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IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 243 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For ten CH-47F Helicopters
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Dec. 21, 2004, a $243,000,000 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for ten CH-47F Helicopters. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa., and... more
IndustryEADS: Thomas Enders' answer to Noel Forgeard's view
Berlin, Germany - The debate within the European aerospace and defence group with reference to the management structure goes on
It does not seem that the appointment of the two new EADS CEOs put the clashes within the European aerospace and defence group to an end. After the recent statements by Noel Forgeard (destined to leave... more
IndustryExtra costs foreseen for Airbus A-380 may not have been realistic
Toulose, France - Charles Champion (the program's Chief Engineer) announced
Extra costs foreseen in order to develop Airbus A-380 announced recently may not have been realistic: Charles Champion (the program's Chief Engineer) announced in a statement published on Wall Street Journal's... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney Canada PW-610F engine for Eclipse 500 VLJ took flight last week
Quebec, Canada - Its maiden flight was a success
Pratt & Whitney Canada's (P&WC) PW-610F engine, selected to power Eclipse Aviation's Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ), has successfully completed its maiden flight on P&WC's Boeing 720 flying test bed... more
IndustryL-3 Communications, Link Simulation & Training awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the flight instructor hours on a B-737NG Aircraft
L-3 Communications, Link Simulation & Training, Arlington, Texas, is being awarded a $10,333,000 ceiling-priced indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for up to 2,000 flight instructor hours... more
IndustryECI Construction Inc. awarded of a near 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-22
ECI Construction Inc., Stillwell, Kan., was awarded on Dec. 20, 2004, a $19,698,174 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a F/A-22 technical training facility. Work will be performed at Sheppard... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a 14 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CV-22
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $14,000,000 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-93-C-0006) to provide additional funds for... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Simulation awarded of near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16
Lockheed Martin Simulation, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $9,981,987 firm fixed price contract to provide for F-16 maintenance training for Polish Ministry of Defense. This effort supports foreign... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 200 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the missile
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $200,457,833 firm fixed price contract modification. This action will exercise an option as a separate contract to include 434 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air... more
IndustryThe balance of the Chinese aircraft maker industry
Beijing, China - Some overseas buyers looked at Chinese market
A Chinese plane maker, which name is not known, seems to have signed a deal with overseas buyers to sell this last 20 locally designed turboprop planes for USD 242m: Chinese media disclosed yesterday.... more
IndustryAirbus signs a contract with Irkut
Berlin, Germany - To furnish this last aircraft parts for its A-320
Another success for the Toulouse's industry: it had just signed a 10-year contract with the Russian holding Irkut to supply this last with aircraft parts for its A-320. The deal was signed at Gottorf Castle... more
IndustryBoeing shipped first parts for 747-400 Special Freighter Program
Seattle, Usa - The model launched in January with an order from Cathay Pacific
Boeing employees recently shipped components that a supplier partner in China will use to convert the prototype Boeing 747-400 Special Freighter. Launched in January with an order from Cathay Pacific,... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney Canada signed a Fleet Enhancement Program Agreement with Air Tindi
Quebec, Canada - For the engines powering its fleet of Twin Otter aircraft
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) announced last Friday that Air Tindi has signed a Fleet Enhancement Program (FEP) agreement for new PT6A-34 engines powering its fleet of Twin Otter aircraft. Under... more
IndustryHarris Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F airplane
Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla., is being awarded a $5,565,375 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0030) for the full rate production of 95 fibre channel network switch... more
IndustryRaytheon Space & Airborne Systems awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $7,039,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-04-G-200H) for repair of Advance Targeting... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
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 $8,528,470 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-02-C-3236)... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 35 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F414-GE-400 engine
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $35,613,072 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-03-C-0361) for performance based logistics support... more
IndustryBoeing nears completion of world's longest range commercial airplane
Everett, Usa - The first delivery of the B-777/200LR is scheduled for the first quarter of 2006
