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IndustryA less uncertain future for Alcatel's facility in Rieti
Rome, Italy - Also Finmeccanica will cooperate for the re-launch
Yesterday at the Ministry of the Productive Activities took place a meeting between the local authorities of Rieti’s area the coordinator of the task-forces for the companies in difficulties Borghini, F... more
IndustryUSD 200 million agreement between Alenia Aeronautica and Rolls-Royce
Rome, Italy - The British industry will supply the engines for the C-27Js
Alenia Aeronautica and Rolls-Royce signed an agreement of the value of 200 million dollars for the supply by the British industry of 84 AE-2100-D2 engines completed of Dowty R-391 six-blade propeller for... more
IndustryFlight Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner "Celebrated" by NAA
Seattle, Usa - With its record-setting distance has conquered one of the most memorable aviation records of 2005
The National Aeronautics Association has classified the record-setting distance flight made by Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner as one of the most memorable aviation records of 2005. The 777-200LR record flight... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 143 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-22 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas is being awarded a $143,100,000 firm-fixed price contract modification. This is an undefinitized contract action for F-22 Lot 6 replacement test aircraft. At... more
IndustryEmbraer presented a new aircraft at "EBACE" of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland - The aircraft will be able to carry 19 people
Embraer announced today the launch of the Lineage 1000, a business jet based on the commercial plane Embraer 190. The Brazilian industry will present the plans for the new aircraft at the fair "EBACE"... more
IndustryEmbraer sells 2 more Legacy 600s in the Middle East
Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil - In Lebanon and Kuwait
Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.) has announced the selling of two Legacy 600 in the Middle East, leading to seven the number of airplanes operating in this area. The first aircraft has... more
IndustryBae Systems and EADS have 30 days to achieve an agreement
London, UK - British industry asked EUR 6.4 billion to sell its Airbus share
Bae Systems made known to its partner in Airbus EADS to have the intention to exercise a put option to sell is 20% share of the European consortium (see for details AVIONEWS). The British industry, among... more
IndustryEmbraer signed product support contract with India
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Deal to increase operational efficiency of the Indian government’s five Legacy 600s
The government of India signed a support contract with Embraer to increase the operational efficiency of its five Legacy 600 executive jets in operation with the Indian Air Force and the Border Security... more
IndustryThe negotiation between EADS and BAE Systems continue
Amsterdam, Netherlands - The British industry could sell its share to someone else
EADS made known that the negotiations with the British BAE Systems for the transfer of this last’s 20% Airbus share are going on (see for details AVIONEWS). For the moment the British company announced o... more
IndustryAvio closed 2005 with revenues for EUR 1.281 billion
Turin, Italy - Satisfaction expressed by the industry's CEO
Avio Group (Carlyle-Finmeccanica), among the most important industries of the world in the sector of aerospace propulsion, closed the 2005 accounting period with revenues for EUR 1.281 billion, with an... more
IndustryS3log wins a new contract for the Eurofighter Typhoon
Rome, Italy - It will provide the Operational Logistic Support
"S3log announced the signature of a contract with the Eurofighter Consortium Gmbh, aimed to the provision of ’End-to-End operational support’ to the management and maintenance of the applications and inf... more
IndustryBoeing will not build civil aircraft in California anymore
Washington, USA - The production of military planes will continue until 2008
After about 70 years of production the Boeing facility of Long Beach in California, USA, will close. In the last days the last B-707, doom to AirTran Airways, came out from the Californian facility. With... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Boeing 737 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $12,522,764 firm fixed price contract. This action provides for FY06 India Head of State program, in support of the Boeing 737... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a near 55 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 Globemaster III
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $54,800,000 firm fixed price contract modification. This is a contract modification to the C-17 Globemaster III sustainment partnership... more
IndustryRaytheon Space and Airborne Systems awarded of a near 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60R helicopter
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, McKinney, Texas, is being awarded a $15,990,000 firm-fixed-price, definite-delivery/definite-quantity order (#0010) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a 901 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $901,000,000 advance acquisition contract for long lead efforts and materials associated with the lot 1 low... more
IndustryAgreement between Alenia Aeronautica and Boeing for the C-27J
Rome, Italy - US industry will participate full-title to the project
Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica Group) and L3 Communications signed a pre-agreement with Boeing Integrated Defense Systems which will allow to Seattle’s industry to adhere to the joint-venture GMAS (... more
