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IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a near 69 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60 aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $68,820,000 firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity time and material contract for sustaining engineering and maintenance... more
IndustryBoeing delivered Next Generation 737 to China United Airlines
Seattle, Usa - The airline operates a scheduled network of destinations within the Asiatic country
"The Boeing Company delivered a Next-Generation 737-800 to China United Airlines Company Limited, marking the first delivery of a new 737 to the airline. China United Airlines, a Beijing-based airline... more
Industry787: Boeing renounces to wireless network
Seattle, Usa - Too heavy, and too complicated the procedure for the frequencies' concession in more than 100 countries
Boeing had decided to offer to passengers of its B-787 Dreamliner an entertainment wireless on board service, but due to the too weight difficulties (about 90 kg of the wireless system that includes antennas,... more
IndustryAirbus: A-320 Family passes the 5,000th order mark
Milan, Italy - A significant landmark reached by the industry
"With the 5,000th order for A-320 Family aircraft, Airbus has reached a significant landmark, highlighting the Family's position as the benchmark for single-aisle airliners. In the last two years alone,... more
IndustryAgustaWestland congratulated Metrix
Cascina Costa , Italy - For a Defence Training Review (DTR) contract
"AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, congratulated the Metrix consortium on the announcement of Preferred Bidder Status for the Defence Training Review (DTR) contract. AgustaWestland has been working... more
IndustryATR: Trip ordered 12 new ATR-72/500 aircraft
Toulouse, France - These airplanes will be delivered to the Brazilian airline in a 68 seat configuration
"The Brazilian airline TRIP Linhas Aereas (Transportes Regionais do Interior Paulista) and ATR unveiled a contract for 7 new ATR-72/500 aircraft plus 5 options for ATR-72/500 signed on the 22nd December... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18C and 6 F/A-18D aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $5,999,555 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price delivery order issued under... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 186 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the P-3 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Maritime Systems and Sensors, St. Paul, Minn., is being awarded $186,500,000 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract... more
IndustryATR: turnover grows 30% in 2006
Toulouse, France - The annual press conference took place today in Paris
"On the occasion of the ATR annual press conference, which took place today in Paris, Filippo Bagnato, ATR CEO has announced a turnover of USD 700 million in 2006, a growth of about 30% compared to the... more
IndustryBae Systems: CATB completed its maiden flight
California, Usa - A B-737/300 airplane modified by the industry
"The Joint Strike Fighter Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATB), a 737-300 aircraft extensively modified by BAE Systems, successfully completed its maiden flight Jan. 23 at Mojave, California. The flight... more
IndustryAirbus: order for Spirit Airlines
Milan, Italy - For 30 A-319 airplanes
"Spirit Airlines has placed a firm order for 30 A-319s, bringing its total Airbus order to 44 (37 A-319s and seven A-321s). The deal was finalized in late 2006. Each of the single-aisle aircraft will be... more
IndustryBoeing and GE Commercial Aviation Services announced order for 39 airplanes
Seattle, Usa - A total of 69 airplanes ordered by GECAS in 2006
"Boeing and GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) announced a 39-airplane order that includes 15 Boeing 777s -- a mix of seven 777-300ER (Extended Range) passenger jetliners and eight 777 Freighters... more
IndustryATR opened a spare parts distribution centre in Auckland
Toulouse, France - The fourth one, after Paris, Miami and Singapore
"ATR announced the opening of a new spare parts distribution centre in Auckland (New Zealand) to meet the needs of its operators in the Pacific area for the maintenance and overhaul of their ATR fleets.... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the Apache helicopter
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Corp., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Jan. 16, 2007, a delivery order amount of $5,600,000 as part of an $18,758,404 firm-fixed-price and time and material contract for post production... more
IndustryBoeing introduces new interior for 747-8 Intercontinental
Seattle, Usa - The model applies features from the B-787 Dreamliner
"The Boeing Company yesterday unveiled a life-size sales display of the interior for the new 747-8 Intercontinental. The 747-8 applies interior features from the 787 Dreamliner that includes a new curved,... more
IndustryRockwell Collins awarded of a over 24 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-2C, EA-6B, F/A-18, P-3, H-1, H-46, H-45D and other aircraft
Rockwell Collins, Inc. Government Systems Division, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded $24,033,428 for a five year repair requirements contract for repair of line items of navigation and communication... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 28 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18A/B/C/D aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Integrated Systems Western Region, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $28,659,473 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0080) to... more
