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IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A OVER 6,5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $6,598,728 contract to fund the U.S. Navy's share of fiscal year 2002 production support for the Evolved Seasparrow Missile. Work is expected to be... more
IndustryALENIA MARCONI SYSTEMS BUYS ASII
ROME, ITALY, The paritetic Italian British joint venture Alenia Marconi System, born between Finmeccanica and Bae Systems, has completed acquisition of U.S Airport System International Incorporated (ASII)... more
IndustryOVER A MILLION AND HALF OF JOBT CUT IN USA THIS YEAR
USA, According to U.S. Work Office, in the Notrh American industry has been registered over a million and half of dismissions since the year's beginning, and over 250.000 only in the month of October.... more
IndustryORBITAL SCIENCES AWARDED A OVER 8 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Orbital Sciences Corp., Chandler, Arizona, awarded an $8,039,150 contract for the procurement of 10 GQM-163 supersonic sea skimming targets, ancillary equipment, ground and flight testing and testing... more
IndustryMIKE FAHEY NAMED REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT OF BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE
MONTREAL, CANADA, Bombardier Aerospace, Business Aircraft is pleased to announce the appointment of long-time Bombardier sales executive Mike Fahey as regional vice-president of sales for Asia, Africa... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS AWARDED A NEAR 36 USDM CONTRACT
USA, The Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, awarded a near 36 USDm contract to McDonnell Douglas Corp., San Antonio, Texas, to provide for funding to cover negotiated costs under... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A OVER 70 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Boeing Space and Communications, Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $70,073,157 contract to provide for fiscal year 2002 Airborne Warning and Control System Radar System Improvement Program (RSIP)... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER WINS ORDER FROM TAG AERONAUTICS
DUBAI, Bombardier Aerospace announced at the Dubai Air Show that it has won orders for five Global 5000(i) high-speed intercontinental business jet aircraft from TAG Aeronautics. The terms of the deal... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE WINS EMIRATES ORDER
LONDON, Rolls-Royce PLC announced it has been awarded an order for eight Trent 500 engines from Emirates. The engines will power eight Airbus A340-600 aircrafts ordered by the airline. The deal is worth... more
IndustryLITTON ADVANCED SYSTEMS AWARDED A OVER 5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Litton Advanced Systems Inc., College Park, Md., is being awarded a $5,320,629 contract for the repair and overhaul of components of the AN/ALR-66 and AN/ALR-67 systems, which are airborne countermeasure... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN MISSION SYSTEMS AWARDED A NEAR 76 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Mission Systems, Santa Maria, Calif., awarded a $75,939,961 contract to provide for enhancement of the Eastern Range Post-Detection Telemetry Subsystem which replaces existing wide-band... more
IndustryBOEING TO SPEED UP JOB CUTS
SEATTLE, Boeing's spokesman Tom Ryan announced that the company would make 20.000 job cuts by June next year with another 10.000 by the end of 2002. About 12.000 workers will be out of work by Dec 14.... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A OVER 19 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Boeing Aerospace Operations, Midwest City, Okla., is being awarded a $19,409,contract for organizational and intermediate level maintenance of F-14, F-18 and CH-60 training aircraft operated at... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER IN TALKS WITH CHINESE AUTHORITIES
CANADA, Canadian Bombardier is negotiating with chinese authorities and partners over a potential joint-venture to set up a manufacturing base in China to produce 50 to 90-seater aircrafts. "We want to... more
IndustryNORTH AMERICAN AIRLINES AWARDED A OVER 13 USDM CONTRACT FOR MILITARY TRANSPORTS
USA, North American Airlines Contractor Team, Sterling, Va., is being awarded a $13,107,586 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for international airlift services from November 2001 through... more
IndustryTRW AWARDED A OVER 22 USDM CONTRACT
USA, TRW Inc., System Engineering and Development Division, Carson, Calif., is being awarded a $22,281,048 contract for fiscal year 2002 and fiscal year 2003 contractor logistics support for sustainment... more
IndustryDASSAULT DELIVERS ITS 1500TH FALCON BUSINESS JET
