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IndustryFirst Airbus A-330 into Middle East Airlines fleet
Toulouse, France - The plane has been delivered in Toulouse in a ceremony
Airbus has delivered last days the A-330 plane to the Lebanese airline, Middle East Airlines (MEA), during a ceremony in Toulouse base, France. The aircraft, first of 4 orders requested in 2006 to replace... more
IndustryEmbraer signs contract with Brazil's Trip Linhas Aéreas
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Local regional airline expands its fleet with the 175 jet
"Embraer signed TRIP Linhas Aéreas for the sale of five EMBRAER 175 jets. The deal also includes options for ten more, plus purchase rights for another 15. The total value of the firm orders, at list... more
IndustrySukhoi Superjet 100, the safest Russian airliner
Moscow, Russia - It will operate medium-haul flights
Russia's new Superjet 100 airplane is ready to become the safest plane in the whole Russian civil aviation. The Superjet 100 project has been developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau in collaboration with... more
IndustryCaselle: AVIONEWS at first C-27J-Jca take-off
Turin, Italy - The flight has lasted around 40 minutes in spite of bad weather
First Alenia C-27J Jca made for Joint Cargo Aircraft programme destined to US Army had a successfully first flight last Monday, June 16th from Turin-Caselle airport, flown by Enrico Scarabotto and Gianni... more
IndustryJAT Technique will be sold to a foreign company
Belgrade, Serbia - Serbian privatization agency announced
The privatization agency last Monday announced tender for the sale of 70% of the JAT Technique, the flight control agency of JAT Airways, Serbian national-flag airline. The forthcoming privatization... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: errata in the press release sent yesterday by the industry
Rome, Italy - The first JCA aircraft will be delivered to the US Army and not to the USAF
"Alenia Aeronautica communicates that the press release issued yesterday about the first flight of the JCA contains a mistake. The first JCA aircraft will be delivered to the US Army and not to the... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica (2): C-27J Spartan - Joint Cargo Aircraft successfully completes first flight in Italy
Turin, Italy - The delivery of the first aircraft to the U.S. Air Force is foreseen by September 25, 2008
"The first C-27J airplane for the U.S. Armed Forces has made its maiden flight in Turin-Caselle, at Alenia Aeronautica’s Flight Test Centre. The first US C-27J will be engaged in a test campaign, e... more
IndustryBoeing supports and celebrates growth in the Turkish aviation market
Istanbul, Turkey - Following to the "Airex Air Show" took place last week in the Turkish capital
"Marlin Dailey, vice-president of Sales for Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, yesterday met with media in Istanbul to review recent Boeing activities and to comment on the... more
IndustryFirst business class Airbus A-319 airplane for Bangkok Airways
Bangkok, Thailandia - It's been renamed "Hiroshima"
Bangkok Airways has received its first Airbus A-319 plane supplied business class seats, 12, in addition to the 108 seats in tourist class. The aircraft, renamed "Hiroshima", is operative at "Suvarnabhumi"... more
IndustryWorld's first 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter goes to ANA
Singapore, Singapore Republic - Ready for flight: the industry, ST Aerospace and the airline celebrate first redelivery
"Boeing, Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace) and ANA (All Nippon Airways) celebrated the completion and certification of the first 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter at a redelivery ceremony... more
IndustryAirbus seeks 500 engineers - Recruitment Day - 30th June 2008, Toulouse, France
Toulouse, France - Today the deadline to present the CV
Airbus seeks 500 engineers to insert in the personnel at the European facilities. This is an exclusive invitation-only opportunity for experienced engineers in the following areas to join us for a unique... more
IndustryBritish Airways orders 12 Boeing 777-300ER
London, United Kingdom - Because of B-787 Dreamliner delivery's delays
English national-flag airline British Airways is close to finalising a deal with Boeing to acquire up to 12 777-300ERs to provide bridging capacity following the major delivery delay to the 787 Dreamliner's... more
IndustrySikorsky fully equips 1st Army unit with UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters
