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IndustryRolls Royce growth linked to helicopter sector
London, UK - The success of some programmes and products positively influence this producer's orders
Rolls Royce confirms for 2003 a series of successes in terms of growth which appear to involve every engine produced for an extremely wide variety of helicopters. The model 250 has proven reliable in Iraq... more
IndustryRecovery signs for French aviation industry
Paris, France - Improvements compared with 2002, most of all in military sector
After difficulties registered in 2002, French aviation industry shows signs of partial recovery for the civil sector and even a significant one for the military sector in 2003. Orders would be increased... more
IndustryNew facility for Bell
Fort Worth, USA - A major one in order to manage commercial activities
The transfer of more than 300 employees of Bell Helicopters to the new Fort Worth Alliance Airport (Texas) facility has started. The purpose is to increase company's competitiveness by managing in a new... more
IndustrySignificant growth for Bell in 2003
Fort Worth, USA - 20% increase compared with 2002
Final balance in 2003 by Bell Helicopters is more than positive. Some 193 helicopters have been sold, 97 of which belong to commercial sector, with the 407 in the centre of market attention. Compared with... more
IndustryBAE Systems Technologies Inc. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the air traffic control and landing systems
BAE Systems Technologies Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded a $6,426,339 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-01-C-0192) to exercise an option for engineering and... more
IndustryBell Helicopter Textron awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-1Z and UH-1Y aircraft
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $13,063,646 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0001) for the fiscal year 2004 procurement of... more
IndustryW.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the construction of a new nine-level air traffic control tower
W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co., Philadelphia, Miss., was awarded on March 18, 2004, a $5,190,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a new nine-level air traffic control tower. Work will... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68C engine for Embraer EMB-314 "Super Tucano" receives transport Canada certification
Quebec, Canada - The delivery took place at a ceremony attended by Brazilian military and civilian authorities, Embraer personnel, partners and suppliers
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. has received Transport Canada certification for its new PT6A-68C engine, selected to power the Embraer EMB-314 "Super Tucano" multi-purpose military turboprop aircraft. The... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is being awarded a $5,512,185 firm-fixed-price contract for the manufacture of 19 power supplies for the AN/AAS-38 forward looking infrared radar used on the F/A-18 aircraft.... more
IndustryBoeing 777-300ER receives US and European certification approval
Washington, Usa - It can transport 365 passengers up to 7,705 nautical miles (14,270 Km)
The Boeing 777-300ER, the newest member of the market-leading 777 commercial airplane family, now is certified by U.S. and European regulators to carry passengers to destinations around the world. The... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60M aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on March 17, 2004, a $5,931,450 firm-fixed-price contract for Long Lead Parts for the UH-60M aircraft. Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn.,... more
IndustryRaytheon Space & Airborne Systems awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 E/F aircraft
Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $6,700,000 order against basic ordering agreement for the repair of 41 line items of Advance Targeting Forward-Looking Infra Red... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman System Corp. awarded of a over 52 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-6B aircraft
Northrop Grumman System Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $52,064,912 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, as well as the first delivery order for the production of 34 outer wing panels... more
IndustryEmbraer takes order for 16 ERJ-145s from Republic Airways Holdings
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The carrier converts options to firm orders
Embraer announced an order from Republic Airways Holdings, parent company of Chautauqua Airlines, for 16 ERJ-145LR regional jets. Deliveries will begin in May and run through September 2005. At list price,... more
IndustryWoodward FST awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F100-PW-220 engine
Woodward FST, Zeeland, Mich., is being awarded a $5,665,800 firm fixed price contract to provide for spray ring assembly, 284 each, applicable to F100-PW-220 engine. Total funds have been obligated.... more
IndustryEmbraer 190 made maiden flight in São José dos Campos
São José dos Campos, Brazil - New aircraft successfully performed a range of systems validation tests
Embraer announced last Friday the maiden flight of the Embraer 190, the third member of a family of new-generation commercial jets specifically designed for the untapped 70- to 110-seat market. The first... more
IndustryBoeing adds Goodrich to 7E7 team
Washington, Usa - The airplane will enter in service during 2008
