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IndustryLear Siegler Services Inc. awarded of a near 30 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-37, T-38 and AT-38B
Lear Siegler Services Inc., Austin Williamson County, Texas, is being awarded a $29,498,260 contract modification to provide for aircraft maintenance and related services in support of Euro-Nato Joint... more
IndustryRussia: more synergy between industrial production and economic availability by the carriers
Moscow, Russia - Government would have started policies aimed to encourage leasing and bank loan measures to modernize their own fleets
Russian Government would be making particular efforts in order to encourage the growth of the national aerospace industry, most of all with reference to the civil aviation sector. Industry Ministry would... more
IndustryBoeing: Panama's Copa announced an order for two B-737/700s
Panama City, Panama - They will be delivered in 2006
Boeing and Copa Airline executives yesterday said the Panamanian airline will add four new Boeing Next-Generation 737 airplanes to its all-Boeing fleet during the next two years. Copa ordered two 737-700s... more
IndustryDynCorp International LLC awarded of a near 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the upgrade of five C-12D2 aircraft
DynCorp International L.L.C., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on Sept. 7, 2004, a $7,939,640 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for upgrade of five C-12D2 Aircraft to C-12U configuration. Work... more
IndustryEmbraer: the "Maintenance Cost Workshop 2004" starts
São José dos Campos, Brazil - An open forum in order to discuss on the aircraft maintenance costs
Embraer, yesterday at São José dos Campos, in Brazil, has given the begin of the its "Maintenance Cost Workshop" quarter edition, a discussion seminary about maintenance costs, that will see re-united t... more
IndustryBAe loses during the first half of 2004
London, UK - However, the British aerospace company should grow by December thanks to Airbus and MBDA
British Aerospace Systems' situation during the first half of 2004 does not appear a good one. The British aerospace company would have in fact found loss for some EUR 610m, compared with the 47m of the... more
IndustryBAE Systems Information and Electronic Warfare Systems awarded of a near 175 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Warfare Systems, Nashua, N.H., is being awarded a $174,915,000 firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, and time and materials contract to provide for F-16 Aircraft... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the conversion of three basic Apache aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Sept. 3, 2004, a $6,310,458 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for conversion of three basic Apache Aircraft. Work will be performed... more
Industry"Bush's attack on subsidies for Airbus? It is just election-year politics"
Brussels, Belgium - It would have been stated by European Commissioner for Trade Pascal Lamy
"Bush's threats related to the possibility for appealing to the WTO against European subsidies devoted to Airbus? It is just election-year politics". It would have recently been maintained by European... more
IndustryAirbus: "We will stay at the top till 2006"
Toulouse, France - The European aerospace company's representatives prove sure it can outstrip Boeing in the global selling until then
The challenge with no holds barred between Airbus and Boeing goes on in order to achieve the top regarding commercial aircraft orders. After the victory occurred last year, Airbus thinks it can anyway... more
IndustrySmiths Aerospace Inc. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AV-8B Harrier aircraft
Smiths Aerospace Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., is being awarded an estimated $7,650,825 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for the procurement of up to 34 AV-8B Harrier Aircraft Warfare Management Computers.... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 24 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-6B aircraft
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded $24,037,573 (not to exceed) for Task Order 0005 under previously awarded contract (N00383-04-G-003M) for... more
IndustryDenel: many programmes, few successes
Cape Town, South Africa - The South African aerospace company goes on finding losses and aims to solve all its own problems as soon as possible
Denel, as the major South African aerospace company, is probably one among the few cases when it is difficult to grow in the aeronautics and defence market in a country with a sufficiently good economic... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the purchase of seven C-130E aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $8,400,000 firm fixed price contract. This acquisition is for the purchase of seven each C-130E aircraft for the Pakistan Air Force. This effort... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 55 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130E aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Md., is being awarded a $55,587,085 firm fixed price contract modification. This acquisition is for the procurement of Programmed Depot Maintenance, modification and upgrade... more
IndustryITT Industries Avionics Div. awarded of a over 63 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F
ITT Industries Avionics Div., Clifton, N. J., is being awarded a $63,677,442 firm-fixed-price contract for the first full rate production and delivery of 19 AN/ALQ-214(V)2 Integrated Defensive Electronic... more
IndustryEADS: the future of the aerospace sector is in the linkage between university and industry
Paris, France - CEO Philippe Camus would be convinced of it and he asks governments a greater effort for research
