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IndustryWaterquake in South-Eastern Asia: USD 1.3m from Boeing's employees for the affected populations
Washington, USA - The fund-rising to go on until the end of February
Boeing has recently unveiled that the humanitarian support offered by its own employees in favour of the Asian populations affected by the seaquake occurred on last December 26, rose up to some USD 1.3m.... more
IndustryBoeing Next-Generation 737 gets a face-lift
Seattle, Usa - This week rolled out its first model without eyebrow windows
Boeing this week rolled out its first 737 without eyebrow windows, the four small windows above the front windshield. In the past the eyebrow windows helped provide better crew visibility, but today's... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: "Strong also in 2005 if it encourages diversification"
Rome, Italy - Several international analysts would be convinced of it as they indicate the great industrial flexibility capability of the holding
Industrial forecast analyses carried out by international agencies found that Finmeccanica Group will be able to reinforce its role in the aerospace and defence sectors during 2005. The good performance... more
IndustryEmbraer announced new versions of the EMB-190 and EMB-195
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Advanced Range (AR) versions provide further flexibility to airlines worldwide
Embraer announced last Tuesday the formal launch of new versions of the Embraer 190 and the Embraer 195, respectively the 100- and 110-seat aircraft of its brand new four-model E-Jet Family. The new Advanced... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the VH-3D/VH-60N Executive Helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $6,068,453 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, time and materials contract (N00019-03-C-0006) for the Special Progressive... more
IndustryDyncorp Technical Services LLC awarded of a over 28 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-221A fleet
Dyncorp Technical Services LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $28,000,421 commercial fixed price contract to provide for a follow-on contract for C-21A Contractor Logistics Support. The C-221A... more
IndustryAsia presumably main customer of Boeing in 2005
New York, Usa - The US industry's business was traditionally split between European, Asian and Usa markets
US industry Boeing, producer of aircraft, announced that Asia-Pacific region will be its major customer of aircraft in 2005: officials of aerospace industry said. The main business of Boeing in terms of... more
IndustryItaly and France: a common effort for an European Agency on Research and Innovation
Rome, Italy - The French proposal put forward during the meetings between Berlusconi and Raffarin occurring today, together with cooperation on defence and air transport
Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, and French Prime Minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, are meeting in Rome today in order to start bilateral talks on industrial and commercial matters. Raffarin has pointed... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the P-3 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded an $11,087,369 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-05-C-0005) to perform in-country standard... more
IndustryBoeing Aerospace Operations awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-6 aircraft
Boeing Aerospace Operations, Oklahoma City, Okla., is being awarded an estimated value $10,250,000 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced, time and materials, cost-reimbursement contract... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a 850 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the V-22 aircraft
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded an advanced acquisition contract with an estimated value of $850,000,000 for long lead effort and materials associated with the manufacture... more
IndustryA-380: Toulouse's consortium has received an order from China Southern
Beijing, China - Concerning five planes of the mentioned type
According to what reported French Transport Ministry, European industry, Airbus, has received an order related to five A-380 from China Southern Airlines. The formalization of the deal is expected on January,... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: three programmes finishing straight
Rome, Italy - Alliances with Alcatel and BAe Systems and the announcement on the Marine One competition winner expected to occur late in January
The last days in January appear crucial for the future of Finmeccanica group. Some three extremely relevant events are being in fact awaited and all concern different sectors from one another. First and... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 94 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 transport aircraft
United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $94,575,810 fixed price with Economic Price Adjustment contract modification. This Option exercises the purchase of fourteen F117-PW-100... more
IndustryA-380: Italian trade union's criticism against the shortage of Italian cooperation
Rome, Italy - FIOM-CGIL would have moaned about the lack of sufficient Italian contribution for such programme
Italian FIOM-CGIL trade union would have criticized the decisions in Italy regarding the Airbus A-380 programme. According to he union, Italian Government and Finmeccanica would have renounced to firmly... more
IndustryEmbraer receives a 16-plane order of the type EMB-170
Brasilia, Brazil - Including some options into the contract for further 34 aircraft
The Brazilian industry producing planes, Embraer, announced it signed a deal with the US carrier, Republic Airways, for the purchase of 16 regional jet EMB-170, including options for further 34 aircraft... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry: USA-EU negotiation to start at Davos WEF
Brussels, Belgium - European Union proves ready to extend negotiation even beyond the scheduled three months in order to achieve a new deal
A first important meeting between the representatives from European Union and the United States aiming to start negotiating in order to achieve a new agreement regarding subsidies to the aerospace industry... more
IndustryThe Finmeccanica-Alcatel agreement is nearer
