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IndustryINAUGURATED TODAY PIAGGIO FRANCE
NICE, Piaggio France was inaugurated today with a cerimony in Nice. The french Piaggio will be an important point of reference for foreign customers in the course of Piaggio Aero industries activities.... more
IndustryBOEING SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH GECAS
SEATTLE, USA, U.S. Boeing has announced it signed an agreement with General Electric Co.'s GE Capital Aviation Services unit for the purchase of 74 Boeing 777 and 737 jetliners for a total of USD$5.5 billion.... more
IndustryBOEING WINS APACHE CONTRACT
USA, The Boeing Co. has won a $2,3 billion contract with the U:S: army to upgrade 269 Apache combat helicopters. Work on the new contract is expected to begin in 2002 at Boeing's Mesa plant. more
IndustryFAIRCHILD-DORNIER PROGRESSES 728JET
INTERLANKEN, SWITZERLAND, Fairchild-Dornier last week began formally the production of 728 jet with the fabrication of initial components by belgian subcontractor SABCA, which will produce cockpit and... more
IndustryALENIA SIGNS AGREEMENTS IN GREECE
ATHENS, Alenia Aerospazio's vicepresident Cosentino announced the industry will cooperate to aerospace programs and, together with a consortium of companies, it will participate to bid for the privatization... more
IndustryIRAQ TO BUY BOEING SPARE PARTS FROM THE UNITED STATES
USA, An informed source reported that Iran will buy Boeing spare parts from the United States. Government officials will fly today to the United States for talks with the officials of Boeing Company for... more
IndustryBOEING UNVEILED UNMANNED COMBAT AIR VEHICLE
SEATTLE, USA, Boeing, leader company in unmanned aerial vehicles, used for surveillance operations of hostile territories occupied by enemy forces, recently unveiled a new combat aircraft able to attack... more
IndustryFTC TO ALLOW BOEING TO BUY HUGHES
BRUSSELS, Boeing will purchase Hughes Electronics Corp.'s space and communications division, after it was allowed by Us.S. and european regulators. Boeing will have to undertake some measures to prohibit... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE WON ORDERS TO MAKE ENGINES FOR EMBRAER JETS
LONDON, Rolls-Royce won an order worthed USD 530 million to make engines for some Embraer jets. They will be manufactured at Indianapolis and will be used in jets for American Eagle and seven european... more
IndustryALENIA AEROSPACE: THE EUROFIGHTER'S WING IS READY
TURIN, The first Eurofighter's wing was completed at Alenia Aerospazio's plant of Turin Caselle. It will be soon delivered to Bae systems for the final assembly. The maiden flight is scheduled within Septemeber... more
IndustryNEW AIRCRAFT FUELS UNDER CONSIDERATION
NEW YORK, US and japanese companies are working on the development of a new aircraft propulsion system powered by hydrogen and using oxygen as hidroxidant agent. The cryogenic propellent, which would... more
IndustryAIRBUS REDESIGNING SUPER JUMBO
SEATTLE, According to what reported by a newspaper of Seattle, where Boeing's headquarter is placed, Airbus hopes to clinch a deal with Singapore Airlines for their new USD 220 million superjumbo A3XX.... more
IndustryAIRBUS PROJECT FOR A REGIONAL A-330 VERSION
TOULOSE, The french consortium Airbus think to develop a short-range version of the A330-500. THe original version flies as far as 7,000 nautical miles and is able to travel on trans-Atlantic routes. The... more
IndustrySYNTHETIC VISION: A TECHNOLOGY UNDER DEVELOPMENT
LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, USA, For the development of the synthetic-vision systems project, led by NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia and backed by Rockwell Collins, Jeppesen has signed a three-year a... more
IndustryFAIRCHILD-DORNIER GIVES UP 428JET
GERMANY, Fairchild-Dornier, the aerospace industry, gave up projecting regional 428Jet displyed at Farnborough Air Show last July. Charles Pieper, Fairchild-Dornier's chief executive, said 428Jet's... more
IndustryMAGELLAN AEROSPACE WINS AIRBUS CONTRACT
ONTARIO, Magellan Aeroispace Corporation, based in Mississauga, Ontario, has announced to have win the bid for a USD29m contract for production of acoustic nozzle assembly for the small Airbus A-318... more
IndustryTHE BOEING AND AIRBUS BUSINESS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS
., In the following table, are indicated for every company, the number of ordered and delivered aircraft in the last ten years, according with their data: Year Airbus Boeing... more
IndustryEUROCOPTER CHANGES ITS LEGAL FORM
