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IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $12,528,324 firm fixed price contract modification. This modification will be an Undefinitized Contractual Action to modify 18... more
IndustryRolls Royce Corp. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-130J aircraft
Rolls Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $7,204,484 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-03-D-0002) to exercise an option for logistics... more
IndustryThales: a decision on the future of the company has been postponed
Paris, France - French Government would have decided to analyse the situation with attention together with German Government
France and Germany decided to postpone temporarily the efforts related to the future of Thales, in order to analyse the situation with more attention. Despite the German and British doubts with reference... more
IndustryEADS: "The acquisition of Thales is not scheduled"
Paris, France - It would have been stated by EADS CEO, Camus, and Thales would have suffered negative effects in the financial markets
Despite the possible acquisition of French Thales, competent in the avionics and electronics defence sectors, by EADS is being considered by meetings between the Ministries of Economy of France and Germany... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry: the more competitive you are the more you are likely to win
Washington, USA - Many international analysts of the sector would be convinced of it, as they tend to consider most of all the data provided by the market
Several analysts of the aerospace industry sector are focusing on the matter related to subsidies, a problem which has been opposing the United States against European Union for a long time (see for details... more
IndustryAVIONEWS asked Alenia Aeronautica about the employees' strike in Turin
Rome, Italy - The company thinks it deals with excessive worry as the production vocation of the various national areas does not change with the 7E7
Alenia Aeronautica, as asked by AVIONEWS, commented regarding the strike called for today by the employees in Turin (see for details AVIONEWS) for which there would have been a support of a 85% workers... more
IndustryTanker affair: Lockheed Martin asked for a direct confront with Darleen Druyun
Washington, USA - With reference in particular to a contract related to a 1998 space programme
Following the scandal related to the Tanker affair, Lockheed Martin would have decided to avoid of restricting itself to ask to competent authorities for simply cancelling a series of programmes awarded... more
IndustrySintart: the new designing/manufacturing software has been shown
Rome, Italy - A software developed in line with the concrete national and international aerospace market needs
Sintart, an Italian company competent in the production of softwares mainly dedicated to the aeronautics and car sectors, showed recently the latest version of its software named VX. Such software was... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 66 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-38 aircraft
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $66,296,764 firm fixed price contract to provide for T-38 Avionics Upgrade Program: 59 each T-38C upgrade package kits, including right door; 67 each... more
IndustryRaytheon Systems awarded of a over 158 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the procurement of AIM-9X Missiles
Raytheon Systems d/b/a Raytheon Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $158,222,040 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0006) to exercise an option for the... more
IndustryEmbraer and Tame signed letter of intent for seven EMB-170/190 family aircraft
Quito, Ecuador - Cooperation between Ecuador and Brazil expanded, now into the aeronautical field
TAME Línea Aérea del Ecuador, the state-run Ecuadorian airline, and Embraer announced at a press conference in Quito last Tuesday the signature of a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the acquisition of seven E... more
Industry7E7 Dreamliner: Alenia's employees to go on strike in Turin tomorrow
Turin, Italy - In order to defend the development activities of the city's site of the company against the hypothesis of a transfer towards Campania Region
The protest by the Alenia Aeronautica’s employees regarding the programme related to the production of some structural components destined to the new Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner medium-range airliner does n... more
IndustryAerospace and defence: two key sectors for the re-election of Bush
Washington, USA - Analysts pointed out the relevance of the support by such sectors for the re-election of the US President
The US analysts (but also the international ones) who focused on the latest US Presidential election, easily found the importance of the support practically ensured by the overall defence sector and by... more
IndustryTanker affair: new confessions on the corruption cases
Washington, USA - The situation of the aerospace company could worsen even with reference to the hoped provision of weapon systems for US Army
While Boeing goes on stating it is absolutely willing to favour the investigation by the US Judge with reference to the corruption cases regarding the 767 Tanker (see for details AVIONEWS), the American... more
IndustryThales: France and Germany ready to decide on the future of the enterprise
Berlin, Germany - The prospective selling to EADS would be opposed by several Germans, as they are aware of the growth of France's role in the holding
France’s and Germany’s governments prove willing to analyse the possible selling of Thales jointly, as this is what would be going to occur for the well known French company competent in the avionics and... more
IndustryTanker affair: Boeing defends the firm's ethics
Washington, USA - The company proves ready to carry on its collaboration with the American Judge to make the matter clearer
After the relevant commercial effects that Boeing started to face following the scandal related to the Tanker affair, such as for example the Lockheed Martin’s official protest against a series of contracts a... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: the view on the future of the European and Italian aerospace industry
Florence, Italy - The secret is in the increasing collaboration among the companies of the sector and the competitiveness in the international market
Finmeccanica Vice-president, Giovanni Castellaneta, put forward his point of view on the future of the European and Italian aerospace industry at the Italian Air Force School of War located in Florence... more
IndustryL-3 Communications Corp. awarded of a over 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Navy’s C-40A aircraft fleet
L-3 Communications Corp., Arlington, Texas, is being awarded a $20,094,185 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-04-D-0110) to exercise an option... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 23 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 and AV-8B
McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louise, Mo., is being awarded a $23,300,000 firm-fixed-price, delivery order under a basic ordering agreement contract for Avionics Repair Facility (ARF) support, which provides... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines awarded of a near 107 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-18E/F aircraft
General Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass, is being awarded a $106,999,992 performance based logistics requirements contract for repair, replacement, consumables support, and program... more
IndustryVenezuela and Argentina about to cooperate in the defence sector
Caracas, Venezuela - One of the first efforts could be the the Venezuelan C-130s' updating start in the Argentine territory
Venezuela and Argentina could get a process of increasing collaboration in the defence sector started soon. On its part, Argentina has already got a relatively developed aerospace and defence industry... more
IndustryThales: "No meeting occurred to appraise the selling of the company to EADS"
Paris, France - The French group gave recently the lie to the news according to which State would be about to sell its stake
Despite part of French press revealed during the last days the possible selling by French Government of its stake in Thales (31%) to the aerospace and defence group EADS (see for details AVIONEWS), the... more
IndustryEmbraer: Air Canada added a new order for 15 EMB-175
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The airline becomes the first customer for Embraer’s second member of a new airliner family
Embraer last Friday announced an order from Air Canada for 15 EMBRAER 175 airliners, plus options for an additional 15 aircraft, adding to its order placed earlier this year for 45 firm and 45 option EMBRAER... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 17 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For two UH-60L Black Hawk aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Nov. 9, 2004, a $17,174,606 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for two UH-60L Black Hawk Aircraft. Work will be performed in Stratford,... more
IndustryEmbraer signs an agreement with Hawker Pacific
San Jose de Campos, Brazil - The Australian industry would supply some Embraer aircraft's spare parts in Australia and Pacific Rim
Embraer, Brazilian industry manufacture aircraft, signed a five-year agreement for distribution and logistic support with the Australian Hawker Pacific. According to this one Hawker Pacific should supply... more
IndustryBritish Government confirmed Finmeccanica's commitment for AgustaWestland
London, UK - The protection of relevant information owned by Ministry of Defence and safeguard of the production activities in Great Britain
British Government had already announced it: there is not problem for a full selling of the GKN’s share in AgustaWestland to Finmeccanica, provided that the Italian holding can warrant the observance o... more
IndustryFinmeccanica and CNR: a cooperation aimed to increase national competitiveness
Rome, Italy - A deal intended to favour synergies between the industrial environment and the state authorities devoted to research was signed yesterday
Finmeccanica is one of the greatest worldwide industrial companies in the aerospace and defence sector concerning the investments for Research and Development (see for details AVIONEWS), and it signed... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica's employees demonstrated in Italian Campania Region
Naples, Italy - A four hours strike occurred yesterday in the morning to confirm the trade union's disagreement with the transfer of the 7E7 production to Puglia
The trade unions representing the employees of the Alenia Aeronautica’s facilities located in Campania Region had announced it, and the strike scheduled for November 11 occurred in fact yesterday in N... more
IndustryThales: four hypotheses after the possible Alcatel's exit from its stake
Paris, France - Such share could be sold to French State, Dassault, British companies or EADS
Thales, former Thomson CSF, a leading company in France and one of the most important in Europe in the avionics and defence electronics sectors, could experience the selling by Alcatel of the stake in... more
IndustryBoeing and All Nippon Airways signed contract for IMM
Washington, Usa - The industry will be responsible for a number of the carrier expendable aircraft parts
Boeing and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have signed an agreement that will reduce ANA’s operating costs by having Boeing manage much of the airline’s spare parts inventory. Under the arrangement, known as... more
IndustryAlenia's employees in Campania to go on strike on next November 11
Naples, Italy - The protest is intended to defend the role of Pomigliano d'Arco for the production of the Alenia-made components of the 7E7 Dreamliner
The Italian Campania region trade unions' representatives who moaned during the last months due to the Alenia Aeronautica's choices, related to the programme for the manufacturing of some structural sections... more
IndustryFinmeccanica 4th in the world for investments in R & D
London, UK - In the meantime, the group is about to increase its presence in Italian Liguria Region
The United Kingdom Ministry for Industry would have recently unveiled the data related to the investments in the worldwide aerospace and defence industry with reference to R & D. Finmeccanica group would... more
IndustryKaman: loss in the third quarter 2004
Washington, USA - The company admitted that much work must still be performed aiming to meet the new market exigencies
The US helicopter company Kaman unveiled recently the data related to the financial situation of the firm during the third quarter this year. Kaman would have found net loss for some USD 11.9m, and the... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry: the USA aim to the full cancellation of subsidies
Washington, USA - In order to face Airbus, but Boeing CEO Stonecipher would think that a deal between USA and EU is hardly feasible
Boeing CEO Harry Stonecipher commented recently about the matter related to subsidies to the aerospace industry, a problem analysed in recent days not only from an industrial but also from a political... more
IndustryBoeing: five-hundredth B-777 takes shape, it is near to the completion
Washington, Usa - Its delivery is scheduled in December
The three main sections of the 500th Boeing 777, which is assembled at the company's Everett, Wash. Plant, are joined. The airplane, a 777-300ER (Extended Range), is scheduled for delivery to International... more
IndustrySAAB: 50 employees to experience lay off in 2005
Stockholm, Sweden - Despite the group's growth achieved this year, the orders would be still insufficient
The SAAB's section dedicated to aerospace and defence, despite the growth occurred during the year, does not seem to take delivery of a sufficient number of orders, so that it would have been decided to... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman: four work days a week in order to increase productivity
Pascagoula, USA - A test initiative which will involve the facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi
Northrop Grumman got a particular initiative started for its employees working in Lousiana and Mississippi. A pilot programme is expected to begin on next November 15 lasting for six months aimed to verify... more
IndustrySubsidies to the aerospace industry: was the USA's appeal to the WTO a purely electoral choice?
