract. This service requirement contract is for repair of the F-15 aircraft mounted accessory drive secondary... more
IndustryBoeing Co. awarded of a near 82 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15, and F-16, the Navy F/A-18
Boeing Co., St Louis Mo., is being awarded an $81,934,800 contract modification to provide for Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System, Full Rate Production 2 1 for the USAF F-15, and F-16, the Navy F/A-18... more
IndustryWill Airbus attend Le Bourget without a new Chief Executive Officer?
Paris, France - The selection of the new CEO expected to be the successor of Noel Forgeard could be postponed furtherly
Airbus could attend next edition of Le Bourget Air Show (Paris, June 13-19) without a new leader capable of replacing Noel Forgeard, who is waiting for the formalization of his new role as a Co-CEO in... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: Airbus and Boeing being "neck and neck" to lead the world market
Brussels, Belgium - The US maker could outstrip its rival in terms of orders in 2005 but the European firm stays in the top regarding deliveries
Airbus-Boeing struggle concerning subsidies to aerospace industry goes on in parallel with the constant commercial challenge to lead the world civil aviation market year by year. The European maker should... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 134 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-22
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $134,200,000 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for funding to extend the period of performance of the F/A-22 Lot 5 long lead... more
IndustryGeneral Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MQ-1 Aircraft
General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $7,096,776 contract modification to provide for Predator Initial Spares for seven MQ-1 Aircraft, Support Equipment for seven... more
IndustryInternational Oil Trading Co. awarded of a near 214 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For jet fuel
International Oil Trading Co., Boca Raton, Fla., is being awarded a maximum $213,991,192 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for U.S. Marine Corps for jet and diesel fuel. This is an indefinite... more