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IndustryAirbus DS: statement regarding AOT to A-400M aircraft operators
Seville, Spain - The industry issued it today, after the accident of the last May 9
Airbus Defence and Space has today (Tuesday 19 May) sent an Alert Operator Transmission (AOT) to all operators of the A-400M aircraft informing them about specific checks to be performed on the fleet. To... more
IndustryEmbraer projects 2,060 new deliveries of 70 to 130-seat jet aircraft in North America over the next 20 years
Cleveland, USA - The E-175 has become a "Best-seller" in its category with an 80% share of net orders in North America since 2013
Embraer has released its 20-year Market Outlook for the North American market in which it forecasts 2,060 new jet deliveries in the 70 to 130-seat segment. It represents nearly 35% of the total worldwide... more
IndustryFinmeccanica. Will the Moretti management be the victory of the ''Emperor" or a "Checkmate"?
Rome, Italy - Looking at the UK, where leads the business plan strategy of the Italian Group? Analysts are skeptical
The welfare of a Nation it is also seen from the flourishing of its industry, and this fact inevitably passes through the brand image abroad, especially in the case of public participation companies with... more
IndustryFinmeccanica publishes the Group sustainability report 2014
Rome, Italy - Transparency and extrafinancial reporting further enhanced
During the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders, Finmeccanica today presents the Group Sustainability Report 2014. “I am pleased to announce the Group Sustainability Report 2014, that demonstrates h... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi: the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s pilots will train on the Finmeccanica-AA M-346 aircraft
Turin, Italy - The agreement signed last week in Milan
The Royal Netherlands Air Force’s Pilots will train in Italy on Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi’s aircraft jets in service with the Italian Air Force, thanks to the agreement that has been signed by the... more
IndustryBoeing marks first international sale of P-8A aircraft training system
St Louis, USA - US Navy also purchases four new P-8A trainers
Boeing will provide the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) with a complete training system for the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft under a contract that also includes the sale of four P-8A training... more
IndustryBoeing: B-737 MAX aircraft LEAP-1B began extensive flight test program
Washington, Usa - Powerplant for its newest single-aisle airplane on track for engine certification in 2016
Boeing and CFM International announced that they successfully initiated flight testing of the LEAP-1B engine on April 29 on a modified 747 flying testbed at GE Aviation Flight Test Operations in Victorville,... more
IndustryThales Alenia Space: Turkey’s Göktürk-1 satellite shipped to Ankara to environmental tests
Rome, Italy - The industry has built the satellite and has developed the integration and test center in Turkey
Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio and SSM, announced that the Göktürk-1 observation satellite for the Turkish Ministry of Defense has been shipped yesterday to Ankara AIT center to start environmental t... more
IndustryAirplanes and transfers. Alenia Aermacchi, May 11: an eight hour strike for each work shift announced by FIOM union
Naples, Italy - A debate requested with Bagnato and Finmeccanica against the sale of the company branch to Atitech
It is necessary urgently to begin "An appropriate debate with the new CEO of Alenia Aermacchi, and with the Finmeccancia leadership to clarify the overall context of the strategies for the support and... more
IndustryFinmeccanica and Fincantieri will renew the Italian Navy's fleet
Rome, Italy - The first contracts for the construction of seven naval units have been signed with OCCAR
Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups and reference player in the naval shipbuilding industry, and Finmeccanica, Italy’s reference manufacturer in the high technology sector, wil... more
IndustryAirbus: Avianca firms up order for 100 A-320neo Family aircraft
Toulouse, France - Following a MoU announcement in February
Following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announcement in February, Avianca has signed a purchase agreement for 100 A-320neo Family aircraft, the largest single order ever made in Latin America’s a... more
IndustryAirbus Foundation and Humedica coordinate relief flight to Nepal with an A-320 aircraft
Hamburg, Germany - Eight medics, more than 5 tonnes of relief goods and medical equipment sent
The Airbus Foundation, the German Non-Governmental Organisation humedica e.V., and Nepal Airlines have used the delivery flight of a Nepal Airlines A-320 airplane from Hamburg to Kathmandu to transport... more
IndustryAirbus awards TAI with production of A-320 aircraft family’ section 19 panels
