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IndustryThe new HondaJet in three-four years
Tokyo, Japan - Orders will start in Autumn
After 20 years of researches, Honda is about to give birth to its HondaJet, an aircraft which will consume less oil, will have a larger cockpit and luggage hold and more cruise speed compared to other... more
IndustryStrife between Finmeccanica and Italian unions
Rome, Italy - Redundancy fund proposed for 1,968 jobs of Selex Communication
It is strife between Finmeccanica and Italian unions, which refused to approve the redundancy fund for 1,968 jobs of Selex Communication, a subsidiary of Guarguaglini’s group. The workers’ representative ask... more
IndustryLockheed Martin has completed the 5th satellite GPS IIR
Washington, USA – Systems of cryptation and antidisturb
Last week, Lockheed Martin has announced the completion of the 5th of eight satellites of new serie GPS IIR that is realizing for US Air Force. The satellites GPS (Global Position System) of the serie... more
IndustryStrife between USA and EU about Boeing and Airbus
Brussels, Belgium - WTO's rules violated
It is more and more bitter the polemic between USA and EU concerning the helps given to the respective aeronautical industry, Boeing and Airbus. The problem exploded during 2005 World Trade Organization’s s... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CV-22 Osprey
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $ 12,442,500 ceiling priced order 0142 under previously awarded contract for procurement of airforce spares for the CV-22 Osprey.... more
IndustryEmbraer sells 30 EMB-175s to Republic Airlines
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Deliveries, to start in 2007, mark debut of the type in the U.S. domestic market
Embraer today announced that it has reached an agreement for the sale of 30 firm EMBRAER 175 aircraft to Republic Airlines Inc. This brings to 78 firm and 75 options the total number of E-Jets on order... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a 96 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
Raytheon Co., Goleta, Calif., is being awarded a $96,000,000 firm-fixed-price, time and materials contract. This requirement is for the foreign military sales of the advanced self protection integrated... more
IndustryFarnborough Air Show 2006 (2): SELEX ushers in Center in Russia
Farnborough, United Kingdom - Also Italian Home Office follows Russian example
On occasion of Saint Petersbourg’s summit has been inaugurated the Center trial and test of Zao Artetra, the joint-venture constituted between SELEX Communications with the 51% and Tetrasvyaz (a pool o... more
IndustryEU's green light to State helps for Rolls-Royce
Brussels, Belgium - European Commissioner Neelie Kroes's satisfaction
European Union gave its green light to a British Government’s financing to Rolls-Royce, one of the most important industry of the world in the field of the realization of aeronautical and nautical engines. T... more
IndustryThales sells Shah Capital Partners for EUR 170 m
Paris, France - Systems of navigation and of geolocalization through GPS (Global position system)
Thales Navigation, one of the world leaders of the navigation’s systems and of the geolocalization through GPS, has announced yesterday the sale of Shah Capital Partners, its branch of GPS (Global position s... more
IndustryLockheed Martin wins a competition for the training of the US Navy
Washington, USA - Satisfaction for Aegis Center and Lockheed Martin's leaders
Lockheed Martin has won a contract of the value equal to USD 150 m for the training of the US Navy Surface Unit’s personnel. The program will concern the development of new materials, courses of instruction, m... more
IndustryAirbus: Wizz Air ordered new 20 aircraft of the A-320 Family
Milan, Italy - The Hungarian carrier has transported four million of passengers
The Hungarian airline, Wizz Air, has signed a firm contract for the purchase of further 20 Airbuses of the A-320 family. With this order the low-cost carrier in fast development in the region of Central... more
IndustryAero Vodochody: approved the short list of the orderers
Prague, Czech Republic - The government predicts to cash in almost EUR 170 m
Czech newspaper "Prague Daily Monitor" relates the news that the outgoing Government of the Czech Republic has approved the short list of the eight societies that will contend in the October 18 the national... more
IndustryBell Helicopter Textron awarded of a over 137 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-1Y aircraft
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $137,422,138 firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive fee contract for the fiscal year 2006 low rate initial production lot III procurement... more
IndustryAirbus: Cit Group signed new order for five A-330 and four A-320
Milan, Italy - Moreover it has signed orders for a total of 117 airplanes
CIT Group, leader supplier in the financing solutions for enterprises and final customer, has signed a firm contract with Airbus for five A-330/200 widebody for long range and medium capacity and four... more
IndustryLockheed supplies second WindTracer to the Hong Kong Airport
Hong Kong, China - New techniques of control
Lockheed Martin will install on Hong Kong Airport a second WindTracer, a Lidar Doppler system that allows to the air-traffic controllers to supervise the aeolian phenomenon as Windshear, upheaval and blows,... more
IndustryNew orders for Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ)
Toulouse, France - In first half of 2006 almost it equals the whole order 2005
Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) has signed a new deal with a nameless European customer that has pushed up at 14 the number of orders for private and business aircraft of Airbus. Further three aircraft... more
