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IndustryBoeing completes firm configuration of 747/800 Freighter
Seattle, USA - Until now 44 orders are secured
The Boeing Company has completed firm configuration of the 747/800 Freighter airplane's design. By completing firm configuration, Boeing has completed the major trade-studies needed to finalize the airplane's... more
IndustryBoeing: from Brazil orders for 20 B-737 and four B-777
Seattle, USA - Deliveries predicted for 2012
GOL and TAM Brazilian Airlines have severally ordered 20 Boeing 737/800 and four 777. The news has been announced by the Seattle press. The aircraft will be delivered within 2012, the 737/800 ordered by... more
IndustryEADS top management exchanges
Paris, France - Brégier and Ring become Airbus COO and CFO
EADS Group has respectively appointed Fabrice Brégier and Hans Peter Ring as Airbus Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Bregier comes from Eurocopter, while Ring, who succeeds... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 151 USDm contract
Washington, USa - For the AH-64D Apache Longbow Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Oct. 30, 2006, a $151,963,687 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for war replacement AH-64D Apache Longbow Aircraft. Work will be... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 18 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60S aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded an $18,625,758 Navy modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price Army contract (DAAH23-02-C-0006) for the manufacture and installation... more
IndustryPenta purchases Aero Vodochody
Prague, Czech Republic - And spends USD 130m
Penta Investments won the tender for the purchase of Aero Vodochody, the Czech manufacturer that has been on the rocks long since searching for an acquirer. Penta, which also bought out the Slovakian airport... more
IndustryEADS: Commerzbank is willing to enter the capital stock
Berlin, Germany - And to buy out the DaimlerChrysler's share
After the understanding among EADS, the German Government and DaimlerChrysler on the sale of the car company's shares (see AVIONEWS for details), Commerzbank, German second private bank, proposed to buy... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded a over 23 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F and E/A-18G
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $23,174,477 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0014) for... more
IndustryBoeing delivered first Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise B-737/800
Seattle, Usa - The new airplane leased to Kenya Airways
Boeing has delivered the first of 30 Next-Generation 737s ordered by Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE), the leading Asia-based aircraft leasing company. The new airplane, a 737-800, will go... more
IndustryBoeing delivered Buraq Air's 1st B-737/800
Seattle, Usa - The Libya's first private airline
Boeing has delivered the first of three 737-800s ordered by Buraq Air, Libya's first private airline. The airline was founded by a group of pilots in 2000 and began operations in 2001. Buraq Air's newest... more
IndustryGOL orders 20 Boeing 737/800NG
Sao Paulo, Brazil - The Brazilian carrier wants to increase the market of connections to southern and center America
The Brazilian carrier GOL has signed an order for 20 Boeing 737/800 Next Generation, to -according to what stated by the airline's spokesmen- "Will help the airline's growth and the costs cutting". The... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero Service: agreement Aedes-Gefim
Finale Ligure, Italy - The operation is worth about EUR 3 million
Aedes has purchased from Gefim the 20% of Piaggio Aero Service. The operation is worth EUR 3 million, and is part of a partnership deal to valorize the area in which currently rises the plant of the aeronautic... more
IndustryBoeing Airborne Laser Team Rolls Out modified aircraft and Prepares for flight tests
St. Louis, USA - In 2007 other flight tests will be realized
The Boeing Company along with industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, rolled out the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft from a modification facility in Wichita, Kan., during a ceremony marking... more
IndustryAgreement for EADS/Airbus in Germany
Hamburg, Germany - The deal should predict the issue of bonds up to 49% of the Company worth
The "WirtschaftsWoche" German newspaper retailed EADS, German government and DaimlerChrysler have reached a deal on the strength of the car producer to sell a part of its EADS/Airbus shares. According... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (2): does EADS want an ally?