Ankara, Turkey - Further reinforcing the cooperation between the two companies
Airbus and TAI signed yesterday another work package deal in their ever growing relationship. The contract was signed Airbus and TAI Executives. Their relationship dates back from nearly 20 years with... more
IndustryAirbus Foundation coordinates relief flight to Nepal with airplanes and helicopters
Toulouse, France - A-350XWB (with medical personnel and aid relief transported aboard) and A-320 aircraft (with goods)
The Airbus Foundation has coordinated with the French Government’s Crisis Centre the transport of 50 humanitarian staff, 21 tonnes of food and medical aid from Paris to Kathmandu onboard an A-350 XWB t... more
IndustryFincantieri: FREMM "Carabiniere" delivered to the Italian Navy
Trieste, Italy - The ship has been named so to celebrate in 2014, year of the launching, the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Italian Force
The frigate “Carabiniere” was delivered yesterday at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard. It is the fourth vessel of the FREMM program – Multi Mission European Frigates- commissioned to Fincantieri withi... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: moves up to band B in the international anti corruption index
Rome, Italy - The Group has the same rating as the other European big defence companies
Finmeccanica improves its position in the international ranking of defence companies engaged in the fight against corruption, as stated in the “Defence Companies Anti-Corruption Index 2015”, a research con... more
IndustryThales Alenia Space: TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSAT telecom satellite in orbit
Rome, Italy - The industry as prime contractor
Built by Thales Alenia Space as prime-contractor, on behalf of the Turkmenistan Ministry of Communications, the TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSAT telecommunications satellite was successfully launched yesterday... more
IndustryAirbus: today tenth anniversary of the first flight for A-380 airplane (VIDEO)
Toulouse, France - It happened on April 27, 2005
The tenth anniversary of the first flight by A-380 airplane happened on April 27, 2005. Emirates is the fleet "Leader", having received its 60th A-380 this month –with deliveries pending for 80 more.... more
IndustrySuperJet International delivered its 14th SSJ-100 airplane to Interjet
Venice, Italy - Additional seven aircraft by the end of 2015
On April 22th, 2015 the 14th Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) arrived in Mexico to join the Interjet fleet. The plane was rolled out from the SuperJet International’s hangar in Venice (Italy) and took o... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: which future for the Group, after so many dubious events and defeats?
Rome, Italy - How far is the recovery, still?
The prominence that Finmeccanica is having for a while gives a lot to think about. An international resonance due not to the high number of contracts like a long time ago, but that we hope it's bound... more
IndustryeasyJet takes delivery of its 250th Airbus airplane
Hamburg, Germany - At the presence of the airline's leadership, of the industry and of the CFM
Europe's and one of the world's biggest A-320 family airlines celebrates milestone in Hamburg with partners Airbus and CFM. easyJet and Airbus have celebrated their successful partnership at a ceremony... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: BoD approved the Anti-Corruption Code
Rome, Italy - It represents a consistent system inspired to principles of integrity and transparency
The Board of Directors of Finmeccanica, convened on 21 April, approved the Anti-Corruption Code of Finmeccanica Group, which represents a structured and consistent system inspired to principles of integrity... more
IndustryAirplanes and helicopters. Finmeccanica-Selex ES to provide search and rescue radar for Australia
Rome, Italy - The Seaspray 5000E AESA will equip Challenger CL-604 special mission jet aircraft
Finmeccanica–Selex ES has been awarded a multi-million Euro contract from Cobham Aviation Services in Australia to supply a number of Seaspray 5000E Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) surveillance r... more
IndustryFREMM (2). The role of Finmeccanica in the program
Rome, Italy - Through four companies of the Group: Selex ES, OTO Melara, WASS and MBDA
Finmeccanica participates in the FREMM program through its companies Selex ES, OTO Melara, WASS and MBDA. Selex ES is in charge of supplying and integrating the entire Combat Management System, including... more
IndustryFincantieri-Finmeccanica: option exercised for the ninth and tenth FREMM frigate
Rome, Italy - The program for the Italian Navy is now complete in the supply of ten vessels
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali SpA, a joint-venture between Fincantieri (51%) and Finmeccanica (49%), and prime-contractor for Italy within the international Italian-French FREMM -Multi Mission European Frigates-... more
