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IndustrySwiss charter carrier, Comlux, ordered five A-318 Elite
Paris, France - European consortium said it in a note
The same Airbus has communicated that a multinational would have ordered to European consortium five A-318 Elite. The worth of an A-318 is near USD 50m or EUR 41,6, but is not known the prize of an A-318... more
IndustryAero Vodochody: Piaggio confirmed to AVIONEWS its great interest in the Czech company
Rome, Italy - An important chance for the Italian group's industrial development but the bid is still at the short-list setting stage
Piaggio entered the list of competitors for the bid regarding the acquisition of Czech aerospace company Aero Vodochody (see the related news) and it confirmed to AVIONEWS its great interest in the firm... more
IndustryRobertson Aviation LLC awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-64 aircraft
Robertson Aviation L.L.C., Tempe, Ariz., was awarded on Dec. 16, 2005, a delivery order amount of $6,685,092 as part of a $19,588,077 firm-fixed-price contract for the Combo Fuel Tank for the AH-64 Aircraft. Work... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a near 19 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18, AV-8B, KC-135, B-1B, C-17, C-40, C-32, and F-15 aircraft
The Boeing Co., Aerospace Support, Oklahoma City, Okla., is being awarded an $18,802,494 ceiling-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide Contractor Engineering Technical Services... more
IndustryBoeing and Cathay Pacific celebrate redelivery of first 747-400BCF
Seattle, Usa - Former passenger airplane enters service as a freighter December 21
Boeing and Cathay Pacific Airways celebrated completion and certification of the first 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter at a redelivery ceremony held in Xiamen, People’s Republic of China, Dec. 19. C... more
IndustryBoeing about to achieve a maintenance agreement in Shanghai
Shanghai, China - A deal to found a company by cooperating with Shanghai Airlines and the city's Airport
Boeing would intend to sign an agreement concerning maintenance and repairing activities for aircraft in Shanghai both with the related Airport and Shanghai Airlines, setting a new company of which it... more
IndustryAero Vodochody: Piaggio entered the lists for the acquisition of the group
Prague, Czech Republic - The final decision to be considered by May 2006
Also Piaggio Aero is competing for the acquisition of the Czech aerospace company Aero Vodochody and some ten (and not the previously twelve announced ones) competitors are participating (see for details... more
IndustryAirbus to aim to LOT
Warsaw, Poland - Jerome Charieras, responsible for Airbus sales, said it
"We need time to convince LOT of the convenience of our offer. If LOT will choose to buy planes directly from us the delivery could occur in 2008, if it opts for leasing, then the planes may be delivered... more
IndustrySmiths Aerospace Inc. awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For 52 AV-8B Warfare Mission Computers
Smiths Aerospace Inc., Electronic Systems, Grand Rapids, Mich., is being awarded a $9,826,024 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously awarded requirements contract (N00019-04-D-0080) for the... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AV-8B Harrier
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a not to exceed $10,154,633 indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, cost-plus fixed-fee contract... more
IndustryFinmeccanica signs agreement with the Region of Abruzzo to expand the Fucino space centre
Rome, Italy - Telespazio station (Finmeccanica/Alcatel) chosen as a Galileo control centre
"The President of the Italian Region of Abruzzo, Ottaviano del Turco, and Finmeccanica Chairman and CEO, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, today signed a framework agreement to promote industrial growth and... more
IndustryDynCorp International LLC awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Kuwaiti Air Force F/A-18
DynCorp International LLC, Fort Worth, Texas is being awarded a $13,683,264 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide maintenance and support services for Kuwaiti Air Force F/A-18 Program under the Foreign... more
IndustryBell Helicopter Textron Inc. awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger Helicopters
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on Dec. 13, 2005, a $6,985,600 firm-fixed-price contract for Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger Helicopters. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas,... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engine awarded of a near 178 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the entire T-700 family of engines
General Electric Aircraft Engine, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on Dec. 15, 2005, a $177,879,422 firm-fixed-price contract for an overhaul and repair effort for the entire T700 family of engines. Work... more
IndustryAero Vodochody: 12 subjects prove interested in Czech company denationalization
Prague, Czech Republic - The "Short list" to be announced on Monday
The denationalization procedure for Aero Vodochody, the Czech company producing military aircraft, is about to end. Some 12 firms and groups of enterprises proved interested and the bid for the sale of... more
IndustryAvio-Rosoboronexport's agreement on aviation powerplant research
Moscow, Russia - And Tupolev is likely to sign deals with Italian Campania region aerospace industry next week
New growth chances for aviation industrial relations between Italy and Russia. Avio signed a deal with Rosoboronexport (as ther Russian authority attending to promotion of defence products in the international... more