BORDEAUX-MÉRIGNAC, FRANCE, The French aeronautical industry Dassault Aviation recently has delivered its 1500th business jet Falcon: it is a Falcon 2000, which has been delivered to Executive Jet company.... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE AWARDED A 250 GBPM LOAN BY UK GOVERNMENT
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, The Competition European Commission give green light to UK government to give a 250 GBPm (about 400 USDm) loan to British engine company Rolls-Royce in order to continue development... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN MISSILES AND SPACE AWARDED A OVER 7 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Sunnyvale, Calif., awarded a $7,709,823 contract to provide for Defense Satellite Communication System III orbital support operations (fiscal year 2001/fiscal... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN AWARDED A NEAR 20 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Systems, Corp., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $19,945,108 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for structuring upgrade programs for F-5 aircraft. The work is expected... more
IndustryEMBRAER LAUNCHES NEW REGIONAL JET
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, BRAZIL, Brazilian Embraer launched its new model 170 yesterday. The 70-seat aircraft was rolled out as a part of a $800 million investment project also including another model, 190,... more
IndustryMILLION DOLLARS CONTRACTS FOR BAE AND ROLLS-ROYCE
UK, The choice of the Pentagon to assign to Lockhead Martin the charge to develop the new Joint Strike Fighter combat plane, and a great satisfaction also for the british companies that are interested... more
IndustryCHINA CLOSE TO BUY 50 A320 AIRCRAFTS
PEKING, China is close to purchase 50 A320s from Airbus, the People's Daily reported. The deal worth $2.7 billion based on list prices and should be signed when the german Chancellor Schroeder will visit... more
IndustryITALY ALSO INVOLVED IN JSF PROJECT
ROME, ITALY, The Joint Strike Fighter is a multi-Service/international cooperation warplane. The cornerstone of the program is affordability based on a next-generation, multi-role strike fighter aircraft... more
IndustryPRATT&WHITNEY AWARDED A OVER 4 USDBN CONTRACT FOR THE ENGINES OF THE JSF
USA, Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., has been awarded a contract for more than $4 billion to develop the F135 propulsion system. This contract will cover ground and flight testing... more
IndustryLOCKHEED WINS OVER BOEING FOR THE NEW CENTURY FIGHTER
WASHINGTON, USA, Pentagon approved the Lockheed Martin F-35 jetfighter in the bid for the realization of the new combat aircraft for the next century. Boeing, the other competitor has presented its X-32... more
IndustryBELL-BOEING AWARDED A 47 USDM CONTRACT
USA, The Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $47,000,000 contract for the procurement of nonrecurring engineering for retrofit engineering change proposal kits required... more
IndustryDAIMLERCHRYSLER RETAINS ITS CONTROLLED DEBIS AIR FINANCE
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, The German-U.S. automotive industry DaimlerChrysler in Stuttgard, announced that it has renounced to sell the 45% stake in its controlled Debis Air Finance Dutch aeronautical leasing... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER INTRODUCES NEW GLOBAL 5000 SUPER-LARGE BUSINESS JET
MONTREAL, Bombardier yesterday introduced the Bombardier Global 5000, a high-speed intercontinental business jet that will set new standards in the super-large jet niche market. The Bombardier Global... more
IndustryUNITED TECHNOLOGIES AWARDED A OVER 19 USDM CONTRACT
USA, United Technologies Corp., San Antonio, Texas, is being awarded a $19,234,000 contract to provide for overhaul and upgrade of 18 F-100-PW-200C engines to F100-PW-220E configuration engines for the... more
IndustryTRW AWARDED A NEAR 181 USDM CONTRACT
USA, TRW ICBM Systems, Clearfield, Utah, is being awarded a $180,910,341 contract to provide full rate production in support of the Guidance Replacement Program for the Minuteman III weapon system.... more
IndustryLITTON AWARDED A NEAR 23 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Litton Systems Inc., Laser System Division, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $22,920,000 contract for 66 Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder Systems and non-recurring engineering. Work completion... more
IndustryHONEYWELL AWARDEDA OVER 7 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Honeywell Inc., Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded a $7,193,937 contract for 28 Right Improved Master Control Processing Units, 28 Left Improved Master Control Processing Units, one Circuit Card... more