The three main sections of the first Boeing 777-200LR (Longer Range), which will be the world's longest-range commercial airplane, were recently joined at the company's Everett, Wash. plant. The 777-200LR... more
IndustryEADS: the goals achieved in December
Berlin, Germany - The total amount of revenues in 2004 reached EUR 32bn
EADS analyses the situation regarding the results achieved in 2004 and focuses in particular on December, a period when several important goals have been satisfied and that leads to suppose that further... more
IndustryForgeard: "One leader managing EADS in order to increase its cohesion"
Paris, France - The new aerospace group's CEO would have also forecasted its denationalization but French Ministry of Economy gave the lie to it
Noel Forgeard commented again on the future of EADS under his personal lead starting next Summer (see for details AVIONEWS). The new holding’s CEO (presently leading Airbus) would have focused on some i... more
IndustryEmbraer: three Jet Aviation facilities became service centers for Legacy aircraft
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Jet Aviation to perform line maintenance for the Executive and Shuttle versions
Jet Aviation Holdings Inc. and Embraer have signed an agreement under which Jet Aviation facilities in Teterboro (NJ), Bedford (MA) and Dallas (TX) will be authorized to provide maintenance for Embraer... more
Industry7E7 Dreamliner: Italian Puglia Region-Alenia Aeronautica signed the agreement
Bari, Italy - It schedules some EUR 560m investment for the adaptation of structures and activities in Grottaglie, Foggia and Brindisi
The formal agreement between Italian Puglia Region and Alenia Aeronautica was signed in Bari (Italy) yesterday for the investments devoted to the strengthening of the industrial activities related to the... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Co. awarded of a over 2 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the engines
General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., was awarded on Dec. 17, 2004, a delivery order amount of $2,529,078 as part of a $5,161,384 firm-fixed-price contract for eight –700 to –701D Engines and one –701C to –7... more
IndustryRaytheon Technical Services Co. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Sidewinder Missile
Raytheon Technical Services Co., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded an $8,543,107 time and material order contract for repair parts for the Sidewinder Missile, SPS-49 Radar System, USC-38 and WSC-6 Communication... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-2C and EA-6B aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Simulation, Training and Support Div., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $16,330,274 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-00-C-0480) to exercise... more
IndustryNoel Forgeard to lead EADS (2): the first goals of the new management
Paris. France - "Reinforcing the sectors which did not achieve a success comparable with the Airbus' one"
Noel Forgeard would have pointed out some major aspects of the future EADS’ strategy starting with the renewed management in which he is going to play a relevant role maybe together with Thomas enders (... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: alliances with BAe and Alcatel are likely to occur early in 2005
Rome, Italy - Two important industrial efforts for electronics defence, avionics and satellite communications
The creation of Eurosystems and the alliance between Finmeccanica and Alcatel would be about to occur. After completing the negotiating stage, some details would remain to be set and accomplish two relevant... more
IndustryRussia about to create a monopolistic aeronautics industry
Moscow, Russia - Russian Government schedules to produce a great merge among the main groups of the sector but analysts are firmly criticizing such step
Russian aerospace industry is likely to experience one of the most important changes in the entire aviation history in the country. Moscow's Government had announced last week that an intention exists... more
IndustryNoel Forgeard to lead EADS
Paris, France - He is going to leave Airbus Presidency in July and he is likely to work side by side with Thomas Enders
After EADS CEO Philippe Camus’ (leading the group together with Rainer Hertrich) decision, to leave his own role in order to completely devote to Lagardere’s activities (see for details AVIONEWS), it... more
IndustryNorth Star Scientific Corp. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E2-C Hawkeye Aircraft
North Star Scientific Corp., Kapolei, Hawaii, is being awarded a $5,803,385 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-05-G-0007) for the development... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Corp. awarded of a over 33 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18A/B/C/D Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corp., Air Combat Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $33,684,344 modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N00019-02-C-3043) for the procurement of 51... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a near 30 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the remanufacture of six AH-64D aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Dec. 16, 2004, a $29,500,000 modification to an unpriced contract action for remanufacture of six AH-64D Aircraft. Work will be performed... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AV-8B Harrier II aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $5,841,212 firm fixed price contract modification. This Option Exercise is for Contractor Logistics Support for CY2005, Lots 1-5... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Aeronautics-Marietta awarded of a 133 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For two additional C-130J aircraft
