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IndustryAgustaWestland will produce helicopters in India
Delhi, India - Indian Rotorcraft: a joint-venture with Tata Sons
Indian Rotorcraft is a joint-venture between AgustaWestland and the big Indian corporation Tata Sons. Today March 21 2012 the industry breaks ground on the new 40,000 m2 facility in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. "The... more
IndustryBoeing received certification for B-787 Dreamliner plane with GE engines
Washington, Usa - From the US FAA
Boeing received an amended type certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the 787/8 Dreamliner equipped with General Electric GEnx engines. "This is a great day for our customers... more
IndustryAircraft. Airbus and Virgin Australia study new alternative fuel process
Toulouse, France - Commercialisation of alternative aviation fuels takes a step forward
Airbus has joined a consortium including Virgin Australia to study a new pathway to produce sustainable aviation fuels. Eucalyptus mallee trees, grown in Western Australia’s wheat belt are sustainably h... more
IndustryAirbus Military begins final assembly of second serial A-400M airplane
Madrid, Spain - France will receive this model in 2013
The Airbus Military A-400M final assembly line (FAL) in Seville (Spain) has begun working on the second serial production A-400M. The integration of the wings and central wing-box for this aircraft, known... more
IndustryItalian Space Agency. Unions: "Stop the tender for the Opsis optical satellite"
Florence, Italy - Selex's Fiom-Cgil, Fim-Cisl, Uilm-Uil call to participate
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) decided to realise an high resolution optical satellite for Earth observations choosing two industries for the first steps into the project: Thales Alenia Space Italia and... more
IndustryFerra Engineering wins tender for MH-60R helicopters
Sydney, Australia - A great contract for a small player
The MH-60R helicopter is one of the latest versions of the famous American Black Hawk and a particular configuration conceived for Navy operations. A tender for 6.3 million dollars has been won by Australian... more
IndustryATR opens its first training center for pilots in Africa
Toulouse, France - In partnership with Comair
To support the growing number of ATR aircraft in Africa and to anticipate the associated development potential, ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, has just opened a new training center... more
Industry25th humanitarian flight for the Airbus Corporate Foundation
Blagnac, France - One tonne of medical equipment to the Philippines
The Airbus Corporate Foundation and “Aviation sans Frontières” (ASF) have transported almost 1 tonne of medical equipment to Manila aboard the delivery flight of Cebu Pacific Air’s (CEB) latest A-320... more
IndustryEurocopter’s EC-225 full-flight simulator in Scotland logs more than 2,000 training hours
Aberdeen, Scotland - And receives UK certification renewal to pursue operation into 2013
This full-flight simulator – located at Eurocopter’s North Sea Service Center – provides high-fidelity training opportunities for helicopter pilots who fly in the oil and gas industry’s challenging off-sho... more
IndustryAirbus: India needs over 1,040 aircraft worth USD 145 billion in next 20 years
Blagnac, France - Demand for larger eco-efficient airplanes
According to Airbus’ latest market forecast, Indian carriers will require 1,043 new passenger (1,020) and freighter (23) aircraft valued at USD 145 billion between now and 2030 to satisfy surging annual d... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman wins tender for new F-16 aircraft radar
Falls Church, USA - 43 APG-68(V)9 radars will be delivered within 2015
The American Northrop Grumman, specialized in radar research systems, has won a tender for 87.8 million dollars to build and deliver 43 pulse-Doppler APG-68(V)9 radars for the latest versions of the fighter... more
IndustryAircraft. Airbus to exhibit corporate jet for first time in India
Toulouse, France - ACJ-318 on display has widest and tallest cabin of any bizjet
An Airbus ACJ-318, the corporate aircraft version of the A-318 airliner, will be the highlight of the company’s presence at the Hyderabad show, marking the first time that any of the company’s bizjets is... more
IndustryF-35A aircraft completes second local sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla
Florida, Usa - Completed a 93-minute flight