IndustryBOEING, DESPITE CRISIS, INCREASE ITS PROFITS OF 7%
SEATTLE, USA, According a Boeing note, the U.S. aerospace industry increased its third quarter 2001 profits by 7%, despite the crisis situation involving the civile aviation world. As spokesma, said that... more
IndustryBOEING SPACE AND COMMUNICATIONS AWARDED A OVER 27 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Boeing Space and Communications, Seattle, Washington, is being awarded a $27,686,851 option to provide for the following in support for the Radar System Improvement Program for the Air Force's... more
IndustryROLLS ROYCE ANALYZES THE SITUATION AFTER SEPTEMBER 11
GREAT BRITAIN, Rolls-Royce plc announced that having reviewed market conditions in the light of the events of 11 September, its 2001 underlying trading performance is expected to be in line with earlier... more
IndustryAIRBUS DOESN'T SEE ANY JOB CUT
FRANCE, Airbus chairman Rainer Hertrich said in an interview with the Welt am Sonntag that he doesn't "see any job losses in Airbus permanent workforce". The company has already collected 375 orders for... more
IndustryGEORGE GONZALEZ NAMED HEAD OF BOMBARDIER BUSINESS AVIATION SERVICES
MONTREAL, CANADA, Bombardier Aerospace is pleased to announce that George Gonzalez has been named vice-president and general manager, Bombardier Business Aviation Services. In his new position, Mr. Gonzalez... more
IndustryRAYTHEON SYSTEMS AWARDED A OVER 29 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Systems Co., Bedford, Mass., awarded of a USD29,436,000 contract for engineering services for the foreign military sales Hawk Missile System Program for the countries of Israel, Bahrain, Egypt,... more
IndustryEUROCOPTER TRANSFERS BK 117 ASSEMBLY LINE TO TRENTO, ITALY
TRENTO, ITALY, Eurocopter and Helicopters Italia have agreed to transfer the assembly line for the BK 117 C-1 light twin helicopter from its German production facility in Donauwörth to Trento in Italy.... more
IndustryAIRBUS SALES FORECAST
TOULOUSE, FRANCE, According to Airbus sales forecasts, are expected 300 aircraft deliveries in 2002 and "slightly less than 300" in 2003. Before attacks of september 11, Airbus had respectively for 2002... more
IndustryDYNAMIC GUNVER TECHNOLOGY AWARDED A OVER 27 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Dynamic Gunver Technology, Manchester, Conn., is being awarded a $27,468,560 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for 2,167 synchronizing rings for the F100PW200/220 engine applicable to the F-15/F-16... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT AND COO OF AEROSPACE
MONTREAL, CANADA, Mr. Robert E. Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bombardier Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Pierre Beaudoin as President and Chief Operating Officer... more
IndustrySECOND BOMBARDIER CONTINENTAL TAKES TO THE SKIES
MONTREAL, CANADA, The second aircraft in bombardier Aerospace's Continental program successfully completed its first flight on October, 8, only eight weeks after the first flight of the first Continental.... more
IndustryISRAEL MILITARY INDUSTRIES AWARDED A OVER 6 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Israel Military Industries Limited, Bethesda, Md., is being awarded a $6,237,815 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for production of 100,600 gallon tanks and 105 non-jettisonable pylons in support... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN AWARDED A 26 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Corp, Melbourne, Fla., is being awarded a $26,000,000 contract to provide for advanced procurement in support of one Lot X aircraft (P16) Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE TO CUT 3500 JOBS
LONDON, Rolls-Royce is to shed 3500 jobs due to the downturn in the aviation industry after the terrorist attacks in Usa. Jobs are at risk at the company's Derby plant and in Usa and Germany. Rolls-Royce... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER SELLS TWO REGIONAL JETS TO PETROLEUM AIR
TORONTO, Bombardier Aerospace has made a deal with Petroleum Air Services for two Q300 regional jets. The $42 million contract includes options for five additional aircrafts. The two Q300 planes are... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A OVER 11 USDM ORDER
USA, Raytheon Systems Co., McKinney, Texas, is being issued a order for manufacture of 32 power supplies for the AN/AAS-38 Forward Looking Infrared Radar on F/A-18 aircraft. Work is expected to be... more
IndustryCUBIC DEFENSE SYSTEMS AWARDED A 40 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Cubic Defense Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $40,000,000 contract to provide for refurbishment of 257 (best estimated quantity) P4A Series Air Combat Training System instrumentation pods,... more