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IndustryBoeing: Asian market is one of the most profitable
Seattle, USA - 7200 deliveries over the next 20 years
Boeing’s Vice-President, Scott Carson, declared that "In a competitive market, the airlines will continue meeting passengers’ demand for more direct non-stop flights to destinations around the world wit... more
IndustryAVIO: good test for TP400 engine of the new military cargo A-400M
Torino, Italia - Even AVIO announced it
For the first time the engine has been put in service linked to the enormous 8 blades propeller of 5.5 metres od diameter. The duty to transfer to the propeller the 11,000 power horses of the engine is... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 28 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F117-PW-100 spare engines
United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Group, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $28,474,204 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract modification for fiscal 2006 interim... more
IndustryGeneral Dynamics Advanced Information Systems awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, USA - For the AV-8B aircraft
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Bloomington, Minn., is being awarded a $7,033,600 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-04-C-0129) for the fiscal 2006 full-rate... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Services Inc. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-130J aircraft
Lockheed Martin Services Inc., Greenville, S.C., is being awarded a $7,092,091 cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-05-G-0030) for procurement of five... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Co. awarded of a over 35 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the 12 F414-GE-400
General Electric Co., Aircraft Engines Business Group, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $35,757,572 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-01-C-0147) to exercise an option... more
IndustryThe B-767 put out of production?
Chicago, USA - It will depend by Pentagon's decision
Boeing is seriously thinking to shut down the production of the 767. In a first moment, in fact, it seemed that this aging plane could be re-converted as tanker plane for the air fuel supply of US Air... more
IndustryAirbus will employ part of Mercedes' workers in redundancy
Toulouse, France - The worker's number in Germany will be increased
DaimlerChrysler is looking to shed its premium unit Mercedes’ staff: it is calculated a redundancy of about 8,500 people in German facilities. A part of them will be re-employed by European planemaker g... more
IndustryRaytheon Missile Systems awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AGM-154A-1 and 54 AGM-154C JSOW missiles
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an $11,135,500 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-03-C-0001) for the procurement of 50 AGM-154A-1 and 54 AGM-154C... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 41 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F and E/A-18G aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $41,329,663 firm-fixed-price contract for the full rate production of Type 3 Advanced Mission Computers... more
IndustryC-27J: the industrial offset planned by the contract between Alenia Aeronautica and Bulgaria
Sofia, Bulgaria - The advantages that both contracting subjects are getting from the airplanes sale
Last Friday the sale contract of five C-27J planes by Alenia Space to Bulgarian Government was signed (see for details AVIONEWS). The first aircraft is being delivered August 2007, but before that Sofia... more
IndustryBAE Systems awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
BAE Systems, Yonkers, N.Y., is being awarded a $9,327,487 firm-fixed price, cost-plus fixed-fee contract to provide for the hardware and software upgrade of the AN/ALR56M radar-warning receiver for the... more
IndustryA new regional jet model from China
Beijing, China - ARJ-21 project is coming to its end and should be operative starting from 2009
Chinese AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Company (ACAC) is going to launch a new type of aircraft for secondary routes named ARJ-21, the first fitted with totally autonomous intellectual faculty. The project,... more
IndustryBoeing selected New Breed Logistics Inc. to manage logistics for 787 Dreamliner
Washington, Usa - New Everett, Wash.-based facility will deliver Dreamliner hardware
Boeing last Thursday announced it has selected North Carolina-based supply chain management company New Breed Logistics Inc. to provide logistics services supporting the final assembly of the all-new Boeing... more
IndustryNew filters for Agusta 119 Koala
St. Louis, USA - Aerospace Filtration Systems will deliver the new system for the helicopters of the Italian industry
Agusta Aerospace Corp. selected Aerospace Filtration Systems Inc. (Afs) to realize the new filtration system of the A-119 Koala helicopter. The new system will use the high performance technology IBF.... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica (2). Bertolone: we can deliver until 300 machines to USA
Sofia, Bulgaria - Within March the call for bids has awaited
Alenia Aeronautica’s CEO, Giovanni Bertolone, marginal of the signature of supply for five C-27 to Bulgaria, said that the Italian society will be able to arrive to deliver until 300 machines to the U... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: USD 91m worth contract with Bulgaria
Sofia, Bulgaria - The Finmeccanica Group's society will provide 5 aircraft and other 3 options