Philippe Camus, EADS' CEO, has recently pointed out the importance of a more significant research policy in Europe, a necessary one in order to keep a high competitiveness and furtherly increase it in... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Aug. 27, 2004, a delivery order amount of $11,601,501 as part of a $44,273,379 firm fixed price contract for crash damage material in support of... more
IndustryRegional transport airplanes market is increasing
Washington, USA - Bombardier and Embraer appear destinated to lead the international scenario by their respective products
A recent survey carried out by Forecast International would have revealed that the regional transport airplanes market is destinated to grow in a relevant manner by 2013, both for the so called regional... more
IndustryAustralia, 12 NH-90s to face the terroristic threat (2): EADS' growth in the Asia Pacific area
Amsterdam, Holland - According to the group's representatives, a 30% of annual selling will be likely to depend on Asia Pacific area by 2015
By the recent order performed by Australian Government for 12 NH-90 helicopters, EADS group appears more and more growing in the Asia Pacific regional area. Company's representatives would have underlined... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. Electronics Systems awarded of a over 43 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
Raytheon Co., Electronics Systems, Goleta, Calif., is being awarded a $43,254,508 firm fixed priced contract for the sixth full-rate-production of 30 AN/ALR-67(V)3 Radar Warning Receivers for the F/A-18E/F... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Co. awarded of a near 15 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the B-1B aircraft
General Electric Co., Cincinnati, Ohio., is being awarded a $14,995,691.52 firm-fixed price contract to provide for turbine frames, 79 each, Air Force requirements applicable to F110 engine in B-1B aircraft.... more
IndustryUSAF-Boeing contract produces debates in the USA
Washington, USA - Criticism would regard the scandal related to Lockheed Martin's secret data that Boeing achieved illegally
US press would have been focusing on the contract granted by US Air Force to Boeing and related to the putting into orbit, through rockets produced by the American aerospace companies, of new navigation... more
IndustryBoeing: delivery of the 175th B-737/700 to Southwest
Seattle, Usa - The carrier celebrates ten years of service to Seattle
A new Southwest 737-700 looking good in colorful livery and in-production blended-winglets at Boeing Field this week. Southwest Airlines took delivery of its 175th new Boeing 737-700 on Thursday. Four... more
IndustrySikorsky acquires Schweizer
Washington, USA - The helicopter group is so ready to become more competitive even in the light chopper market
Sikorsky unveiled yesterday that between such company and Schweizer an acquisition agreement was signed, so that the US relevant helicopter sector firm owns now the well known light chopper producer. Sikorsky... more
IndustryEU Commission ready to attend to the subsidies problem for the aerospace sector
Brussels, Belgium - A meeting with the USA has been suggested to solve the problem regarding Boeing and Airbus
The new European Commissioner for Trade, Peter Mandelson, would have recently maintained that he is willing to produce a final solution of the problems related to the subsidies accuses Airbus and Boeing... more
IndustryMD: job cuts for 22% of workers
Washington, USA - A necessary measure after the significant lowering of orders
MD Helicopters does not seem able currently to improve its own situation in the helicopter international market, after the not sufficient results achieved during this year. So, the company would have considered... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft awarded of a over 56 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Presidential Helicopter Program
Sikorsky Aircraft, Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $56,500,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-03-G-0003) for risk reduction... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $9,674,645 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for level one depot support equipment and spares in support of F100PW220E engine applicable to... more
IndustryBoeing Aerospace Operations awarded of a near 32 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the VC-25A aircraft
Boeing Aerospace Operations, Midwest City, Okla., is being awarded a $31,805,815 cost plus incentive fee contract modification. This contract modification is for acquisition of the prototype engineering,... more
IndustryFinmeccanica-GKN agreement on AgustaWestland: British Government starts investigating
London, UK - It would deal with a normal verifying procedure regarding the legitimacy of the related contract
Together with the technical analyses carried out by European Commission on the agreement between British GKN and Italian Finmeccanica, for the transferring of the English share of AgustaWestland to the... more
IndustryOgma: Finmeccanica-Lockheed Martin and Embraer-EADS contend for the Portuguese group
Lisbon, Portugal - It would have been unveiled by Portuguese press and Government would be willing to sell the aerospace company by the end of the year
According to what has been released by Portuguese press, Government would be particularly willing to complete by the end of the current year the selling of Ogma aerospace company, or at least of a significant... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over USD1bl contract
Washington, USA - For Tomahawk Block IV Cruise Missiles
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an estimated value $1,607,191,872 firm-fixed-price multi-year contract for the full rate production of up to 2,200 Tomahawk Block IV Cruise Missiles for... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Corp. awarded of a USD30m contract
Washington, USA - For three X-47B air vehicles, three mission control systems and a common operating system
Northrop Grumman Corp., Integrated Systems, San Diego, Calif. is being awarded a $30,000,000 increment of a $1,037,274,437 other transaction for prototypes agreement to design and develop three X-47B... more
