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IndustryVITROCISET SIGNS CONTRACT FOR MANAGEMENT OF SPACE CENTER OF KOUROU
PARIS, FRANCE, Has been signed today a contract by Italian firm Vitrociset, with which it will manage the technical and operative operations of the Space Center of Kourou, in French Guyana, that is the... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN AWARDED A OVER 7 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $7,637,704 delivery order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-00-G-0425) for the development and demonstration... more
IndustryAIRBUS FORECASTS 2003 DELIVERIES REDUCTION COMPARED WITH 2002
TOULOSE, FRANCE, According to Airbus sources, the French aeronautical industry forecasts to deliver less aircraft in 2003 than in 2002. At the end of September Airbus has delivered 236 aircraft and for... more
IndustryBOEING TO CONTINUE 717 PRODUCTION; UPDATES SEPT. 11 FINANCIAL IMPACTS
CHICAGO, "Boeing (NYSE: BA - news) affirmed today its commitment to the 717 jetliner program and provided an estimate of non- recurring charges related to this and other Sept. 11 events. Based on current... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER AEROSPACE ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF FLEXJET ASIA
NEW ORLEANS, USA, Bombardier Aerospace announced today the launch of Bombardier Flexjet Asia, a charter network that will facilitate access to business jets based in Asia and expand the company’s worldwide p... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER AEROSPACE UNVEILS FIRST CONTINENTAL BUSINESS JET
NEW ORLEANS, Bombardier Continental midsize jet was unveiled yesterday at the National Business Aviation Association. The aircraft has collected 115 firm orders already. "The Bombardier Continental had... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE TURBOMECA SIGNED A NEW CONTRACT FOR RTM322 ENGINE
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The French-British industry Rolls-Royce Turbomeca has signed a new contract, worth 250 EURm, for supply of its RTM-322 engine for NH-90 helicopter produced by NH Industries. This... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER AWARDED A NEAR 9USDBN CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., is being awarded an $8,971,800 contract for parts applicable to the AH-64 Apache helicopter. Work completion is expected by Aug. 5, 2004. The U.S.... more
IndustryLEASE IS BOULLIOUN'S FIRST WITH CZECH REPUBLIC-BASED CARRIER
BELLEVUE, "Boullioun Aviation Services Inc. (http://www.boullioun.com) today announced it is leasing a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Travel Service a.s. of Prague, Czech Republic. The lease is Travel... more
IndustryFOAM DEVELOPED BY BOEING FOR FIGHTER AIRCRAFTS, WOULD BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR HUMAN BONES
SEATTLE, USA, The U.S. industry Boeing Corporation, donated the patent of a product developed by its laboratories to Pennsylvania University, which will conduct studies to use this material in medical... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS AWARDED A 13 USDM CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $13,000,000 contract for the Service Life Assessment Program for the F/A-18A/D aircraft.... more
IndustrySK GLOBAL AMERICA AWARDED A OVER 35 USDM CONTRACT FOR JP-5 FUEL
USA, SK Global America Inc., New York, N.Y., is being awarded a $ 35,211,367 contract for 43,000,000 U.S. gallons of JP5 for the U.S. Navy. Performance completion date is expected to be Dec. 31, 2002,... more
IndustryDME CORPORATION AWARDED A OVER 6 USDM CONTRACT
USA, DME Corp., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $6,392,233 contract to provide for 13 Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) Kits for KC-135R aircraft and 22 RVSM Kits for the KC-135E aircraft.... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN RETIRES ITSELF BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
BETHESDA, UNITED STATES, U.S. defense industry Lockheed Martin, in a press release informaed that it will retire itself by the telecommunication services procurement market. According to a spokesman,... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS AWARDED A NEAR 14 USDBN CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $13,958,213 contract for performance of the C-17 flexible sustainment contract. The Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson... more
IndustryBELL-BOEING JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE AWARDED A OVER 5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, The Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $5,866,877 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the non-recurring development effort associated with modifying Operational... more