Paris, France - According to press info
After the news about an agreement between DaimlerChrysler and the German Government, EADS is working on an ally with Finmeccanica which could lead to an assets exchange, according to press info. Besides,... more
IndustryFinmeccanica. Guarguaglini: we need an agreement between Italian and Russian Governments
Rimini, Italy - For the regional jet project in cooperation with Russians
Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, President and CEO of Finmeccanica, speaking in Rimini, reported the situation of the industrial agreement with Russia's Sukhoi for the production of a regional transport jet.... more
IndustryTextron to acquire Overwatch Systems
Washington, Usa - For USD 325 million
In a move to extend core capabilities in its aerospace and defense business, Textron Inc. announced that its Textron Systems unit has reached an agreement to acquire Overwatch Systems for a purchase price... more
IndustryTurbomeca expanded in North America
Bordes, France - The inauguration of a new facility in Grand Prairie, in Texas
Turbomeca marks an important milestone with the inauguration of a new expanded facility at Turbomeca USA in Grand Prairie, Texas. This expansion helps to meet the growing demand for Turbomeca engines.... more
Industry"Dreamliner": CIT one of the mysterious customers
Seattle, USA - The B-787/800 "Dreamliner" will use 20 percent less fuel than today's airplanes of comparable size
Boeing and CIT Aerospace, a business unit of CIT Group, Inc., yesterday announced the leasing company's order for five B-787/800 "Dreamliners". Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2012, a worth USD 765... more
IndustryLockheed Martin: USD 33.2 million for "Falcon"
Washington, USA - For a Hypersonic vehicle ables to take off from any runway in USA
Lockheed Martin signed a modification of contract worth more than USD 33.2 million to continue the development and demonstration of the hypersonic technology of the "Falcon" (Force Application and Launch... more
IndustryDelays in the A-380 delivery to Virgin Atlantic
London, United Kingdom - First one should have to arrive in 2013
Virgin Atlantic Airways said that it had decided to postpone its order for six Airbus A-380 jets by four years, making it the first airline to step back from its commitment to the troubled twin-deck plane... more
IndustryRolls-Royce forecast until 2025
London, United Kingdom - Concerning business market
Rolls-Royce's market analysis expect the business jet deliveries to keep on growing in the first twenty years, with an engine business that is equal to USD 70bn. The new edition of the "Rolls-Royce business... more
IndustryBoeing delivered B-747/400BCF to Singapore Airlines
Seattle, Usa - The converted airplane in cargo to be operated by Dragonair
Boeing yesterday announced that it recently delivered a completed 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter to Singapore Airlines. For this modification, Boeing managed every aspect of the conversion process... more
IndustryL-3 Vertex Aerospace LLC awarded of a over 28 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-6B fleet
L-3 Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $28,507,463 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-06-D-0011) to exercise... more
IndustryIn China the first Airbus plant out Europe
Toulouse, France - The plant will be built in Tianjin
Airbus has signed a deal with the Beijing government for the sale of 150 A-320 and a letter of intent for 20 A-350XWB. The Airbus CEO, Louis Gallois, retailed it during a visit in China with the delegation... more
IndustryNew orders for Airbus: Skybus has purchased 65 A-319s
Paris, France - The European constructor has reached an increased of 2,16% of its shares
New orders for Airbus. After the China Aviation Corporation which has ordered 150 A-320s, a US low-cost airline, the Skybus, has announced an order for 65 A-319 planes. The quotation of Eads keep growing:... more
IndustryKC-767 extends the Boom
Seattle, USA - It fires F-16 and C-130J
Boeing has made known the photos of first extension of the Boom, the rigid bar for the refueling of the USAF. The KC-767 has completed first phase of stability test in flight and has started the tests... more
IndustryBoeing delivered B-747/400 Freighter to China Airlines
Washington, Usa - The Taiwan-based national carrier operates with 15 passenger airplanes as well as 12 B-737NG
The Boeing Company and China Airlines celebrated the delivery of the airline's 20th Boeing 747-400 Freighter. Today's delivery of the new airplane continues China Airlines' leadership in the market with... more
IndustryTurbomeca and Gazpromavia sign an agreement for the maintenance of engines in Russia
Bordes, France - In Russia 32 Arrius and Arriel engines installed in 23 helicopters for civil operators
Gazpromavia, a subsidiary of Gazprom, and Turbomeca, a subsidiary of SAFRAN Group, signed yesterday an agreement for the maintenance of Turbomeca engines in Russia. Gazpromavia is the first Russian ‘Operator S... more
IndustryBoeing Shanghai Aviation Services: joint-venture partners to supply MRO services to airlines
Shanghai, China - The facility will be constructed in two phases
Boeing, Shanghai Airport (Group) Company Limited, and Shanghai Airlines Co., Ltd, yesterday broke ground for a new maintenance, repair and overhaul facility that the three companies will manage as Boeing... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For 30 AV-8B aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $5,562,617 order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-05-G-0026) for implementation... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica: successful first dip for the sonic system OTS-90
Rome, Italy - On board of NH-90 helicopter
"Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica company, announces the successful first dip in the Lago Maggiore of the sonic system OTS-90, within the pre-qualification flight trials conducted by AgustaWestland. The... more
IndustryBombardier reduces the CRJ production
Montreal, Canada - And it fires 1330 employees