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics-Marietta, Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $133,000,000 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for addition of contractual language to purchase two additional United... more
IndustryAirbus announces a growth in plane's request from the airlines
Toulouse, France - The industry reiterated as well its strong expectation about its A-380
The European industry, Airbus, announced that planes’ request from the airline is set for a considerable jump: the biggest in more than 20 years. The Toulouse-based industry reiterated as well its strong e... more
IndustryDassault: "Emulate the Airbus' strategic model to save the European aerospace and defence industry"
Paris, France - Meanwhile, EADS CEO Philippe Camus left the lead of the group and announced he will go back to Lagardere
Philippe Camus, EADS CEO together with Rainer Hertrich, decided to accept the Lagardere's proposal for going back to work for the French group, a decision which forces him consequently to leave the lead... more
IndustryDuncan Aviation awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-23 Sherpa aircraft
Duncan Aviation, Lincoln, Neb., was awarded on Dec. 15, 2004, a $6,787,733 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for an extension of current Life Cycle Contractor Support of the C-23 Sherpa Aircraft.... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the OH-58D Kiowa
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., was awarded on Dec. 15, 2004, an $8,100,000 firm-fixed-price contract for 36 Television Sensor Laser Assemblies for the OH-58D Kiowa Program. Work... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Patriot Missile System
Raytheon Co., Andover, Mass., was awarded on Dec. 14, 2004, an $11,179,330 firm-fixed-price contract for a Prescribed Load List and Modifiable Replacement Parts for the PATRIOT Missile System. Work will... more
IndustrySierra Nevada Corp. awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the RC-135 aircraft
Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nev., is being awarded a $8,844,018 cost-plus fixed-fee contract to provide for development, test and evaluation of integrated intelligent agent/SIGNIT ontology, knowledge... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 180 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For 15 Navy Knight Hawk helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Dec. 14, 2004, an $180,778,108 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for 15 Navy Knight Hawk Helicopters. Work will be performed in Stratford,... more
IndustryRaytheon Aircraft Co. awarded of a over 240 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-6A aircraft
Raytheon Aircraft Co., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $240,535,650 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for Lot 12 option exercises JPATS T-6A production aircraft Lot 12 (fifty each) for... more
IndustryBoeing announced 25-percent quarterly dividend increase
Chicago, Usa - The Board of Directors has approved it
The Boeing Company announced yesterday that the company’s Board of Directors has approved an increase of 25 percent to the company’s quarterly dividend. It is the second dividend increase announced in... more
IndustryEmbraer announced improved fuel burn numbers, increased payload for Embraer 170
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Operational data showed fuel burn better than forecast for Embraer airliner
Embraer last Friday announced that based on actual measurements during aircraft deliveries, the EMBRAER 170 shows a 2 percent better fuel burn rate than previously predicted. This benefit is the combined... more
IndustryRaytheon Space & Airborne Systems awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 E/F aircraft
Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $12,600,000 delivery order issued against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00383-04-G-001H) for procurement of AN/APG-73... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of over 244 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For eight Army Black Hawk helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Dec. 9, 2004, a $244,771,890 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for eight Army Black Hawk Helicopters and eight months of project systems... more
IndustryBoeing Co. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the B-1B for the U.S. Air Force
Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $5,974,723 requirements type contract modification for additional National Stock Numbered items for the B-1B for the U.S. Air Force. Work will be performed... more
IndustryEADS: Spain supporting the traditional bicephalous board structure
Madrid, Spain - Spanish Government would prove worried about the French excessive power which could stem from a radical change in the group lead
Also Spain proves particularly interested concerning the future renewal of EADS board, the European aerospace and defence group even owned by Spain with a 5% stake (see for details AVIONEWS). Madrid’s G... more
IndustryEADS: previsional data for 2005
Berlin, Germany - Revenues growth up to some EUR 33bn, ensured both by civil and military sectors
The European aerospace and defence group EADS unveiled the data related to forecasts for 2005. According to what pointed out by the company, it is being foreseen a redundancies growth up to EUR 33bn next... more
IndustryUniversal Propulsion Co. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16C/D aircraft
Universal Propulsion Co., Phoenix, Ariz., is being awarded an $8,468,190 firm fixed price contract to provide for Advanced Concept Ejection Seat II, 55 each Forward Seats, and 19 each Aircraft Seats.... more