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IndustryAero Vodochody: two pretenders could be introduced in the short list
Prague, Czech Republic - The national press said it
Newness in view on the matter about Aero Vodochody’s selling, the Czech society maker of military aircraft. According to what the national press reported, two industries initially excluded from short l... more
IndustryBoeing delivered the 5,000th B-737 to Southwest Airlines
Seattle, Usa - It's the 447th model to join the carrier's fleet
Boeing and Southwest Airlines yesterday celebrated the 5,000th 737 to come off the production line as thousands of Boeing employees and special guests attended an historic delivery ceremony at the company’s R... more
IndustryBoeing delivered Xiamen Airlines its first B-737/800 Next-Generation
Seattle, Usa - Configured for 170 passengers it will be used for long range routes
Boeing, Xiamen Airlines and GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) last Friday celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 commercial jetliner. The newly delivered 7... more
IndustryThales in downturn
Paris, France - Sales proceeds slightly decreasing in 2005
Thales, French electronics company serving aerospace, defence and security & services markets worldwide, ended 2005 with slightly decreasing sales proceeds, equivalent to EUR 10,26 billions, despite of... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 50 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-38C aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded on 16 December 2005, a $50,597,051 modification to a firm fixed price contract. This action will exercise an option to procure T-38C aircraft upgrade... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a 68 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130J and KC-130J aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Simulator, Training and Support, Orlando, Fla., was awarded on 23 December 2005, a $68,000,000 undefinitized contract action contract. This action provides for training... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. awarded of a over 193 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-22A aircraft
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Ft Worth, Texas, was awarded on 23 December 2005, a $193,874,000 firm fixed price contract. This contract provides for advanced procurement for up to twenty-five Lot 7... more
IndustryRaytheon Aircraft Co. awarded of a over 268 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-6A
Raytheon Aircraft Co., Wichita, Kan., was awarded on 27 December 2005, a $268,994,493 commercial firm-fixed price contract modification. This action provides for Lot 13 option exercise, JPATS T-6A production... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 136 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130J
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Aeronautics Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $136,400,000 firm fixed price contract modification. This modification is an Undefinitized Contractual Action (UCA) to... more
IndustryBoeing to close operations in Arkansas
Seattle, Usa - It expects to complete the closure of the facility in the second quarter of this year
The Boeing Company announced that it will cease operations at its facility located in Melbourne, Ark. Boeing expects to complete the closure of the facility sometime in the second quarter of this year. The... more
IndustryAirbus: Hamburg International new customer for the A-319
Milan, Italy - For an order of 14 aircraft and an option for further six
Hamburg International has become a new customer for the A-319 with an order for 14 airplanes and an option for further six ones. Ten of these new aircraft will replace the current fleet constituted by... more
IndustryAirbus increases its workers in Germany
Paris, France - They will helps in the production of the consortium's aircraft
Airbus decided to increase the number of its employeers in Germany, to help the production of its aircraft, expecially the A-380 superjumbo and of the A-400M destined to the military transport. In this... more
IndustryBoeing: Air Canada to launch EFB in North America
Seattle, Usa - On the fleet of all-new Boeing 777s and 787s ordered by the airline
Boeing and Air Canada have announced plans to install the Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on the fleet of all-new Boeing 777s and 787s ordered by the airline. Air Canada will be the first airline... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Corp. awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corp., Electronic Systems, Baltimore, Md., is being awarded a $9,044,100 firm fixed price requirements type contract. This action provides for F-16 aircraft radar antenna repair. At... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a near 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Feb. 8, 2006, a $10,921,245 firm-fixed-price contract for stabilator amplifiers for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. Work will be performed in... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 72 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-404 engine, powering the F/A-18 aircraft
General Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass. is being awarded a $72,157,326 two-year fixed price requirements contract for procurement of 10 line items used on the F-404 engine, powering... more
IndustryAero Vodochody: Czech Government chose the four final suitors to the buyout of the company
