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IndustryAtitech: signed agreement with Olympic Air for the maintenance of its A-319 aircraft fleet
Rome, Italy - It was unveiled by a press release by the Italian aircraft maintenance society
Atitech, Italian aircraft maintenance company, unveils that it has signed an agreement with the Greek carrier Olympic Airlines for the maintenance of its A-319 fleet. Atitech was awarded the contract,... more
IndustrySecond A-330 MRTT plane in flight for UK underscores maturity of EADS North America KC-45 offering for USAF
Arlington, Usa - The airplane flew for two hours from Getafe, Spain, last Tuesday in the evening
EADS North America has marked another step forward for its KC-45 aerial refueling tanker program with the maiden flight of the second Airbus Military A-330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) for the United... more
IndustryChina Southern Airlines’ first A-380 plane progresses well
Blagnac, France - The airline will become the seventh operator of the model
Manufacture of the first of five Airbus A-380s for China Southern Airlines is progressing well at the Final Assembly Line in Toulouse. After joining of the wings and main fuselage sections at “Station 4... more
IndustryBoeing delivers first B-737 Sky Interior plane
Seattle, Usa - Dubai-based Flydubai receives first interior on NG B-737/800
Boeing and Dubai-based flydubai yesterday celebrated delivery of the first Next-Generation 737 airplane with the new, passenger-inspired Boeing Sky Interior. Since the Next-Generation 737 was introduced... more
IndustryEurocopter: strategic agreements with Kazakhstan for EC-145 helicopters
Marignane, France - A joint-venture to assemble the machine and a MoU for the sale of 45 of these locally-assembled
Two strategic agreements signed today establish the framework for Eurocopter’s creation of a 50/50 joint-venture in Kazakhstan to assemble EC-145 helicopters, along with the sale of 45 of these locally-assembled a... more
IndustryBoeing receives US Army contract for LRIP of AH-64D Apache Block III helicopters
Mesa, Usa - For a USD 274 million worth
The Boeing Company yesterday announced it has received a $247 million contract to begin Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) for the US Army’s AH-64D Apache Block III helicopter. The contract, signed by t... more
IndustryEurofighter committed to deepening strategic partnership with India
New Delhi, India - Supervisory Board of the industry meets in New Delhi for the first time
Eurofighter, its partner companies and the four Nation members of the European consortium (Germany, the UK, Italy and Spain), are fully committed to deepening the strategic partnership with India. For... more
IndustryAir Arabia takes delivery of first of 44 A-320 airplanes
Hamburg, Germany - 34 aircraft ordered in 2007 and 10 in 2008
Air Arabia (PJSC), low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, has taken delivery of the first airplane of 44 A-320 ordered, during a delivery ceremony in Hamburg, Germany. This order... more
IndustryFinmeccanica, Palombella: we're confident about the future after the two orders by Syria and US (helicopters and energy)
Rome, Italy - Uilm Secretary-general Rocco Palombella positively judges the new contracts awarded by companies of the Finmeccanica group
"Finmeccanica is strengthening its presence in the United States and in Syria thanks to the award of two important contracts by as many subsidiaries: AgustaWestland has won a 71 million dollar order to... more
IndustryEmbraer confirms another E-jet for Japan's Fuji Dream Airlines
São José dos Campos, Brazil - This second 175 is the fifth E-Jet in the airline’s all industry's fleet
Embraer has signed a contract with Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA) of Japan for the sale of an 175, which is the fifth E-Jet in the airline’s fleet. The new aircraft will be configured in a single class with 8... more
IndustryEurocopter inaugurates new helicopters subsidiary in India
New Delhi, India - To further develop commercial, support and industrial relations in the country
Eurocopter today inaugurated its new Indian subsidiary, which has been given the goals of expanding world’s helicopter manufacturer’s commercial presence in this highly-promising marketplace, reinforcing its... more
IndustryAirbus corporate planes now available for charter with ten operators
Toulouse, France - Based in America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East
Ten operators, based in America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East are now offering the A-318 Elite, Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) and A-320 Prestige for private charter, highlighting their appeal and... more