IndustryOperation "Clean Sky" for Aerospace European Industries
Brussels, Belgium - Within 2008 it will set out the widest plan of international research
Seven among the main European Aerospace Industries, Airbus, Dassault Aviation, Eurocopter, Liebherr-Aerospace Lindeberng, Rolls-Royce, Safran and Thales, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a... more
IndustryBombardier: new deals
Ottawa, Canada - Weekly stipulations of the value of USD 220 millions
Today Bombardier has signed further agreements with Vistajet that has added to three Challenger 605, ordered last July 18, one business jet Global Express XRS; with Sindh’s government, one of four districts o... more
IndustryNew record for the A-380
Dresda, Germany - The aircraft passed the 15,000 simulated flights
An important goal has been achieved this week by Airbus. Its new superjumbo, the A-380, in fact passed the 15,000 simulated flights, three times more than the amount request to have the certification.... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a 41 USDm increment
Washington, Usa - For the Apache AH-64D
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on July 14, 2006, a $41,000,000 increment as part of $613,000,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the system demonstration and development... more
IndustryFarnborough Air Show 2006 (21): ILFC orders 10 new Boeing
Farnborough, United Kingdom - Six B-737/800s, two B-777/300ERs and two B-787 Dreamliners
The Boeing Company and International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) today announced an order for six B-737/800s, two B-777/300ERs and two B-787 Dreamliners. Deliveries of the 737s and the 777s begin in the... more
IndustryEADS: are there delays also for the A-400M program?
Paris, France - The news, officially denied, has been reported by French newspaper "La Tribune"
Airbus problems seem to have not an end. French newspaper "La Tribune" wrote today that, after the recent delays in the deliveries of the A-380, Airbus should not be able to honor the committments for... more
IndustryAgreement between Boeing and UGS
Milan, Italy - Italian industry will supply program for the data management to the US colossus
Boeing achieved an agreement with the UGS of Milan, Italy, for the supply of Teamcenter, a solution system for the management of the life loop of the products (PLM). Seattle industry will use the PLM to... more
IndustryFarnborough Air Show 2006 (7): EADS and Finmeccanica will discuss the A-350 program in September
Farnborough, United Kingdom - For an eventual entry of the Italian Aerospace and Defense Group
Louis Gallois, co-CEO of EADS, said at "FIA2006" that he will meet the President of Finmeccanica, Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini, to talk about eventual further partnerships. The European Aerospace Group currently... more
IndustryTurbocombuster Technology Inc. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-100/220-PW engines
Turbocombuster Technology Inc., Stuart, Fla., is being awarded a $ 6,077,400 firm-fixed-price contract. This action provides for 420 flameholder afterburners applicable to the F-100/220-PW engines. At... more
IndustryFarnborough Air Show 2006 (11): forecast Bombardier for next twenty years
Paris, France - Estimation of market from 2006 to 2010
On the occasion of Farnborough Air Show has been made known a studying of Bombardier on the evolution of the market in next twenty years. The estimation of the industry forecasts that from 2006 to 2010... more
IndustryThe joint-venture between Selex Communication and Tetrasviaz started
Saint Petersbourg, Russia - Italian Minister Bersani and Guarguaglini at the inauguration of the Russian center
On last Friday, just a little before the start of the G8 meeting, Italian Minister for Economic Development Bersani participated, in Saint Petersbourg, to the inauguration of a center to realize communication... more
IndustryEADS: British Government wants a seat in the Board of Directors also after BAE Systems' exit
Rome, Italy - It was written by English newspaper "The Financial Times"
In the last edition of English economical newspaper "The Financial Times" there was the news that British Government, despite the Bae Systems’ exit by EADS stock, should have the intention to maintain a... more
IndustryEADS. Perben: the French State intends to remain permanently in the corporation stock
Paris, France - The French Transport Minister has been interviewed by "La Tribune"
Paris economic newspaper, "La Tribune", reported today an interview to French Transport Minister, Dominique Perben, on recent facts involving Franco-German EADS, Airbus controller. Perben said that "The... more
IndustryEmbraer 190 introduced into Brazilian skies on the wings of Copa Airlines
São José dos Campos, Brazil - New carrier's air service offers more travel options to/from Manaus
Copa Airlines operated its first flight between Panama and Manaus, a key tourism and business city in the heart of Brazil’s Amazon region, using two-class, 94-seat EMBRAER 190 aircraft. Manaus is the a... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 13 USDm
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $13,166,553 ceiling-priced contract for engineering, maintenance, and manufacturing support of flight... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: Finnat Bank gives a positive judgement on the Italian Group share and recommends to buy it at 19.6 Euros
Milan, Italy - According to the bank's analysts, the Italian Aerospace and Defense company won internationalization dare
Italian Finnat Bank gave a very positive judgement on Finmeccanica share, thanks to the Aerospace and Defense company’s success in international markets and its consequential internationalization through f... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: Banca Finnat expressed a positive judgement about Italian group and advised to buy its share to EUR 19.60
