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IndustryBoeing 747-400. An exclusive version for the Japan Airlines
Seattle, Usa - The airplane passengers modified to cargo
Boeing the American company is making ready to start the production of a new, specific version of the 747-400 Special Freighter, as expressly required by Japan Airlines International Co. Ltd.(JAI) The... more
IndustryEU: no official prosecution against Japan on the Dreamliner programme
Brussels, Belgium - It would have been confirmed by EU Government despite the investigation activities start announced last week
European Union would have denied it started legal procedures aimed to face the Japanese industrial activities, related to the production of the new Boeing medium-range airliner, the 7E7 Dreamliner, despite... more
IndustryL3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC awarded of a over 18 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-21 aircraft
L3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $18,473,060 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for Contractor Logistics Support for seventy-six C-21 Aircraft.... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $6,661,056 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00383-01-D-004M) to exercise an option for procurement... more
IndustryThe USA-EU struggle for the aerospace industry subsidies (4): "Italy does not appear to support the 7E7 Dreamliner directly"
Brussels, Belgium - It would have been stated by European Commission, trying to verify the existance of a public support to the programme by single States
It would appear that investigations by European Union with reference to aerospace companies and countries involved by the designing of the Boeing 7E7, the new medium-range airliner of the US group, are... more
IndustryThe USA-EU struggle for the aerospace industry subsidies (3): Washington decides to abrogate the 1992 agreement unilaterally
Brussels, Belgium - A quick and firm reaction by EU, which would consider such deal as still fully in force
The United States would have decided to revoke the 1992 agreement with the EU (related to funds destined to aerospace industry) unilaterally. Such decision would have produced the quick reaction of European... more
IndustryThe Canadian industry Bombardier knocks its employees of the 7 %
New York, USA - The cause of the discharges seems to be the slip on the sell of its planes
Starting from November, 2004 and in the following 9 months Bombardier would execute the decrease of its employees. The Canadian industry which counts on a 28.000-employee staff did not deny the possibility... more
IndustryThe USA-EU struggle for the aerospace industry subsidies (2): EU and Airbus confident on the future WTO's decision
Brussels, Belgium - However, the Boeing's and Airbus' programmes could suffer for serious effects in case of a condemnation, according to experts
Both European Commission and Airbus would prove confident about the future WTO's (World Trade Organization) decision on the appeals against the sector's subsidies (see for details AVIONEWS). EU would appear... more
IndustryAero Vodochody: Czech Government re-acquires the Boeing's share
Prague, Czech Republic - The American company would not have succeeded in increasing the export for the aviation products of the Czech firm
Since 1998, Boeing had decided to acquire a share in the Czech Aero Vodochody aerospace company (for a 35%), an important firm when considering that it produced the main trainers of the Warsaw Pact for... more
IndustryFinmeccanica towards a new corporate structure
Rome, Italy - Moreover, the Italian group could perform important investments in the USA, in Asia and in Eastern Europe in the future
Finmeccanica group would be appraising several hypotheses with reference to the corporate structure as, following the resignation by former CEO, Roberto Testore, (see for details AVIONEWS), the company... more
IndustryGE Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 18 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the aircraft of the US Navy
G.E. Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded an $18,419,479 firm fixed price requirements type contract for unique aircraft parts to support the F404, J85 and TF34 aircraft engines for the U.S.... more
IndustryThe USA and EU appeal to WTO against the subsidies for the aerospace industry (2): the role of subsidies according to the analysts of the sector
Washington, USA - Experts would think that without the WTO's intervention the public support to the sector would unavoidably remain
Experts of the air trasnport sector and the analysts of the aerospace industry put forward important views about the commercial war between Boeing and Airbus, which has achieved now a turning point due... more
IndustryThe USA and EU appeal to WTO against the subsidies for the aerospace industry (2): "Without subsidies, Boeing cannot produce the 7E7"
Toulouse, France - It would have been stated by Airbus, in order to put into evidence the reasons for which the USA would have appealed to the WTO
Following the announcement by the USA of an appeal to the WTO (World Trade Organization) against the subsidies ensured by EU to its own aerospace industry and to the similar measure adopted by Brussels... more
IndustryThe USA and EU appeal to WTO against the subsidies for the aerospace industry
Brussels, Belgium - The United States and European Union choose to resort to the World Trade Organization's intervention to solve this matter
The United States had threatened it: "We will appeal to the WTO (World Trade Organization) to stop the subsidies granted by European Union to its aerospace industry" (see for details AVIONEWS). Actually,... more
IndustryDynCorp Technical Services awarded of a over 24 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-37, T-38A, TIA, and T-38C aircraft
DynCorp Technical Services, Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $24,561,258 fixed-price incentive (firm target) with award fee contract modification to provide for Maintenance of T-37, T-38A, TIA, and... more
IndustryGeneral Dynamics Advanced Information Systems awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AV-8B aircraft
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Bloomington, Minn., is being awarded a $5,639,390 ceiling-priced undefinitized contract action for full-rate production activities to protect the delivery... more