Boeing said its all-new 7E7 Dreamliner passenger airplane will use Charlotte, N.C.-based Goodrich Corporation's fuel-quantity indicating system and fuel management software. The indicating system measures... more
IndustryNew agreement between bmibaby and Germanwings
Milan, Italy - Low-cost sector increases
Germanwings, German low-cost carrier of Eurowings, announced a new partnership with bmibaby, low-cost carrier of the British bmi. The new agreement allows both the carriers to enforce the presence in their... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-6B aircraft
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group, Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $6,259,108 ceiling-priced order under a basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-04-G-003M-0003) for repair... more
IndustryHamilton Sundstrand Corp. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the turbine engines for CH-47
Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., San Diego, Calif., was awarded on March 11, 2004, a delivery order amount of $6,644,100 as part of a $6,644,100 firm-fixed-price contract for gas turbine engines for the CH-47.... more
IndustryMBDA is growing
Paris, France - Selling has risen for this second-best world group in this sector during 2003
The MBDA missile group consisting of EADS, British Aerospace and Finmeccanica, has concluded 2003 by a remarkable rising of its selling. Such an increase, compared with previous year, was of 34% while... more
IndustryDelivered the first Embraer 170 to Alitalia
Sao Josè dos Campos, Brazil - Clinched the deal between the Brazilian industry and the Italian airline
Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica), the Brazilian aircraft-maker industry, announced the delivery of the first of the six Embraer 170s ordered by Alitalia. The Italian airline, which held options... more
IndustryAirbus: Saa takes delivery of first A-340/300
Toulouse, France - The South African Airways will receive six A-340/300E by 2005
South African Airways (SAA) took delivery of its first Airbus A-340/300E, which is the first 'enhanced' version of this Airbus type. SAA will receive six A-340/300E by 2005. The 295-seat A-340/300E features... more
IndustryTwo Embraer 170 jets delivered to the U.S. Airways
San Josè dos Campos, Brazil - First of the 85 delivers fixed
Embraer, the Brazilian jet-maker industry, announced the occurred delivery of its two first Embraer 170 to U.S. Airways. This delivery is the first of the 85 fixed in the agreement between the Embraer... more
IndustryBig success for the Frasca International's new Flight Simulator device
Urbana, USA - Positive initiation for the TruFlite
Frasca International, one of the most famous flight training equipment industry, serving flight schools, military organizations, Universities and airlines, noticed the big success of its last Flight Simulation... more
IndustryProtective Materials awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-53 helicopter
Protective Materials*, Miami Lakes, Fla., is being awarded a $7,160,744 firm-fixed-priced order against a previously issued General Services Administration contract (GS-07F-9489G) for procurement of supplies... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Bell Helicopter
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $13,531,528 modification to a previously awarded fixed-priced, incentive-fee contract (N00019-03-C-6517) for Bell Helicopter to... more
IndustryRolls-Royce Corp. awarded of a near 19 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-130J aircraft
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $18,999,184 firm-fixed-price contract for acquisition of eight AE2100D3 engines used on the KC-130J aircraft. Work will be performed in Indianapolis,... more
IndustryEmbraer delivers first EMB-170 jet to Lot Polish Airlines
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The aircraft to be leased from Gecas
Embraer announced yesterday that Poland’s LOT Polish Airlines has taken delivery of its first Embraer 170 airliner. The airplane, leased from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), is planned to be placed i... more
IndustryEads has reached important goals for its defence sector during 2003
Amsterdam, Holland - Typhoon, NH-90 and Tiger in the spotlight
Eads's 2003 balance is a symptom of important achieved goals even for defence sector in addition to the commercial one, as already put into evidence on March 8 by AVIONEWS. Most relevant results would... more
IndustryEADS wants to increase its presence in the USA
Paris, France - Group staff is thinking about the possibility of purchasing small-sized companies
American market is necessarily a touchstone even for the EADS European group which appears willing to increase its influence within it, in particular with reference to defence sector. Regarding this, presently... more
IndustryEADS closes 2003 by a rise exceeding all expectations (2): forecasts for 2005
Paris, France - Airbus to grow even during the next year
EADS staff has positively commented the future growth of Airbus, even daring beyond forecasts for this year. According to recent previsional analysis which would reveal a rising trend for world air traffic... more
IndustryEads closes 2003 by a rise exceeding all expectations
Amsterdam, Holland - Airbus and Eurocopter as its war-horses
Eads carries on remarkably keeping high its standard in the civil and military aerospace sector. 2003 has represented the nth great leap forward regarding selling, so increasing the presence of its products... more
IndustryTri-Industries awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15/F-16 aircraft