IndustryAgreement between EDO Corporation and Terma A/S to develop a new armament system for the F-16
New York, USA - The tests will take place on next Fall
EDO Corporation and Terma A/S achieved an agreement to develop a new system, called ESTER, which will allow to the F-16 fighters to be equipped with three modern "smart" weapons under one pylon. Royal... more
IndustryFinmeccanica is available for an agreement with Thales
Paris, France - It was announced by Italian industry President and CEO Francesco Guarguaglini
Finmeccanica President and CEO, Francesco Guarguaglini, made known to be available to create an alliance with Thales as long as the two companies had the same share. Guarguaglini added to have already... more
IndustryEADS is not interested anymore to create a satellite Airbus
Paris, France - It was declared by the consortium's co-CEO Noel Forgeard
EADS lost by interest in the creation of a satellite Airbus which clubbed the European aerospace industry. It was declared to the French Ministry of Defence, Michele Alliot Marie, by the French-German-Spanish... more
IndustryAlcatel Alenia Space: Thaicom 5 satellite has been delivered at Kourou's launch base
Rome, Italy - The satellite will replace Thaicom 1 and 2 satellites
Yesterday Thaicom 5 communications satellite, which has been realised by Alcatel Alenia Space fot Thailand, arrived at Kourou, French Guiana, where European rocket Ariane-5 launch base is placed. The satellite... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica and Boeing team up in the C-27J programme for the US armed forces
Rome, Italy - Boeing Integrated Defense Systems to work with Alenia North America Inc. and L3 Communications in the GMAS joint-venture
"Alenia Aeronautica and L3 Communications have signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, under which the latter will join the Global Military Aircraft Systems (GMAS)... more
IndustryThe A-380 will be in UK on May
Toulouse, France - Tests are scheduled at Londoners Heathrow airport
On next May 18 the Airbus 380 will land for the first time at Londoners Heathrow airport, to carry out with BAA, British Airports Authority, some compatibility tests. The aircraft, which is the biggest... more
IndustryImportant role of Italian industry at the exposition for NATO's conference on armaments
Brussels, Belgium - General Secretary of the Atlantic Alliance Scheffer underlined the important contribution of our country
In occasion of the NATO member countries’ conference about armament, Finmeccanica set up, at the Atlantic Alliance headquarter, an expositive stall to show its the most recent product in the defence f... more
IndustryCarbon fiber for the new B-787 fuselage
Tokyo, Japan - A USD 6bn contract between Boeing and Toray
Toray Industries, Japanese advanced materials manufacturer, signed a USD 6bn contract with Boeing to supply carbon fiber for use in new B-787 jets, which is scheduled to be put into market in 2008. Two... more
IndustryEADS. "La Tribune": it is about to build a military pole with Giat Industries and Krauss Maffei
Paris, France - French newspaper "La Tribune" wrote that yesterday
Owning EUR 5.5bn liquid assets, EADS has "A war treasure": Parisian newspaper "La Tribune" wrote it yesterday, underlining the hypothesis EADS is interested in the building a Defense industrial pole with... more
IndustryRolls-Royce's Trent engines arrived in India
London, UK - A Total Care contract for the maintenance is included in the agreement
With the signature of the purchase contract of 5 A-340-500 by Indian carrier Kingfisher (see for details AVIONEWS), the Trent engines of Rolls-Royce, that equip this type of aircraft, enter in one of the... more
IndustrySALE ordered 10 B-737 to Boeing
Seattle, USA - Probably a rapid solution of the enquiry about the unsporting competition of Seattle industry
SALE (Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise), a company owned by Singapore Airlines, achieved an agreement with Boeing, of the value of USD 675 million, to buy 10 B-737-800. The aircraft will be delivered... more
IndustryBoeing closed positively the first quarter of 2006
Seattle, Usa - Net income for USD 692 million
The first quarter of 2006 ended positively for the US aircraft builder Boeing. In the first three months of this year Seattle industry’s shares grew 33% to USD 0.88, while net income increased of the 2... more
IndustryBoeing: Air Pacific becomes newest B-787 Dreamliner customer
Suva, Fiji - The industry reaches 350 orders for 787 family
Air Pacific, the flag carrier of the South Pacific island republic of Fiji, and The Boeing Company today announced an order for five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, with three additional purchase rights. With... more
IndustryJean J Botti is the new Chief Technical Officer of EADS
Munich, Germany - It was announced by the French-German-Spanish industry
EADS, the French-German-Spanish industry operating in the aerospace and defence field, announced the appointment as Chief Technical Officer of Jean J. Botti. Since next May first Botti will work at Munich... more
IndustryProblems between EADS and BAE Systems
Munich, Germany - British industry asked too money to exit from Airbus
The relationships between EADS and BAE Systems, which are partners in Airbus, are becoming more and more difficult from when the British industry decided to exit by the European consortium for the construction... more
IndustryBoeing: preliminary agreement with US federal authorities on Tanker case and space program
Seattle, USA - Two lawsuits against the American giant company will cost USD 750m