IndustryRobertson Aviation, LLC awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60S helicopter
Robertson Aviation, LLC*, Tempe, Ariz., is being awarded a $6,712,060 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of 40 auxiliary aft fuel tanks and 25 forward fuel tank part kits... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace sector: an appeal by USA and EU to the WTO is nearer
Washington, USA - The organization could anyway simply advice of avoiding to resort to subsidies in the future for both sides
It seems that the United States are not willing to wait that European Union accepts to modify the existing ruling on subsidies devoted to the aerospace industry. The USA should appeal to the WTO World... more
IndustryEads: US Racal Instruments has been acquired
Amsterdam, Holland - The European group would consider this as the first step in the strategy aimed to increase its presence in the defence sector in the USA
EADS achieves an important goal in its relevant strategy in order to increase its presence in the defence sector in Northern America. The purchase by the European aerospace group of a US company, specialized... more
IndustryBAe: debates and investigations on possible corruption cases
London, UK - Accuses for partiality addressed to Ministry of Defence's personnel besides slush funds for export could be announced soon
BAe would be in the centre of debates and investigations by British press and by London's Judges themselves in this period. Some interrogations would have recently been performed with reference to possible... more
IndustryTransatlantic Traders Inc. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For eight Sama CH-2000 aircraft
Transatlantic Traders Inc.*, Evansville, Ind., was awarded on Sept. 28, 2004, a $5,818,000 firm-fixed-price contract for eight SAMA CH-2000 Aircraft. Work will be performed in Amman, Jordan (87.45 percent)... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-64 Apache helicopter
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Sept. 28, 2004, a $10,280,917 firm-fixed-price contract for Post-Production Systems Support, Engineering Services/Studies, PQDRs and Crash/Battle... more
IndustryClark Construction Group LLC awarded of a over 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the 167th Airlift Wing Base
Clark Construction Group L.L.C., Bethesda, Md., was awarded on Sept. 28, 2004, a $16,083,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the conversion of the 167th Airlift Wing Base from C-130 to C-5 Aircraft. Work... more
IndustryTurbomeca: a leader together with Rolls Royce in Europe in the helicopter powerplant sector
Paris, France - The aircraft produced by Eurocopter are in particular purchased by several countries equipped with the engines of the well known producer
Turbomeca analyses the situation regarding the current market situation, a condition tha the company competent for the aeronautics engines sector considers as particularly good in this period. Actually,... more
IndustryBoeing: a noble industry
New York, Usa - Its employees played an important rule to assist the areas hardest hit by the recent American hurricanes
It seems that The Employees Community Fund of The Boeing Company (ECF) is the world's largest employee-directed charitable organization of its kind. Tony Bailey, Vice-President of Boeing's Community and... more
IndustryBoeing projects new airplanes in Ireland
Dublin, Ireland - For more than 300 aircraft and its worth of USD 22bn for the next 20 years
Ireland will require more than 300 new airplanes worth USD 22bn over the next 20 years, according to The Boeing Company’s annual forecast for the commercial airplane market. Single-aisle airplanes l... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: investments have been performed by steady financial bases
Rome, Italy - It would have been pointed out by the group's representatives with reference to the purchases and alliances under development
Finmeccanica's President and CEO, Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini, recently commented about the matter regarding the group's development, by putting into evidence how a clear decision on Finmeccanica 2 is going... more
IndustryRaytheon Space & Airborne Systems awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $5,901,012 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously awarded Basic Ordering Agreement (N00383-04-G-001H) for 18 AN/APG-73... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-4B aircraft
The Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $5,900,000 cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification to provide for Solaris 2.6 Beta 1 Correction for E-4B Aircraft 73-1677. At this time $1,974,815 of... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 18 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the B-1B aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif.,is being awarded a $18,086,734 firm -fixed price contract to provide for Overhaul of nine different types of servocylinders used on the B-1B aircraft. No funds... more
IndustryWTO. The war on subsidies between Airbus and Boeing could be fought in this battlefield (3): EU proves calm even in case of a US appeal
Brussels, Belgium - It would have ben underlined by the new European Commissioner for Trade, Peter Mandelson
European Commission would not appear excessively worried about the threats put forward by Washington regarding the matter of subsidies destined to the aerospace industry. The hypothesis of an appeal to... more
IndustryBoeing: deliveries in the third quarter in 2004
Washington, USA - The 737 and the F/A-18 as the most successful products of the US group
The US aerospace and defence leading company Boeing has unveiled the data regarding the deliveries of both civil and military aircraft during the third quarter in 2004. As far as it is concerned with the... more
IndustryFinmeccanica. An exponential growth by 2006 (2): "cooperating simultaneously with Boeing and Airbus is difficult but possible"
Rome, Italy - It would have been underlined by CEO Guarguaglini
Finmeccanica’s CEO, Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini, underlined recently the importance of the presence of the Italian group in the world. According to Finmeccanica’s CEO in fact, it is certainly true that it... more
