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IndustryMitsubishi Aircraft opened Seattle Engineering Center (SEC)
Seattle, USA - To accelerate industry’s conformity activities and provide prompt flight test support
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation opened and started full operations of the Seattle Engineering Center (SEC) in Seattle, Washington, an engineering arm of its subsidiary, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation... more
IndustryMyanmar National Airlines takes delivery of its first ATR-72/600 airplane
Toulouse, France - The airline had booked an order for six models in 2014
The national flag carrier Myanmar National Airlines (previously known as Myanma Airways), took delivery of its first ATR-72/600 today. The airline, which currently operates a fleet of three -72/500s, two... more
IndustryAirplanes and helicopters. Finmeccanica: the BoD resolved to start the statutory steps to implement the Group divisionalisation
Rome, Italy - Furthermore, its Articles of Association shall be not amended
Earlier today the Board of Directors of Finmeccanica resolved to commence the statutory corporate steps to implement the Group’s New Organizational and Operating Model, whose guidelines were approved b... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi completes flight-tests of C-27J battlefield airplane with new winglets
Turin, Italy - One of a series of product developments underway
Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi has completed dedicated flight-testing following the modification to add winglets to the C-27J battlefield airlifter configuration, one of a series of product developments... more
IndustryAirbus DS and LM to upgrade German Navy P-3C Orion aircraft fleet
Madrid, Spain - The companies will make it on eight airplanes, under the terms of an eight-year contract signed
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) together with its team partner Lockheed Martin Overseas Services Corporation (LMOSC) are to undertake a Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) -re-winging- of the German Navy fleet of P-3C... more
IndustryAirplanes and mergers. GKN acquires Fokker for EUR 706 million
Londron, UK - The completion by the end of the year
GKN Aerospace announced today that it has agreed to acquire Fokker Technologies Group BV from Arle Capital for an enterprise value of € 706 million (£499 million). The acquisition of Fokker further en... more
IndustryFinmeccanica-Selex ES: contract to provide a “Low Level Radar” System for air surveillance and defence to Qatar
Rome, Italy - The supply is composed of a network of KRONOS and associated command and control centres
Finmeccanica-Selex ES will supply to the Qatar Armed Forces an air surveillance and defence system to safeguard the airspace of the Country. The contract, worth some hundreds of millions euro, has been... more
IndustryIndra set to deliver GTA an A-320 airplane simulator for its pilot training center in Jakarta
Rome, Italy - Higher air traffic in the region is leading airlines here to hire more pilots and offer more training
Indra has signed a new contract with the Spanish pilot training company GTA to supply an A-320 airplane simulator to the new GTA training center near Jakarta airport, Indonesia. The simulator will be... more
IndustryBoeing formalized MOA with Japanese partners for -777X airplane
Tokyo, Japan - The industry will purchase goods and services from Japan until 2020 for USD 36 billion
Boeing and key Japanese partners JAI (Japan Aircraft Industries) and JADC (Japan Aircraft Development Corporation) today signed a formal agreement for significant work on new B-777X airplane. The agreement... more
IndustryAirplanes. Boeing reports Second-Quarter Results
Chicago, Usa - Revenue increased 11 percent to $24.5 billion reflecting record commercial deliveries
Boeing reports second-quarter results. The highlights are: -- Revenue increased 11 percent to $24.5 billion reflecting record commercial deliveries -- Core EPS (non-GAAP) of $1.62; GAAP EPS of... more
IndustryRR Trent 700 engines worth $930m selected by IAFC for 20 A-330 aircraft
Rome, Italy - The engine has been chosen for the most part of the freighters in service
Rolls-Royce has been selected by International AirFinance Corporation (IAFC) to provide Trent 700 engines, worth $930m, for 20 A-330 Regional aircraft. The Trent 700 is the clear market "Leader" on... more
IndustryRolls-Royce TotalCare services selected by Saudi Arabian Airlines for A-330 airplanes
Rome, Italy - Worth USD 1.3 billion
Rolls-Royce has been selected by SAUDIA, the national carrier of Saudi Arabia to provide long-term TotalCare engine service support, worth $1.3 billion, for 20 A-330 Regional aircraft. The Trent 700... more
IndustryAVIC Joy Air Holdings orders 20 Cessna Grand Caravan EX Amphibian aircraft
Oshkosh, USA - The airplanes are expected to start being delivered later this year
Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc. yesterday announced an agreement with Zhoushan AVIC Joy Air General Air Co., Ltd. for 20 Cessna Grand Caravan EX Amphibian aircraft. The airplanes... more
IndustryHelicopters. Lockheed Martin to Acquire Sikorsky Aircraft (2), and Conduct Strategic Review of IT and Technical Services Businesses
Bethesda, Usa - Corporation takes actions to shape portfolio for future growth
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sikorsky Aircraft, a world leader in military and commercial rotary-wing aircraft, for $9.0 billion. The price is effectively... more
IndustryHelicopters and defense. Lockheed Martin purchases Sikorsky
Bethesda, USA - And the AW military sector?