MARIGNANE, FRANCE, In the special general meeting of the shareholders held yesterday,, the legal form of business of Eurocopter was changed from a Société Anonyme (SA) (Joint Stock Company) to a S... more
IndustryENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORT: OECD CONFERENCE WILL CARE OF AIR TRAFFIC
VIENNA, Sustainable development, ecology apllied to transport, new systems to prevent noise pollution: these are going to be the basic issues of the OECD conference about EST (Environmentally Sustainable... more
IndustryPIAGGIO: NEW BUSINESS CENTER IN USA AND FRANCE
GENOA, In the occasion of the annual NBAA convention, which will take place in New Orleans from October 10 to 12, Piaggio industry will officially announce the birth of Piaggio America, a necessary... more
IndustrySECOND P-180 FOR FERRARI
GENOA, The selling contract for the second Piaggio P-180 "Avanti", with Ferrari's livery displayed on the tail, was signed a few days ago. So shortly after the victory in Monza, Ferrari decided to... more
IndustryCONTINENTAL AIRLINES CHANGES ORDER
SEATTLE, Continental Airline announced the replacement of an order for two Boeing 767-400ER, scheduled for 2004, with two 777-200ER, delivered in 2002. The industry announced the two aircrafts will be... more
IndustryU.S. AEROSPACE ORDERS ARE TAKING OFF
USA, The U.S. aerospace industry booked firm orders of $32.4 billion in June, blowing past the previous high water mark of $20.7 billion in November 1997. In this way June’s record order levels boosted o... more
IndustryBAE-MARCONI: 55 MILLION SAVINGS THIS YEAR
LONDON, The last year merger between BAe Systems and Marconi met its target: BAe is expected to report £55 million savings this year. Profits before tax for the six months of the year increased to £214 m... more
IndustryTHOMSON CSF: NO COMMENT ABOUT ALLIANCE WITH ALENIA AND EADS
PARIS, Thomson-CSF didn't released official statement about the possible alliance with Alenia and EADS, the avionic defense and aerospace giant. The alliance would include only planning and radar manufacturing.... more
IndustryTHOMSON-CSF RISES SALES BUT LOWERS PROFITS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2000
PARIS, Thomson-csf, the industry manufacturing electronic devices for aircraft, closed the first half of the year with a rising 29% selling profit for Euro 202 million. The sale incresed 15%, Euro 3,2... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE TRENT 500 ENGINE: TESTS WERE SUCCESFULL
LONDON, Rolls-Royce Trent 500, the engine that will power Airbus A340 jetliner, passed succesfully the first scheduled tests. Since June, 29 flights have been made as a trial test, for a total of 49... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER SELLS CHALLENGER 604 TO SOUTH AFRICAN OPERATOR
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA, Kangra Aviation Partnership, based in Pretoria, South Africa, placed an order to Bombardier Aerospace to purchase a Challenger 604 business jet. 506 units of this jet have been... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER OPENS NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN CHINA
BEIJING, CHINA, The canadian Bombardier Aerospace opened an Area Spares Distribution centre in Beijing, China, to serve the growing chinese customer market which uses chiefly CRJ200 regional jet and Q400... more
IndustryMD HELICOPTERS WARNS CUSTOMERS OF UNAPPROVED PARTS
MESA, ARIZONA, MD Helicopters released a statement to warn customers of an increase in the number of helicopter parts being sold in the marketplace by unapproved vendors. The danger is that in that... more
IndustryBOEING GETS FAA APPROVAL FOR BUINESS JET WING EXTENSIONS
SEATTLE, FAA has granted "Supplemental Type Certificate" approval for Aviation Partners Boeing's "blended winglets", upward-swept extensions to airplane wings currently offered on the Boeing Business Jet... more
Industry15,400 NEW AIRCRAFT WORTH USS 1,3 NEEDED OVER NEXT 20 YEARS
TOULOUSE, Almost 15,400 new airliners and freighters valued at US$1,3 trillion will be required by passenger and cargo airlines during the next 20 years. The new was reported by Global Market Forecast... more
IndustryALENIA-EADS-THOMSON: NEW PARTNERSHIP TO EQUIP AIRCRAFTS WITH RADAR
PARIS, Alenia, Eads and Thomson-Csf are on the verge of conlcluding a strategic alliance which will make the three avionic industries closer. The target would be the settlement of a european centre of... more
IndustryBRAZIL: $1,3 BILLION FINE FOR HELPING EMBRAER