US Marine Corps Maj. Joseph Bachmann successfully piloted the second F-35 local orientation flight in the skies above the Emerald Coast yesterday. AF-13, an F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant,... more
IndustryBoeing statement regarding the WTO appellate decision DS 353 about State aids
Chicago, Usa - The highlights
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body yesterday released its decision in DS 353 addressing a complaint the European Union (EU) filed against the United States in retaliation for an earlier... more
IndustryRR starts work on new multi-million pound service centre at Heathrow
London, UK - It will commence operations in early 2013
Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, has commemorated the start of construction for a new London-Heathrow Service Centre with a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday. The new facility will... more
IndustryBoeing completes flight testing for certification of 787 aircraft with GE engines
Washington, Usa - The final flight concluded late last month with the landing of the 35th model built
Boeing has completed all flight tests expected to be required for type certification of the 787/8 Dreamliner aircraft with General Electric GEnx engines. This marks the end of all certification flight... more
IndustrySELEX Galileo awarded approximately 15 million Euros
Rome, Italy - For support and service solution activities in export markets
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, has recently been awarded contracts worth approximately 15 million Euros for support and service solution activities in the export marketplace. “The orders that S... more
IndustryAirbus. Gallois from Paris above A-380 airplane micro wing cracks
Paris , France - EUR 105 million already expected for micro-cracks in 2011 results
EADS' CEO, during the conference in Paris to show 2011 results of the Group, also announced those results include EUR 150 million destined to recently discovered micro-cracks on some exemplars of the super-jumbo... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: new orders worth about EUR 173 million
Rome, Italy - Through its companies DRS Technologies, Ansaldo Energia, Ansaldo STS and SELEX Galileo
Finmeccanica won new orders for a total value of about EUR 173 million through its companies DRS Technologies, Ansaldo Energia, Ansaldo STS and SELEX Galileo. DRS Technologies has been awarded a USD... more
IndustrySpecial in Paris (8). EADS. Headquarters and other businesses (not belonging to any Division)
Paris, France - EADS North America and ATR
Revenues of Other Businesses increased 6 percent to € 1,252 million (FY 2010: € 1,182 million). EADS North America revenues increased thanks to a ramp-up in Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) and Medium & L... more
IndustryAirbus. Gallois from Paris (7): 45 aircraft orders in danger due to ETS
Paris, France - The tax imposed by UE above aircraft emissions: China is in forefront to fight it
During this great day which sees confirmed EADS leadership, also a news about the thorny ETS (Emission Trading System) situation cannot be missed. ETS is the tax UE imposed since January 1Th 2012 on emissions... more
IndustrySpecial in Paris (6). EADS divisions: stable business at Astrium and Cassidian
Paris, France - 13 Astrium-built satellites were launched in 2011
Astrium revenues in 2011 stood stable at € 4,964 million (FY 2010: € 5,003 million) thanks to excellent programme execution, despite a challenging institutional market and increased competition. EBIT dec... more
IndustrySpecial in Paris (5): Eads 2011 result list and acquisitions
Paris, France - Data before Vector, Vizada, Satair/Metron
Official data from Paris' conference today March 8, 2012, as shown by Louis Gallois (Chief Executive Officer) and Hans Peter Ring (Chief Financial Officer). Increasing Growth Momentum Backlog: 2010/EUR... more
IndustryFrom Paris (3). EADS Divisions: new records for Airbus
Paris, France - Commercial and Military
Airbus consolidated revenues increased by 10 percent to € 33,103 million (FY 2010: € 29,978 million), mainly driven by the deliveries increase. The Airbus consolidated EBIT increased by 91 percent to... more
IndustryFrom Paris: bright 2012 forecasts for EADS
Paris, France - Challenges in store to grow up
AVIONEWS obtained new data from today's conference in Paris, March 8 2012, about the 2011 results and also on 2012 forecast. EADS declared its 2012 plan includes the delivery of 570 commercial aircraft.... more
IndustryRolls-Royce and US Air Force launch fuel savings flight tests on C-130 aircraft fleet
