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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
IndustryAerospace and defence industry in Greece: between quick growth and cooperation limits
Athens, Greece - A sector characterized by efforts aimed to satisfy most of all the national exigencies
The case of Greek aerospace and defence industry is certainly a relevant one when considered within the important financial efforts in the defence sector, following the tragic events occurred on September... more
IndustryEmbraer attends "ERA 2004 Convention"
Vienna, Austria - A workshop arranged in Vienna by the Regional airline association of the Old Continent
Embraer was attending the "European Regions Airline Association 2004 Convention", a workshop arranged by ERA, the association that assembles the European regional airlines. The event that is set in Austria,... more
IndustryKing Aerospace Inc. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-9 aircraft
King Aerospace Inc., Panama City, Fla., is being awarded a $8,235,000 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for Full Contractor Logistics Support for the E-9 aircraft, Exercise of Option IV... more
IndustryM7 Aerospace awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-26 aircraft
M7 Aerospace, LP, San Antonio, Texas, is being awarded a $11,200,000 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for Full Contractor Logistics Support for the C-26 Army National Guard and Air National... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engines awarded of a near 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-110/100 engine
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $12,959,435.10 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for Augmenter Exhaust Nozzles, 30 each Air Force Requirements Applicable... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 15 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $15,465,000 firm fixed price contract to provide Combat Loss Replacement (CLR). The Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM)... more
IndustryBoeing awards MHI contract to supply cargo doors
Seattle, Usa - For the 747-400 Special Freighter
Boeing yesterday said Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will supply the main-deck cargo door and surround structure for the 747-400 Special Freighter, a program to convert passenger airplanes into freighters.... more
IndustryUSA' aerospace industry aims to an appeal to the WTO against subsidies in favour of Airbus
Washington, USA - Some representatives of this sector would be trying to lead American Government to perform such step soon
Some representatives from the US aerospace industry would be trying to lead the current American Government to perform the important and significant step towards an appeal to the WTO (World Trade Organization)... more
IndustryNCOIC: a consortium exclusively dedicated to the Network Centricity
Washington, USA - Boeing, Eads, Lockheed Martin, Finmeccanica and Northrop Grumman among the 28 cooperating companies
One had realized since a quite long time that the integration and linking degree offered by the philosophy on which the entire network centric theory is based was an impressive one regarding sensors and... more
IndustryRaytheon Technical Services Co. awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
Raytheon Technical Services Co., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $12,500,000 ceiling priced order under previously awarded contract (N00383-00-G-015F) for procurement of 63 various components for... more
IndustryBoeing yesterday began the major assembly of world's longest-range jetliner
Washington, Usa - It's a model of the family B-777/200
Boeing mechanics yesterday began assembling the first 777-200LR (Longer Range) passenger airplane, which will fly farther than any commercial jetliner. The world’s longest-range passenger airplane, t... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Apache helicopter
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Sept. 16, 2004, an $8,744,528 firm-fixed-price contract for composite rotor blades for the Apache Helicopter Program. Work will be performed... more
IndustryRolls-Royce Defense Services Inc. awarded of a over 60 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the engines
Rolls-Royce Defense Services Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $60,157,394 fixed-price modification to a previously awarded requirements contract (N00019-03-D-0012) to exercise an option for... more
IndustrySimula Aerospace & Defense Group Inc. awarded of a over 3 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter
Simula Aerospace & Defense Group Inc., Phoenix, Ariz., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2004, a delivery order amount of $3,237,000 as part of a $17,423,975 firm-fixed-price contract for 130 aircraft pilot seats... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the missiles
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $9,958,168 firm fixed price contract modification. This action will exercise an option of 11 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) Air Intercept... more
IndustryAlan Manes Machine awarded of a near 17 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15 aircraft
Alan Manes Machine, Fort Collins Colo., is being awarded a $16,872,693.16 firm fixed price contract to provide for two line items of F-15 titanium pylon wing ribs (NSNs 1560-01-500-4283FX and 1560-01-5005502FX)... more
IndustryUnited Technologies awarded a over 28 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-100 engine
United Technologies, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $28,650,088 firm fixed price contract to provide for High Pressure Turbine Case, (stock number-2840-01502-6781NZ P/N: 4087195,) 1,000 each,... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18C/D/E/F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo. is being awarded a $6,590,000 not-to-exceed modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive/award-fee contract... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems Integration awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60R aircraft