SAO PAULO, The World Trade Organization fined Brazil for $1,3 million for having helped the export of Embraer's planes with government funds. As it is known, Embraer belongs to the government. Bombardier,... more
IndustryPEKING IS UNWORRIED: EADS MISSILES TO SINGAPORE
PARIS, No worries for Peking officials, Eads, the aerospace and defense giant wil sell sea-to-sea missiles to Singapore and not not Taiwan, as it was believed at the beginning of a delicate and almost... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE AND SNECMA ALLY IN ENGINE AIRBUS PROJECT
LONDRA, Rolls-Royce and french Snecma had signed an agreement to establish a joint venture company together with other four companies, Fiat, MTU, ITP e TechSpace Aero, to project a turpo-prop engine for... more
IndustryBFGOODRICH AEROSPACE PARTNERS WITH BOEING TO SUPPLY IFQT TO B737 E B747
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, BFGoodrich Aerospace has partnered with Boeing to supply Isolated Fuel Quantity Transmitter systems to B737 and B747. They have been developed to meet the requirements of Airworthiness... more
IndustryKAMAN AEROSPACE RENEWS CONTRACT WITH BOEING
BLOOMFIELD, CUNNECTICUT, kaman Aerospace Corp. announced it has received a follow on contract with Boeing to supply structural parts of commercial airliners. The agreement has a potential value of $98... more
IndustryFINNAIR CONSOLIDATES ORDERS FOR A-320-FAMILY AIRCRAFTS
TOULOSE, Finnair have ordered six aircraft from Airbus' A-320 family, including two A-319s and four A320s, scheduled for delivery from 2002. The order consolidates the finnish carrier's move to a complete... more
IndustryVIETNAM AIRLINES TO LEASE 4 MORE PLANES
HANOI, Vietnam Airlines announced it will lease 4 more planes, two Boeing 767s and two ATR-72s. The jets will be used for domestic and international routes. The airline is going to lease even some Airbus... more
IndustryILFC LEASING 8 BOEING JETLINERS
SEATTLE, International Lease Finance Corporation has placed order for 8 Boeing: six 737 jets with Dutch carrier Transavia Airlines and two widebody 777's with brazilian Varig. The 737s will be powered... more
IndustryBLACKLIST FOR USA INDUSTRIES INFRINGING LAWS
WASHINGTON, Three primary USA agencies, GSA, DOD and Nasa have jointly issued a proposed rule to disallow the industries infringing federal laws (about taxes, labor, environment, antitrust and others)... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER EARNINGS UP 24% IN SECOND QUARTER
CANADA, Bombardier saw a 24 per cent rise in second quarter earnings. The canadian industry said those profits were due to buoyant aerospace operations. Net income rose to US$142.2 million. more
IndustryFAIRCHILD DORNIER IS PLANNING NEW 728JET
GERMANY, Fairchild Dornier is working at plan of its new 728 JET in the production centre in Germany. GECAS has already 50 firm orders of this 70-seater aircraft, Lufhtansa has 50 firm orders. The first... more
IndustryFRENCH AEROSPACE FIRMS WIN CONTRACT WITH GREECE
PARIS, French aerospace firms, Dessault Aviation, Thomson-CSF and anglo-french Matra-BAE, in a joint statement, won a contract to supply 15 Mirage 2000 to the greek military. The agreement involves also... more
IndustryROLSS-ROYCE SEEKING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ON ENGINE FOR A3XX
LONDON, Rolls-Royce is likely to seek government support to develop its engine Trent 900 to power super-jumbo A3XX. Those supports would cover a third of the engine's costs. The engine maker said it will... more
IndustryNEIL ARMSTRONG NAMED CHAIRMAN OF EDO
NEW YORK, Neil Armstrong, who became the first man to walk on the moon, was named chairman of EDO Corp. Armstrong was chairman of AIL Technology, which mergered with EDO. more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE WINS CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES AND AMERICAN EAGLE
USA, Rolls-Royce won engine orders, worth a total of $200 million, to power aircraft ordered by American Airways and American Eagle. The english company will provide Trent 800 engines for six Boeing 777s... more
IndustryBOEING SIGNED STRATEGIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH TWO RUSSIAN COMPANIES
SEATTLE, Boeing recently signed strategic cooperation agreement with two russian companies. They are Ilyushin Aviation Complex and Verkhnaya Salda Metallurgical Production, titanium producer. more
IndustryNEW BOEING NEXT GENERATION 737-900 TOOK ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT
SEATTLE, The newest Boeing Next generation 737-900 took yesterday its maiden flight. It is painted in red, white and blue Boeing livery, and will be delivered to launch customer Alaska Airlines in April... more