IndustryThales-DCN: their merger has come
Paris, France - French naval sector reinforcement begins also looking at Europe
French Government revealed that the merger programme between Thales and DCN in the naval sector has gained a green light and it will be completed by the first half of 2006. Actually, Thales acquired a... more
IndustryThales: job cuts for the Air Defence division
Paris, France - There will be -357 workers by 2007
Thales intends to lower the total number of jobs at its specialized division competent for airborne sensors for military aircraft (Thales Air Defence). There will be some -357 employees and part of military... more
IndustryThales: negotiations on alliance with Alcatel
Paris, France - French newspaper "Le Figaro" reported it yesterday
Thales may merge with Alcatel after recent negotiations, according to Paris newspaper "Le Figaro". It wrote that two CEOs, Denis Ranque and Serge Tchuruk, had talks about it. Two companies fusion could... more
IndustryEmbraer delivered first EMB-190 jet to Air Canada
São José dos Campos, Brazil - New aircraft supplements Canadian carrier’s EMBRAER 175s
Air Canada last Monday took delivery of its first of 45 EMBRAER 190s, becoming the first airline in North America to receive two different E-Jet models. Air Canada currently operates 13 EMBRAER 175s, fully... more
IndustryAirbus: UPS signed agreement for the A-380
Milan, Italy - Deliveries have been planned between 2009 and 2012
"Following to the order announced last January, UPS, the society based in Atlanta (Georgia) has signed formally a contract for ten A-380 cargo. Deliveries have been planned between 2009 and 2012, but the... more
IndustryAtr: new GMA agreed with CCM Airlines
Toulouse, France - It's a 10 year contract
"ATR has finalised today a Global Maintenance agreement (GMA) with CCM Airlines, the Corsican regional airline. This 10-year contract is an extended MRO service agreement, which is worth a total amount... more
IndustryAirbus: Aegean Airlines ordered eight A-320 with option for other 12
Milan, Italy - They will replace older airplanes of the Greek carrier's fleet
"Aegean Airlines, Greek airline in a rapid development’s phase, has signed today a firm order for eight A-320, plus options on other 12 of A-320’s aircraft family. They will replace older aircraft of... more
IndustryRolls Royce Corp. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the V-22
Rolls Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $6,455,369 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-95-C-0209) to exercise an option for "Power-By -The Hour" maintenance... more
IndustryBreeze-Eastern awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-3 and the H-53 aircraft
Breeze-Eastern, Union, N.J., is being awarded a $9,889,724 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for repair, overhaul, and test and evaluation of various cargo hooks, winches,... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 33 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60S
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $33,553,514 not-to-exceed modification to definitize a previously issued delivery order against basic ordering agreement N00019-03-G-0003,... more
IndustryTurbomeca: Safran and AVIC II signed framework agreement to collaborate on helicopter engines
Paris, France - For the delivery of 200 Arriel 2 engines to China
"Jean-Paul Béchat, Chairman of SAFRAN, and Zhang Hongbiao, Chairman of AVIC II (China Aviation Industry Corporation II), signed a framework agreement on December 5 concerning the delivery of 200 Arriel... more
IndustryAirbus. Forgeard: European technology is not in danger
Paris, France - Consortium can transfer its manufacturing for a 20% stake out from Europe
Airbus can transfer its manufacturing for a 20% stake out from Europe, compared to current 5%. It will be important to make market share opportunities rise up to a 40% to win. Noel Forgeard, EADS co-CEO,... more
IndustryFinmeccanica. UBS upgraded the Italian group to "Neutral" from "Reduce"
Milan, Italy - Price target was lifted to EUR16.8 from EUR 14.2
UBS, Swiss investment banks, upgraded Finmeccanica’s titles to "Neutral" from "Reduce" saying its decision came from the earnings outlook of the Italian defence industry which was increasing. UBS raised 2... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: Finmeccanica group's company acquired Grottaglie-based Atitech division
Rome, Italy - It was unveiled to unions
Alenia Aeronautica, a company owned by Finmeccanica group, unveiled to unions it has acquired Grottaglie-based Atitech division, a company competent for aviation maintenance and previously owned by Alitalia... more
IndustryGalileo. Finmeccanica: a major step forward for the satellite system operational start
Rome, Italy - An agreement on infrastructures locations has been achieved, as Finmeccanica reported
Galileo global positioning system licensee headquarter will be built in Toulouse, while the operational company site will be located in London. Germany and Italy will host the two control centre (Constellation... more
IndustryBoeing: United Airlines uses Preston's TAAM to analyze system-wide solutions
Melbourne, Australia - The objective of the simulation project is to assess the impact of various proposed schedule changes by carrier
Preston Aviation Solutions Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has been commissioned by United Airlines to conduct a system-wide computer simulation study of its operations. The objective of... more
IndustryEmbraer 190 received Canadian type certification
São José dos Campos, Brazil - This allows deliveries to begin to Air Canada
