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IndustryVolvo Aero will close VAES down
Stockholm, Sweden - The civil aircraft engine revision division
Towards the impossibility to reach enough work volume for its civil aircraft engine revision subsidiary, Volvo Aero decided the gradual close-down of Volvo Aero Engine Services (VAES) during 2007. The... more
IndustryLast test flights for the A-380
Toulouse, France - 17 test days around the world
The Airbus A-380 is leaving today from Toulouse for the last tests before certification. The biggest passenger airplane in the world will point at the East for a series of test flights that will take it... more
IndustryThe first Bombardier Challenger 850 was delivered
Montreal, Canada - The Canadian jet executive
Bombardier Aerospace delivered the first Challenger 850 executive. The airplane, which is the first to be completed by Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg, was purchased by a Russian customer. Launched in May... more
IndustryEADS Socata-IndUS Aviation agreement
Paris, France - For the commercialization of the TBM-700/850 turbines in India
EADS Socata announced an Authorized Sales Representative agreement with IndUS Aviation. This company, which already produces the double-seat Thorp T-211 training aircraft, will market the TBM 700/850 turbines... more
IndustryBoeing ECS for ICBM Minuteman
Washington, USA - The environmental control systems of the intercontinental ballistic missiles
Boeing won a contract of USD 78.2m from Northrop Grumman Mission Systems to deploy, in over 550 Air Force alarm and launch plants for the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM), a new Environmental... more
IndustryEADS: DIC denies its interest
Paris, France - After yesterday's rumors
Dubai International Capital (DIC) denied it intends to purchase shares of European Aerospace and Defense Group EADS, owner of Airbus. However, the CEO of DIC himself, Sameer al-Ansari, had said that a... more
IndustryNorthrop Ship System will build a new amphibious ship for the US Navy
Pascagoula, USA - Billionaire contract
The US Navy placed a $1.4 billion order Monday for the "USS Arlington", a new transport vessel to carry US Marines. The "Arlington" will be the next ship in the San Antonio-class of amphibious transport... more
IndustryChina nourishes orders to Airbus
Toulouse, France - Double portfolio in October
Double orders in October for Airbus, thanks to the China orders. From the beginning of the year the European Society has received orders for 508 aircraft, of which 150 with single aisle of the plane Airbus... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: Sky-X’s first flights in a full automatic mode
Rome, Italy - From the Vidsel Base, near the Arctic Circle
"The Sky-X, technological demonstrator for an unmanned vehicle designed and developed by Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, has made its first flight in a full automatic mode (ATOL, Automatic... more
IndustryNo Exchange drop for EADS
Paris, France - Rumors about Dubai's interest make shares rise
Though EADS' negative performances -net loss of EUR 195 in the third quarter of 2006 (see AVIONEWS for details)- compromise the company's rating, the shares of the European Aerospace and Defence Group... more
IndustryThe moving assembly line for the B-777 has started
Seattle, USA - A new mounting system
The moving final assembly line for the Boeing 777 has entered service in Everett. A tug that attaches around the front landing gear of the airplane pulls it forward through an optical sensor that follows... more
IndustryFinmeccanica-Thales: the EU decision was postponed
Brussels, Belgium - On the purchase of Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio
The European Commission extended its examination of the project between Italy's Finmeccanica and France's Thales on the creation of a joint-venture which will purchase Alenia Space SAS from Alcatel. The... more
IndustryFinmeccanica communicates its IPO on Datamat
Rome, Italy - On residual shares after the previous offer
EUR 28.09m is the amount of Finmeccanica's residual IPO on 9.99% of Datamat shares, equal to EUR 9.911 per share. The public offer concerns more than 2.8 million ordinary shares. That is what the Italian... more
IndustryAirbus (2). Guarguaglini: the A-350 was sacrificed to overcome the A-380 problems
Rome, Italy - In the Finmeccanica President's opinion, EADS troubles are also due to the Franco-German leadership
The President of Finmeccanica, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, joined a meeting of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants yesterday in Rome named "The markets liberalization in Italy: companies competitiveness... more
IndustryAirbus: next Tuesday French Prime Minister, De Villepin, will visit Toulouse plant
Paris, France - The French Government does not want to abandon the company and the employees
French Prime Minister, Dominique De Villepin, has intervened to the National Assembly and has replied to the accusation made by the socialist Party to having given a scarce political assistance to Airbus... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engine awarded of a over 30 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the overhaul and repair of the entire T-700 family of engines
General Electric Aircraft Engine, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on Nov. 6, 2006, a $30,147,369 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract to the Corpus Christi Army Depot in their overhaul and repair... more
IndustryStreiff goes to PSA
Paris, France - From Airbus to the car Group
Christian Streiff, ex-CEO of Airbus, will be the new number one of PSA Peugeot-Citroën. The Group's Board of Directors elected him the new company's CEO starting from February 6, 2007, as well as Alan... more
IndustryEADS (7): the other Businesses' performances
Amsterdam, Holland - ATR, EADS EFW, EADS Socata and EADS Sogerma Services