IndustryWTO. The war on subsidies between Airbus and Boeing could be fought in this battlefield (2): risks for both the protagonists
Brussels, Belgium - EU Commission would have confirmed that both European Union and the USA would risk a condemnation by the WTO
European Commission would have commented again today about ther matter related to the mutual accuses for subsidies that Airbus and Boeing exchanged during the last months. According to some rumors then... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: an exponential growth by 2006
Rome, Italy - It would be indicated by the group's forecasts by considering the purchases and deals which could be achieved by this year
Finmeccanica's CEO, Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini, would have commented recently about the volume of business the group intends to reach by the next two years. The company would appear able to forecast a... more
IndustryBoeing: Ryanair celebrated the delivery of Next Generation 737 with new paint design
Seattle, Usa - Last Friday
Ryanair Chief Executive, Michael O'Leary, last Friday in Seattle took delivery from Boeing of two Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes, one with Boeing's distinctive blue commercial airplanes paint design.... more
IndustryWTO: the war on subsidies between Airbus and Boeing could be fought in this battlefield
Brussels, Belgium - The European aerospace group would be ready to fight by appealing to the Organization in case a similar initiative by the USA occurs
The struggle between the United States and European Union seems to become more and more hard with reference to the matter concerning the subsidies destined to aerospace industry (see for details AVIONEWS).... more
IndustryTanker affair: nine months in prison for Darleen Druyun
Washington, USA - The US leading aerospace company's employee was considered responsible of conspiracy
A rigid sentence for Darleen Druyun, a former employee of Boeing responsible for the provision of industrial top secret data. Druyun would have in fact sentenced to nine months in prison, with the addition... more
IndustryAstronautics Corp. awarded of a near 19 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15 aircraft
Astronautics Corp., Milwaukee, Wis., is being awarded a $18,807,176 firm fixed price contract to provide for 526 each, Horizontal Situation Indicator. This effort supports the F-15 aircraft. Total funds... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Aeronautical Co. awarded of a near 27 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 C/D aircraft
Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $26,970,000 firm fixed price contract to provide for Incorporation of Advanced Integrated Defense Electronics Warfare Systems (AIDEWS)... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 29 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Boeing 747-400 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $29,269,000 firm fixed price contract. This action is for the purchase of a Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure system and... more
IndustryBoeing Wichita Development and Mod Center awarded of a over 30 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the VC-25A aircraft
Boeing Wichita Development and Mod Center, Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $30,188,454 cost reimbursable, firm-fixed-price, and time and material contract modification to provide for the first year of... more
IndustryEads North America Defence Company: more efforts for the promotion of defence products in the USA
Arlington, USA - The new firm to be owned by Eads North America anyway
Eads North America has been updated. The European aerospace group would have in fact attended to create a specific specialized section for the defence sector in Northern America, named Eads North America... more
IndustryTensions still exist between the USA and the EU about subsidies for the aerospace industry
Washington, USA - Both sides would not appear willing to favour reciprocal concessions on such matter
The United States and European Union would be carrying on talks aimed to solve the matter related to the supposed public subsidies destined to the respective aerospace industries, with particular reference... more
IndustryBoeing: Taeco's participation in the B-747/400 Special Freighter program
Seattle, Usa - To modify 20 additional airplanes
Boeing is increasing Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd’s (TAECO) participation in the 747-400 Special Freighter program by contracting with the China-based company to modify 20 additional a... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 23 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47F
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2004, a $23,684,986 fixed-price-incentive-fee contract for long lead items in support of the CH-47F. Work will be performed in Philadelphia,... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 29 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-47G aircraft
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2004, a $29,068,132 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for long lead items in support of the MH-47G. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa., and... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 87 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47C to CH-47D
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2004, an $87,599,592 firm-fixed-price contract for remanufacture of three CH-47C to CH-47D Model Aircraft. Work will be performed in Philadelphia,... more
IndustryBoeing awards Xi’an Aircraft contract to supply "Floor Beams"
Seattle, Usa - For the B-747/400 Special Freighter
Boeing said China’s Xi'an Aircraft Industry Company will supply floor beams for the 747-400 Special Freighter, a program to convert passenger airplanes into freighters. The beams will be used to strengthen t... more
IndustryEmbraer: agreement with Air Canada for the purchase of forty-five EMB-190s
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Options for another forty-five airplanes of the same model
Embraer yesterday announced that Air Canada has signed a purchase agreement for 45 EMBRAER 190 aircraft. The purchase agreement, contingent upon Air Canada’s emergence from the Companies’ Creditor Arr... more