Today, Alenia Aeronautica’s CEO, Giovanni Bertolone, signed in Sofia a contract with Bulgarian Government for supply 5 C-27J, the tactical transport aircraft. The worth of the agreement, which foresees a... more
IndustryBAE Systems: earnings raised on 2005
London, UK - Good result for Airbus and Eurofighter
BAE Systems made known yesterday that in 2005 its revenues are increased of 16% due to the raise of the orders for Airbus, European consortium 20% owned by BAE, and to the requires for Eurofighter. The... more
IndustryEmbraer: Phenom mock-up tour kicks off in North America
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Stops in European and Latin American cities also planned
Embraer yesterday announced the start of a mockup tour of its new Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 executive jets in North America. The Phenom name and the interiors, designed by BMW Group Designworks USA,... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 26 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-46E helicopters
General Electric Aircraft Engines, General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $26,402,508 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-02-C-3021) to purchase 60 T-58... more
IndustryThe "Dreamliner" has its engine
Seattle, Usa - The Trent 1000 stood the first test
Trent 1000 is the propellant for Boeing-787 "Dreamliner" developed by Rolls-Royce. It successfully stood the first bench test, where it was started electrically through a new project characteristic named... more
IndustryBoeing: Singapore Airlines selected EFB for entire B-777 fleet
Seattle, Usa - The airline has 58 models in service and an additional 19 on order
Boeing and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have announced that the airline will add Boeing’s Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Installation Kits on its entire fleet of new and existing 777s. Singapore A... more
IndustryRaytheon Missile Systems awarded of a over 35 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the 127 AIM-9X Tactical missiles
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $35,677,998 ceiling priced modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0006) to exercise an option for the procurement... more
IndustryL-3 Communications awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-6B aircraft
L-3 Communications, Electron Devices Division, San Carlos, Calif., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $7,368,537 ceiling-price delivery order under previously awarded contract (N00104-04-G-A402) for 66 each... more
IndustryFrasca: Eurocopter SEA ordered Flight Training Device
Urbana, Usa - The EC-120 FTD is scheduled for delivery in Fall of 2006
Frasca International, Inc., Urbana, IL has been awarded a contract with Eurocopter SEA for an EC-120 Helicopter Flight Training Device (FTD). The FTD will be used by Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd.... more
IndustryRussia will have its own aircraft corporation
Moscow, Russia - President Putin signs the decree which leads off the operation
Soviet aircraft industry employed 1.5 million people, but in today’s Russia the same sector is considerably downsized, employing less than a third of its original work force and gathering in three main m... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: the definitive agreement with Sukhoi will be signed on March 5
Moscow, Russia - Anatoly Mezhevov, Russian aeronautic industry's General Director, unveiled it
Anatoly Mezhevov, Sukhoi’s General Director, Russian aeronautic industry, made known that next March 5 a definitive agreement, that will steady the relationship with our Alenia Aeronautica, for the development a... more
IndustryOrenda Aerospace Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-404 engine
Orenda Aerospace Corp. Ontario, Canada, is being awarded a $5,577,600 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for repair requirements for depot level repair support of front frames on the F-404 engine.... more
IndustryHoneywell International awarded of a near 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft
Honeywell International, Inc., Defense and Space Electronic Systems, Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded a $7,938,013 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-05-C-0033) to... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems Integration awarded of a near 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the VH-71 Presidential helicopter
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $10,806,030 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-05-C-0030) to provide technical and engineering... more
IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18C/D and AV-8B
Honeywell International Inc., Defense Avionics Systems, Defense & Space Electronic Systems, Albuquerque, N. M., is being awarded $12,774,268 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract... more
IndustryBoeing Co. awarded of a near 97 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15, F-16, and F/A-18
Boeing Co., St Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $96,961,724 IDIQ, firm fixed price contract. This action provides for Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System, Full Rate Production 3 for the USAF F-15, and F-16,... more
IndustryIndian Airlines: 43 planes of Airbus' family purchased
New Delhi, India - Noel Forgeard, Airbus' Chief Operative, announced it
The visit of the President of the French Republic, Jacques Chirac, in India is obtaining a lot of trades to the French companies, and among these the Airbus. French-German consortium, as its Chief Operative... more