IndustryATR sets up a new warehouse in Brazil and expands its network of maintenance centers
Toulouse, France - The manufacturer signed a partnership with TAP M&E
ATR and Helibras announced the signing of a partnership for setting up an ATR warehouse on the logistic center premises of this Customer Center of Airbus Helicopters in Brazil. With this new partnership,... more
IndustryFinmeccanica-Selex ES BriteCloud decoy successfully deployed from Saab Gripen aircraft
Rome, Italy - The trials confirm safe and effective release of the EAD and its compatibility with the airplane electronic warfare countermeasures
Finmeccanica-Selex ES and defence and security company Saab have recently demonstrated the successful deployment of the BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD) from a Gripen fighter airplane. Three... more
IndustryATR and AZUL sign a new contract for global maintenance for 60 aircraft
Toulouse, France - Mostly -72/600s and /500
ATR and the Brazilian airline AZUL signed a contract to renew the global maintenance of the carrier's ATR fleet, made up of almost 60 aircraft, mostly -72/600s and /500s. This GMA (Global Maintenance Agreement)... more
IndustryFinmeccanica–Selex ES signs contract with Saab for the infrared search and track Skyward-G system for Gripen E aircraft
Rome, Italy - The new systems will equip the Swedish Air Force's Gripen E fleet
Finmeccanica–Selex ES has signed a contract with defence and security company Saab for 60 Skyward-G infra-red search and track (IRST) systems. The systems will be installed on the Gripen E fighter aircraft f... more
IndustryBoeing and Panama's Copa Airlines: USD 6.6 billion B-737 MAX airplane agreement
Panama, Panama - Presidents Varela, Obama witness signing of historic order
Panama President Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez and US President Barack Obama witnessed a historic agreement in which Copa Airlines and Boeing announced an order for 61 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 airplanes. The... more
IndustryAirplanes and helicopters. Airbus Group commits to "Make in India" during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Toulouse
Toulouse, France - Group ready to manufacture military transport aircraft, helicopters and satellites in India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited the Airbus production facilities in Toulouse last Saturday where he was received by Airbus Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tom Enders as well as other... more
IndustryHOP introduces the ATR-72/600 airplane to Air France Group
Toulouse, France - The first of five aircraft as part of an agreement with the Danish NAC
Air France's regional subsidiary HOP! is bolstering its fleet with the introduction of the first of five new-generation ATR-72/600 airplanes as part of an agreement with the Danish lessor Nordic Aviation... more
IndustryFinmeccanica-DRS Technologies: new orders to provide equipments to US and Canadian Armed Forces
Rome, Italy - To the Canadian Army armoured vehicles and to US Navy submarines and vessels
US and Canadian Armed Forces choose DRS Technologies systems. The Finmeccanica Company has been awarded three new contracts to provide equipment to the Canadian Army armoured vehicles and to US Navy submarines... more
IndustryIndra develops for Kuwait City a traffic monitoing system
Rome, Italy - The company has already equipped the local airport with its air traffic management technology
The Kuwait Municipality has awarded Indra, the leading consulting and technology firm in Spain and one of the key players in Europe and Latin America, a contract for €16.3 million to implement an innovative t... more
IndustryEASA certified the latest and most capable 242 tonne A-330 airplane version
Toulouse, France - Certification from the US FAA is also expected soon
The latest variant of the highly successful A-330 – the new 242 metric tonne A-330/300 airplane– has achieved certification from the European airworthiness authorities (EASA, European Aviation Safety Age... more
IndustryAirbus: Air Algérie took delivery of its new A-330/200, equipped with a new cabin
Toulouse, France - On the occasion of the visit by the flag carrier airline's CEO
On the occasion of the visit to Toulouse of Boultif Mohamed Salah, the CEO of Algeria’s flag-carrier airline, Air Algérie presented its new cabin to the media. The three A-330/200 aircraft that will so... more
IndustryAirplanes and photos. Mexico became launch customer for new C-295W
Seville, Spain - Equipped with winglets
The Mexican Navy (Semar) has become the launch customer of the latest version of the market-leading Airbus C-295 medium transport aircraft- the new C-295W equipped with winglets. Thanks to the winglets,... more
IndustryAirbus: ANA Holdings firms up order for seven additional A-321 airplanes
Toulouse, France - Takes ANA’s total order for the family to 37 aircraft
