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IndustryPIAGGIO: NEW BUSINESS CENTER IN USA AND FRANCE
GENOA, In the occasion of the annual NBAA convention, which will take place in New Orleans from October 10 to 12, Piaggio industry will officially announce the birth of Piaggio America, a necessary... more
IndustrySECOND P-180 FOR FERRARI
GENOA, The selling contract for the second Piaggio P-180 "Avanti", with Ferrari's livery displayed on the tail, was signed a few days ago. So shortly after the victory in Monza, Ferrari decided to... more
IndustryCONTINENTAL AIRLINES CHANGES ORDER
SEATTLE, Continental Airline announced the replacement of an order for two Boeing 767-400ER, scheduled for 2004, with two 777-200ER, delivered in 2002. The industry announced the two aircrafts will be... more
IndustryU.S. AEROSPACE ORDERS ARE TAKING OFF
USA, The U.S. aerospace industry booked firm orders of $32.4 billion in June, blowing past the previous high water mark of $20.7 billion in November 1997. In this way June’s record order levels boosted o... more
IndustryBAE-MARCONI: 55 MILLION SAVINGS THIS YEAR
LONDON, The last year merger between BAe Systems and Marconi met its target: BAe is expected to report £55 million savings this year. Profits before tax for the six months of the year increased to £214 m... more
IndustryTHOMSON CSF: NO COMMENT ABOUT ALLIANCE WITH ALENIA AND EADS
PARIS, Thomson-CSF didn't released official statement about the possible alliance with Alenia and EADS, the avionic defense and aerospace giant. The alliance would include only planning and radar manufacturing.... more
IndustryTHOMSON-CSF RISES SALES BUT LOWERS PROFITS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2000
PARIS, Thomson-csf, the industry manufacturing electronic devices for aircraft, closed the first half of the year with a rising 29% selling profit for Euro 202 million. The sale incresed 15%, Euro 3,2... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE TRENT 500 ENGINE: TESTS WERE SUCCESFULL
LONDON, Rolls-Royce Trent 500, the engine that will power Airbus A340 jetliner, passed succesfully the first scheduled tests. Since June, 29 flights have been made as a trial test, for a total of 49... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER SELLS CHALLENGER 604 TO SOUTH AFRICAN OPERATOR
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA, Kangra Aviation Partnership, based in Pretoria, South Africa, placed an order to Bombardier Aerospace to purchase a Challenger 604 business jet. 506 units of this jet have been... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER OPENS NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN CHINA
BEIJING, CHINA, The canadian Bombardier Aerospace opened an Area Spares Distribution centre in Beijing, China, to serve the growing chinese customer market which uses chiefly CRJ200 regional jet and Q400... more
IndustryMD HELICOPTERS WARNS CUSTOMERS OF UNAPPROVED PARTS
MESA, ARIZONA, MD Helicopters released a statement to warn customers of an increase in the number of helicopter parts being sold in the marketplace by unapproved vendors. The danger is that in that... more
IndustryBOEING GETS FAA APPROVAL FOR BUINESS JET WING EXTENSIONS
SEATTLE, FAA has granted "Supplemental Type Certificate" approval for Aviation Partners Boeing's "blended winglets", upward-swept extensions to airplane wings currently offered on the Boeing Business Jet... more
Industry15,400 NEW AIRCRAFT WORTH USS 1,3 NEEDED OVER NEXT 20 YEARS
TOULOUSE, Almost 15,400 new airliners and freighters valued at US$1,3 trillion will be required by passenger and cargo airlines during the next 20 years. The new was reported by Global Market Forecast... more
IndustryALENIA-EADS-THOMSON: NEW PARTNERSHIP TO EQUIP AIRCRAFTS WITH RADAR
PARIS, Alenia, Eads and Thomson-Csf are on the verge of conlcluding a strategic alliance which will make the three avionic industries closer. The target would be the settlement of a european centre of... more
IndustryBRAZIL: $1,3 BILLION FINE FOR HELPING EMBRAER
SAO PAULO, The World Trade Organization fined Brazil for $1,3 million for having helped the export of Embraer's planes with government funds. As it is known, Embraer belongs to the government. Bombardier,... more
IndustryPEKING IS UNWORRIED: EADS MISSILES TO SINGAPORE
PARIS, No worries for Peking officials, Eads, the aerospace and defense giant wil sell sea-to-sea missiles to Singapore and not not Taiwan, as it was believed at the beginning of a delicate and almost... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE AND SNECMA ALLY IN ENGINE AIRBUS PROJECT