Indianapolis, Usa - For the T56 turboprop engine
Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, and the United States Air Force will soon begin flight tests of an engine upgrade for the T56 turboprop engine, which powers the C-130H transport aircraft.... more
IndustryBoeing delivered 1st P-8A Poseidon production aircraft to US Navy
Seattle, Usa - US Navy plans to purchase 117 airplanes
Boeing on the last days officially delivered the first production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the US Navy in Seattle. The P-8A is the first of 13 anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence,... more
IndustryAirbus aims to hire at least 25 per cent women among its 4,000 new recruits in 2012
Toulouse, France - On the occasion of March 8, it encourages more to join the aeronautic industry
Airbus, one of the world leading aircraft manufacturers, is committed to ensuring that at least 25 per cent of its new recruits in 2012 will be women despite the low number of women studying engineering... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: statement about results for the 2011 fiscal year
Rome, Italy - They will be examined and submitted to the BoD at the end of the month
Finmeccanica informs that the results for the 2011 fiscal year, currently under evaluation, will be examined and submitted to the Board of Directors approval during the meeting scheduled on 27 March 2012. The... more
IndustryAvio-Snecma (Safran Group): signed collaboration for development Leap aircraft engine
Turin, Italy - It is expected to enter commercial service in 2016
Avio, Italy’s refernce aerospace company, and Snecma, the world-class manufacturer of aircraft and rocket engines (Safran Group), today finalised a commercial agreement to work on the new LEAP aircraft e... more
IndustryA-350XWB airplane: landing gear test bench ready for service
Toulouse, France - At Airbus's site in Filton, UK
The A-350 XWB’s main and nose landing gear test bench is ready for service at Airbus’ site in Filton, UK. This latest step in the A-350 XWB’s progress is achieved more than one year before the aircraft’s first f... more
IndustrySuperJet International: A-320 family Full Flight Simulator is ready for training
Venice, Italy - Courses will be managed by a wide selected and highly experienced team of SJI
The Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for training on Airbus 320 family aircraft, available at the SuperJet International’s (SJI) Training Center in Venice (Italy), has received the FSTD Certification by the I... more
IndustryBAE Systems: no hope for 900 employees
Brough, United Kingdom - Despite recent news, the job cuts have been confirmed
It's official. Despite of Cameron and BAE Systems executive's declarations (about it you can also read the recent AVIONEWS), the English and international massive corporation which produces any kind of... more
IndustryItalian CIRA inaugurates tomorrow new Space Qualification Laboratory
Capua, Italy - Entirely funded by Campania Region
"Supply services to societies engaged into the project and realization of devices and apparatus for aerospace applications, allowing activities of integrated qualification in an unique website: this is... more
IndustryFinmeccanica with Northrop Grumman awarded contract to provide NATO’s Cyber Security requirement
Rome, Italy - Worth around EUR 50 million
Finmeccanica, through SELEX Elsag and VEGA, together with its partner Northrop Grumman Corporation, has been awarded a contract by the NATO Consultation, Command and Control (NATO C3) Agency to develop,... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: the agreement with India never changed
Rome, Italy - The contract details and the confutation
AgustaWestland released more evidences of its innocence, since yesterday in the middle of many polemics after press published some articles above a potential involvement in irregularities against Indian... more
IndustryCassidian to support medical evacuation missions in Afghanistan
Berlin, Germany - Standardized operations support of all German helicopter types
Cassidian will support the Forward Air Medical Evacuation (FwdAirMedEvac) mission carried out with NH-90 helicopters of the German Army in the evacuation of ill and injured persons. For this purpose, the... more
IndustryRecord Finmeccanica: 8th place in armament vendors top 100
Stockholm, Sweden - Lockheed and BAE Systems on the top of the list
Italian Finmeccanica is at the 8th place in the top 100 of biggest armament vendors of the entire planet. The industry, in fact, operated international contracts for 14,4 billion dollars in 2010 (the year... more
