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IndustryAircraft and industry. Airbus is risking to pay a big penalty to Russia's VSMPO
Verkhnyaya Salda, Russia - "Politics is politics and business is business", the CEO of the world's largest titanium producer explains
Airbus is risking to pay a significant penalty in case the Tolouse-based aerospace company decides to quit the 4-billion-dollar contract with the Russian firm VSMPO-Avisma, the world's largest titanium... more
IndustryCOMAC aircraft: the ARJ-21 is (almost) ready; new delays for the C-919
Shanghai, China - Chendu Airlines is the first customer for the regional airplane
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) released two important announcements regarding its two main development programmes, that is to say the ARJ-21 and the C-919. The regional aircraft, after... more
IndustryBoeing: Nok Air finalizes order for 737 MAXs, Next-Generation 737 airplanes
Bangkok, Thailandia - The order, first announced as a commitment at the "Singapore Air Show"
Boeing and Nok Airlines Public Company Limited (Nok Air) finalized an order today for eight Next-Generation 737/800s and seven 737 MAX 8 airplanes. The airline also announced that it intends to convert... more
IndustryAircraft and industry. Tax break for Boeing: Europe ready to do battle to defend Airbus
Berlin, Germany - "This is an additional distortion of the competition rules”, commented Frederic Cuvillier, the French Minister for Transport
The Airbus-Boeing duopoly does not just involve the world's two main aircraft manufacturers, but really often it also regards the governments of the respective countries: the debate over the tax break... more
IndustryBoeing: B-737 MAX airplane surpasses 2,000 orders
Washington, Usa - Total orders worth $209 billion
Boeing announced yesterday a milestone achievement on the 737 MAX program, surpassing the 2000th order for the single-aisle airplane. With the addition of 30 orders from unidentified customers this week,... more
IndustryAirbus: first airplane for Lion Group in final assembly
Toulouse, France - It is a A-320 of Batik Air, the full service unit of the Group
The first Airbus aircraft for Indonesia’s Lion Group has entered the A-320 Final Assembly Line in Toulouse, France. The airplane will be delivered in Q3 and will be operated by Lion Group’s full service uni... more
IndustryBombardier CSeries aircraft: after Air Canada, also Republic Airlines postpones its order
Indianapolis, USA - The US' company was expected to purchase 40 airplanes of the model
Another harsh hit for Bombardier: during the past few days Air Canada had announced the decision of postponing an order for CSeries aircraft, manufactured by the Canadian aerospace company (AVIONEWS). Now... more
IndustryBoeing: Air Canada receives its first 787 airplane
Seattle, Usa - The first of 37 aircraft ordered
Boeing delivered the first 787 Dreamliner to Air Canada, the first airline in Canada to fly the Dreamliner. The airplane, the first of Air Canada's 37 787s on order for delivery through 2019, departed... more
IndustryEngines for the Airbus A-330neo: Rolls-Royce to be the exclusive provider?