Rome, Italy - The deal to be analyses during the Italian-French meeting on Tuesday January 25 but Finmeccanica denied it will be surely signed on such occasion
Finmeccanica Group proves nearer to achieve the agreements with Alcatel and BAe Systems for the founding of the respective projects on space and satellite systems in the first case and defence electronics... more
IndustryRaytheon Missile Systems awarded of a over 17 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AGM-65 H/K missile
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $17,046,528 firm fixed price contract to provide for AGM-65 H/K Maverick Missile Guidance Control Section. Quantity: 447 total. No funds have... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a near 32 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the V-22 tiltrotor Aircraft
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $31,924,714 modification to a previously awarded fixed-priced-incentive-fee contract (N00019-99-C-1090) for the production incorporation... more
IndustryThe Boeing awarded of a over 194 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For 12 CH-47 Aircraft in MH-47G Configuration
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Jan. 14, 2005, a delivery order amount of $194,426,730 as part of a $223,494,862 fixed-price-incentive contract for Remanufacture of 12 CH-47 Aircraft to... more
IndustryBoeing added Korry Electronics to 7E7 Team
Washington, Usa - To provide the flight-deck control panels for the aircraft
Boeing has selected Korry Electronics, an Esterline Technologies company based in Seattle, Wash., to provide the flight-deck control panels for the 7E7 Dreamliner. The panels include the pilots' overhead... more
IndustryAAI Corp. awarded of a over 14 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Shadow UAV
AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded on Jan. 13, 2005, a $14,421,828 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for one SHADOW Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System and Associated Support Equipment. Work... more
IndustryThe results of the Embraer's activity
Brasilia, Brazil - The industry announced it delivered 30 planes more in the fourth quarter in comparison with the same period a year earlier
The Brazilian industry producer of aircraft, Embraer, announced that it delivered 42 planes in the fourth quarter, 30 more than in he same period of the previous year. As result Embraer, which is one of... more
IndustryAermacchi (Finmeccanica Group) and the Hellenic Government sign a Memorandum of Understanding
Varese, Italy - For the M-346 production
"Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company leader in the field of military training aircraft, and the Hellenic Ministry of Defence signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the potential cooperation of the... more
IndustryA new facility for the US Coast Guarsd's CN-235
Washington, USA - The airplane is being promoted in the CN-295 version even as the new US Army's airlifter
EADS CASA started the building of a facility in Alabama (United States) exclusively dedicated to the maintenance activities for the CN-235 maritime patrolling airplanes and the training of the US Coast... more
IndustryEU: a defence single market
Brussels, Belgium - EU Commission and the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe are aiming to achieve such goal
Finmeccanica President, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, seized a chance to meet some representatives from EU Commission yesterday in order to analyse the situation regarding aerospace and defence industries... more
IndustryItaly reported to European Court of Justice on public contracts
Brussels, Belgium - EU Commission asked for abrogation of national rules setting the renewal of contracts devoid of public tenders
Italy was reported to European Court of Justice by EU Commission on last Friday due to a series of supposed violations regarding the EU ruling, dealing with several sectors among which the one of public... more
IndustryAirbus may sign two deals with China concerning its A-380
Beijing, China - The value of the contracts are about USD 3 bn
The British daily "Times" reported the news according to which the industry of Toulouse may sign soon two billionaire deals with China concerning its A-380. Always according to the same source the European... more
IndustryJCAPF takes delivery of Level C FFS
Urbana, Usa - Through Frasca’s Japanese representative, Euroheli Corporation
The Japanese Civil Aviation Promotion Foundation (JCAPF) has taken delivery of their Level C King Air B200 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) from Frasca International, Inc. through Frasca’s Japanese representative, E... more
IndustryTAI: Lockheed Martin and GE sold their shares
Ankara, Turkey - THe Turkish aerospace company is considered by the two US firms as able to go on growing by autonomously
Turkish Aircraft Industries (TAI) proves fully-fledged enough to be capable of growing autonomously in the aerospace sector. Lockheed Martin and General Electric would be sure of it as they decided to... more
IndustrySnecma-Sagem: the merge between the two groups to occur soon
Paris, France - A green light by the authorities supervising financial markets for the procedure which is also going to produce the Snecma's denationalization
Snecma and Sagem were recently granted in France by the green light for starting their merge programme by the competent authorities supervising financial markets. Both companies (the first one competent... more
IndustryHartzell Propeller received DAS certification from the FAA
Ohio, Usa - The industry will now be able to more quickly obtain STCs for its OEM and Top Prop™ retrofit customers
Hartzell Propeller Inc. announced last Wednesday that the FAA has given the company special status as a Designated Alteration Station (DAS). This will allow the company to issue its own Supplemental Type... more
IndustryBoeing: Bavaria International signed contract for six B-737/700s NG
Seattle, Usa - For a value of USD 330m
Boeing and Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing have reached an agreement for six more Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 airplanes, valued at USD 330 million at list prices. In addition, Bavaria International... more
IndustryEADS: EUR 10bn turnover for the defence section by 2007
Paris, France - The goal of the European group which considers meanwhile the merge with Thales as feasible though evaluating even other options