Stratford, United States - Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. delivered the 30th UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter to the U.S. Army for the 4-101 Assault Battalion, making it the First Unit Equipped (FUE) with the aircraft. Sikorsky is a... more
IndustryLockheed Martin: F-35B STOVL Stealth Fighter achieves successful first flight
Fort Worth, Usa - With test pilot Graham Tomlinson at the controls
"The first Lockheed Martin F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing stealth fighter takes off from Lockheed Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas, on its inaugural flight. The jet, which will be used by the... more
IndustryLockheed Martin: F-22 Raptor fighters began operations in New Mexico
Fort Worth, Usa - With US Air Force's 49th Fighter Wing
"Ceremonies held at Holloman AFB, N.M., marked the formal beginning of operations for the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor with the United States Air Force’s 49th Fighter Wing. The 49th Fighter Wing h... more
IndustryBoeing: agreement to acquire Vought share of Global Aeronautica closes
Seattle, United States - It's 50-50 JV between boeing and Alenia Aeronautica for sub-assembly production of Boeing's 787
Boeing announced today it has finalized the agreement to acquire Vought Aircraft Industries' interest in Global Aeronautica, LLC, a South Carolina fuselage sub-assembly facility for Boeing's newest airplane,... more
IndustrySuperjet 100 presented in Venice
Venice, Italy - In front of the largest airlines' representatives
Representatives of main International airlines as Air France-KLM and Lufthansa, have visited last days the new body of Superjet 100 aircraft, the next generation regional airplane made by Alenia-Sukhoi,... more
IndustryUS Government awarded Lockheed Martin contract for aircraft destined to Morocco
Fort Worth, Usa - Relating to 24 F-16 in advanced version
"The United States government awarded Lockheed Martin an Undefinitized Contract Authorization (UCA) for the production of 24 Advanced F-16 Block 52 aircraft for Morocco, making the Kingdom of Morocco... more
IndustryTurbomeca: new appointments of the Board
Bordes, France - Pierre Fabre new Chairman/CEO
Appointments in Turbomeca as new Chairman/CEO brings in new organization structure Following Pierre Fabre’s appointment as Chairman and CEO, Turbomeca is bringing in changes to enhance customer focus i... more
IndustryThales provides a new Integrated Briefing System for the pilots
Paris, France - At Schiphol International Airport
"Air Traffic Control The Netherlands (ATC-NL), the national Air Navigation Service Provider, awarded Thales a contract for the supply of a new Integrated Briefing System for pilots to be installed at the... more
IndustryEmbraer delivers 400th E-jet
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Aircraft will be operated by Republic Airlines
"Embraer delivered the 400th E-Jet, in a ceremony held at the Company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The aircraft, an EMBRAER 175, was ordered by U.S.-based Republic Airlines, a subsidiary of... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica (2): industry's role in the ATR programme
Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy - Currently around 1000 Alenia resources are employed in the programme
"Alenia Aeronautica realizes the completely equipped body for all the ATR airplanes, including tail assemblies and tailplane, made of composite materials. Body is build and fitted at Pomigliano plant,... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: completed in Pomigliano the 800th fuselage of ATR airplane
Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy - This important result is a further goal for the programme
"The 800th fuselage of ATR has been completed in the production line of Alenia Aeronautica in Pomigliano d'Arco, where has been built and equipped with the landing gear and various devices before to be... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica-Eads (3): twenty years of collaboration for ATR
Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy - The world leader aircraft among turboprop regional
"• 404 units of ATR-42 have been manufactured since 1984 to date; 396 models of ATR-72 since 1987 to date • The 42 seat version has entered in production in 1984; the 72 seat version in 1987 • The p... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: the shareholder's assembly appointed the new Board of Directors
Rome, Italy - Reconfirmed Guarguaglini as President of the company
The Finmeccanica's shareholder assembly has appointed today in Rome the new Board of Directors that will be in office for the 2008-2010 period, until the approval of the accounts 2010. This the new... more