Embraer announced yesterday it has been granted type certification for the 100-seat EMBRAER 190 airliner from Canadian certification agency Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA). This paves the way for... more
IndustryEADS: 700 jobs "Hanging by the Ariane 5's thread"
Paris, France - There could be job cuts in case ESA do not resort to EUR 200m investments for the rocket carrier-related programme
Jobs appear at risk for around 700 employees of the EADS’ space division. ESA (European Space Agency) should ensure the provision of some EUR 200m this week for the programmes related to the European r... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the S-3B aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $10,108,886 estimated value indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering and logistics services... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 28 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the B-52
Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $28,062,803 firm-fixed price contract modification to provide for B-52 Avionics Midlife Improvement Program. At this time, $7,532,920 has been obligated.... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 69 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Black Hawk Helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Nov. 30, 2005, a $69,406,253 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Black Hawk Helicopters Unique Configuration. Work will be performed... more
IndustryEmbraer: Finnair selected the EMB-190
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Airline to increase its fleet of E-Jets to 16 aircraft
Embraer announced today that Finnair has exercised four of its EMBRAER 170 options, converting them to EMBRAER 190 firm orders. These aircraft add to the original firm order of 12 EMBRAER 170s placed in... more
IndustryEADS about to lead the Dutch space industry
Amsterdam, Holland - The major company in such field, Dutch Space BV, has been acquired
The leading Dutch company specialized in the space sector, Dutch Space BV, has been acquired by EADS’ Space division. This effort enables EADS to lead a large part of the space activities in some five E... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft awarded of a over 14 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-60 Helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $14,354,633 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity option contract for the repair/overhaul for the tail rotor blades on the H-60... more
IndustryFinncomm Airlines took delivery of its first Atr-42/500 aircraft
Toulouse, France - This airplane is part of the contract for eight ones unveiled in June at Paris air Show
Finnish Commuter Airlines (Finncomm Airlines) took delivery of its first new ATR 42-500 aircraft, yesterday, in Toulouse. Delivered with a 48-seat configuration, this aircraft is part of the contract for... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 29 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $29,419,876 cost-plus fixed fee contract to provide for support of the F-16 Development, Test and Evaluation at Edwards and Eglin Air Force... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the VH-3D/VH-60N Presidential Helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded an $8,241,615 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-03-C-0006) to extend the period of performance of the Special... more
IndustryRolls Royce Corp. awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Marine Corps KC-130J
Rolls Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $9,062,613 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-03-D-0002) to exercise an option for logistics... more
IndustryAirbus and China closer and closer
Beijing, China - The signature of the French-Chinese cooperation's documents linked to the aviation is near
"Currently Airbus’ airplanes fill already a third in the passengers aircraft’s market of the Chinese civil aviation, and China hopes that to continue to reinforce the cooperation with Airbus", Zhao Jun... more
IndustryBoeing delivered first B-777/300ER with fuel-efficiency enhancements to Air France
Everett, Usa - The industry plans to incorporate these changes into the 27 models currently in service
The Boeing Company has delivered to Air France the first Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplane that includes enhancements that improve the overall fuel efficiency of the 777-300ER by 1.4 percent.... more
IndustryL-3 Communications Corp. awarded of a near 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Navy's C-40A aircraft fleet
L-3 Communications Corp., Arlington, Texas, is being awarded a $19,952,385 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-04-D-0110) to exercise an option... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the VH-60N executive helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $7,758,703 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-03-G-0003) for the cockpit upgrade... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Nov. 22, 2005, a $13,784,578 firm-fixed-price contract for the Flight Control Panels for the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. Work will be performed... more
IndustryTalon Instruments acquired by EADS
Washington, USA - The American company presently owned by the European holding is competent for the production of hardware and software to test digital devices
Talon Instruments, a US company located in California, has been acquired by European aerospace and defence leading firm EADS by its American division, EADS North America. The acquired company is competent... more