Latest news, it is a real bomb for the world of the global industry of the high technology and of defense. A business operation that changes the industrial balances of the sector at worldwide, making heavily... more
IndustryHelicopters. Finmeccanica-AW: "Make matters worse". "The bad affair" of the South Korea
Rome, Italy - Once again in the bribe cyclone in the tender won for the AW-159 in 2013. The end of the inquiry in December
An admiral in prison, three officials arrested and a former minister investigated. These are the facts that have created the "Case", an inquiry for bribe ongoing in South Korea, and that sees in the middle... more
IndustryEurofighter Typhoon aircraft delivers 300,000 reliable flying hours
Hallbergmoos, Germany - 438 planes in service, 7 customers, 22 operating units, backbone of five European Air Forces
Eurofighter Typhoon has now achieved more than 300,000 flying hours since the entry-into-service of its worldwide fleet. Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH confirmed the milestone today adding that, with 571... more
IndustryAirplanes. Embraer reaches record backlog in 2Q15
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The main highlights of the quarter in firm orders announced at the "Paris Air Show"
In the end of the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15), Embraer’s firm order backlog reached USD 22.9 billion, the highest level in the Company’s history. At the end of the previous qu... more
IndustryAirplanes. Flight-test of Eurofighter aerodynamic upgrades completed
Seville, Spain - Modifications boost agility and weapons-carrying capability
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed flight-testing of a package of aerodynamic upgrades to the Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role fighter that promises to enhance further the aircraft’s agility a... more
IndustryThales Alenia Space: its Poseidon-4 altimeter chosen by Airbus DS for Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 mission
Rome, Italy - The industry announced today that it has signed the first part of a contract
Thales Alenia Space announced today that it has signed the first part of a contract with Airbus Defense and Space to supply Poseidon-4 spaceborne radar altimeters. These instruments will be installed on... more
IndustryFirst A350 XWB for Cathay Pacific is taking shape
Toulouse, France - The aircraft is scheduled for delivery early next year
Assembly of the first A-350/900 airplane for Cathay Pacific Airways is progressing well at Airbus’ A-350 XWB Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. Following the fuselage section joining phase, t... more
IndustryAirbus Foundation makes donation for Nepal earthquake victims; in addition helicopter flight hours
Toulouse, France - Two air transport missions and assessment satellite imagery to the humanitarian community
Tom Enders, Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Group and Chairman of the Airbus Foundation, yesterday handed over a cheque for € 121,296 to Birgitte Olsen, Head of Global Logistics Service at the International F... more
IndustrySaab signs contract with Airbus for new composites work on A-330neo airplane
Linkoping, Sweden - The NEO is a further development of the model and will be introduced to the market in
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with Airbus to become a supplier of composite work on the A-330neo programme. This contract is Saab’s first work package on the A-330neo and gives S... more
IndustryThe demonstrator of the first ATR-72 "Green" airplane takes off
Toulouse, France - The improvements developed today from these tests will eventually benefit all regional aircraft tomorrow
The “Green” ATR-72 aircraft prototype today made the first flight of the “Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (CS JTI)” test campaign. CS JTI is a measure adopted by the European Parliament to support... more
IndustryElbit Systems and ATR sign an agreement for the Integration of ClearVision EFVS with the New SKYLENS Wearable Display Onboard ATR -600s Aircraft
Toulouse, France - The new solution will enable ATR-600 regional turboprops to take-off and land in low visibility conditions
Elbit Systems Ltd. and the regional turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR announced today the signature of an agreement for integrating ClearVision Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) with the SKYLENS wearable... more
IndustryMilitary airplanes. Selex ES receives contract to provide Gabbiano radar for Brazilian KC- 390s
Rome, Italy - Deliveries will begin this year