IndustrySpace Vector Corp. awarded a USD50m contract
Washington, USA - For the Rocket System Launch Program (RSLP)
Space Vector Corp., Chatsworth, Calif., is being awarded a $50,000,000 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract modification for the Sounding Rockets Program Follow-on (SRP-2) contract, which... more
IndustryOrbital Sciences Corp. awarded a USD50m contract
Washington, USA - For the Rocket System Launch Program (RSLP)
Orbital Sciences Corp., Launch Systems Group, Chandler, Ariz., is being awarded a $50,000,000 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract modification to the Sounding Rockets Program Follow-on (SRP-2)... more
IndustryThe employment increase in the US aerospace sector
Washington, USA - The victory against the economic difficulties in the 90s and the rise of orders would have encouraged a hiring growth
According to the latest data unveiled by US Labor Department, the employment degree regarding the aerospace sector in the United States would have found a positive turnaround during about the last 15 years,... more
IndustryThe relaunch of the Russian aeronautics industry
Moscow, Russia - Both the military and the civil sectors are involved in a relaunch period in line with the new national exigencies
The Russian aeronautics industry is experiencing a particularly delicate moment, both from the military aviation point of view and regarding the civil one. With reference to the military one, Russian pilots... more
IndustryEU: it's favourable to reconsider the 1992 agreements about state aid for Airbus and Boeing
Brussels, Belgium - Bush threatens now to bring case in front of the WTO
Yesterday the European Union said that it would alter the 1992 agreement with US, in which is defined how much state aid can be handed out to aircraft makers firms Airbus and Boeing (see news AVIONEWS). The... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems awarded of a over USD 6m contract
Washington, USA - For Technology of Efficient, Agile Mixed-Signal Microsystems
Northrop Grumman Systems, Linthicum Heights, Md., is being awarded a $6,209,045 cost plus fixed-fee contract modification to provide for "Technology of Efficient, Agile Mixed-Signal Microsystems." In... more
IndustryAAI Corp. awarded of a over USD15m contract
Washington, USA - For Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle system
AAI Corp., was awarded on, Aug. 12, 2004, a delivery order amount of $15,999,038 as part of a $78,649,743 cost plus fixed fee contract for contractor logistics support for SHADOW unmanned aerial vehicle... more
IndustryRaytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems awarded of a over USD 18m contract
Washington, USA - For the Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) Subsystem
Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Portsmouth, R.I., is being awarded an $18,545,866 fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract for the procurement of the Electronic Intelligence (ELINT... more
IndustryCharles Stark Draper Laboratory awarded of a over USD 9 m contract
Washington, USA - For the establishment of the TRIDENT II missile guidance subsystem Integrated Support Facility
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, (CSDL), Cambridge, Mass., is being awarded a $9,016,399 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to provide for the establishment and qualification of the TRIDENT II (D5) missile... more
IndustryGerman Judge halts Airbus Hamburg facility runways' extension
Hamburg, Germany - Administrative irregularities would prevent the work which is considered a relevant one within the A-380 programme
The Hamburg's Administrative Judge had decided some months ago to stop the programme for the extension of the Airbus facility's runway nearby the German city, previously, as it seems, granted by local... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Engine Services Inc. awarded of a over USD 22m contract
Washington, USA - To exercise an option for the standard depot level repair of T700-GE-401/401C turbo shaft engines
General Electric Engine Services Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $22,743,763 not-to-exceed modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to exercise an... more
IndustryRaytheon Technical Services Co. awarded of a over USD 11m contract
Washington, USA - To resolve system deficiencies in the AN/TPS-75 Radar
Raytheon Technical Services Long Beach, Calif.,is being awarded a $11,543,989 time and material contract. This is an engineering services contract which will provide assistance to resolve system deficiencies... more
IndustryL-3 Communications Electron Devices awarded of a over 5m contract
Washington, USA - For repairs and production of AN/APS-116/137
L-3 Communications Electron Devices, San Carlos, Ca., is being awarded a $5,934,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for repairs and production of AN/APS-116/137 output... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over USD 12m contract
Washington, USA - For the US Navy MH-60R helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $12,308,728 firm-fixed-price advance acquisition contract for long lead material and effort associated with the production and delivery of... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of over USD 8m contract
Washington, USA - For the F/A-18F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., is being awarded an $8,041,992 modification to definitize a previously awarded letter contract to a firm-fixed-price contract. In... more
IndustryThe last word on EuroSystems is up to British Government
Rome, Italy - Finmeccanica appears worried for the consequences that delay on such agreement could cause for the Eurofighter Tranche 2
Finmeccanica and BAe are attending to the agreement regarding the possible creation of EuroSystems, a joint-venture mainly dealing with avionics and defence electronics, but problems still exist for the... more