Washington, USA - The international press would have put into evidence what would have been an opinion thought in the EU during the US Presidency
Despite the recent meetings between the representatives from the USA and European Union in order to face and solve the matter concerning the subsidies to the aerosapce industry (see for details AVIONEWS),... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: the financial efforts for the growth of the holding
Rome, Italy - They deal with the full acquisition of AgustaWestland and the agreements with Alcatel and BAe
Finmeccanica is currently attending to the accomplishment of the financial efforts regarding the acquisition of a 50% stake of the helicopter group AgustaWestland owned by British GKN, the alliance with... more
IndustryEmbraer at the Zhuhai Air Show
Zhuhai, China - The Brazilian group thinks that the Asian country can need about 635 regional jets by 2023
Embraer attends the Zhuhai Air Show (Zhuhai, China, November 01-07 2004) showing its leading products in the sector of the commercial air transport with the "regional" class. The well known Brazilian aerospace... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry: the USA ask for a quick halt for the aids to Airbus
Geneva, Switzerland - European Union would instead appear convinced it can win the controversy
The conclusion of the first stage of the European and American bilateral meetings on the matter regarding the subsidies to the aerospace industry, occurring in Geneva (Switzerland, as here is the World... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Hawk missile
Raytheon Co., Bedford, Mass., was awarded on Nov. 3, 2004, a $7,252,500 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for design, engineering, development, fabrication, and production of the HAWK Missile... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 25 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $25,680,222 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for fiscal 2005 option exercise for the operations and maintenance of the C-130 Aircrew... more
IndustryBAe under investigation due to fraud
London, UK - Investigations would deal with some military orders related to the commercial relations with Saudi Arabia
The British Aerospace Systems's commercial activities would be currently under investigation by the UK Serious Fraud Office, which attends to face the economic and financial crimes in Great Britain. According... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero Industries selected for additional work on the Pratt & Whitney F-135 Program for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Genoa, Italy - The Italian industry will produce one of the main components of the F-135 engine in its Finale Ligure's facilities
"Pratt & Whitney has once again selected Piaggio Aero Industries of Genoa, Italy, to provide essential hardware for the F-135 Propulsion System which will power the F-35 International Joint Strike Fighter.... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney Canada appoints ITP of Spain
Madrid, Spain - As a DOF for selected PW-200 engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) has appointed Industria de Turbo Propulsores S.A. (ITP) of Spain as a Designated Overhaul Facility (DOF) for selected PW-200 series of turboshaft engines. ITP, a leader... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry: the first talks between the USA and EU to solve the problem
Geneva, Switzerland - In case an agreement is not achieved in December, the matter will be subjected to the WTO's decision
European Union and the United States seized a chance to meet at the WTO (World Trade Organization) headquarter in Geneva (Switzerland) late last week, in order to start legal talks on the matter related... more
IndustryEADS: a significant growth during the first nine months in 2004
Amsterdam, Holland - Airbus and Eurocopter go on proving two important cornerstones for the success of the whole aerospace group
The aerospace group EADS unveiled the main data related to the commercial activities performance today, with reference to the first nine months in 2004. Actually, the European leading company achieved... more
IndustryBell Aerospace Services Inc. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-1 aircraft
Bell Aerospace Services Inc., Bedford, Texas, is being awarded a $5,617,289 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N68335-03-G-0003) for the procurement of... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team (FET) awarded of a over 122 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Joint Strike Fighter F-136 engine
General Electric Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team (FET), LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $122,155,880 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Joint Strike Fighter F-136 Propulsion Risk Reduction/Transition... more