IndustrySuperjet International ready to support the debut of Superjet 100 with Aeroflot
Moscow, Russia - EASA certification is scheduled for 2011
Superjet International (the joint-venture between Finmeccanica and Sukhoi Holding) is gearing up to support the service debut of the Superjet 100 with Aeroflot early next year, as the completion of noise... more
IndustryBoeing joins fuselage sections for first B-747/8 Intercontinental airplane
Washington, Usa - The delivery is scheduled for late 2011 to a VIP customer
Boeing moved closer this week toward completing assembly of the first B-747/8 Intercontinental plane as mechanics in Everett, Wash., loaded the forward and aft fuselage sections to join with the wing... more
IndustryBoeing: 960 new planes to be ordered from former USSR countries by 2029
Chicago, USA - Worth a value of 90 billion dollars
Boeing expects Russian and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) airlines to buy about 960 new planes for 90 billion dollars in the next 20 years to upgrade the fleet of narrow-bodied planes, the company... more
IndustryRR wins contract from Thai for engines Airbus airplanes
Rome, Italy - The deliveries will begin in 2011
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order worth $390m at list prices from THAI Airways International for Trent 700 engines to power an additional seven A-330 aircraft. The order includes... more
IndustryHong Kong Airlines confirms orders for A-330 and A-350 XWB planes
Toulouse, France - Both agreements previously announced during "Farnborough"
Hong Kong Airlines has finalised a contract with Airbus covering the firm order of 10 more A-330/200 long range aircraft and converted an existing order for 15 A-330s to the A-350 XWB. Both agreements... more
IndustrySukhoi Superjet 100 plane has successfully passed noise testing program
Turin, Italy - The aircraft made eight flights at the Cuneo-Levaldigi airport
Under supervision of AR IAC and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency), the SSJ-100 airplane has successfully passed noise testing program performed as a part of the overall certification campaign. At... more
IndustryEurocopter delivers the 36th and last EC-120 helicopter to Hélidax
Marignane, France - "An important step of the innovative program, a public-private partnership set up to offer the French Army a modern and cost-effective training aircraft"
In these days, Hélidax officially received its 36th and final EC-120 from Eurocopter (EADS Group). On hand for the transfer were Joseph Saporito, Executive Vice-President of Commercial Programs for the... more
IndustryFincantieri: "Shakti" helicopter carrier unit for Indian Navy launched yesterday in Genoa
Sestri Ponente, Italy - Equipped with a flight deck for employment of medium-weight aircraft (up to 10 tons)
Yesterday at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Sestri Ponente (Genova) there was the launching of the second of two fleet tankers ordered by the Indian Navy, with delivery scheduled by the end of the next year. P... more
IndustryEmbraer's airplanes: no decision has been made about cessation of the industrial operations in Harbin
São José dos Campos , Brazil - Ongoing negotiations with Chinese government to continue the operations
According to Brazilian news agency "Estado", Embraer would have decided to close its plant in Harbin, China, built in 2003 thanks to the joint-venture with Aviation Industry Corporation of China. The... more
IndustryBoeing flies on deliveries and orders of airplanes
Chicago, USA - The company delivered 124 commercial units in the 3rd quarter of 2010, up from 113 in 2009
Boeing Co said on Thursday it delivered 124 commercial planes in the third quarter of 2010, up from 113 in the third quarter a year earlier. The company said 100 of those deliveries were of its 737... more
IndustryIsrael selects LM F-35 airplane for its Next Generation fighter
Fort Worth, Usa - The signature yesterday in New York
Following the Israeli Government decision to select the Lockheed Martin (LM) F-35 Lightning II as the Israel Air Force’s next-generation fighter aircraft, Israeli Ministry of Defense Director General (... more
IndustryPart of the new Airbus A-350 XWB will be constructed in the Philippines
Manila, Philippines - B/E Aerospace to invest 30 million dollars for the project
The British Embassy in Manila announced on Monday that the firm B/E Aerospace selected the Philippines as the site of its aircraft cabin interior facility. The Philippines was selected from 32 possible... more