Four more EADS companies, which do not belong to any Divisions, are ATR, EADS EFW, EADS Socata and EADS Sogerma Services. These Business Units totally recorded a negative EBIT of EUR 187m: despite positive... more
IndustryEADS (2): Airbus performances
Amsterdam, Holland - From January to September 2006
The Airbus Division revenues grew by 16% to EUR 18.570bn (16.033bn in 2005) in the first nine months of the year, thanks to 320 aircraft deliveries, while EBIT contracted by 38% (EUR 1.141bn). Facing 226... more
IndustryEADS (3): the Military Transport Aircraft's performances
Amsterdam, Holland - From January to September 2006
The Military Transport Aircraft Division accounted revenues of EUR 1.699bn from January to September 2006 (504m in the same period of 2005) and recorded an EBIT of EUR 22m compared to one million last... more
IndustryEADS: the performances in the first 9 months of the year
Amsterdam, Holland - +17% revenue and -34% EBIT
EADS, whose Board of Directors met yesterday in Amsterdam, announced a 34% decrease in its EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes) in the first nine months of the year, with EUR 1.4bn compared to 2.1bn... more
IndustryAirbus will offer total support to Skybus' A-319
Toulouse, France - The airline will benefit of the "Air+ by Airbus" services
Airbus has signed an agreement with Skybus Airlines for a Total Support Package to maintain its recently announced purchase of 65 A-319 aircraft. This package is the most comprehensive selection ever of... more
IndustryBoeing and FedEx Express announce order for 15 B-777 freighters
Seattle, Usa - In addition options on further aircraft
The Boeing Company announced that FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp., has ordered 15 Boeing 777 Freighters and that the Memphis, Tenn.-based freight carrier has taken options on an additional 15 of the... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 163 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47F helicopters
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Nov. 1, 2006, a $163,323,224 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for CH-47F New Build Production Helicopters. Work will be performed in Philadelphia,... more
IndustryAeroflot: the RRJ program goes on well
Moscow, Russia - The Sukhoi-Alenia regional jet program
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 project concerning a Russian regional jet (RRJ) is going on according to planned times. Top managers of Aeroflot, the Russian airline which is the launch customer of the airplane,... more
IndustryBoeing making plans to increase production of 787 aircraft
Seattle, Usa - The growth of the production rhythms will occur as from 2011
Boeing has confirmed will increase the production rhythm of the 787 Dreamliner to hack it to the demand of airplanes, major respect to the preemptions of the American manufacturer. A confirmation of the... more
IndustryEADS: Airbus cuts costs
Toulouse, France - Drastic reduction of sub-contractors
Airbus, a subsidiary of the European Aerospace and Defense Group (EADS), announced it will reduce 80% of its sub-contractors, passing from current 3000 to 500 companies. The French manufacturer also communicated... more
IndustryCessna 210’s and T-210’s get Hartzell Top Prop™ performance conversion
Ohio, Usa - The new 80-inch diameter, three-bladed propeller
Hartzell Propeller Inc. announced yesterday that it has received an STC for a new 3-bladed propeller on 1966-1969 model Cessna 210's and 1966-1974 model T210's. The new propeller is an increased diameter... more
IndustryL-3 Communications Integrated Systems awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the P-3 aircraft
L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, Greenville, Texas, is being awarded a $5,895,180 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-05-C-0038) for the removal and replacement... more
IndustryBell Helicopter Textron, Inc. awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-1 aircraft
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $9,150,518 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00019-04-C-0001) to exercise an option for the Fiscal Year 2007 acquisition... more
IndustryRolls-Royce engines for the aircraft of Singapore Airlines
London, United Kingdom - Signed a letter of Intent
Singapore Airlines has selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power 19 Airbus A-330/300, scheduled for delivery between 2009 and 2011. The aircraft will be delivered news on operating leases from... more
IndustryJp Morgan: Finmeccanica for USAF helicopters
Washington, USA - 50% of possibility against Boeing and Sikorsky
Finmeccanica Group has the 50% of possibility to win the job order worth USD 13 billion for 141 helicopters aimed at US Air Force: the analysts of the JP Morgan Bank have affirmed it. In the challenge,... more
IndustryLockheed Martin: twenty-year contract with the Republic of Singapore
Orlando, USA - Aircraft, maintenance and instructors for the 130th Squadron
Lockheed Martin was awarded a 20-year contract by the Singapore Defence Science and Technology Agency to support the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Basic Wings Course (BWC). Lockheed Martin’s r... more
IndustryBoeing launches Critical Military Weather Satellite
St. Louis, USA - First launch of a DMSP satellite aboard
A Boeing Delta IV rocket last Saturday carried a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellite into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Liftoff of the Delta IV Medium occurred... more
IndustryTurkey orders 17 Sikorsky S-70B Sea Hawk helicopters
Stratford, USA - For the tactical transport and even for the electronic mission
Sikorsky Aircraft announced it has signed an agreement which makes effective a contract with the Ministry of National Defense, Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) of the Government of Turkey... more
IndustryEADS (3): delays for Eurocopter too?