IndustryRaytheon Space & Airborne Systems awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $9,100,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00383-04-G-200H) for increased repair... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 24 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47F aircraft
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Feb. 13, 2006, a $24,400,000 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for CH-47F New Build Aircraft. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., and... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 25 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Apache AH-64D Attack Helicopter
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Feb. 14, 2006, a $25,300,000 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Contractor Logistics Support for the Apache AH-64D Attack Helicopter.... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft awarded of a over 97 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-53 aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $97,595,486 firm-fixed-price requirements Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract for the repair/overhaul of 10 dynamic components for the H-53... more
IndustrySikorsky's workers on strike
Stratford, USA - The protest for the increased health insurance costs
Today Sikorsky’s workers, a company that builds helicopters, of Connecticut and Florida, 3600 people at all, went on strike. The reason of the protest is the part of the new job contract that schedules t... more
IndustryATR: 15 additional aircraft for Kingfisher Airlines
Toulouse, France - For a value of USD 270m
Kingfisher Airlines, which placed a firm order for 20 new ATR-72/500s and 15 options in November 2005, yesterday announced conversion of the 15 ATR-72/500 options to a firm order plus an additional 20... more
IndustryFirst sky simulator realized in Italy
Florence, Italy - It will be operative just since next Spring at the airport of Turin-Caselle
Italian industry hits up a new primacy: it has been realized in fact in our country the first prototype in the world of a sky simulator "Skylight simulator". The company Bertolotti SpA of Incisa Valdarno,... more
IndustryBoeing Co. awarded of a over 14 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-46 aircraft
Boeing Co., Boeing Helicopter, Philadelphia, Pa. is being awarded a $14,308,369 firm-fixed-price requirements performance based logistics contract for support of 13 dynamic components for the H-46 aircraft.... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Corp. awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AV-8B Harrier II
Northrop Grumman Corp., Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector, Defensive Systems Division, Rolling Meadows, Ill., was awarded on 30 December 2005, a $6,792,915 firm fixed price contract modification.... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. Missile Systems awarded of a near 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile AIM-120D missile
Raytheon Co. Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., was awarded on 28 December 2005, a $7,978,661 cost plus fix fee contract modification to provide for the development of the Common Munitions Bit/Reprogramming... more
IndustryRaytheon Technical Services Co. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AN/TPN-19 and GPN-22 Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems
Raytheon Technical Services Co., Chula Vista, Calif., was awarded on 16 December 2005, an $8,440,295 time and materials, firm fixed price and cost reimbursable contract to provide for repair of various... more
IndustryBoeing Co. awarded of a over 22 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-135 series aircraft fleet
Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., was awarded on 20 December 2005, a $22,650,738 firm fixed price and time and materials contract modification. This contract is for sustaining engineering services in support... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a 30 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the B-52 fleet
The Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., was awarded on 27 December 2005, a $30,000,000 time and materials firm fixed price contract modification. This action provides for B-52 fleet support. At this time $1,301,048... more
IndustryDassault Aviation: French society's employees want purchase the participation in Thales
Paris, France - The society's CEO, Charles Edelstenne, declared it
Dassault Aviation’s employees association has expressed the will to acquire the participation that Dassault Aviation has in Thales, equal to 5,7%. The sociey’s CEO, Charles Edelstenne, said it, who has... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney: agreement with General Electric for the supply of aeronautic engines' components
New York, USA - "Wall Street Journal" wrote it
Pratt & Whitney, American group United Technologies’ company, according to last days "Wall Street Journal" wrote, could announce short-time the agreement with General Electric for the supply of aeronautical e... more
IndustryEmbraer and US Airways Group announced aircraft order
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Deliveries will resume in November 2006
Embraer and U.S. Airways Group, Inc. announced they have reached an agreement to amend their original aircraft order. Under this agreement, the previous 57 undelivered EMBRAER 170s will be converted into... more
IndustryAirbus: a regional office opened in UAE destined for Middle East customers
Dubai, UAE - Gustav Humbert, President's declaration
The European consortium Airbus has opened a regional office dedicated to its current customers and potential of Middle East. The UAE’s capital city, Dubai, has been chosen as base of the regional office. A... more