IndustryLear Siegler Services Incorporated awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-26B and the RC-26B aircraft
Lear Siegler Services Incorporated, Gaithersburg, Md., is being awarded an $8,684,800 firm fixed price contract. This action provides for award of the base year, for Contractor Logistics Support for the... more
IndustryIntrepid Leasing: order for 20 Airbus freighters
Milan, Italy - First delivery of the airplane is expected in early 2010
"Following the authorization to offer the A-330 Freighter last Summer, Airbus has secured a commitment for the newest member of the A-330/A340 Family - the A-330/200F. US-based Intrepid Aviation Group... more
IndustryFlyington Freighters Ltd chooses Airbus cargo airplanes
Milan, Italy - The first delivery in the second half of 2009
"Flyington Freighters Ltd, based in Hyderabad, India, have signed for six A-330/200F aircraft, the newest freighter from Airbus and the newest member of the highly successful A-330/A-340 Family. Flyington... more
IndustryAirbus: 2006 results
Milan, Italy - The industry has delivered 434 aircraft for a value of about EUR 26 bn
"While work on the completion of the financial results is still ongoing, it is estimated that Airbus will probably deliver a negative EBIT contribution for the full year of 2006, as EADS announced today.... more
IndustryBoeing "Dreamlifter" delivered first assemblies for 787 Dreamliner
Charleston, Usa - The major parts on an aircraft B-747/400
"Boeing delivered the first major assemblies for the all-new 787 Dreamliner to its partner Global Aeronautica in Charleston, S.C., completing the first-ever delivery cycle using the Dreamlifter, an aircraft... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica presents the first Eurofighter Simulator to the Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - Training activities on Enhanced Cockpit Trainer to be undertaken at the industry's site
"Galileo Avionica today presented the Italian Air Force with the first flight simulator for the Eurofighter Typhoon, the next generation European combat aircraft. The Enhanced Cockpit Trainer of Eurofighter... more
IndustryThe deliveries in 4Q06 and total company backlog in 2006 for Embraer
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Firm order backlog increases 11.3%, to USD 14.8 billion, the highest in the Company’s history
"Embraer delivered 37 airplanes for the Commercial Aviation, Executive Aviation, and Defense and Government segment in the fourth-quarter 2006, totaling 130 aircraft deliveries last year. Considering... more
IndustryBoeing closer to assembling first 787 "Dreamliner"
Washington, Usa - A second "Dreamlifter" for transport of airplane's parts will take off next weeks
"Boeing is showing steady progress toward building the first 787 Dreamliner aircraft with the rollout of its second specially-modified freighter and a successful first pickup of 787 parts from Japan. The... more
IndustryRaytheon Aircraft Company awarded of a over 70 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-6 aircraft
Raytheon Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $70,000,909 firm-fixed-price contract. This action will provide the production of parts with a 21-month lead-time for aircraft items and an... more
IndustryRaytheon Technical Services, Inc. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Technical Services, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $5,977,004 ceiling-priced delivery order (#7180) under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-04-G-011F)... more
IndustryRaytheon Technical Services, Inc. awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Technical Services, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $9,815,837 ceiling-priced delivery order (#7197) under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-04-G-011F)... more
IndustrySikorsky lands in Poland
Warsaw, Poland - Sikorsky will acquire a 100% stake in the company
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has agreed to acquire aircraft maker PZL Mielec from the Polish government, which MoU signed last September 2006. Under the agreement Sikorsky will acquire a 100% stake... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: the first C-27J delivered today to the Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - The whole fleet, 12 airplanes, will be delivered by 2008
"Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, has delivered today to the Italian Air Force the first of twelve C-27J tactical airlifters ordered in the advanced configuration specifically required by the... more
IndustryBoeing Business Jets and Rockwell Collins announce EVS offering for BBJ
Seattle, Usa - The certification for the system is expected by early 2008
"Boeing Business Jets and Rockwell Collins yesterday introduced an Enhanced Vision System (EVS) offering for Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) operators. The offering will be available to BBJ customers through... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of over 469 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Apache helicopter
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Dec. 18, 2006, a $469,835,948 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for the Extended Block II remanufacture program for the Apache Longbow... more
IndustryMore 100 Airbus aircraft for AirAsia
Milan, Italy - 50 A-320 plus option for other 50
"AirAsia, the region's largest low-cost carrier, has placed a firm order for an additional 50 A-320s, with a further 50 A-320s on option. The contract was signed on the 8th of January 2007 by Tony Fernandes,... more
IndustryF-35 Lightning II: the second flight realized with success
Forth Worth, Usa - Last December 15 the first one
