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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
IndustryBell Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a over 849 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MV-22 and CV-22 aircraft
Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $849,300,000 (estimated value) advanced acquisition contract for long lead materials needed to manufacture eight Lot 9 MV-22 and... more
IndustryCta certification for Embraer 170
Sao José dos Campos, Brazil - The company waits now the Faa certification
Embraer 170 airliner received the final type and production certification from the Brazilian Centro Tecnico Aerospacial (Cta). A letter of recommendation from the European Joint Aviation Authorities (Jaa)... more
IndustryAsian Aerospace Airshow: Boeing
Washington, USA - Boeing to attend with its main civilian and military products
In the occasion of Singapore Asian Aerospace Airshow, Boeing participation will bring this American company to show its main aeronautical products both in the civilian sector and in the military one. As... more
IndustryAsian Aerospace Airshow: Finmeccanica
Rome, Italy - This Italian group to show its best products for aerospace sector
Finmeccanica group is going to participate to Asian Aerospace Airshow in Singapore tomorrow by proposing the very best its companies can offer. Alenia Aeronautica will show the ATR-42MP and the C-27J Spartan... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a near 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E2C Hawkeye aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $10,916,381 definite-delivery/definite-quantity delivery order contract for procurement of three ALQ-217 systems to support the airborne... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 29 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-64D Apache aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Feb. 19, 2004, a $29,113,450 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for 12 new and four remanufactured AH-64D Apache aircraft associated... more
IndustryJAS-39 Gripen at Asian Aerospace Airshow
Singapore - It will be shown by a full scale model
Gripen International is going to participate to Singapore Asian Aerospace Airshow as well (on February 24-29). SAAB and British Aerospace would have decided to show a full scale model of the JAS-39 Gripen... more
IndustryAfter the virtual environment a new IBM's platform
Washington, USA - It will integrate the system which has already been shown by Dassault
As an integration for the Global Collaboration Environment (Gce) designed in collaboration with Dassault, Boeing has opted for the Product Lifecycle Management (Plm) platform by IBM. Such an airplane designing... more
IndustryCanadian aerospace industry is searching for a change toward growth
Montreal, Canada - Bombardier's President assesses the situation
Canadian Bombardier's President, Paul C. Tellier, has recently invited Government to think about national aerospace industry situation, pointing out particularly what would be necessary in order to help... more
IndustrySouth Korea as the 8th aerospace sector world power in 2015
Seoul, South Korea - It is the declared purpose of South Korean Government
South Korean Minister of Commerce and Industry has expressed the intention of reaching the world 8th position for aerospace sector in 2015, due to this South Korean industrial sector growth which occured... more
IndustryFinmeccanica and Bae are achieving an agreement
Rome, Italy - By the end of the July due diligence on Eurosystems should be done
Roberto Testore, Finmeccanica chief executive, affirmed the new joint venture's due diligence is going to be achieved by the end of July. Testore said also that the two new joint ventures with Alenia for... more
IndustryLockheed Martin shows its programme for the Asian Aerospace Airshow
Washington, USA - F-35 and T-50 are offered for exportation
Lockheed Martin is preparing to attend the Singapore Asian Aerospace Airshow and has shown its programme by which it is going to participate to this great event. This American company aims to promote its... more
IndustryBoeing: second B-777 to Pakistan International Airlines
Seattle, Usa - The airplane, model 777-200ER delivered last week
Boeing delivered a second 777-200ER (extended range) airplane to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) last week. With an order of eight new Boeing 777s in 2002, PIA is replacing its current long-haul... more
IndustryAtlas Aero Corp. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For various helicopters for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps
Atlas Aero Corp.*, Merident, Conn., is being awarded $6,304,636 firm-fixed-price with indefinite-quantity type of contract for parts and support to various helicopters for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and... more
IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Kiowa OH-58D aircraft
Honeywell International Inc., Albuquerque, N.M., was awarded on Feb. 12, 2004, a delivery order amount of $5,148,063 as part of a $22,084,739 firm-fixed-price contract for 27 left/right improved master... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a near 26 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 E/F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $25,790,000 ceiling-priced undefinitized contract action for initial full rate production activities... more
IndustryThe TU-204 to be promoted onto Chinese market
Moscow, Russia - The agreement between Russia and China has been signed
An agreement on the promotion of the Russian aircraft TU-204 onto the Chinese market was signed by MAK (Interstate Aviation Committee) of the CIS countries and the General Administration of Civil Aviation... more
IndustryRolls-Royce to show its most important products at Asian Aerospace Airshow
London, UK - It will rely upon new and traditional products too
Rolls-Royce wants to reinforce its presence in the Asiatic market by participating to Asian Aerospace Airshow in Singapore. Thanks to its strong tradition, this company will promote both well-tested and... more
IndustryA new 747 to be ready for 2010
Washington, USA - Boeing pre-announced it at Paris Airs how in June
Boeing spoke about it during the Paris Air show in June for the first time but now it seems this American company has really decided of designing an updated version of the 747 Jumbo, the 747 Advanced.... more
IndustryBoeing leader in the CIS market of foreign-made airplanes
Moscow, Russia - 87 aircraft out of 110 are Boeing
87 out of 110 foreign airplanes that operate in Russia are Boeing, as the head of the Russian Boeing branch Kravchenco claims. Boeing controls 79% of the market of foreign-made aircraft in Russia and the... more
IndustryLockheed Martin on the top for production agreements in 2003
Washington, USA - The 2003 fiscal report on USA defence spending has been published
The USA defence spending fiscal report has been recently published by US Department of Defense concerning companies which had been able to sign defence sector agreements with the best financing amount.... more
IndustryNorthwest Florida Management awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
Northwest Florida Management, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., is being awarded a $6,806,318 fixed-price, incentive-fee with award-fee contract to provide for F-16 aircraft flight line maintenance for 14 each... more
IndustryRaytheon Space & Airborne Systems awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 E/F aircraft
Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $9,650,784 firm-fixed-price contract for purchase of AN/APG-73 radar receivers (spares) used on F/A-18 E/F aircraft. Work will... more
IndustryThe 7E7 is to develop through a virtual environment
Washington, USA - Dassault and Boeing to cooperate for the new production system
Dassault and Boeing will cooperate to design a virtual environment for engineering and producing the new 7E7 airliner. It will be possible operate jointly and constantly in order to formulate all the production... more
IndustryThe Gripen makes SAAB Aerospace fly
Linkoping, Sweden - 2003 ended with an increasing income thanks to sales growth
SAAB closed 2003 well. Data would indicate an income increase (even if light) and a sales growth (most of all abroad) which is greater than the last years trend. Numbers show a defence sector sales amount... more
IndustryEmbraer and Lockheed Martin for US Army aerial surveillance
Washington, USA - Lockheed Martin has chosen the ERJ-145 as its surveillance systems platform
Lockeed Martin and Embraer are going to cooperate for producing the new reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft in response to the US Army's specification on the so called ACS programme (Aerial Common... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the VH-3D helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $5,854,332 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced, time and materials contract (N00019-03-C-0006) to exercise an option for... more