Finmeccanica-Selex ES has received a contract from Embraer Defense & Security to provide an undisclosed number of Gabbiano T20 radar systems for the KC-390 transport aircraft procured by the Brazilian... more
IndustryAerospace: INDRA expands the GALILEO ground segment with a new station in French Polinesia
Madrid, Spain - Deployed all Telecommand and Telecontrol stations and navigation data Up-link stations that manage system satellites
Indra has just been awarded a contract for the deployment in Papeete (French Polynesia) of a new Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) Station, which will expand the ground segment of the European global... more
IndustryFinmeccanica-Selex ES: release of smallest-ever thermal pixels
Rome, Italy - Produces a 1280x1024 resolution image in total darkness
Finmeccanica – Selex ES has announced its latest infrared technology, a detector made up of more than a million individual infrared pixels – each less than 1/12th the thickness of a human hair. The new... more
IndustryBoeing forecasts demand for 38,050 new airplanes over the next 20 years
Seattle, USA - Valued at USD 5.6 trillion
Boeing projects a demand for 38,050 new airplanes over the next 20 years, an increase of 3.5 percent from last year's forecast. The industry released its annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) yesterday,... more
IndustryTunisair takes delivery of its first A-330/200 airplane
Toulouse, France - The airline continues the development of its fleet with the introduction of this new type of aircraft
On the occasion of the visit by Tunisia’s Minister of Transport, Mahmoud Ben Romdhane to Toulouse, Tunisia’s national airline, Tunisair, took delivery of its first A-330/200 in Toulouse on 9 June, thu... more
IndustryTelespazio France, e-GEOS, POST and HITEC Luxembourg invest in an EarthLab
Lusembourg, Luxembourg - It is a center dedicated to industrial and environmental risk monitoring
Telespazio France, e-GEOS, POST Luxembourg and HITEC Luxembourg invest in an EarthLab center dedicated to industrial and environmental risk monitoring Telespazio France, e-GEOS, the wholly state-owned... more
IndustryAtlantic Airways firms up order for one A-320 airplane
Toulouse, France - Airline becomes new customer for this model
Atlantic Airways, based in the Faroe Islands has signed a firm order for one new A-320 airplane. With this order the airline becomes a new customer for this model. The aircraft will be delivered at the... more
IndustryVietnam Airlines first A-350XWB airplane takes to the sky
Toulouse, France - With its distinctive blue and gold lotus livery
The first A-350 XWB for Vietnam Airlines has completed its first flight in Toulouse last June 1st bearing the airline’s distinctive blue and gold lotus livery. The aircraft will now enter the final p... more
IndustryNATO AGS aircraft (2): Finmeccanica plays a key role in the programme (Global Hawk Block 40)
Rome, Italy - Selex ES is involved in the system’s ground segment
As the first NATO AGS (Alliance Ground Surveillance) aircraft rolls out yesterday in a ceremony at Northrop Grumman Corporation’s aircraft integration centre in Palmdale, CA, Finmeccanica–Selex ES is... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman: NATO's AGS aircraft first unveiled (VIDEO)
Palmdale, USA - To expand ISR capability
Expanding NATO's joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability, Northrop Grumman Corporation and its industry partners together with NATO leaders unveiled the first NATO Alliance... more
IndustryAirplanes and security. Indra will install its radard in the airports of Karachi and Lahore, Pakistan
Rome, Italy - In the viewpoint of the technological renewal of both airports, upon decision by Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has awarded Indra the renewal of its radar systems serving the international airports of Jinnah in Karachi and of Allama Iqbal in Lahore. The company will... more
IndustrySuperJet International’s financing package awarded as the “Export Credit Deal of the Year”
Venice, Italy - From Air Finance Journal
During the 16th Annual Air Finance Journal Deals of the Year Awards Dinner, SuperJet International (SJI) –joint-venture between Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi and Sukhoi Holding– received the “Export Credi... more
IndustryBoeing starts assembly of first B-737 MAX airplane
Washington, Usa - To date, the plane has 2,720 orders from 57 customers worldwide
Boeing employees in Renton, Wash. have started building the first 737 MAX aircraft on schedule. Last week, employees started to assemble the wings for the first 737 MAX flight test airplane. Wings are... more
