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IndustryHC-130J plane completes developmental testing
Marietta, Usa - The deliveries of the first models will start in August
The new HC-130J personnel recovery aircraft, developed for the United States Air Force Air Combat Command, has completed developmental testing. The final test point was air-to-air refueling and was... more
IndustryFinmeccanica rewarded as a "Top Employers 2011" company
Rome, Italy - The third edition of the event was held yesterday in Milan
The third Top Employers Italy event was held on Monday, 21 March 2011, at the Terrazza Martini in Milan, where Finmeccanica was rewarded for its “excellence” in Human Resource Training, Development and... more
IndustryThe largest composite fuselage panel for Airbus' A350 XWB completes its curing process
Toulouse, France - At the Nordenham, in Germany
The A-350 XWB programme has reached a new industrial milestone with the successful curing of this new-generation jetliner’s largest composite fuselage panel. The 93-square metre component was completed b... more
IndustryLufthansa Supervisory Board approves purchase of 30 A-320neo Family aircraft
Toulouse, France - They will fit seamlessly into carrier’s fleet and strategy
Lufthansa’s Supervisory Board has approved the acquisition of 30 A-320neo Family aircraft worth approximately US$2.8 billion. The order comprises 25 A-320neo and five A-321neo aircraft. With this latest s... more
IndustryB-747/8 Intercontinental airplane conducts successful first flight
Seattle, Usa - After four-hour, 25-minute flight
The B-747/8 Intercontinental successfully began its flight test program yesterday. It has taken off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., before several thousand employees, customers, suppliers and community... more
IndustryHelicopters: AVIONEWS interviewed Giuseppe Orsi, AW's CEO, at "Heli-Expo 2011" (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The industry confirms as leader in the sector
AVIONEWS, during the edition 2011 of the exposition dedicated to the helicopters "Heli-Expo 2011" has interviewed one of the key personages of AgustaWestland (AW) -Italian-British industry that in the... more
IndustryBoeing: problem if the stop of our production in Japan continues
Tokyo, Japan - However, guaranteed the deliveries to Ana within Summer
The aircraft manufacturer Boeing is examining the impacts of the disaster in Japan and stated that there are significant problems to the industrial structures in the area, but if the interruption of production... more
IndustryEmbraer Defense and Security signs contract to buy Orbisat (VIDEO)
São José dos Campos, Brazil - R$ 28.5 million-deal will increase the Company’s participation in the Brazilian Security System
Embraer Defense and Security (EDS) signed a contract to purchase 64.7% of the capital of the radar division of OrbiSat da Amazônia SA. The deal, which is valued at R$ 28.5 million, is an important strategic... more
IndustryATR /500 series aircraft ready to operate up to -45°C in Russia and CIS countries
Toulouse, France - From European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
ATR has gained EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) certification to operate both ATR-42/500 and -72/500 aircraft at ground temperatures as low as -45°C. Following EASA’s certification, Russia’s IAC... more
IndustryBAE Systems and Dassault Aviation sign MoU for drone aircraft
Saint-Cloud Cedex, France - The aim is to develop and propose to France and UK the UAS MALE
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate exclusively on the preparation and submission of a joint proposal to the UK and French Ministries of Defence... more
IndustryNordStar Airlines takes delivery of its first ATR-42/500 plane
Toulouse, France - The Russian carrier will operate four models in Krasnoyarsk Region
ATR and Russia’s Taimyr Airlines (NordStar Airlines), announce today the delivery of the first ATR-42/500, of a total order for 4 firm aircraft, plus 3 options placed in 2010. The Krasnoyarsk-based -42/500s w... more
IndustryBoeing and Air Berlin celebrate delivery of first B-737/700 plane with Sky Interior
Seattle, Usa - The airline is the first to operate both aircraft types with new interior
Boeing and Berlin-based German carrier Air Berlin celebrated this week the delivery of the first Next-Generation 737/700 with the new Sky Interior. It has received its first 737/800 with the new Sky Interior... more