Prague, Czech Republic - The Interministry Commission for privatizations decided it
We are talking about the companies PPF and J&T, Benson Oak, Cesky Letecky Prumysl (CLP) and Kilcullen Capital Partners, that have been put by the Czech Interministry Commission for Privatizations in the... more
IndustryMbda: authorized the purchase of some societies belonging to EADS Deutschland Group
Brussels, Belgium - The European Antitrust' s press release
"Considering the limited nature of the overlaps and the presence on the market of other industries able to substain the competition in the supply of military equipments the Commission decided that the... more
IndustryL3 Communications Integrated Systems LP awarded of a over 30 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-135R aircraft
L3 Communications Integrated Systems LP, Greenville, Texas is being awarded a $30,333,712 firm fixed price order contract. This action is for the Phase 2 modification for a single KC-135R aircraft to... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 76 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the P-3C aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Maritime Systems and Sensors, Eagan, Minn., is being awarded a $76,100,000 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-04-D-0082)... more
IndustryFrench Safran wants to buy Thales
Paris, France - By "Challanges", French weekly
Challanges, a French weekly, claimed inside its last appearance, that French group Safran wants to buy Thales. Thales was born throughout the fusion of Sagem and Snecma. Jean-Paul Bechat, the Ceo, is personally... more
IndustryBoeing: final B-717 begins production on moving assembly line
Long Beach, Usa - The airplane is the 156th model produced by US industry
The final Boeing 717 began production this week on the moving assembly line in Long Beach, Calif. This milestone marks the final phase of assembly before the airplane delivers to airline customer AirTran... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 165 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $165,674,644 cost plus incentive fee contract. The purpose of this delivery order is to establish M5/M5 + Phase III Avionics Development-Hardware... more
IndustryBoeing: SpiceJet celebrated delivery of the B-737/800 Next Generation
Seattle, Usa - The first of 10 aircraft ordered by the Indian carrier
The Boeing Company and New Delhi-based SpiceJet yesterday celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first Next-Generation 737-800 with Blended Winglets, the first of 10 737-800s ordered. The order, which i... more
IndustryAero Vodochody: Cesky letecky prumysl consortium announced investments for EUR 100 million
Prague, Czech Republic - Rumours confirmed that give the main interest for the military airport
We can say, the airport could do more than the company. One of the subject interested to the buyout of the Aero Vodochody, Czech industry that produces military aircraft, declared to have the intention... more
IndustryAero Vodochody: pretenders are interested about airport only, not to industrial reorganization
Prague, Czech Republic - According "Euro", a Czech weekly magazine
"Euro", a Czech weekly magazine, wrote on its last issue that Aero Vodochody privatization procedure is provoking a lot of interest by many pretenders because the Czech society builder of military aircraft... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18
Raytheon Co., Space and Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded an estimated value $10,700,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for integrated logistics support for the F/A-18 Advanced Targeting... more
IndustryRotair Industries Inc. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Black Hawk helicopter
Rotair Industries Inc., Bridgeport, Conn., was awarded on Jan. 31, 2006, a $ 6,313,013 firm-fixed-price contract for Helicopter Nulling Fixtures for the Black Hawk Helicopter. Work will be performed in... more
IndustryGE Engine Services Inc. awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the maintenance and overhaul of the T-700C
GE Engine Services Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on Jan. 31, 2006, a delivery order amount of $9,093,420 as part of a $55,013,656 firm-fixed-price contract for Maintenance and Overhaul of the T700C... more
IndustryBoeing: Etihad Airways celebrated delivery of first B-777/300ER
Adu Dhabi, UAE - UAE airline will take delivery of four additional 777s in 2006
Etihad Airways last Thursday hosted Boeing personnel, invited guests and media to celebrate the induction of the airline’s first 777-300ER into its fleet. Etihad’s newest addition to its twin-aisle fle... more
IndustryBoeing launched longest-range 737 with ANA
Seattle, Usa - Following an order conversion from All Nippon Airways for two airplanes
The Boeing Company launched last Tuesday the 737-700ER (Extended Range), following an order conversion from ANA (All Nippon Airways) for two airplanes (see for details AVIONEWS). The 737-700ER has the... more
IndustryAermacchi (Finmeccanica Group): today delivery to Goodrich the 2000th series of components for engine nacelles CFM56-5B
Varese, Italy - They are installed on Airbus commercial aircraft
"Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica Company, has today delivered Goodrich Aerostructures the 2000th series of components (Inlets/Fan Cowls) for CFM56-5B engine nacelles. These nacelles are installed on Airbus commercial... more