LONDRA, Rolls-Royce and french Snecma had signed an agreement to establish a joint venture company together with other four companies, Fiat, MTU, ITP e TechSpace Aero, to project a turpo-prop engine for... more
IndustryBFGOODRICH AEROSPACE PARTNERS WITH BOEING TO SUPPLY IFQT TO B737 E B747
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, BFGoodrich Aerospace has partnered with Boeing to supply Isolated Fuel Quantity Transmitter systems to B737 and B747. They have been developed to meet the requirements of Airworthiness... more
IndustryKAMAN AEROSPACE RENEWS CONTRACT WITH BOEING
BLOOMFIELD, CUNNECTICUT, kaman Aerospace Corp. announced it has received a follow on contract with Boeing to supply structural parts of commercial airliners. The agreement has a potential value of $98... more
IndustryFINNAIR CONSOLIDATES ORDERS FOR A-320-FAMILY AIRCRAFTS
TOULOSE, Finnair have ordered six aircraft from Airbus' A-320 family, including two A-319s and four A320s, scheduled for delivery from 2002. The order consolidates the finnish carrier's move to a complete... more
IndustryVIETNAM AIRLINES TO LEASE 4 MORE PLANES
HANOI, Vietnam Airlines announced it will lease 4 more planes, two Boeing 767s and two ATR-72s. The jets will be used for domestic and international routes. The airline is going to lease even some Airbus... more
IndustryILFC LEASING 8 BOEING JETLINERS
SEATTLE, International Lease Finance Corporation has placed order for 8 Boeing: six 737 jets with Dutch carrier Transavia Airlines and two widebody 777's with brazilian Varig. The 737s will be powered... more
IndustryBLACKLIST FOR USA INDUSTRIES INFRINGING LAWS
WASHINGTON, Three primary USA agencies, GSA, DOD and Nasa have jointly issued a proposed rule to disallow the industries infringing federal laws (about taxes, labor, environment, antitrust and others)... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER EARNINGS UP 24% IN SECOND QUARTER
CANADA, Bombardier saw a 24 per cent rise in second quarter earnings. The canadian industry said those profits were due to buoyant aerospace operations. Net income rose to US$142.2 million. more
IndustryFAIRCHILD DORNIER IS PLANNING NEW 728JET
GERMANY, Fairchild Dornier is working at plan of its new 728 JET in the production centre in Germany. GECAS has already 50 firm orders of this 70-seater aircraft, Lufhtansa has 50 firm orders. The first... more
IndustryFRENCH AEROSPACE FIRMS WIN CONTRACT WITH GREECE
PARIS, French aerospace firms, Dessault Aviation, Thomson-CSF and anglo-french Matra-BAE, in a joint statement, won a contract to supply 15 Mirage 2000 to the greek military. The agreement involves also... more
IndustryROLSS-ROYCE SEEKING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ON ENGINE FOR A3XX
LONDON, Rolls-Royce is likely to seek government support to develop its engine Trent 900 to power super-jumbo A3XX. Those supports would cover a third of the engine's costs. The engine maker said it will... more
IndustryNEIL ARMSTRONG NAMED CHAIRMAN OF EDO
NEW YORK, Neil Armstrong, who became the first man to walk on the moon, was named chairman of EDO Corp. Armstrong was chairman of AIL Technology, which mergered with EDO. more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE WINS CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES AND AMERICAN EAGLE
USA, Rolls-Royce won engine orders, worth a total of $200 million, to power aircraft ordered by American Airways and American Eagle. The english company will provide Trent 800 engines for six Boeing 777s... more
IndustryBOEING SIGNED STRATEGIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH TWO RUSSIAN COMPANIES
SEATTLE, Boeing recently signed strategic cooperation agreement with two russian companies. They are Ilyushin Aviation Complex and Verkhnaya Salda Metallurgical Production, titanium producer. more
IndustryNEW BOEING NEXT GENERATION 737-900 TOOK ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT
SEATTLE, The newest Boeing Next generation 737-900 took yesterday its maiden flight. It is painted in red, white and blue Boeing livery, and will be delivered to launch customer Alaska Airlines in April... more
IndustryBOEING ANNOUNCED TO BUY DATA SUPPLIER CONTINENTAL GRAPHICS
SEATTLE, Boeing announced yesterday it will buy Continental Graphics, a digital information provider specialising in illustrated parts catalogues and maintenance documents for the aviation industry. The... more
IndustryTHOMSON WINS NOD TO SUPPLY SIMULATORS FOR TIGER HELICOPTER
PARIS, Thomson Training & Simulation won the nod to supply simulators and training equipment for aircrews on the franco-german Tiger helicopter. The work is worth up to 300 million euros, 276.8 USD. more
IndustryIS TURBO-DIESEL ENGINE FUTURE IN AVIATION ?