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $5,286,243 firm-fixed-priced delivery order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N68335-02-G-3023) for the procurement... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-2C aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $5,490,530 firm-fixed-price order against a previously awarded Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-04-G-0003) for spares acquisition for Japan Air... more
IndustryL3 Communications awarded of a 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-135R aircraft
L3 Communications, Greenville, Texas, is being awarded a $20,000,000 firm fixed price contract to provide for the modification of single KC-135R aircraft to support test aerial refueling missions, communications,... more
IndustryAirbus: tested the plan that will concur the cellular aboard (2). Fcc is doubtful
Paris, France, - USA Telecommunications Authority objects the test has not been carried out under its supervision
The plan about cellular aboard airplanes came to nothing: the Federal Communications Commission in fact would not be sufficiently convinced about the goodness of the test made from Airbus (see news AVIONEWS)... more
IndustryAirbus: no support for microsoft in front of European Court of Justice
Brussels, Belgium - It would have been underlined by the European aerospace group regarding the judicial problems suffered by the American company
Airbus would have firmly given the lie to the rumors which indicated it as a Microsoft's supporter, dealing with the matter concerning the European Court of Justice's sentence for the US company leading... more
IndustrySecurity and air traffic control: the new US President will have to attend to such sectors
Washington, USA - It is what producers and other protagonists of the American air transport sector hope
US aerospace industry is more and more focusing on the programmes shown by the two US Presidency candidates to the country. The major companies of this sector would have realized how both Bush and Kerry... more
IndustryEmbraer delivered first EMB-170 to Republic Airways Holdings
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The aircraft will enter operation with United Express by mid-October
Embraer yesterday delivered the first EMBRAER 170 to Republic Airways Holdings. Republic has orders for 22 EMBRAER 170s and options for 28, all of which are set to serve United Airlines through United... more
IndustryFREMM frigates: the difficult choice between the Avio's and the Rolls Royce's engines
Rome, Italy - According to Italian unions, the product offered by the Italian company would have a better cost-effectiveness
Italian trade unions' environment would be quite worried about the future orders for the engines destinated to the new Italian and French FREMM frigates. It seems in fact that two are the candidates: Avio... more
IndustryAn aerospace pole in Puglia thanks to the 7E7 Dreamliner?
Foggia, Italy - Puglia Region and Foggia Province would have invited Alenia Aeronautica to manufacture the aircraft's fuselage in such territory
The future of the aerospace industry involving Puglia Region's economy in Italy, could depend on the possibility for manufacturing just in such territory some fuselage's components of the new Boeing 7E7... more
IndustryAirbus: tested the plan that will concur the cellular aboard
Paris, France - To telephone in flight could already be possible from 2006
Airbus, the greatest European airplane constructor, would have adjust a plan that would concur from 2006 the cellular telephones use aboard its flights. The tests have been made on A-320, aboard of which... more
IndustryCorporate Research Foundation: EADS relies on R&D
Paris, France - The European aerospace group would intend to increase its own efforts for research activities with the creation of a foundation
The European aerospace group EADS proved able to destinate a 17% of the annual total revenues in 2003 to R&D. Now, considering the great role that such strategy played in encouraging the quick rise of... more
IndustryBoeing: Kenya Airways signed agreement for Component Services Program
Johannesburg, South Africa - The carrier is the sixth customer of this program
Boeing and Kenya Airways last Monday said the airline is the sixth customer of the Component Services Program offered jointly by Boeing and Air France Industries, which provides fast access to critical... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $7,432,444 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for 60 7.62mm crew armor mission kits consisting of armor mats (group B), installation... more
IndustryBoeing are thinking about an agreement with Libya
Washington, USA - This summer it has arrived the Washington go-ahead and today it has been abolished the sanctions
Boeing would be dealing a possible agreement with Libya for the national airline, after to have received this summer the go-ahead from Washington. Tripoli in fact would have reported the last June that... more
IndustryL-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC awarded of a near 47 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-2, T-39, and H-3 aircraft
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a firm-fixed price, cost-reimbursable indefinite delivery requirements contract with an estimated value of $46,991,086 to provide... more
IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a over 21 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47D "Chinook" helicopter
Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Ariz., was awarded on Sept. 14, 2004, a delivery order amount of $21,500,000 as part of a $47,800,000 firm-fixed-price contract for commercial maintenance and overhaul... more
IndustryA new Indian-American deal in the aerospace and energy sectors
New Dheli, India - Nuclear energy, advanced technologically products and space as the sectors of common interest
Next Steps in the Strategic Partnership (NSSP): this is the name of the new cooperation agreement in the aerospace and energy sectors recently signed by India and the United States. The diplomatic frictions... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded an $8,509,132 priced order under a basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-00-G-0001) for procurement of line items supporting the F-404... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 E/F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $8,720,980 ceiling priced cost plus fixed fee delivery order against a previously awarded Basic... more