IndustryBoeing and ALC finalize contract for 60 B-737NG planes
Seattle, Usa - It was announced at Farnborough in July and is about for 54 firm orders and 6 options
Boeing and new leasing company Air Lease Corporation (ALC) have finalized an order for up to 60 Next-Generation 737/800s. The agreement, first announced at the "Farnborough Air Show" in July, is for... more
IndustrySELEX Galileo’s logistic support business shows rapid growth
Rome, Italy - 110 Million Euro worth of contracts awarded
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has recently been awarded contracts in Italy worth approximately 110 Million Euro for support and service solutions covering a number of programmes. These include... more
IndustrySelex Sistemi Integrati: contract for a NATO command and control system
Rome, Italy - For a worth of 10 million Euros
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company has been awarded a contract worth 10 million Euros with the NACMA NATO agency through ACSI (Air Command Systems International) a joint venture which has... more
IndustrySelex Galileo: agreement for Eurofighter plane Tranche 3A radar
Edimburgh, UK - The first deliveries in 2012
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has been awarded a contract worth more than £200M (approximately Euro 242 million) to supply an additional 88 Captor radar systems for the Eurofighter Typhoon plane... more
IndustryFinmeccanica wins orders worth more than EUR 384 million
Rome, Italy - Through its companies SELEX Galileo, Alenia Aeronautica and SELEX Sistemi Integrati
Finmeccanica has won contracts with a total value of more than EUR 384 million through its companies SELEX Galileo, Alenia Aeronautica and SELEX Sistemi Integrati. SELEX Galileo has won orders worth... more
IndustrySIA signs FHS contract with Airbus for A-340/500 airplane support
Blagnac, France - A six year agreement
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a ‘Flight Hour Services - Tailored Support Package’ (FHS-TSP) contract with Airbus to integrate and provide full component support, line and base airframe maintenance, as... more
IndustryBoeing 747/8 Freighter aircraft delivery slips into mid-year 2011
Washington, USA - Moreover, a 5th airplane will be added to the flight-test fleet
On a press release unveiled yesterday, Thursday 30 September 2010, Boeing announced that 747/8 Freighter airplane's first delivery is going to move into mid-year 2011. As the company previously indicated,... more
IndustryBoeing delivers 11th B-737/800 airplane to Air Algerie
Seattle, Usa - The carrier operates a fleet composed of B-737s and B-767s
Boeing yesterday delivered to Air Algerie its 11th B-737/800. Air Algerie, the state-owned flag carrier of Algeria, operates a fleet composed primarily of B-737s and some 767s. The industry is scheduled... more
IndustryB-787 Dreamliner: framework of final assembly building for the new aircraft in South Carolina is complete
Columbia, USA - Facility fully operational in a year
Boeing announced the completion of the steel framework for its latest product, the 787 Dreamliner in South Carolina. The American Company marked the "Milestone" with an exclusive ceremony, held together... more
IndustryBoeing: multi-year contract for 124 aircraft for the US Navy
Seattle , USA - 66 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and 58 EA-18G Growler airplanes
According to a press release unveiled yesterday, September 28th 2010, Boeing has been awarded a new multi-year procurement (MYP) contract from the US Navy for the supply of 124 aircraft. The agreement,... more
IndustryUTair Aviation orders 20 Ecureuil helicopters to Eurocopter Vostok
Moscow, Russia - AS-350B3 and AS-355NP models: deliveries between Summer 2011 and Spring of 2013
Russia’s UTair will acquire 20 AS-350/AS-355 light helicopters in a new agreement that extends this leading rotary-wing aircraft operator’s long-term strategic relationship with Eurocopter. The acq... more
IndustryRussia to resume 600 km/h aerodynamic hovercrafts construction
Moscow, Russia - Mass production to start in 2015-2020
Russia will resume the building of aerodynamic craft for both military and civilian purposes, the head of the Central Hydroplanes Engineering Bureau, Sergei Platonov, said on Friday. Sergei Platonov... more
IndustryAlenia NA sponsors a round table on aerospace items
Ottawa , Canada - With Carleton University, McGill University and the Italian embassy in Canada
Alenia North America, an Alenia Aeronautica subsidiary and part of Finmeccanica group, together with Carleton University, McGill University and the Italian embassy in Canada, host a round table about aerospace... more