ANA Holdings has firmed up an order for seven more A-321 aircraft (four "CEO" with Sharklets and three "NEO"), following the previous announcement in January this year. This firm order brings ANA’s total o... more
IndustryAirbus: CIT orders five additional A-321ceo aircraft
Toulouse, France - This latest agreement brings CIT’s total order for the family to 205 airplanes
CIY Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a global company in transportation finance has placed a firm order for five more A-321ceo aircraft, in effect doubling its most recent commitment for five A-321ceo’s signed a... more
IndustryRwandAir selects the A-330 aircraft for fleet growth and modernisation
Toulouse, France - New Airbus operator with commitment for two airplanes
RwandAir, the national flag carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for two A-330 airplanes. The agreement makes it a new Airbus customer and the first airline... more
IndustryEmbraer sells up to 34 additional E-Jets aircraft to Air France/KLM Group
São José dos Campos, Brazil - 15 E-175 and two E-190 from KLM Cityhopper, a regional subsidiary
Embraer announced today a firm order for 15 E-175 airplanes and two E-190s from KLM Cityhopper, KLM’s regional subsidiary. The contract for the 17 E-Jets also includes an option for 17 additional E-Jets f... more
IndustryFinmeccanica-Selex ES and Close Air Solutions deliver iCASS simulator to UK MoD
Luton, UK - The contract to supply the system was awarded in November 2014
Finmeccanica-Selex ES and partner Close Air Solutions have announced the acceptance of the iCASS system by the Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standardisation Unit (JFACTSU) of the UK Ministry of... more
IndustryFinmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi: Italian Minister of Defence, Roberta Pinotti, attends the delivery of the first C-27J Spartan aircraft to the Peruvian Air Force
Rome, Italy - It ordered four Spartan airplanes worth USD 240 million; deliveries to be completed in 2017
Top-level institutional participants for the official ceremony for the delivery by Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi of the first C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft ordered by Peruvian Air Force. The... more
IndustryAirplanes. Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi signs MoU with ENAER
Santiago, Chile - An alliance fruit of Italy's Defense Minister, Roberta Pinotti's first visit to Chile
ENAER and Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi officially announced ysterday the signing of an industrial cooperation agreement under the form of a Memorandum of Understanding. This alliance is fruit of Italy’s D... more
IndustryTelespazio VEGA Deutschland to develop Aircraft Systems Trainer for MRH-90 Helicopter
Darmstadt, Germany - Software and Hardware solution to be developed and delivered
Telespazio VEGA Deutschland, a subsidiary of Telespazio (A Finmeccanica/Thales company), has been awarded a contract by the Airbus Group Australia Pacific to develop the Aircraft Systems Trainer (AST)... more
IndustryAirbus celebrates delivery of its 9,000th aircraft
Hamburg, Germany - It is an A-321 for fast growing Vietnamese carrier VietJetAir
Airbus has celebrated the delivery of its 9000th aircraft at a ceremony in Hamburg, Germany on 20th March 2015. The airplane is the first A-321 to be delivered to Vietnamese carrier VietJetAir and will... more
IndustryBoeing delivers first South Carolina-built B-787/9 airplane
North Charleston, Usa - It is the 250th Dreamliner to be delivered
Boeing has delivered the first 787/9 assembled at its North Charleston, SC, facility to United Airlines. The airplane also marks a milestone for the 787 program as the 250th Dreamliner to be delivered. In... more
IndustryBoeing eco-Demonstrator 757 flight tests focus on aerodynamic efficiency
Seattle, Usa - Collaboration with TUI Group, NASA to reduce fuel use, carbon emissions
Boeing has begun several months of flights with its ecoDemonstrator 757 airplane to evaluate new technologies to improve commercial aviation's efficiency, reduce noise and carbon emissions. The industry... more
IndustryAir Madagascar brings the ATR-72/600 aircraft into its fleet
Toulouse, France - The airline places an order for three ATR-72/600 airplanes and introduces two more on lease
Today ATR and Air Madagascar, Madagascar's national airline, announced the signing of a contract for the purchase of three ATR-72/600 airplanes for a total of approximately 77 million dollars. The first... more
IndustryAirbus: Vueling takes delivery of its first enhanced comfort A-320 cabin featuring the "Space-Flex" concept
Toulouse, France - It is the first customer benefitting from the new exit limits
Spanish carrier Vueling, the low-cost platform for International Airlines Group (IAG), has taken delivery of the first A-320 incorporating the new Vueling cabin configuration. Thanks to an efficient use... more