Milan, Italy - According to the bank's analysts the Italian industry won the challenge of the internazionalization
Italian business Bank, Banca Finnat, expressed yesterday a very positive judgement about the share of the Italian industry Finmeccanica. The positive judgement comes, according to Banca Finnat’s analysts, b... more
IndustryBoeing to sponsor Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis (SCEA)
Chicago, Usa - It has been announced yesterday
The Boeing Company and the Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis (SCEA) yesterday announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby Boeing would become a corporate sponsor of SCEA, an association... more
IndustryBoeing contracts Spain's Aernnova for engineering services on 747-8 program
Madrid, Spain - To help design fuselage and wing sections for the model
The Boeing Company yesterday announced a contract with Aernnova (formerly Gamesa Aeronáutica) of Vitoria, Spain, to help design fuselage and wing sections for the Boeing 747-8. Aernnova’s contract on th... more
IndustryBoeing 787 "Dreamliner" livery change enhances airplane performance
Seattle, Usa - By developing a method, the industry is able to reduce aircraft drag and fuel consumption
The Boeing 787 program has made a subtle but important change to the airplane’s livery to enhance airplane performance. By developing a method for maintaining a smooth flow of air – called laminar flo... more
IndustryBoeing: it's predicted a redouble of the world fleet in the next 20 years
London, Great Britain - Since today to 2025 27.200 new models will be delivered
"The long-run request for new airplanes is destined to stay very strong in next 20 years",this are he words of Randy Baseler, Vice-President of Boeing. The valuations expressed by Current Market Outlook... more
IndustryIsrael and Lazio joint for the research
Rome, Italy - It was signed an important agreement between Sviluppo Lazio Spa and Matimop
It has been signed yesterday in Rome an important agreement between Sviluppo Lazio Spa and the Matimop (Israeli industrial center for the research and the development). The cooperation will start immediatly... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi has signed USD 84 million contract with Nigeria
Rome, Italy - For the modernization of twelve MB-339A aircraft
"Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has signed a contract with Nigeria’s Ministry of Defence for the maintenance and enhancement of the avionic suite of twelve MB-339A aircraft, in service with N... more
IndustryBoeing asked to Finmeccanica to increase the production of the B-787 Dreamliner's fuselage
Rome, Italy - It was declared by Italian industry president Pier Francesco Guarguaglini
Finmeccanica President and CEO, Pier Francesco Guargualgini, made known today that Boing asked o his group to increase the production of B-787 Dreamliner’s fuselage, which is realized in Alenia Aeronautica’s fac... more
IndustryMontezemolo and Guarguaglini at Grottaglie
Foggia, Italy - Visit to the new Alenia facility
Yesterday the president of Confindustria (Italian industrial association), Montezemolo, and Finmeccanica one, Guarguaglini, visited the new facility of Alenia in Grottaglie (Foggia) (see for details AVIONEWS... more
IndustryAlcatel and Lucent: it is necessary to cut 9,000 jobs
Paris, France - Very soon there will be the agreement between the two industries
It will be not happy for the workers the merger between Alcatel and Lucent (see for details AVIONEWS). The two industries in fact announced the intention to cut 9,000 jobs, confirming, at the same time,... more
IndustryAgreement between Rolls-Royce and Nortel
London, UK - It was signed a seven year deal with a value of 20 million dollars
Rolls-Royce, British industry among the most important in the world for the supply of naval and aeronautic engines, signed a seven year agreement with Nortel for the management of its world telephone network.... more
IndustryRaytheon Space & Airborne Systems awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded an $11,100,000 modification under previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of spares for the advanced targeting... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a near 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $11,990,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification. This contract action provides for on-board inert gas generation long lead line replaceable... more
IndustryEmbraer E-jets chosen by Mandarin Airlines of Taiwan for future fleet requirements
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Taipei-based airline intends to deploy them on domestic and short-haul intra-regional markets
Embraer yesterday announced that Mandarin Airlines has chosen the EMBRAER 190 and EMBRAER 195 E-Jets as the core aircraft for their future fleet requirements. Mandarin has elected to initially acquire... more
IndustryFrench and Dutch shareholders against EADS
Paris, France - European consortium's negative moment is without an end
New hit for EADS. The Active Shareolders Association (AAA), which defends the little shareholders, partnered in a class action against European Consortium, which owns Airbus, in Haarlem, the Netherlands.... more
IndustryAirbus: 54% order decrease in the first semester of 2006
Paris, France - 117 aircarft ordered
Airbus announced a 54% order decrease between January and June of this year, when it reached 117 units, just while American competitor, Boeing, boasted 480 aircraft orders last week, compared to 441 last... more
IndustryRaytheon Space & Airborne Systems awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded $9,985,000 for firm-fixed-price order 0008 against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement for consumable spares for the advanced... more