IndustryRR received Trent 700 order from Cathay Pacific for Airbus airplanes
Rome, Italy - The engine will powered 15 A-330s
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received an order from Cathay Pacific for Trent 700 engines to power 15 A-330 aircraft. The contract includes a TotalCare long-term service agreement. Cathay... more
IndustrySJI starts Armavia flight airplane crew training course in Moscow
Moscow, Russia - This is the first course for the carrier, after Aeroflot
SuperJet International (SJI) -a joint-venture between Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, and Sukhoi Holding- has started the Flight Crew Training Course for Armavia aircraft pilots at its Training... more
IndustryCathay Pacific Airways orders 15 more A-330 airplanes
Blagnac, France - They will be delivered starting from 2013
Cathay Pacific Airways has placed a firm order with Airbus for 15 more A-330/300s. Scheduled for delivery from 2013, the aircraft will join the airline's existing A-330 fleet flying on services across... more
IndustryC-130J Super Hercules aircraft achieves 100,000 flight hours with Italian Air Force
Pisa, Italy - Celebrated during a ceremony in Pisa
The Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules transport fleet of 21 aircraft operated by the Italian Air Force 46th Air Brigade has reached 100,000 flight hours. This significant operational milestone was... more
IndustryILFC signed MoU for purchasing 100 A-320neo aircraft
Blagnac, France - Strong endorsement for the industry’s benchmark eco-efficient single-aisle aircraft
The world’s aircraft leasing company, ILFC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 100 A-320neo Family airplane. The order comprises 75 A-320neo and 25 A-321neo types. ILFC becomes the launch customer f... more
IndustryTurkish Airlines orders another 13 Airbus aircraft
Blagnac, France - Ten A-321 and three A-330/200F
Turkish Airlines has signed a firm order for the purchase of ten Airbus A-321s and three A-330/200F Freighter aircraft to meet their growth plans in the passenger and cargo markets. The airline has a further... more
IndustrySELEX Sistemi Integrati wins contracts for air traffic control services
Rome, Italy - In Ukraine and Malaysia
Many contracts for a total value of 25 million euros, have been recently signed in Ukraine and Malaysia by SELEX Sistemi Integrati (SSI) in the field of air traffic control. The first four agreements... more
IndustryEADS NA will not protest USAF's aerial refuelling tanker plane selection
Arlington, Usa - Assigned to Boeing
EADS North America (NA) announced last Friday that it will not protest the US Air Force’s selection of the Boeing offering in the competition to replace the service's aging fleet of KC-135 aerial refuelling a... more
IndustryEtihad Airways and the EA finalize GP7200 engine and fleet management agreements
Abu Dhabi, UAE - They are worth up to $1.5 billion (USD).
Etihad Airways and the Engine Alliance have signed agreements for the purchase of the GP7200 engines to power its fleet of 10 Airbus A-380 aircraft and for a long-term Fleet Management Agreement for the... more
IndustryAirbus: Asia-Pacific to lead demand for new aircraft over next 20 years
Blagnac, France - Requirement for 8,560 new aircraft valued at $1.2 trillion
Asia-Pacific airlines are expected to take delivery of around 8,560 new aircraft over the next 20 years, according to European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Valued at US$1.2 trillion, the requirement represents... more
IndustryFirst flight of China Southern Airlines A-380 plane
Blagnac, France - The delivery is scheduled for the end of 2011
Yesterday, March 3rd 2011, it was carried out the flight of the first of the 5 A-380 planes of the Chinese China Southern Airlines. The aircraft, powered with Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines, flew from Toulouse... more
IndustryAirbus Military completes A-400M plane full scale fatigue tests
Madrid, Spain - For EASA certification
Airbus Military has successfully completed the number of required simulated flight-cycles on a full scale test airframe to achieve civil type certification of the A-400M by the European Aviation Safety... more
IndustryEADS to open research facility at Russia’s Skolkovo innovation centre
Paris, France - The MoU has been signed
Jean Botti, Chief Technical Officer of EADS, and Viktor Vekselberg, Executive President of the Skolkovo Foundation, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on research collaboration. The agreement... more
