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IndustryConsolidation and integration: passwords for the further growth of Finmeccanica
Rome, Italy - It is being gone on focusing non the US market thanks most of all to the US-101 and the C-27J
Italian aerospace and defence group Finmeccanica aims to its own structure consolidation in an attempt to encourage the deepest integration among its units as a necessary consequence of the recent acquisitions... more
IndustryEmbraer: Customer Training Center awarded RBHA 142 certification
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The certificate awarded at company headquarters
Embraer announced that its São José dos Campos-based Customer Training Center was awarded the Regulamento Brasileiro de Homologação Aeronáutica 142 (RBHA 142) certificate from the Brazilian Department of C... more
IndustryAirbus: new CEO to be appointed on April 28
Paris, France - He will replace Noel Forgeard who will become on his part the new EADS co-CEO working by Thomas Enders' side
Aerospace industry is going to know the name of Noel Forgeard’s successor as the European leading civil aviation company Airbus’ chief. A meeting of the EADS holding board (owning a 80% stake in Airbus) has... more
IndustryBoeing: KLM signed agreement for Component Services Program
Amsterdam, Holland - It will provide a fast access to critical parts
Boeing and KLM Engineering and Maintenance said they’ve signed a cooperative agreement to jointly offer the Next-Generation 737 Component Services Program (CSP), which provides fast access to critical p... more
IndustryMore "Spain" in EADS?
Madrid, Spain - Spanish Government intends to increase its national industry's share in the European holding
EADS could find an increased Spanish core in the future. It seems in fact that Madrid’s Government intends to make its national industry’s stake rise within the European aerospace and defence leading gro... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F
Raytheon Co., Missile Systems Div., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $6,100,000 firm fixed price contract for non-recurring engineering services associated with establishment of a production line for... more
IndustryHowmet Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F101-GE-102 Engine
Howmet Corp., Winsted, Conn., is being awarded a $5,234,400 firm fixed price contract to provide for Blade Turbine Rotor, Air Force Requirements Applicable to F101-GE-102 Engine. Total funds have been... more
IndustryHoneywell International awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Blackhawk UH-60
Honeywell International, Tempe, Ariz., was awarded on April 12, 2005, a delivery order amount of $10,070,492 as part of a $22,740,492 firm fixed price contract for hardware for the Utility Blackhawk UH-60... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a near 53 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the TOW 2A Missiles
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., was awarded on April 11, 2005, a $52,702,352 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for TOW 2A Missiles. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be... more
IndustryUnited Technologies awarded of a over 144 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-100 engine series spare parts
United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a maximum $144,017,865 firm fixed price indefinite quantity contract for F-100 engine series spare parts and sole-source P/N... more
IndustrySNC Telecommunications awarded of a near 25 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the coveralls for the Air Force
SNC Telecommunications, LLC dba SNC Manufacturing, Anchorage, Alaska, *(small disadvantaged business in HUBZone), is being awarded a maximum $24,745,200 firm fixed price indefinite delivery/quantity contract... more
IndustryBoeing sees great potentiality in Middle East
Seattle, Usa - In particular the industry started talks with Kuwait
Us industry Boeing said it sees great potentiality in the Middle East’s regions market. In particular Tom Pickering, vice-president for International Relations, told local daily Arab Times that he has d... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: Airbus searches for public support for the A-350
Paris, France - It would deal with refundable grants requested to French Government but this matter could prejudice the USA-EU negotiation on the old problem
Airbus would have recently addressed to French Government a request intended to the funding of the programme related to the new A-350 medium-long range airliner. It would deal with a financial effort worth... more
IndustryMitsubishi Heavy Industries to build airliner
Tokyo, Japan - Maiden flight is expected in 2008
The Japanese firm would be planning to develop a project within this fiscal year, that is within March 2006: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries intends to build the Japan’s first domestic passenger airplane. I... more
IndustryEmbraer named Naturelink as its corporate jets sales representative in Africa
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Agreement covers majority of African continent
Embraer announced Naturelink as authorized sales representative for the region of sub-Saharan Africa, including southern African states. This representation covers the Legacy family of corporate jets,... more
IndustryBoeing: FL Group increased order for five B-737NG
Seattle, Usa - They will be delivered in 2007
Boeing and The FL Group (formerly Flugleidir Icelandair) said The FL Group has converted purchase rights from a January order into a new firm order for five additional Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes.... more
IndustryHarris Corp. awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18C/D/E/F, AH-1Z, UH-1Y, AV-8B, and MH-60S aircraft
Harris Corp., Government Communications Systems Div., Melbourne, Fla., is being awarded a $9,364,530 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 137 Tactical Aircraft Moving Map Capability (TAMMAC)... more
IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
Honeywell International Inc., Defense and Space Electronic Systems, Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded a $12,007,191 firm-fixed-price contract for Full Rate Production of 93 five-inch-by five-inch (5... more
IndustryEmbraer: two ERJ-145s to operate for new Indian carrier Air One Feeder Airline Ltd.