IndustryEADS SHARES RISE AFTER LUFTHANSA'S A380 ORDER
PARIGI, EADS (European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co) shares rose by over 10% today at Paris trade after Lufthansa's order for 15 A380s. Eads owns 80% of Airbus. more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 1,1 USDBN CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $1,115,000,000 contract to provide for reliability enhancement and reengining, systems development and demonstration in support of the C-5... more
IndustryL3 AWARDED A NEAR 13 USDM CONTRACT
USA, L3 Communications, Salt Lake City, Utah, was awarded on Dec. 3, 2001, a $12,923,199 contract to provide for two Dual Data Link II-20 Systems applicable to the U-2 aircraft. This equipment allows... more
IndustryAIRBUS WILL MAINTAIN THE SAME PRICES FOR SPARE PARTES FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS
MARSEILLE, FRANCE, An Airbus spokesman said that French industry, in order to help airlines in containing prices, will maintain unchanged spare parts prices for the next six months. According to Airbus... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A 26 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $26,000,000 contract to provide for advance procurement for 23 low rate initial production Lot 3 F-22 aircraft and associated equipment... more
IndustryBOEING TO LOWER AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION
USA, Alan Mulally, Boeing's commercial airplanes president and chief executive, told a press conference in Germany that the US company is to halve its monthly production until the middle of next year.... more
IndustryNEW ANTONOV AN-140 TO TAKE THE SKY EARLY NEXT YEAR
MOSCOW, The first An-140 aircraft produced by a joint venture between Russia and Ukraine is to enter service next February, said the Deputy General Director of the Khar'kov aircraft plant. The plane is... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS AWARDED A NEAR 49 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $48,999,349 order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement for pre-system development and demonstration and associated... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS AWARDED A NEAR 18 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Md., was awarded on Nov. 30, 2001, a $17,928,181 contract to allow the Defense Meterological Satellite Program to exercise Option 2 to acquire one... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 52 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., was awarded on Nov. 30, 2001, a $52,400,000 contract to extend the long lead procurement for 13 low rate initial production Lot 2 aircraft and associated... more
IndustryRAYTHEON SYSTEMS AWARDED A OVER 7 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $7,095,771 contract for additional effort associated with Broach Lethal Package Integration into Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) Unitary.... more
IndustryPRATT&WHITNEY FACES ITS FIRST STRIKE SINCE 16 YEARS
USA, Over 4000 machinists of U.S. jet engine manufacturer Pratt and Whitney, Hartford, Connecticut, are striking for the first time in 16 years, claiming for better wages and work conditions. International... more
IndustryUNITED TECHNOLOGIES AWARDED A OVER 283 USDM CONTRACT
USA, United Technologies Corp., Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $283,611,693 contract to provide for 134 various rotating, fracture critical components applicable to the F100 engines on the F-15... more
IndustryRAYTHEON SYSTEMS AWARDED A OVER 19 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $19,269,contract to exercise an option for the Sidewinder AIM-9X low rate initial production of 82 all-up-round missiles and other associated components.... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER AEROSPACE SELECTS PETER EDWARDS TO LEAD ITS BUSINESS AIRCRAFT UNIT
MONTREAL, CANADA, Pierre Beaudoin, president and chief operating officer, Bombardier Aerospace, today announced that Peter Edwards has been named president, Bombardier Aerospace, Business Aircraft, effective... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 23 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $23,161,000 contract to provide for incorporation of advanced digital transfer equipment/digital video recorders into 50 F-16D aircraft.... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS AWARDED A 4,5 USDBN CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $4,500,000,000 contract to provide for the B-One Next Enhancement contract. This action... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Logistics Management Inc., Greenville, S.C., is being awarded a $5,268,705 contract to provide for aircraft maintenance services in support of the F-15 and F-22 aircraft for the 325th Fighter... more