IndustryEmbraer delivered first 195 jet to Montenegro Airlines
São José dos Campos, Brazil - E-Jets debut in the Balkan States in Eastern Europe
"Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 195 jet to the Montenegro Republic flag carrier, Montenegro Airlines. The company will begin revenue service with its first EMBRAER 195 under a lease agreement with... more
IndustryBoeing: Blue Air reached agreement on order for three B-737/900ERs
Seattle, Usa - The Romanian low-cost carrier started operations in December 2004
"Boeing and Romanian low-cost carrier Blue Air announced an agreement on an order for three Next-Generation 737-900ER jetliners. Earlier this year, the Bucharest-based airline ordered two 737-800s. This... more
IndustryBoeing delivers 1st fleet EA-18G Growler
St. Louis, USA - The industry previously delivered five EA-18G aircraft to the Navy's flight test community
The Boeing Company delivered the first fleet EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack (Aea) aircraft to the US Navy's Electronic Attack Squadron (Vaq) 129 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington,... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica and Pininfarina: a long-term partnership
Turin, Italy - On High-Tech and Design “made in Italy
"Within a long-term partnership between Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, and Pininfarina Extra (Pininfarina Group) – which will cover also testing, aerodynamics, mock-up, 3D animations – , A... more
IndustryEuropean Commission: go-ahead to Alenia and Boeing for the purchase of Global Aeronautica
Brussels, Belgium - Finmeccanica courted by Airbus
European Commission has given yesterday the go-ahead to the purchase of Vought Aircraft Industries by the Boeing Company and Alenia North America, through Global Aeronautica that would become a 50/50 joint-venture... more
IndustryEmbraer provided two 190 jets to Brazilian Government
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Aircraft will serve the President of the Republic
"Embraer signed a contract, for the sale of two EMBRAER 190 jets to the Brazilian government for transporting official personnel. The aircraft will be configured specifically for this purpose and will... more
IndustryAirOne orders Airbus' airplanes
Rome, Italy - 24 A-350s and 20 A-330s
"AirOne, the fast-growing Italian airline, has signed a firm order with Airbus for 12 A-350/800s, plus 12 options, and 12 A-330/200s, plus eight options. The Rome based airline, the second in Italy, will... more
IndustryAgreement between Italian AAPS Informatica and REDAM for the aeronautical frames' shaping
Avellino, Italy - The "Go-Mesh" software will be used for the aircraft's design
"A piece of Irpinia (Italian Campania Region, Avellino's Province) will be in the aircraft designing from today . AAPS Informatica signed an agreement with REDAM (Research and Development in Applied Mechanics)... more
IndustryJapan Airlines expanded Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag on 777 fleet
Seattle, Usa - Following a validation trial conducted in the past months with positive result
"Boeing and Japan Airlines International (JAL) announced that the airline will equip its entire current and future fleet of Boeing 777 jetliners with the Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), following... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: list of candidates for the new Board of Directors' appointment
Rome, Italy - The assembly will be held on June 5th and 6th
The Finmeccanica shareholder assembly has been announced on June 5th and 6th. The Economics Ministry (that has 33.7% of the company) presents the following list of candidates: - Pier Francesco Guarguaglini... more
IndustryLockheed Martin: F-35 succeed in the ground tests
Forth Worth, Usa - In STOVL propulsion
"The shaft-driven lift fan propulsion system that will enable the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter to perform short takeoffs and vertical landings (STOVL) operated for the first time... more
IndustryBoeing delivered 75th B-777 to ILFC
Everett, Usa - ILFC has ordered 79 models since 1992
"The Boeing Company and International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) reached a historic milestone last week with the delivery of ILFC's 75th Boeing 777. The Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) is leased to ILFC's... more
IndustryFlight trials of the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan will begin in July
New York, United States - It will also be tested in an Airbus A-340 in September