Paris, France - "La Tribune" writes that
According to "La Tribune" newspaper, EADS must face not only delays in the A-380 deliveries but also delays in some programmes by Eurocopter, its helicopter subsidiary. The first 27 NH-90 aircraft for... more
IndustryEADS (2): Enders confirms the Finmeccanica way
Paris, France - But it will take some time to find an alliance
Thomas Enders, co-CEO of EADS along with Louis Gallois, confirmed he is in talks with Finmeccanica as for a possible future alliance (see AVIONEWS for details). "Finmeccanica has been our partner for years... more
IndustryEADS. Merkel: negotiations go on well
Berlin, Germany - As for the search for German investors
Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the search for German investors who are willing to join EADS' capital stock is going on well. Through a release at the end of a meeting with the European Aerospace consortium's... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the S-3 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded an $8,938,017 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract... more
IndustryEmbraer receives an order for 14 planes from Virgin Blue
Sao Josè, Brazil - The Australian airline will receive since 2006 planes for USD 734m value
Virgin Blue has announced an order for 14 planes made by the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica). They are three EMB-170 and 11 EMB-190, and it has also been signed an option... more
IndustryContract Finmeccanica-Turkey to modernize the air control centers
Rome, Italy - The value for the contract is EUR 44m
The Finmeccanica Group has signed a contract, trough Selex Sistemi Integrati, with Turkey to modernize seven centers for the civilian air traffic control. The deal worth EUR 44m has been signed by the... more
IndustrySouth Korea sells its first aircraft to the USA
Seoul, South Korea - The Firefly has been entirely made by a South Korea's aerospace manufacturer
The Commerce Minister of South Korea has announced it has exported to the United States its first passenger plane entirely made by the South Korea's aerospace industry. The four-seated aircraft, called... more
IndustryTHAI has received its first B-777/200ER
Bangkok, Thailandia - Five more aircraft will be delivered by 2007
Boeing delivered the first B-777/200 Extended Range to Thai Airways International Public Company Ltd (THAI). It is the first of six aircraft of this kind that the airline ordered: three more will be delivered... more
IndustryFinmeccanica looks at Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Projects to extend contacts and cooperations in the Far East
Finmeccanica sent a delegation, led by Director General Giorgio Zappa, to Japan in order to get in touch and launch a series of cooperations with the Country. By the end of 2007 the Italian holding should... more
IndustryEADS sells a German asset
Berlin, Germany - It is an electronic systems site in Berlin
The EADS Defense and Security Division completed the sale of a production site of its to Lasseé Group. It is an electronic systems production and integration plant in Berlin. The Canadian industrial group,... more
IndustryATR announces opening of Sydney sales office
Toulouse, France - This office will be headed by Laurent Nègre, Sales Director for the region
ATR today announced in Australia the opening of the new Sales Office in Sydney. This office will be headed by Laurent Nègre, Sales Director for the region with responsibility for Australia, New Zealand... more
IndustryL-3 Communications Corp. awarded of a over 18 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Navy's C-40A aircraft fleet
L-3 Communications Corp., Arlington, Texas, is being awarded an $18,245,209 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-04-D-0110) to exercise an option... more
IndustryL3 Communications Vertex Aerospace awarded of a over 42 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-1A aircraft
L3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, Madison, Miss., was awarded on Nov. 1, 2006, a $42,103,207 firm-fixed-price contract modification. This action is exercising FY07 option for logistics support of the... more
IndustryA-380 towards the last tests for the certification
Toulouse, France - It will start on November 13
The second prototype of A-380, the MNS002, will start on November 13 the technical route proving exercise of the world largest commercial aircraft. For the trial, the aircraft has to make over 150 flight... more
IndustryBoeing to begin ground testing of X-48B Blended Wing Body
Edwards, USA - First flight will be realized in 2007
In cooperation with NASA and the US Air Force Research Laboratory, Boeing Phantom Works soon will begin ground testing of its X-48B Blended Wing Body (BWB) concept in preparation for flight testing early... more