IndustryLM, F-35 plane flight test and production progress report
Fort Worth, Usa - For 2012, the plan calls for the accumulation of 1,001 test flights
Lockheed Martin’s (LM) F-35 airplane program continues to build on its 2011 flight test success. For 2012, the baseline F-35 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) flight test plan calls for the a... more
IndustryEASA Type Certificate for SSJ-100 airplane is handed over to SCAC
Moscow, Russia - The European Aviation Safety Agency issued it on February 3
Patrick Goudou, Executive Director of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) handed over today the EASA Type Certificate for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (RRJ-95B) to the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC)... more
IndustryLM expands facility for F-35 airplane component manufacturing
Pinellas Park, Usa - Situated in Pinellas Park, in Florida
Lockheed Martin’s operation in Pinellas Park officially opened a new 57,000 square foot manufacturing facility yesterday to produce aircraft canopy components for the F-35 Lighting II fighter. The n... more
IndustryBoeing Edge sets new standard for aviation services and support
Washington, Usa - Industry's largest portfolio in such ambit gives customers advantages
Boeing launched the Boeing Edge (BE), a new initiative focused on the advantages of services and support offered by Boeing Commercial Aviation Services to its customers, a society organized around four... more
IndustryKorea won a tender of four ships for refuelling of English helicopters, aircraft carriers and destroyers
Seoul, South Korea - "A consortium would have allowed to build them in UK"
An agreement has been sealed with South Korea. This will cost to UK 452 million pounds for project MARS (Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability) which will supply its fleet of four new support ships... more
IndustryBoeing: agreement for USD 300 million for maintenance of Korean F-15 aircraft (VIDEO)
Seoul, South Korea - Also preparing ground for the new Silent Eagle...
The American industry, always on top, continues to confirm its international success in any sector, the military one in this case. Main character of the contract, sealed for USD 300 million that is... more
IndustryAirbus in Italy to hire engineers and technicians for A-350XWB airplane
Milan, Italy - "Recruitment day" in Turin next March 1st in the ambit of the program
Airbus organizes an event for next March 1st in Turin finalized to the hiring of engineers and technicians to add into the team that works for A-350XWB program, the new Airbus' long range aircraft family... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero sells the first two italian airplains in China
Singapore, Singapore - Delivery in July, they have been certified by the Chinese Civil Aviation Authority
Piaggio Aero sold two P-180 Avanti II planes to Caea Beijing Aviation Investment, the first Chinese customer and operator for the italian aircraft. The signing of the two contracts has been announced by... more
IndustryKorean aerospace industry boosted
Seul, South Korea - Spare parts and finished products for the international market from 70 small industries
GESCA (Gyeognam Export Support Corps for Aero-Parts) is a society that operate on aerospace foreign exports. Kyutae Chun, GESCA's MD, affirmed that the 85% of specialized Korean industry is sited in... more
IndustryBAE Systems reassure about job cuts
Smalesbury, United Kingdom - The corporation will not cut more workers if the agreement with India for the Eurofighter will have a bad end
Mark Menzies, a conservatory MP in Lancashire, UK, released to press the last BAE Systems declarations about MMRCA (the Indian competitive tender for the purchase of 126 aircraft fighter which seems to... more
IndustryF-35A plane: first external weapons test
Fort Worth, Usa - That further expanding the program’s flight test envelope
On Feb. 16, the first external weapons test mission was flown by an F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., further expanding the program’s flight test e... more
IndustrySELEX Sistemi Integrati: the fourth Baynunah class corvette launched, able to embark an helicopter
Rome, Italy - The ceremony took place into the UAE last days
SELEX Sistemi Integrati (SSI), a Finmeccanica company took part in the launching of the fourth Baynunah class corvette, named Mezyad, which took place on February 15th at the Abu Dhabi Ship Building shipyard... more