The American aero engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is providing details about its new geared turbofan (GTF), which will commence flight trials in July in the USA in the company’s own Boeing 747, and w... more
IndustryRolls-Royce and GKN announce composite material joint-venture
London, Great Britain - For research and development into the use of composite materials in aero engine fan blades
Rolls-Royce announced that it has established a joint-venture company with GKN Aerospace to carry out research and development into the use of composite materials in aero engine fan blades. As part... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney's geared turbofan engine completes phase II ground
New York, USA - The new engine has been cleared for flight testing
Pratt & Whitney's Geared Turbofan demonstrator engine has completed Phase II ground tests and has been cleared for flight testing on Pratt & Whitney's 747SP flying test bed mid-year. Phase II, which... more
IndustryPilatus delivers 1st PC-12 NG to Customer
Berne, Switzerland - Delivery ceremony held in Broomfield, Colorado
Pilatus started the PC-12 NG customer deliveries with a delivery ceremony held in Broomfield, Colorado. This important milestone was celebrated by Pilatus employees and the exclusive PC-12 Sales and Service... more
IndustryBoeing: Cathay Pacific Airways celebrated first 747-400ERF delivery
Everett, Usa - The new aircraft is powered by PW-4062A engines
"Boeing and Cathay Pacific Airways celebrated the delivery of the airline's first 747-400ERF (Extended Range Freighter) last Friday. The airplane, the first of six Boeing 747-400ERFs to be delivered... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: reconfirmed the leadership of Pier Francesco Guarguaglini
Rome, Italy - "For worths and growth that the manager has known how impress to the company"
The first name to be reconfirmed by the Econimics Minister Giulio Tremonti is Pier Francesco Guarguaglini as President of the Finmeccanica Group, a company controlled by the Government to 32%, and probably,... more
IndustryEmbraer has new sales to Middle East customers
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Region continues to be a thriving business aviation market
"Embraer has bolstered its executive jet order book in the Middle East with the signing of orders for two Legacy 600 jets, one Phenom 300, and one Phenom 100. The deal also includes a letter of intent... more
IndustrySaab’s maiden flight with Gripen Demo
Linköping, Sweden - It lasted 30 minutes
"Saab conducted today the maiden flight with the Gripen Demo, the test bed for the further development of Gripen. The flight lasted for 30 minutes (10:55 – 11:25) and went totally according to plan.... more
IndustryBoeing, Shenzhen, MTI and MC delivered supplies for China earthquake effort
Seattle, Usa - The initiative called "Flight of Hope"
"The Boeing Company, Shenzhen Airlines, Medical Teams International, and Mercy Corps have delivered nearly three tons (U.S.) of medical supplies for victims of the recent China earthquake in an effort... more
IndustryERJ-145 family obtained final Russian certification
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Embraer foresees strong opportunity in the local airline market
"Embraer received final approval from Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) for the 37 to 50-seat ERJ-145 regional jet family, comprised of the 37-seat ERJ-135, the 44-seat ERJ-140, and the 50-seat E... more
IndustryLockheed Martin receives USD 2,2 billion for F-35 Lot 2 production long-lead funding
Fort Worth, Usa - USD 197 million for Lot 3
"The United States Department of Defense has authorized the release of funds to buy six conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A Lightning IIs for the U.S. Air Force, with provisional approval to... more
IndustryEmbraer received certification in China; delivered first 190 jet to Grand China Express
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The industry sells seven 170 aircraft to Eta Star Group
"Embraer received certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for operating the EMBRAER 190 and EMBRAER 195 jets in mainland China. The first aircraft was delivered to Grand... more
IndustryEmbraer sells Phenom 100 to the UK's VLJ Consultancy Ltd
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The industry and the Finnish Aviation Academy sign for two Phenom 100 jets
"Embraer has signed VLJ Consultancy Limited for the sale of one Phenom 100 on behalf of private investors. The customer took options on two additional jets of the same model. The delivery of the first... more