Despite the important ten B-737s order just made by Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (USD 675m value), Boeing is in a troubled situation. The American giant industry has made an agreement with federal... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Co. awarded of a over 18 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft
General Electric Co., Aircraft Engines Business Group, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded an $18,238,000 firm-fixed-price advanced acquisition contract for long-lead materials associated with the FY 2007 full... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 103 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-22 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $103,057,114 firm-fixed price & cost-plus-fixed fee contract modification to increase fund production long lead diminished manufacturing sources... more
IndustryNew hangar to accommodate B-747/Lcf
Tucson, Usa -250 new jobs will be offered at end of works
Jordan Shultz, spokeswoman for Evergreen International Aviation (EIA), says that the new jobs will be offered when the building of the new hangar, of 87,000 square meters and a cost of 18 million Usd.... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero focuses on Business jets
Genoa, Italy - P-180 "Avanti II" is the last type produced by the Italian company
Piaggio Aero Industries, the Italian aeronautic company whose 35% of shares was recently acquired by Mubadala Development Company (Abu Dhabi Government investment fund), is focusing on business aviation... more
IndustryBoeing: Southwest Airlines converted options to orders for 79 B-737s
Seattle, Usa - The deliveries between 2007 and 2012
Boeing and Southwest Airlines said the airline converted options into orders for 79 Next-Generation 737-700s, bringing the airline’s total past and future Boeing orders for 737-700s to 370 airplanes. Airplanes c... more
IndustryAlenia-Sukhoi agreement: 1000 regional jets within 2009
Moscow, Russia - Italy participates with a EUR 300m contribution
As for the Italo-Russian agreement signed last week in Moscow, concerning regional jets and Tetra telecommunications network (see AVIONEWS for details), the Italian Ministry of Productive Activities, Claudio... more
IndustryAlenia-unions agreement on apprenticeship
Rome, Italy - At least 75% of apprentices will be confirmed
Italian trade unions, after their agreement with Finmeccanica (see AVIONEWS for details), reached an agreement with Alenia Aeronautica too concerning apprenticeship contracts, so that there is a correct... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a 120 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-35A aircraft
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney, Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $120,000,000 ceiling-priced cost-plus-incentive-fee, award-fee contract for the low rate initial product... more
IndustryEmbraer: three new Emb-190 ordered by Copa Airlines
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Conversion of three options raises carrier’s total firm order to 15 E-Jets
Copa Airlines has exercised three EMBRAER 190 options, increasing to 15 the number of firm E-Jets in its orderbook – two of which already delivered, and still has 15 options. All of Copa’s EMBRAER 190... more
IndustryIndustrial agreement between Italy and Russia has been signed
Rome, Italy - It concerns two projects: regional jets and Tetra system
An Italian-Russian intergovernative understanding, regarding the realise of regional jets by Alenia Aeronautica and Sukhoi and the production of instrumentation for Tetra communication system by Selex... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a near 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo. is being awarded a $15,971,155 firm-fixed-priced order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-03-G-0009)... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 44 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-64D aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on April 17, 2006, a $44,372,772 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for remanufacture of six AH-64D aircraft. Work will be performed... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engine awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the overhaul and repair for the entire T-700 family of engines
General Electric Aircraft Engine, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on April 14, 2006, a $7,359,892 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for overhaul and repair effort for the entire T-700 family of... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 helicopter
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on April 14, 2006, a $7,476,776 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for long lead parts for the CH-47 Helicopter. Work will be performed in Ridley... more
IndustryBoeing selects Alcatel Alenia Space to provide the tanks for its Delta II vehicle
Paris, France - The industry press release
Alcatel Alenia Space has recently been awarded a contract, worth approximately 11 million dollars, by the Boeing company for manufacturing 12 additional Second stage tank assemblies for the Delta II rocket.... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engine awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-700 family of engines
General Electric Aircraft Engine, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on April 14, 2006, a $7,359,892 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for overhaul and repair effort for the entire T-700 family of... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 helicopter
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on April 14, 2006, a $7,476,776 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for long lead parts for the CH-47 helicopter. Work will be performed in Ridley... more