IndustryRaytheon Missile Systems awarded of a near 15 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $14,874,018 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0006) to provide technical services in... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 14 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Jan. 30, 2006, a delivery order amount of $14,499,160 as part of a $43,856,206 firm-fixed-price contract for Overhaul of the CH-47 Forward and AFT Rotor... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 19 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the Black Hawk helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Jan. 31, 2006, a delivery order amount of $19,142,422 as part of a $19,142,422 firm-fixed-price contract for Landing Drag Braces and Spare Parts... more
IndustryDynCorp International LLC awarded of a over 84 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the maintenance for the entire fleet of C-12, RC-12, and UC-35 aircraft
DynCorp International L.L.C., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on Jan. 31, 2006, an $ 84,882,205 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Maintenance for the Entire Fleet of C-12, RC-12, and UC-35... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 271 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Navy Knight Hawk Helicopters MH-60S
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Jan. 30, 2006, a $271,369,950 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for the Navy Knight Hawk Helicopters (MH-60S). Work will be performed... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney Canada celebrated the production of the 60,000th engine
Ontario, Canada - In its 77 year history
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC), a United Technologies Corp. company, has marked a major milestone in its 77-year history with the production of its 60,000th engine. A special ceremony was held in... more
IndustryCessna: third Citation Mustang made first flight
Wichita, Usa - The model was announced at the 2002 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention
Cessna Aircraft Company’s third Citation Mustang - the second production aircraft (serial number two) - made its first flight last Friday, joining the Mustang prototype and first production aircraft (... more
IndustryBoeing: profits for USD 460 million
Chicago, USA - The important result communicated on the quarterly report
The 2005’s last quarter is finished with an extraordinary result for Boeing: the company, in fact, has brought profits to USD 460 million, in the same period of 2004 they were of 186 million. Operating c... more
IndustryAlenia's factories open the doors to students
Rome, Italy - It is a special project for youngs only
Alenia Aviazione, a Finmeccanica’s member, mounted a promotional campaign called "A scuola di volo" that will involve students between 17 and 18 years old. The project was born to draw youngs up to the w... more
IndustryRolls-Royce Corp. awarded of a over 72 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130J propulsion system
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $72,598,930 firm fixed price contract. This requirement covers sustaining services including logistics support, program management support, engineering... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. awarded of a 164 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130J
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $164,000,000 firm fixed price, fixed price award fee, cost plus fixed fee, time and materials, and cost reimbursement contract. This... more
IndustryBoeing: Airbus, wrong investment
Chicago, USA - Strategies not justify by market
The hard sky challenge between the US airplanes constructor Boeing and the European one Airbus continues. For Boeing in the next 20 years the most part of carriers’ requires will be for the medium airplanes, s... more
IndustryBell Helicopter Textron Inc. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-1Z and UH-1Y
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $7,096,531 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0001) to exercise an option for the logistics... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E and F/A-18F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $11,620,095 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0014) for... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 19 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-18G aircraft
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $19,661,219 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-04-C-0005) for modeling and simulation, design, and development... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a near 64 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 Block 52 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Md., is being awarded a $63,937,000 firm fixed price contract. This procurement of government furnished equipment for the Peace Xenia IV (Greece) Program... more
IndustryP&WC: PW-615F, powering Cessna Citation Mustang, received transport Canada type certification
Longueuil, Canada - Similar approvals from US and European airworthiness authorities will be forthcoming
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC), a United Technologies Corp. company, received Transport Canada type certification December 30, 2005, for its new PW-615F engine, selected to power Cessna Aircraft Company’s C... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 21 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 $21,503,180 cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-03-G-0004)... more