IndustryFinmeccanica. Results by business unit: Aeronautics
Rome, Italy - Revenues: EUR 2,809 million (+6.4%); adjusted EBITA: EUR 205 million (-14.9%)
Alenia Aeronautica, Alenia Aermacchi, GIE-ATR (Figures for the GIE ATR consortium are consolidated proportionally at 50%), Alenia North America, SuperJet International (Figures for the SuperJet International... more
IndustryFinmeccanica. Results by business unit: Defence and Security Electronics
Rome, Italy - Revenues: EUR 7,137 million (+6.2%); adjusted EBITA: EUR 735 million (+5.3%)
SELEX Galileo, SELEX Communications, SELEX Sistemi Integrati, SELEX Service Management, Elsag Datamat, Seicos, DRS Technologies. Revenues were EUR 7,137 million, up EUR 419 million (+6.2%) from EUR... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: Board of Directors approves 2010 results
Rome, Italy - New orders grow to EUR 22.5 billion
Finmeccanica's Board of Directors approved yesterday 2010 results. Following those in summary: All 2010 financial data is unaudited. · Finmeccanica Group produced 2010 results in line with,... more
IndustryAirbus opens new facilities to produce A-350 XWB plane components in China
Blagnac, France - The centre from a jv with some Chinese partners of the Group
Yesterday, the Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre (the Manufacturing Centre), a joint-venture between Airbus and its Chinese partners, was inaugurated in Harbin, China by Tom Enders, Airbus... more
IndustryOECD: China and Russia invited to join new aircraft financing agreement
Paris, France - Implementation will bring fees for financing transactions closer to market conditions
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) secretary-general Angel Gurría has invited today China and Russia to join other countries in implementing a new set of international rules... more
IndustryOECD (2) wants the creation of a maximum 12-year term for airplanes export credit support
Paris, Francia - It ensures that exporters compete on quality, not on the support of governments
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) secretary-general Angel Gurría has invited today China and Russia to join other countries in implementing a new set of international rules... more
IndustryBoeing completes 1,000th B-787 plane flight
Washington, Usa - There are seven airplanes participating in flight testing
The B-787 Dreamliner made its 1,000th flight last Wednesday (and announced yesterday), marking another milestone in the flight test program. There are seven airplanes participating in flight testing. The... more
IndustryLion Air adds 15 new ATR-72/500 planes to Wings Air's fleet
Jakarta, Indonesia - WA’s fleet of ATRs increases up to 30 aircraft
European turboprop manufacturer ATR, Indonesia’s Wings Air (WA) and its parent company Lion Air (LA) today signed an operational contract for the purchase of 15 additional ATR-72/500s. Today’s signature for... more
IndustryBoeing receives USAF contract to build Next-Generation refuelling Tanker airplane
St. Louis, Usa - After a lengthy and rigorous proposal process
The Boeing Company has received a contract from the US Air Force to build the next-generation aerial refuelling tanker aircraft that will replace 179 of the service’s 400 KC-135 tankers. The contract c... more
IndustryOptimistic future for private aircraft deliveries
Washington, Usa - In spite of negative results in 2010
The number of private aircraft delivered worldwide in 2010 dropped for the third consecutive year. But signs of recovery have already begun to emerge, John Rosanvallon chairman of the General Aviation... more
IndustryVirgin Blue introduces new ATR aircraft
Toulouse, France - To boost Australian regional strategy
Virgin Blue Group today announced it will introduce up to 18 fuel efficient ATR-72 turboprop aircraft as part of the recently announced strategic alliance with Skywest airlines. The alliance will see... more
IndustryFirst Korean Air A-380 plane rolled out of paint shop
Blagnac, Francia - The airline will become the sixth operator of the model
The first A-380 for Korean Air has been rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg bearing the airline's distinctive livery. The aircraft is the first of 10 models ordered by the airline. The carrier... more
IndustrySJI launches Aeroflot Fligt Crew Training course in Moscow
Moscow, Russia - Last February 7th have begun that regarding engineers
SuperJet International (SJI) - a joint-venture between Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, and Sukhoi Holding - has launched the first Aeroflot Flight Crew Training Course at its Training Center... more