Toulouse, France - An announcement might arrive at the "Farnborough International Airshow"
Rolls-Royce might be the exclusive provider for the engines of the versioni with new motors of the Airbus A-330 aircraft, unofficially called the A-330neo (new engine option). The launch of the programme... more
IndustryAirbus performed its longest flights using sustainable jet fuel with an A-330/200 airplane served by KLM
Toulouse, France - First flight of a series of 50 long-haul commercial flights
An A-330/200 airplane of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (flight KL767) has commenced the longest commercial flight with sustainable jet fuels ever performed by an Airbus aircraft. The aircraft took off with... more
IndustryAirplanes and photo. Airbus: A400M makes its first visit to Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico - The aircraft will stay until next week
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter landed yesterday for the first time in Mexico, where the aircraft will show its performance in a series of demonstration flights. Flown by the Experimental Test... more
IndustryAircraft and industry (2). Pansa: "Finmeccanica is once again a ship cpable of sailing"
Rome, Italy - The outgoing CEO will be replaced by Mauro Moretti
"The board of directors which expires today is leaving to the new board a company which experienced great issues. Using a metaphore, one year and a half ago Finmeccanica was a ship which was beached on... more
IndustryAircraft and industry. Finmeccanica: shareholders' meeting rejects honourability requirements for the managers
Rome, Italy - The 75% quorum was not reached
Finmeccanica's meeting of shareholders, which met today to approve 2013 balance sheet, rejected the entry in the statute of the honourability requirements for the managers, a measure which was strongly... more
IndustryAirbus supporting the world's scientific community on climate research
Toulouse, France - Over 41,000 commercial flights performed since 1994
Airbus celebrates today the 20th anniversary of the first MOZAIC (Measurement of Ozone by Airbus in-service Aircraft) flight together with partners, users and the worldwide scientific community, highlighting... more
IndustryATR aircraft: over 100 firm orders already booked since the beginning of 2014
Toulouse, France - Two of these (DAE and Binter Canarias) already announced at the "Singapore Airshow"
The European regional aircraft manufacturer ATR announced an outstanding order intake of over 100 firm aircraft in the first four months of 2014. The /600 series aircraft are leading the way among all... more
IndustryBoeing and Embraer to open joint research center for sustainable aviation biofuel
Sao Paulo, Brazil - With Brazilian universities and other institutions
Boeing and Embraer announced that they will open a joint research center to advance a sustainable aviation biofuel industry in Brazil. Under a memorandum of understanding, the two companies will perform... more
IndustryAirbus: its first aircraft family, the A-300, reaches 40
Toulouse, France - The plane in the B version operated by Air France as the launch customer
Airbus communicated the 40th anniversary of the entry into service of its first aircraft –the A-300B– operated by Air France as the launch customer. Today the aviation industry, it was focused at... more
IndustryThales Alenia Space to build Koreasat-7 and Koreasat-5A satellites
Rome, Italy - A contract with the Korean operator KT Sat has been signed
Thales Alenia Space announced today that it has signed a contract with the Korean satellite service operator KT Sat, subsidiary of KT Corporation, to build two telecommunications satellites, Koreasat-7... more
IndustryAirbus: A-350XWB airplane undertakes "Water ingestion" tests
Toulouse, France - The testing is progressing on track and finished in Q3
Airbus has successfully performed certification testing to demonstrate the A-350 XWB aircraft’s ability to operate on wet runways. During these tests at Istres, France, the flight-test airplane, MSN004, t... more
IndustrySelex ES: contract by the UK MoD for ground breaking spares service
Rome, Italy - For a worth of EUR 12 m (£ 10 m)
Selex ES has been awarded a €12M (£10M) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide a new type of availability service contract for the MoD’s Air Commodity Team. Under the contract the MoD... more
IndustryEASA: Airbus A-350 aircraft certification to be concluded "In late summer"
Cologne, Germany - Possible first delivery (to Qatar Airways) by the end of the year
Patrick Ky, executive director of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), told "Reuters" that the certification process of the Airbus A-350 aircraft is expected to be concluded within the upcoming... more
IndustrySelex ES launches TacSat Razor, an innovative, lightweight, UHF tactical satellite, man-portable antenna
Rome, Italy - At the "Sofex" exhibition (6-8 May) in Amman, Jordan
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has launched the TacSat Razor Antenna, an innovative solution to the need to provide front-line forces with robust, lightweight, on-the-move, high performance tactical... more
IndustryAirbus: Royal Brunei Airlines selects A-320neo aircraft