IndustryCAMUS, EADS: ''WE INTEND TO INCREASE OUR PRESENCE IN MILITARY AIRCRAFT MARKET''
BERLIN, GERMANY, Co-president of Eads, Philippe Camus, declared that its consortium "intends to increase its presence in the military aircraft market and to acquire a preminent position also in this field".... more
IndustryAIRBUS WILL INCREASE YEARS' DELIVERIES DESPITE CRISIS
TOULOSE, FRANCE, According to Airbus sources, the French industry will deliver 320 aircrafts this year, against the 311 delivered in 2000. Eads co-president Rainer Hertrich declared that, for the 2002,... more
IndustryU.S. NAVY AWARDS BOEING OF A OVER 56 USDM CONTRACT TO CONTINUE TO BUILT MV-22
USA, Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $56,283,781 contract to provide additional funding to continue the manufacture of fiscal year 2002 aircraft for the Lot VI... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 7,5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin, Naval Electronics and Surveillance, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $7,588,036 contract to exercise an option for the operation and maintenance of integrated lifetime support... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A OVER 45 USDM CONTRACT
USA, The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $45,332,175 contract to provide for acquisition and assembly of 79 avionics upgrade kits applicable to the T-38 aircraft. The Aeronautical Systems... more
IndustryBOEING STUDIES REALIZATION OF A FUEL CELL APU
SEATTLE, USA, According to a Boeing spokesman, the U.S. aviation company is studying how to realize an Auxiliary Power Units to be installed on aircrafts, that not utilizes a turbine engine as power source.... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER AEROSPACE RECEIVES RVSM APPROVAL FROM FAA FOR LEARJET 35/36 AIRCRAFT
MONTREAL, CANADA, Bombardier Aerospace has received Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) group approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for the operation of the Bombardier Learjet 35/36... more
IndustryCHIRAC URGES ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TO ENTER A-400 PROGRAM
ROME, Jacques Chirac, France's president, urged Italy to join the A-400 programme in an interview with daily La Stampa. "The decision to be taken by Italy (on the A400M) will be very important, especially... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS AWARDED A OVER 5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $5,200,000 contract for the modification and upgrade of existing engineering and manufacturing development units for advanced mission... more
IndustryGENERAL ELECTRIC AWARDED A OVER 19 USDM CONTRACT
USA, General Electric International Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $19,333,220 delivery-order fourth-year requirements of a performance-based logistics requirements contract for the repair... more
IndustryPOWERWARE AWARDED A OVER 76 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Powerware Corp., Raleigh, N.C., is being awarded a $76,024,415 contract to provide for 238 static uninterruptible power supply systems associated with ancillary equipment, deinstallation, installation,... more
IndustryJAPANESE DEFENSE AGENCY CHOOSES KAWASAKI TO DEVELOP NEW PLANE
TOKYO, The Defense Agency of Japan has selected Kawasaki Heavy Industries to develop two new aircrafts, a patrol and a transport plane. The first will be the successor to the P-3C, while the latter will... more
IndustryBAE SYSTEMS TO LAY OFF NEARLY 1700 EMPLOYEES
LONDON, BAE Systems announced it is to cut 1669 workers in jobs in its regional jets business because of a downturn in orders after Sept. 11. The cuts will hit the plants in Manchester and Prestwick, in... more
IndustryJAPAN TO START PASSENGER AIRCRAFT PROJECT
TOKYO, Local sources announced that the japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is to promote a project to develop a passenger aircraft that would be put to commercial use in 2010. Three companies... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW TRENT 900 PARTNERS
LONDON, "Rolls-Royce plc today (Monday, 26 November) announced that agreement had been reached with four new partners to join its Trent 900 aero engine programme. The Trent 900 is being developed for the... more
IndustryGE ANNOUNCES SUCCESFUL TEST OF THE NEW GE90115B ENGINE
USA, U.S.industry General Electric proudly announced that the initial test of the new large engine GE90115B has been performed successfully; the engine produced during test a thrust of 120.000 lbs, the... more