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Scheduled passenger service to commence in the second half of 2005
Embraer announced that Indian startup airline Air One Feeder Airline Ltd., based in Bangalore, will be the first carrier in India to operate the 50-seat ERJ 145 jet aircraft. Two of these aircraft are... more
IndustryB-777/300ER to cause presumably runways' damages
Paris, France - The news appeared on the pages of "La Tribune", citing Aeroports de Paris' sources
According to what reported the French newspaper "La Tribune", citing Aeroports de Paris’ sources, the new version of B-777, the B-777/300ER, may cause the damaging of the runaways at Paris-Orly Airport, a... more
IndustryBoeing: Japan Government acquired Preston airport simulation software
Melbourne, Australia - To the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB)
Preston Aviation Solutions Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, through its distributor in Japan, CRC Solutions Corp., will supply its Total Airspace and Airport Modeler (TAAM) software to the... more
IndustryFrasca International launched "Mentor"
Urbana, Usa - It's a new simulator for flight training
Frasca International has developed a new simulator for flight training dubbed the "Mentor". The Frasca Mentor is a simulator capable of training pilots to fly integrated avionics systems such as the new... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: "Let's negotiate further but not forever"
Brussels, Belgium - European Union aims to extend negotiations with the USA but asked for hurrying up
European Union is ready to carry on negotiations in order to achieve an agreement concerning subsidies for the aerospace industry. EU Commission reminded recently that this can happen during the forthcoming... more
IndustryMacquarie Aviation North America 2 Inc. awarded of a near 25 USDm contraact
Washington, Usa - For the jet fuel for the U.S. Air Force
Macquarie Aviation North America 2 Inc., Louisville, Ky. *, is being awarded a maximum $24,862,800 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for jet fuel for the U.S. Air Force. Performance... more
IndustryGreat deal for Boeing as it signed a contract with Korean Air
Seattle, Usa - The carrier purchased up to 20 B-787 Dreamliner
The Seattle-based colossal Boeing signed an important deal with the carrier Korean Air which requested the industry up to 20 aircraft B-787 Dreamliner, in a deal worth USD 2,6 bn according to the plane... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry (2): EU will not appeal to the WT0 against Boeing
Brussels, Belgium - With reference to the aids for the A-350, one needs to consider the role played by the single states interested in the project and not European Union
European Union will not appeal to the WTO (World Trade Organization) against the supposed subsidies ensured by US Government to the Boeing aerospace group. It would have been unveiled by spokesmen from... more
IndustryEADS: EUR 3m aiding populations hit by the seaquake in Asia
Amsterdam, Holland - Group employees' contribution has been a major one besides logistics support by stations and aircraft
European aerospace and defence leading group EADS has recently unveiled data related to the contribution offered to face the humanitarian and environmental emergency in Asia following the seaquake occurred... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: no agreement among the sides
Brussels, Belgium - But European Union and the United States, however, intend to carry on negotiation also after April 11
No agreement on aerospace industry subsidies has been achieved today (despite what hoped since last January) between European Union and the United States. Both sides are forced to realize that nothing... more
IndustryEmbraer named Boutsen Aviation as its corporate jets salese representative in Europe
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Representation covers the Legacy family
Embraer last week announced Boutsen Aviation as authorized sales representative for Benelux (Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg), the Principality of Monaco and the French Côte d’Azur. This representation co... more
IndustrySmith’s Aerospace Inc. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AV-8B Harrier Aircraft
Smith’s Aerospace Inc., Electronic Systems, Grand Rapids, Mich., is being awarded a $6,495,588 fixed-price delivery order against a previously awarded firm-fixed-price requirements contract (N00019-04-D-0080) f... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry (2): "EU's accuses on subsidies to Boeing are absolutely based on miscalculations"
Washington, USA - It would have been revealed by a US Commerce Department's report
Despite the willingness shown by EU for the solution of the matter concerning subsidies to aerospace industry (see for details AVIONEWS), a recent report from US Commerce Department would tend to show... more
IndustryAirbus: a R&D deal with Dutch industry
Toulouse, France - French-Dutch collaboration in the aviation sector proves stronger, especially for the A-380 and the A-350
Airbus and the Dutch aerospace industry reinforced their own relations by signing a long-term strategic cooperation agreement. French and Dutch Governments firmly hoped for the achievement of such goal... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: EU re-launched negotiations
Brussels, Belgium - European Commissioner Mandelson is trying to avoid the WTO appeal solution
European Trade Commissioner, Peter Mandelson, is relaunching talks with the United States on the old matter of subsidies to aerospace industry. EU Government’s representative has recently seized a chance t... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 17 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For conversion of four UH-60L Blackhawk Helicopters to HH-60L configuration