Bombardier announced the production slowdown of its regional jets and the consequent cut of 1330 jobs in Montreal (485 dismissals) and Belfast (646), which is equal to 5% of employees in the aerospace... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica: Sass System successfully operated in the Persic Gulf
Rome, Italy - During the "Enduring Freedom" mission
"The SASS System (Silent Acquisition Surveillance System) developed by Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica Company, has successfully been operated during the 'Enduring Freedom' mission aboard the EURO Frigate... more
IndustryBombardier relaunches the C-series project for the Regional Jet
Ottawa, Canada - It prepares the launch for two new regional jet
The old "C-series project" had been put aside because it needed too development investments, about USD 2 billion, and because the market was overstocked with the aircraft of this kind, but Bombardier wants... more
IndustryBoeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter: successfully test swing tail
Washington, Usa - The aircraft will transport major components of the "Dreamliner"
Boeing opened and closed the swing tail for the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter for the first time Oct. 10. The 747 LCF is currently at the Boeing Everett factory for tests on the swing tail, a major modification... more
IndustryCIRA: Cofatech wins plants maintenance
Capua, Italy - A value of EUR 9.3m
Cofatech Servizi SpA (Gazs de France Group) won a EUR 9.3m contract for the global management of technological devices in the Italian Aerospace Researches Centre (CIRA) in Capua, South Italy. The 3-year... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica: the shipborne Precision Approach Radar SPN-720 completes the “Factory Acceptance” phase
Rome, Italy - The system follows the order placed back in 2004 by the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom
Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica Company, announced that the first SPN-720 PAR has successfully completed its inspection and Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) with the Royal Navy customer and the radar will... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: the first C-27J in service with the Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - After completion of the test activities
"After completion of the test activities, the Italian Defence Ministry has accepted the first Alenia Aeronautica C-27J tactical transport aircraft. This aircraft is part of a 12-unit contract, and its... more
IndustryEADS: Enders stands up for Russian investors
Berlin, Germany - The cooperation has a strategic importance
The co-CEO of EADS, Thomas Enders, told the German newspaper "Die Welt" that the participation of Russian State Institute Vneshtorgbank (VTB) in the capital stock of the consortium and the cooperation... more
IndustryAt sea the concract with China for the supplier of 38 Ilyushin cargo aircraft
Moscow , Russia - The construction will be moved from Uzbekistan to Russia
An important contract for a vale of USD 1,5 billion signed in 2005 between China and Russia for the supplier of 34 IL-76MD cargo aircraft and four IL-78 refuelling aircraft, risks to be cancelled. The... more
IndustryEADS: staff cuts and wage freeze
Paris, France - In order to face Airbus' crisis
Aerospace consortium EADS will reduce its administrative staff by 10% in Munich and Paris headquarters. The cut is the consequence of Airbus' crisis because of A-380 programme delays. An EADS spokesman... more
Industry"Finmeccanica Innovation Award" (2): the first master was presented
Rome, Italy - An International Business Engineering high training course
In the field of the third edition of the "Finmeccanica Innovation Award", the President and CEO of the Group, Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini, presented the starting of the first master organized by the Italian... more
Industry"Finmeccanica Innovation Award". Guarguaglini: EUR 15bn turnover in 2008
Rome, Italy - The forecast of the Gropu's President
Finmeccanica Group expects to get about EUR 15bn of turnover in 2008: the President and CEO of the Italian Aerospace and Defense holding, Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini, said that on the frame of the "Innovation... more
IndustryTurbomeca created a new training center
Bordes, France - Based in the South-West of France, near the Tarnos site
Turbomeca and its partner LCI are unveiling the premises of the new training center, based at the Izarbel Technopole (South-West of France), in close proximity to the Tarnos site. This center completes... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica: PAR-2090 precision approach radar system completes the validation phase
Rome, Italy - For precise landing up to 8 aircraft simultaneously
"Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica’s company, announces that PAR-2090 (Precision Approach Radar), a radar system for precise landing, has successfully completed the validation phase. Italian and foreign r... more
IndustryCessna dedicated Textron Aerospace Mexico facility
Wichita, Usa - A facility of 62,000-square-foot
Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and Textron Inc. dedicated a new aerospace production facility, Textron Aerospace Mexico, in Chihuahua, Mexico, last week. Since March of 2006,... more
IndustryDefense and security: Finmeccanica is the fifth in the world
Rome, Italy - According to a EU research
According to a EU research on the industries of the 10 most advanced Countries in the world as for growth rate and innovation, Finmeccanica resulted at the fifth place in the defense and security market.... more
IndustryFinmeccanica wants to grow in the US market
Washington, USA - The US activities manager of the Group said that
Stephen Bryen, Pentagon ex-officer and current US activities manager of Finmeccanica, said that the Group wants to increase its presence in the USA through a combination of growth and alliances with American... more
IndustryHondaJet's launch has been announced
Greensboro, USA - The mini-business jet by Honda at USD 3.65m
New-founded Honda Aircraft Company has announced the market launch of its HondaJet. The business aircraft, which can carry two pilots and five passengers, is sold in its basic version at USD 3.65m. The... more