IndustrySkymark Airlines of Japan confirms order for four A-380 airplanes
Blagnac, France - First Japanese carrier to operate the model
Skymark Airlines, Japan’s third largest and fast growing airline, signed a contract for four A-380 airplanes with Airbus, firming up a Memorandum of Understanding announced in November 2010. The contract w... more
IndustryAvio: selection is ready to begin for 18 Young Engineers
Turin, Italy - For the Master’s Course “Propulsion Systems Engineering”
Avio, the international aerospace Group, specialized in propulsion systems located in Italy, is offering 18 young graduates in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering... more
IndustrySELEX Sistemi Integrati signed a contract with the Estonian Ministry of Defence
Rome, Italy - The agreement, which will last 12 months, has a worth of EUR 5 million
SELEX Sistemi Integrati (SSI), a Finmeccanica company, signed a contract worth five Million Euro with the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia for the supply of systems for a NATO military base.... more
Industry“Winter Hide”: Italian 4° Stormo Eurofighter planes and F-16 of the Royal Danish Air Force
Hallbergmoos, Germany - Also F-15E of USAF, deployed in Sardinia, have participated at it
Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft from the 4° Stormo in Grosseto, Italy hosted 11 F-16 jets from the Royal Danish Air Force Base in Skrydstrup in a joint exercise at Grosseto, home of the Italian Typhoons. The... more
IndustryRR: agreement with Emirates for engines Airbus airplanes
Rome, Italy - For a $ 2.2bn as worth
Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, has awarded a $2.2bn TotalCare long term services contract from Emirates, covering Trent engines for 70 A-350XWB aircraft. The agreement will bring the... more
IndustryDassault's EVS for Falcon 7X airplane receives FAA certification
New York, USA - After the EASA one in July 2010
Following the certification received in July by EASA, European Aviation Safety Agency, the Dassault Aviation's EVS, Enhanced Vision System, for Falcon 7X airplane, received its operational certification... more
IndustryJapan’s newest airline A&F Aviation to launch services with A-320 airplanes
Blagnac, France - Airbus celebrates its second major market success in Japan in just three months
A&F Aviation, the new Japanese airline recently established by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and First Eastern Investment Group (First Eastern), has selected A-320 aircraft to start low-cost services from Kansai... more
IndustryAvio: agreement for new P&W engine destined for the Bombardier airplane
Turin, Italy - The contract is worth over 4 billion euros over the next 20-25 years
Avio has signed a Long Term Supply Agreement with Pratt & Whitney (P&W) for the Pure Power PW1500G, a green engine that consumes less fuel with low-noise and emissions impact, destined for the new Bombardier... more
IndustryIndonesia certifies Phenom 100 and 300 airplanes
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The country is the first in Asia Pacific to issue such approval
Embraer’s Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 executive airplanes have been certified by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Indonesia. This makes Indonesia the first country in Asia Pacific to have the P... more
IndustryEurocopter to extend its global industrial network with a new production facility in Mexico
Marignane, France - To reinforce its presence in the Latin American marketplace
Eurocopter will create a new industrial facility in Querétaro, Mexico to support its global production network, further reinforcing the company’s manufacturing capabilities while also augmenting its pr... more
IndustrySAA becomes A-330 aircraft operator
Toulouse, France - The first of six models
South African Airways (SAA) has become the latest operator of Airbus' A-330 aircraft family. The A-330/200 is the first of six to be delivered to Aircastle Limited during 2011, all of which will be leased... more
IndustryVlj Aircraft: Sikorsky is officially Eclipse Aerospace stakeholder
Washington, USA - The main target is relaunching production and deliveries of E-500s
The production of the very light business jets Eclipse E-500s, which belong to the Vlj (Very Light Jet) class, will be restarted possibly within 2012. Sikorsky Aircraft has invested in airframer Eclipse... more