IndustrySaab signs Remote Tower contract with the Irish Aviation Authority
Linkoping, Sweden - A centre to Dublin Airport and the corresponding installations at Cork and Shannon Airport
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) to deliver a Remote Tower Centre to Dublin Airport and the corresponding remote tower installations at Cork... more
IndustryAirbus Group established venture capital fund and innovation center in Silicon Valley
Toulouse, France - Tim Dombrowski to head ventures and Paul Eremenko to lead Silicon Valley Business Innovation Center
Airbus Group is establishing a Corporate venture capital fund, dubbed Airbus Group Ventures, as well as a technology and business innovation center in Silicon Valley. The strategic location of both Airbus... more
IndustryEmbraer Defense & Security delivers the first modernized AF-1B jet fighter airplane to the Brazilian Navy
Gavião Peixoto, Brazil - The ceremony held in the last days
Embraer Defense & Security held the delivery ceremony of the first modernized AF-1 (AF-1B) fighter jet to the Brazilian Navy at its industrial plant in Gavião Peixoto, in outstate São Paulo. The ceremony w... more
IndustryVolaris takes delivery of first two A-321 airplanes
Toulouse, France - First airline in Mexico to operate Airbus’ largest single-aisle aircraft
Volaris, a Mexican low-cost carrier, has received its first two A-321 aircraft, the latest being received during a ceremony at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Hamburg, Germany. Volaris’ aircraft will be t... more
IndustryEmbraer and Azul sign firm order for up to 50 E-Jets E2 aircraft
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The contract announced as a LOI during the 2014 edition of the "Farnborough Airshow"
Embraer SA and Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras SA have reached a final agreement for 30 firm orders for the E-195E2 jet aircraft. The contract, announced as a Letter of Intent (LOI) during the 2014 edition... more
IndustryThe 15th SSJ-100 aircraft joined Interjet fleet
Venice, Italy - The airplane was rolled out from the SJI's facility in Venice
Another brand new Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) aircraft joined the Mexican Interjet’s fleet on the 20th of May. The aircraft (MSN95066) was rolled out from the SuperJet International’s facility in Ven... more
IndustryA-320neo airplane with LEAP- 1A engines takes to the sky for the first time
Toulouse, France - Marking the start of testing for second engine choice
The first A-320neo equipped with CFM International LEAP-1A engines completed its maiden flight yesterday in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, registration F-WNEW, was flown by Experimental Test Pilots Philippe... more
IndustrySingapore Airlines’ first A-350XWB aircraft takes shape
Toulouse, France - It will be delivered in the first quarter of 2016
Airbus has begun final assembly of the first A-350/900 for Singapore Airlines at its facilities in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is the first of 70 airplanes ordered by the airline and is scheduled for... more
IndustryAirbus Group launched multi-site leadership university
Toulouse, France - Main campus to be built opposite Airbus A380 Final Assembly in Blagnac, opening 2016
Airbus Group’s top management yesterday broke ground for the construction of the main campus for its new multi-site Leadership University, in the presence of Jean-Luc Moudenc, Mayor of Toulouse and Bernard K... more
IndustryEmbraer confirms firm order from Tianjin Airlines for E-Jets and E-Jets E2 aircraft
São José dos Campos, Brazil - For 22 planes: 20 E-195s and two E-190E2
Embraer SA and China’s Tianjin Airlines, a subsidiary of the HNA Group, have signed the final agreement for the sale of 22 aircraft. The contract, with an estimated value of USD 1.1 billion at current l... more
IndustryVivaAerobus receives first of 52 A-320 airplanes on order
Toulouse, France - This new aircraft marks next step towards fleet renewal for Mexico’s ultra-low-cost carrier
Ultra-low-cost carrier VivaAerobus has taken delivery of its first new A-320 following the aircraft handover at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse. The A-320 is the first to be delivered from an order... more
IndustryAirbus: TAM's firts A-350XWB airplane takes shape
Toulouse, France - By the end of April 2015, it has won 780 orders from 40 customers worldwide
The first A-350/900 for TAM Airlines is progressing well in the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France, with joining of the wings, the horizontal and vertical tail plane, the main landing gear and... more