Tri-Industries, Terre Haute, Ind., is being awarded a $6,634,768 firm fixed price contract to provide for Replenishment spare rear fan ducts, 112 each, applicable to F100/PW/200/220 for the F-15/F-16 aircraft.... more
IndustryMessier-Dowty for 7E7 gear
Everett, USA - Boeing has granted to this French company its production
Boeing carries on the development of the new 7E7 Dreamliner by tasking French Messier-Dowty of producing the front gear of this airplane. Such Snecma group company is a world leading in this sector and... more
IndustryBerlusconi believes a Finmeccanica/Bae agreement is imminent
Rome, Italy - He says that during a joint press conference with Blair
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is optimistic in regard to the forthcoming alliance between Finmeccanica and Bae Systems for defense electronics. During a joint press conference with British Prime Minister... more
IndustryAn agreement for the Campania aerospace industrial revaluing has been signed
Capua, Italy - The Campania Region-CIRA protocol of understanding aims to create a Campania aerospace area nearby Capua
An important protocol of understanding between Campania Region and CIRA (Italian Center for Aerospace Research) nearby its Capua headquarter has been signed today. As it is possible to understand by its... more
IndustryCommercial problems for Aero Vodochody
Prague, Czech Republic - This Czech company does not succeed in establishing in the international market
Aero Vodochody, a leading Czech aerospace sector company, is going through a bad patch due to unsuccessful orders, concerning in particular its new L-159 Alca trainer. Boeing participation for its development... more
IndustryBoeing adds Smiths to 7E7 partner team
London, UK - They will finalize terms of the agreement during the next few weeks
Boeing selected Smiths Aerospace of the United Kingdom to provide the 7E7 Dreamliner's common core system, an integrated avionics platform that's key to the commercial airplane's open-systems architecture.... more
IndustryRockwell Collins Government Systems awarded of a over 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15
Rockwell Collins Government Systems, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $20,237,300 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide for F-15 very high frequency radios (810 maximum) and... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 460 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $460,955,541 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for sustainment of the fleet of C-17 aircraft from March 2004 through September... more
IndustryEmbraer contests Bombardier's assertion on support received from Government
Sao José dos Campos, Brasil - The Brazilian group says they received half as much
Embraer contested yesterday a claim made on 17th February by Bombardier CEO Paul Tellier, according to which over the last 3 years the Canadian EDC (Export Development Corporation) has financed 41% of... more
IndustryFinnish Aviation Academy take two new simulators
Pori, Finland - Frasca delivered two A36 Bonanza FNTP II
Frasca, leader in simulator devices, delivered these days two A36 Bonanza FNTP II to the Finnish Aviation Academy located in Pori, Finland. The academy, owned by Finnish Government, Finnair and the city... more
IndustryEasa certification for Embraer 170
Sao José dos Campos, Brazil - The aircraft will now operate in Europe
European Aviation Safety Agency (Easa) awarded a type certificate for the Embraer 170. The aircraft, operating in Usa and Brasil, will now operate in Europe. more
IndustryDynamic Gunver Technologies awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F100-PW-220 engine
Dynamic Gunver Technologies, Manchester, Conn., is being awarded a $11,683,100 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for the nozzle augmentor (5,434 each) applicable to F100-PW-220 engine. Total funds... more
IndustryA new appointment to lead the Eurofighter syndicate
Amsterdam, Holland - Aloysius Rauen to be the new Eurofighter GmbH's CEO
Aloysius Rauen, head of EADS Military Aircraft, has been appointed as the new CEO of Eurofighter GmbH syndicate. This decision, as reached jointly by EADS management, British Aerospace and Alenia, has... more
IndustryEmbraer at the Heavy Maintenance Forum in Scotland
Aberdeen, UK - Where airlines that operate ERJ-145 family jets have disussed
Embraer took part in the Heavy Maintenance Forum (HMF) in Aberdeen, Scotland on 17th and 18th February. The purpose of the forum, in which Chautauqua Airlines, American Eagle, Mesa Air, British Midland,... more
IndustryFaa certification for Embraer 170
Sao José dos Campos, Brazil - Company waits shortly European certification
Federal Aviation Administration (Faa) relased final type certificate for the Embraer 170 airliner. The Brasilian jet can now operate over the U.S. skies and received also the Jaa (European Joint Aviation... more
IndustryBae Systems continues its negotiation with Finmeccanica
London, UK - A spokesman of the British group deny agreements with Thales
Bae System spokesperson, Richard Coltart, consulted regarding the three joint-ventures between his group and Italian Finmeccanica said Bae is negotiating only with Finmeccanica (see AVIONEWS) and he doesn’t k... more
IndustryAn Aermed plane crashed this morning: victims' names
Rome, Italy - Probably all known the six died passengers names
This morning at 5.50 an Aermed airplane, carrying an heart for a transplant and flying from Rome-Ciampino to Cagliari, crashed in a mountainous region near Cagliari (Sardinia - Italy). All died the passengers:... more