"The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II achieved another successful test flight yesterday from the company’s Fort Worth, Texas, facility. The F-35 Lightning II cruises over North Texas at 20,000 feet o... more
IndustryGrupo Marsans expands its Airbus long haul fleet
Milan, Italy - With the acquisition of up to 22 A-330s
"Grupo Marsans, the largest tourism and transport group in Spain, has signed a firm contract with Airbus for the purchase of 12 A-330/200 passenger aircraft, plus 10 options through Astra Worldwide International... more
IndustrySingapore Aircraft Leasing exercised Boeing 737 options and purchase rights
Seattle, Usa - The agreement is valued at USD 1.4 billion at list prices
"The Boeing Company and Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) announced that the lessor has exercised options and purchase rights for 20 Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s. The agreement, valued... more
IndustrySmiths Aerospace Mechanical Systems awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
Smiths Aerospace Mechanical Systems - Santa Ana, Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., is being awarded an $11,573,304 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00421-00-C-0433) for the procurement... more
IndustrySALE signed order for 20 Airbuses
Milan, Italy - Plus an option for other ten
"Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) has made an order for 20 Airbuses of the A-320 Family, plus an option for other ten. The contract has been signed at the end of last December. With 51 airplanes... more
IndustryThe Unified Aircraft Building Corporation born
Moscow, Russia - Possible cooperation with Boeing
Russian Transport Minister, Igor Levitin, had concluded talks with American aviation giant Boeing in Washington for a possible cooperation with Russia's newly formed state controlled United Aircraft Building... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Integrated Defense Systems awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60R/S helicopters
Lockheed Martin Integrated Defense Systems, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded an $8,582,714 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity long term contract for repair/overhaul of 14 various weapon... more
IndustryRolls Royce Engine Services awarded of a over 15 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-2 aircraft
Rolls Royce Engine Services - Oakland, Inc., Oakland, Calif., is being awarded a $15,123,501 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for T-56-A-427 Series IV engine repairs in support of the E-2... more
IndustryBoeing Co. awarded of a over 29 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For three C-40B aircraft
Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $29,054,669 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification to provide funding for the design and installation of Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM)... more
IndustryPegasus Aviation Finance Company orders Airbus aircraft
Milan, Italy - For two A-350XWB and six A-330/200s
"US based aircraft lessor Pegasus Aviation Finance Company has signed a firm contract for two A-350XWBs and six A-330/200s. The order is the first for the A-350XWB since it was officially launched in November... more
IndustryQatar Airways will receive two new B-777/200F cargo aircraft
Doha , Qatar - The carrier's air park counts on 22 aircraft of the Everett House
For the fleet of Qatar Airways, two new B-777/200F cargo aircraft are arriving. The new order brings to 22 the number of Boeing airplanes present in the carrier's air park. The delivery of the first... more
IndustryBoeing: record for airplane orders in 2006
Seattle, Usa - 1,044 net orders surpasses the record set in 2005
"The Boeing Company recorded 1,044 net commercial airplane orders during 2006, and for the second year in a row set a Boeing record for total orders in a single year. The 2006 total surpasses the previous... more
IndustryATR delivered first turboprop aircraft with IFE system and Light Emitting Diode
Tolouse, France - To the Indian carrier, Kingfisher Airlines
"Kingfisher Airlines, India’s fastest growing airline, and ATR yesterday announced the delivery of the world’s first turboprop aircraft facilitating In-flight entertainment system (IFE). The aircraft is... more
IndustryFirst Boeing Next-Generation 737-700ER rolled out
Seattle, Usa - Now the preflight testing before delivery to launch customer ANA this year
"The first Boeing Next-Generation 737-700ER (Extended Range) completed final assembly and rolled out of the Renton, Wash., manufacturing facility Jan. 2. The airplane receives a painted livery and goes... more
IndustryEmbraer delivers first two EMB-190 jets to US Airways
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The first mainline carrier based in USA to order the model
"Embraer announces that it has delivered two EMBRAER 190 E-Jets to US Airways, the first mainline carrier based in the U.S. to order the model. To celebrate the introduction of the new jet, a dedication... more
IndustryBiscayne Contractors, Inc. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For an air traffic control tower
Biscayne Contractors, Inc., Forestville, Md., being awarded $ 5,689,429 for firm-fixed-price Task Order 6 under a previously awarded indefinite-quantity multiple award construction contract (N62477-04-D-0172)... more
IndustryThe Canadian government will purchase C-27J Spartan
Ottawa, Canada - "The Globe and Mail" newspaper quoted on Wednesday
Canadian government wants to replace the obsolete De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo cargo aircraft and seems to be in the market for C-27J Spartan of Alenia Aeronautica for new Search-and-Rescue (SAR)... more