Toulouse, France - With a firm order for seven planes, plus three options
Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) has signed a contract with Airbus covering the firm order of seven A-320neo aircraft plus three options, under the latest phase of its fleet modernisation programme. Featuring... more
IndustryBoeing: 50 B-737 airplanes for Shandong Airlines
Seattle, Usa - Including 16 B-737NG and 34 B-737 MAX
Boeing announced Shandong Airlines’ commitment to order 50 B-737 airplanes, including 16 Next-Generation 737s and 34 B-737 MAXs. The airline plans to expand its capacity to meet growing demand in China a... more
IndustryBoeing delivers 8,000th B-737 airplane
Seattle, Usa - United Airlines receives a B-737/900ER with a special logo
Boeing yesterday delivered the 8,000th 737 to come off the production line to United Airlines, marking another important milestone for this airplane. The aircraft, a Next-Generation B-737/900ER (Extended... more
IndustryMilitary airplanes. Selex ES: tests confirm operating capability of the BriteCloud system
Luton, UK - It is a self-contained Digital RF Memory (DRFM) jammer
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has successfully carried out multiple end-to-end tests of its BriteCloud Expendable Active Decoy (EAD) technology. The tests proved the new technology’s capability under l... more
IndustryATR honors a pan-African delegation of ambassadors
Toulouse, France - The visit is to enforce the continent as a priority region for the industry
The European regional aircraft manufacturer ATR welcomed today a high-level pan-African delegation as part of company's continuing search to develop and strengthen new industrial partnerships in this region.... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi: Airbus "Best Improving Supplier" Award Winner
Turin, Italy - On the occasion of a ceremony held in Toulouse
On the occasion of a ceremony held in Toulouse, Airbus awarded the prize of 'Best Improving Supplier' to Alenia Aermacchi (AA) for having featured, among their partners, the highest industrial performance... more
IndustryIndra will implement a Surface movement radar at Geneva Airport
Rome, Italy - The system will improve the management of one of the most important Swiss airport in low-visibility conditions
Skyguide, an air navigation service provider, has selected Indra to implement a new Surface movement radar (SMR) at Geneva Airport (Switzerland). This system will make it possible to control with maximum... more
IndustryAircraft and industry. Moretti is Finmeccanica's new CEO
Rome, Italy - Gianni De Gennaro confirmed as chairman of the aerospace and defence giant
Mauro Moretti is the new Chief Executive Officer of Finmeccanica: the current head of Ferrovie dello Stato, the Italian rail service, will replace Alessandro Pansa, who had took its office of CEO of the... more
IndustryBombardier's Learjet 85 aircraft performs its maiden flight (VIDEO)
Wichita, USA - The plane reached an altitude of 30,000 feet, with a maximum speed of 463 km/h
On Wednesday 9 April 2014 Bombardier successfully performed the first flight of its new Learjet 85 aircraft, marking a significant milestone in the development programme of model which is considered a... more
IndustryA-350 airplane: set new standards in cabin design and development
Toulouse, France - The interior installed on board flight-test aircraft MSN002
Airbus has unveiled the A-350 XWB’s development cabin interior installed on board flight-test aircraft ‘MSN002’ at the Airbus site in Hamburg. MSN002, which made its first flight on 26th February 2014,... more
IndustryAirbus: Skymark Airlines’ first A-380 aircraft completes its maiden flight
Toulouse, France - The plane will be enter the next phase of production in Hamburg
Skymark Airlines’ first A-380 airplane has successfully made its maiden flight, following completion of the airframe assembly and system tests in Toulouse, France. The carrier’s A-380 will be entering the... more
IndustrySelex ES consolidates presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The offices provide an ideal base to consolidate and establish business contacts
Fabrizio Giulianini, Chief Executive Officer of Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, today officially opened the new Riyadh offices of Selex ES Saudi Arabia in the presence of highly distinguished representatives... more
IndustryAirbus DS delivers 17th HC-144A aircraft to US Coast Guard
Madrid, Spain - The Ocean Sentry is based on the CN235 tactical airlifter
Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. has delivered the 17th HC-144A Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft to the US Coast Guard. The Ocean Sentry is based on the Airbus CN235 tactical airlifter with more than... more
IndustryBoeing: ending of the production of the C-17 aircraft to occurr earlier than expected
Long Beach, USA - Facilities closed in mid-2015
Boeing decided to slighlty adjust the timeline of the ending of the production of its C-17 Globemaster III and closing its Long Beach, California, final assembly facility after a successful production... more
IndustryAirbus DS delivers A400M aircraft to Turkish Air Force
Seville, Spain - Second customer to receive this model