IndustryBoeing: Air China announced order for B-777 airplanes
Seattle, Usa - For international routes
Boeing and Air China yesterday announced an order for four 777/300ERs (Extended Range), which have a total average list price value of $1.1 billion at current list prices. Air China, the flag carrier... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: contract to Singapore for supply 12 M-346 airplanes
Rome, Italy - Worth approximately EUR 250 million
Alenia Aermacchi (AA)–an Alenia Aeronautica subsidiary and part of the Finmeccanica Group– has signed a contract for attributable value worth approximately EUR 250 million to supply 12 M-346 advanced tra... more
IndustryCaribbean Airlines new ATR customer
Toulouse, France - With the purchase of nine -72/600 airplanes
European Turboprop manufacturer ATR and Trinidad and Tobago’s Caribbean Airlines announced today the signature of an agreement for the purchase of 9 ATR-72/600 aircraft. With this US$ 200 million order, C... more
IndustryRR wins order from Lufthansa and Swiss
Rome, Italy - For a worth $560 m
Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, has won an order worth $560m, at list prices, for Trent 700 engines to power eight Lufthansa and SWISS Airbus A-330 aircraft. The order includes a TotalCare®... more
IndustryEmbraer-Air France Industries signed contract with Alitalia for EMB-170 planes
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Five-year program will support the fleet of these models of the airline
Embraer and Air France Industries have signed a five-year Flight Hour Pool Program contract with Italy’s leading carrier Alitalia – Compagnia Aerea Italiana to support their fleet of six EMBRAER 170 jet... more
IndustryEADS forms partnership with “Ecole Centrale de Pekin”
Beijing, China - Goals: to pool talents and specialists catering the company’s need in China and to further increase research cooperation
Jean Botti, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of EADS has forged a partnership with Ecole Centrale de Pekin (ECPk), a Franco-Chinese engineering school modeled after the French “Ecole Centrale” . The agreement was... more
IndustryCathay Pacific Airways finalize contract for six B-777/300ER planes
Seattle, Usa - With an estimated value of USD 1.6 billion
Boeing and Cathay Pacific Airways yesterday announced the Hong Kong-based carrier has exercised existing purchase rights for six additional B-777/300ERs (extended range). The six new airplanes, with... more
IndustryLufthansa Group to order 40 Airbus aircraft
Toulouse, France - Worth $4.3 billion
Lufthansa’s Supervisory Board has approved the acquisition of 40 Airbus aircraft worth approximately US$ 4.3 billion. These aircraft are destined for Lufthansa, plus two to the Group’s subsidiary airlines: SWI... more
IndustryATR opens first training centre in Africa for the -42/300, /500, -72/200 and /500 aircraft
Cape Town, South-Africa - In partnership with Comair
International turboprop manufacturer, ATR, today announced the opening of its first training centre in Africa in partnership with South African airline, Comair. The centre, to be based in Johannesburg,... more
IndustryBoeing: projects steady growth for commercial airplanes market in Africa
Cape Town, South Africa - More than 700 aircraft, worth $80 billion, needed in region over 20 years
Boeing forecasts that air carriers in Africa will experience steady growth over the next 20 years as air travel in Africa continues to grow with the economy. The African economy is projected to grow... more
IndustryEurocopter: +35% on the market in Southern Africa
Cape Town, South Africa - The industry participates at the "AAD" show
Eurocopter, one of the world’s suppliers of civil, law enforcement, emergency response, military and utility helicopters, has experienced a 35 per cent increase in its Southern African business as countries i... more
IndustryCessna Aircraft to cut 700 jobs at HQ plant
Wichita, USA - Wichita manufacturer told employees yesterday: 11% of its work force out
As weakness in new aircraft orders continues, Cessna Aircraft announced layoffs for 700 of its employees in Wichita home-plant. The news came three days after Machinists union members at Cessna voted... more
IndustryCessna Aircraft: first strike since 1976 avoided by default
Wichita, Usa - Resolution Vs contract ratification received 49% votes
A seven-year contract proposal offered by Cessna Aircraft to the International Association of Machinists in Wichita was ratified by default, following a strike vote failing on Saturday: the resolution... more