Philippe Camus, EADS CEO together with Rainer Hertrich, commented recently regarding the possibility to achieve an agreement with Thales to concretely start a merge project. According to Camus, this programme... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry: Airbus does not give in about state aid for the A-350
Toulouse, France - It would have been stated by the group's CEO himself who reminded that the USA and EU did not decide to cancel any kind of support
It does not seem that the recent European-American agreement for the start of three months negotiation, intended to completely solve the matter on subsidies for the aerospace industry, led Airbus to renounce... more
IndustryBoeing: Emirates announced an Electronic Flight Bag order
Seattle, Usa - The airline will receive its first EFB-equipped 777 in March
Boeing and Emirates said the Dubai-based airline is ordering 30 Boeing Electronic Flight Bags for its 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes, making the airline the largest customer for that Boeing-supplied... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero Industries to transfer at Villanova d'Albenga Airport
Savona, Italy - Removal will bring productivity time cutting and following cost reduction
In the next time, Piaggio Aero Industries plant will be transferred at Savona "Clemente Panero" Airport (Italy, Region Liguria). Yesterday the first new year meeting occurred at Unione Industriali seat... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego awarded of a over 26 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60S helicopter
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a not-to-exeed $26,332,780 cost-plus-incentive-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-03-G-0014)... more
IndustryAdvanced Information Engineering Services Inc. awarded of a near 30 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-6B Aircraft
Advanced Information Engineering Services Inc., Buffalo, N.Y., is being awarded a $29,982,573 ceiling-priced cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide engineering... more
IndustryAirbus outstripped Boeing in 2004
Toulouse, France - According to the European group's representatives, the leadership gained in 2003 in the civil aviation sector was confirmed even one year later
According to what reported by the representatives of the European group Airbus, 2004 proved a particularly positive year in terms of orders, deliveries and revenues, confirming the leading role in the... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace (4): first doubts on the state aids classification
Brussels, Belgium - EU pointed out the case of funds destined to military programmes and maybe partially distributed even for civil projects
The setting of the classification related to subsidies for the aerospace sector, which the USA and EU intend to perform by the next three months within the renewed will for restarting talks on such matter,... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry (3): a deal aimed to avoid state support for the A-350?
Washington, USA - Some American experts would be convinced of it concerning the Bush-led Government's decision, while Boeing welcomed the agreement
Boeing welcomed the Bush-led Government and European Commission's initiative intended to start negotiating aiming to completely cancel subsidies from the aerospace industry sector. The American company... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry (2): involving other countries for a new regulation of the matter
Brussels, Belgium - This is the European-American imperative for the future but it will be necessary in the meantime to clearly set what a subsidy is
The aerospace companies mainly involved by the new European-American negotiating deal regarding subsidies are currently Boeing and Airbus, but the USA and EU think they will have to extend in the future... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry: USA and EU aim to cancel the state aids
Brussels, Belgium - Both sides to make effort to avoid new legal clashes within the three months negotiating
European Union and the United States revealed yesterday their intention for starting negotiating aiming to definitively solve the old matter regarding the subsidies to aerospace industry (see for details... more
IndustryFinnish Aviation Academy Gets JAA Approval for Frasca Sims
Urbana, Usa - Including several systems
The Finnish Aviation Academy, Pori, Finland, has received FNPT II approval for their two Frasca A36 Bonanza devices and STD 2A and FNPT II MCC approval on their KingAir device. The Bonanza devices include... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry (3): EADS and BAe support the European-American effort for a new deal
Amsterdam, Holland - Both companies underlined their efforts for ensuring "the free and open competition in the aerospace and defence markets"
EADS and BAe welcomed the decision considered by European Commission today for the achievement of a new agreement with the United States regarding subsidies destined to aerospace industry (see for details... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry (2): USA and EU started negotiating to solve the debates
Brussels, Belgium - Clear and common rules on support for the sector and competition to be set within three months
EU had already unveiled its intention for achieving a compromise with the USA on subsidies for the aerospace industry (see for details AVIONEWS), and now it seems that negotiations between the sides can... more
IndustryAir-to-air missiles: a growing market with orders for USD 13.8bn by 2014
Washington, Usa - Raytheon and MBDA to dominate the international market, according to the latest forecasts by the analysts of the sector
The latest data shown by analysts competent for defence industry in the United States, with reference to the production and the selling of air-to-air missiles, talk about orders forecasted till 2014 with... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry: European Union ready to negotiate
Brussels, Belgium - EU would intend to put the debates with the USA to an end by the restart of talks and the achievement of a new agreement
After months clashing and the official appeal to the WTO (World Trade Organization), the United States and European Union could maybe achieve a new deal in order to put the debates on the subsidies for... more