OSHKOSH, USA, Pursuing the research of diesel engine for aviation, which should eliminate lead pollution due to avio fuel 100LL, are featuring in Oshkosh the french SMA with diesel engine SR 305 installed... more
IndustryGE AND LOCKHEED MARTIN TO DEVELOP NEW GENERATION OF ENGINE CONTROLS FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
JOHNSON CITY, NEW YORK, GE Aircraft Engines has selected Lockheed Martin Control Systems to work on development of a new generation of electronic controls for commercial engines. Lockheed Martin will work... more
IndustryNEW TILTROTOR FROM BELL
FARNBOROUGH, Bell Helicopter announced at Farnborough 2000 exhibition that it has scooped up to $6 million in U. S. government funding to press ahead with studies of a next-generation quad tiltrotor... more
IndustryGECAS SIGNS COMMITMENT FOR 42 AIRBUS
FRANCIA, Ge Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has signed a commitment for 42 Airbus, 30 A318 and 12 A320, which will be powered with CFM56-5B engines. The aircrafts will be delivered in mid-2003. The deal... more
IndustryAGUSTA-WESTLAND MERGER: THE SHARES
FARNBOROUGH, The historic merger, letting one of the biggest helicopter group in the world to be born, has Agusta owning 100% of the new company with its shares: 50% of EH industries, (EH 101 program),... more
IndustryAMERICA WEST ORDERS NEW A319 AIRCRAFTS
FRANCE, America West Airlines has decided to expand its fleet with an order for additional four A319s. All the aircrafts will be delivered in 2001. Noel Forgeard, Chief Executive Officer of Airbus, said... more
IndustryPIAGGIO: NEWS FROM FARNBOROUGH
FARNBOROUGH, Piaggio Aero Industries, participating to Farnborough exhibition with one P-180 Avanti, Ferrari's livery, released some details about its production. The company of Genoa has orders for... more
IndustryKUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE TO ACQUIRE FOUR NEW AIRBUS A320-200
FARNBOROUGH, La Kuwait Finance House announced the intention to acquire four new Airbus A320-200s. The aircrafts, valued 200 million USD, will be deliverd over a two-year period commencing from... more
IndustryPIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES: A NEW COMPANY
FARNBOROUGH, Piaggio Aero Industries, after the take over of Industrie Aeronautiche Meccaniche Rinaldo Piaggio, released some informations about its industry: we consider the turnover has increased from... more
IndustryS.A.L.E. ORDERS MORE A320 AIRCRAFT
FARNBOROUGH, Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise, (S.A.L.E.) signed a contract with Airbus Industrie to purchase other 11 aircrafts, eight A320 and three A319. They will be delivered at the end o... more
IndustryPIAGGIO CONTINUES THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ROLLS-ROYCE
FARNBOROUGH, In the occasion of the aeronautic exhibition of Farnborough, Piaggio Aero industries of Genoa announced it will continue its partnership, spanning more than 35 years, with Rolls-Royce, which... more
IndustryAGUSTAWESTLAND: FINALISED THE JOINT VENTURE
FARNBOROUGH, Finmeccanica Joint-Stock Company and GKN today announced they have finalised the agreement for merger between Agusta and Westland. Each company will own 50% of the joint venture, the new... more
IndustryBOEING AND AIRBUS COLLECTING ORDERS FOR 18 BILLION USD
FARNBOROUGH, The two big rival companies collected a relevant number of orders for aircrafts of their production. In all, 171 planes have been ordered, 114 for Boeing, valued 12 billion USD, included 48... more
IndustryCESSNA WRAPS -UP CITATION CJ2 MOC UP AT FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW
FARNBOROUGH, The new Citation CJ2 international mock-up was launched by Cessna at Farnborough Air Show. Company's Director of International Sales, Trevor Esling, said "we believe the Farnborough... more
IndustryAERMACCHI CONFIRMS NEW PROJECT FOR TRAINER
FARNBOROUGH, Collaborating with russian companies Yakovlev and Sokol, the italian Aermacchi confirmed today the intention of making a new trainer based on AEM-130 produced by Yak and Aermacchi. This new... more
IndustryFINNAIR SIGNS CONTRACT FOR A319 AND A320 FROM AIRBUS
FRANCE, Finnair signed a contract with Airbus to buy six aircrafts, four A320 and two A319. The planes will be delivered in 2002 and will be operated on the carrier's european scheduled network. more
IndustryILFC SIGNS MAJOR AIRBUS AIRCRAFT DEAL
FRANCE, International Lease Finance Corporation has signed a letter of Intent for 87 Airbus aircraft, 62 A320, 20 A330-200, 5 A3XX. Both the parts showed their satisfaction with the commitment. more