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on March 31, 2005, a $17,740,992 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for conversion of four UH-60L Blackhawk Helicopters to HH-60L configuration.... more
IndustryEADS ready to acquire Nokia's security communication systems section
Amsterdam, Holland - The deal is likely to be achieved by the end of 2005
Nokia is certainly one of the leading worldwide companies in mobile phones but the Finnish company opted for developing its own section dedicated to communication security systems during years, and EADS... more
IndustryEmbraer's Legacy Executive certified to fly at 41,000 feet
São José dos Campos, Brazil - First jet with the higher service ceiling to be delivered in the second quarter of 2005
Embraer announced last week that its Legacy corporate jet received certification from the aviation authorities in Brazil, the U.S. and Europe to raise its service ceiling to 41,000 feet (12,500 meters). The... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: negotiations maybe possible even beyond April 11
Brussels, Belgium - EU would be willing to meet the US request but the WTO appeal hypothesis still appears plausible
It seems that European-American negotiations in order to achieve a final agreement on subsidies to aerospace industry can be extended beyond the deadline previously scheduled for the their accomplishment,... more
IndustryLord Corp. awarded of a over 1 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47
Lord Corp., Erie, Pa., was awarded on March 31, 2005, a delivery order amount of $1,627,500 as part of an $8,860,600 firm-fixed-price contract for Plain Bearing Rods for the CH-47 Airframe. Work will... more
IndustryArkwin Industries Inc. awarded of a over 2 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Chinook Aircraft
Arkwin Industries Inc.*, Westbury, N.Y., was awarded on March 31, 2005, a delivery order amount of $2,683,556 as part of a $20,719,480 firm-fixed-price contract for Hy Reservoir Collers for the Chinook... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: "We can go on negotiating also after April 11"
Washington, USA - The United States prove willing to facilitate the solution of the age-old matter
The United States try to facilitate the solution of the matter concerning subsidies to aerospace industry, which opposes Boeing to Airbus, by suggesting again to European Union to go on negotiating in... more
IndustryThales: Finmeccanica focuses on the future of the French group
London, UK - While waiting for a French Government 's decision about its destiny, the Italian holding intends to appraise each hypothesis
Finmeccanica President Pier Francesco Guarguaglini attended a meeting in London yesterday when he underlined the main points of the Italian aerospace and defence holding for the US market besides analysing... more
IndustryTransaero Inc. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 Chinook Aircraft
Transaero Inc.*, Woodbury Park, N.Y., was awarded on March 30, 2005, a delivery-order amount of $5,390,264 as part of a $27,690,011 firm-fixed-price contract for servocylinders for the CH-47 Chinook Aircraft.... more
IndustrySmiths Aerospace awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130 Aircraft
Smiths Aerospace, Grand Rapids, Mich., is being awarded a $6,011,472 firm-fixed-price contract. This requirement is for the depot repair, engineering analyses, and technical support required to maintain... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Seasparrow missiles
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an $11,229,083 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-02-C-5421) to exercise options for technical and production support... more
IndustryBell Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a near 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CV-22 aircraft
Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $19,742,588 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive-fee contract (N00019-04-C-0012) for the... more
IndustryBell Helicopter Textron awarded of a over 104 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-1Z, and UH-1Y aircraft
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a$104,202,588 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0001) to exercise an option for the fiscal year... more
IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a over 23 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47D Chinook helicopter
Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Ariz., was awarded on March 30, 2005, a delivery order amount of $23,500,000 as part of a $48,659,799 firm-fixed-price contract for commercial maintenance and overhaul... more
IndustryVitrociset: Finmeccanica confirmed the risks for workers
London, United Kingdom - But it gave the lie to negotiations for the purchase of some Group's sections
If Vitrociset’s activities performed for ENAV (Italian National Navigation Management Agency) are internationalized, at leat 1000 employees will risk to lose their job: Finmeccanica President Pier Francesco G... more
IndustryHAL: a typical example of the Asian aerospace industry's growth
New Dheli, India - Turnover rising up to more than a 16% between 20054 and 2005 both by national aircraft and licensed products
Indian aerospace industry goes on growing and it shows it is following a typical trend for the emergent firms in this field. HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) increased its know-how during decades, but... more
IndustryEADS: "USA and EU have to achieve a deal on weapons embargo affecting China"
Berlin, Germany - German and French authorities hope that such restrictive measure decided after 1989 is cancelled
EADS hopes a quick and effective solution of the matter concerning the different opinions between the United States and European Union on embargo affecting weapon export towards China. European aerospace... more