Airbus Defence and Space has handed over the first of ten A400M new generation airlifter aircraft ordered by the Turkish Air Force. The Turkish Air Force formally accepted the aircraft from Airbus Defence... more
IndustrySelex Es: Miysis DIRCM sees success in NATO Trial
Edimburgh, UK - Launched at "IDEX 2013"
The Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system developed Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, was successfully demonstrated in March 2014 as part of NATO Trial EMBOW XIV. During the flight... more
IndustryBoeing: first order marks launch BBJ MAX aircraft family
Seattle, Usa - From an undisclosed customer
Boeing announced the launch of the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) MAX family of airplanes after receiving the first order from an undisclosed customer. The order is for a BBJ MAX 8, which is based on the 737... more
IndustryBoeing: Air Canada finalize order for B-737 MAX airplanes
Seattle, Usa - The order consists of 33 MAX 8 and 28 MAX 9s, as well as 18 options and 30 rights to purchase
Boeing and Air Canada have finalized an order for 61 B-737 MAX airplanes to lead the airline's single-aisle fleet renewal plan. The order, valued at $6.5 billion at list prices, consists of 33 MAX 8s and... more
IndustryAirbus DS: Qatar selects A330MRTT and acquires two airplanes
Madrid, Spain - Gulf Nation becomes the seventh State to select the type
Airbus Defence and Space has been selected by Qatar to supply two A330 MRTT new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the Qatar Emiri Air Force. Qatar´s choice of the A330 MRTT makes it the... more
IndustryAirbus: first A-380 airplane for Asiana Airlines shines in full livery
Toulouse, France - The delivery is planned in the second quarter of this year
The first A-380 for Asiana Airlines was rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, marking the completion of its painting. The aircraft will then have completion of its cabin and enter a final phase... more
IndustryAirplanes. Indra awards modernization of five air control centers in Chile
Rome, Italy - The project includes delivery of air traffic simulation systems for controller training
Indra will implement its air traffic control system in two air route traffic management centers and three local air control centers of the Chilean Civil Aviation Department (DGCA). The company will also... more
IndustryBoeing: Turkmenistan Airlines receives its first B-777/200LR airplane
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - The delivery coincided with the opening of a new terminal at the international airport
Boeing delivered the first 777-200LR (Longer Range) passenger aircraft to Turkmenistan's national flag carrier, Turkmenistan Airlines. The airplane is the first of two 777/200LRs Turkmenistan Airlines... more
IndustrySelex Es has delivered the new baggage handling system for the D pier in the International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" to Aeroporti di Roma
Rome, Italy - The area devoted to Schengen flights
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has delivered a new baggage handling system operating at the Pier D, the area devoted to Schengen flights of the "Leonardo da Vinci" airport. Under the contract, awarded... more
IndustryJapan Transocean Air selects Boeing 737 NextGen aircraft
Seattle, USA - 1.1-billion-dollar agreement at list prices
Boeing and Japan Transocean Air (JTA) announced the airline's selection of 12 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes. The selection, valued at 1.1 billion dollars at list prices, will mark the start of the... more
IndustryAirbus inks industrial deals with China and receives order for 70 aircraft from CAS
Paris, France - Agreement for 43 A-320s and 27 A-330s
As AVIONEWS told you in advance during the past days, Airbus inked with China several important industrial and commercial agreements. The contracts have been signed in Paris by Fabrice Brégier, Airbus... more
IndustryAirbus Helicopters and China’s Avicopter sign joint production agreement for 1,000 EC-175/AC-352 helicopters
Paris, France - 20-year industrial output is launched for new-generation medium twin-engine rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters and China’s Avicopter (the helicopters business unit of AVIC) today signed a joint agreement for the production of 1,000 new-generation EC-175/AC-352 rotorcraft, in the presence of C... more
IndustryChinese company O-bay to buy 100 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft
g, China - The Russian aerospace company will establish a production line in the Asian country
According to reports coming from "China Daily", China's O-bay Aircraft Company is reportedly close to sign a framework agreement with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) for the production of 100 Sukhoi... more
IndustrySelex ES signs new contracts worth around 60 million Euro for the Italian Army’s “Soldato Futuro” programme
Rome, Italy - The programme will lead to the complete modernisation of the systems and equipment of soldiers
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has attained further major goals within the Italian Soldato Futuro programme: the signature of two contracts, together worth about 60 million euro, relating to the SWave... more