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IndustryAgile Software acquires Eigner
Boston, Usa - They will cooperate in developing aerospace and defense software
Agile Software Corporation announced yesterday it is going to acquire Eigner Inc. Agile operates primarily in electronics and high technology industry. The fusion is meant to extend Agile's software products... more
IndustryBoeing: first 767 refuelers will be delivered in early 2005
Wichita, Usa - The Italian and the Japanese air forces have each ordered four tankers
Boeing on Monday formally kicked off its program to create the next generation of military refueling tankers. Infact a 767 will undergo 18 months of conversion work at Boeing Wichita's modification center... more
IndustryThai Airways order of Airbus planes
Paris, France - They are 8 aircrafts in all
Thailand's flagship airline, Thai Airways, will buy 8 new planes from European manufacturer Airbus: they have yet concluded the agreement. The Asian carrier, which operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and... more
IndustryBE-103: the Russian-made amphibious aircraft granted a Far-23 certificate
Oshkosh, Usa - The document authorizes the use of the amphibious aircraft in the Usa and Canada
The Russian-made amphibious aircraft BE-103 has been granted a certificate confirming its compliance with the norms of the Faa (Federal Aviation Administration) and the first batch of three BE-103 aircraft... more
IndustryDynCorp International LLC awarded of a near 52 USDm increment
Washington, Usa - For C-12 aircraft
DynCorp International LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on Aug. 1, 2003, a $51,096,024 increment as part of a $364,031,399 firm-fixed-price contract for 39 each C-12 aircraft. Work will be performed... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a near USD 2bn contract
Washington, Usa - For modifying two E-2 aircraft in E-2AHE configuration
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $1,932,012,688 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the system development and demonstration (SDD) of the E-2 Advanced Hawkeye (AHE). The... more
IndustryTwo new aircraft for Maule Flight Incorporated
Oshkosh, Usa - Maule is the family-owned manufacturer of Stol Aircraft
Maule Flight Incorporated, the family-owned manufacturer of Stol aircraft, has two new airplanes on display at its display area at the Eaa AirVenture of Oshkosh. Its new diesel-powered M-9 is equipped... more
IndustryMooney Aircraft announced its entry into Lsa market
Oshkosh, Usa - It's expected to be available in the fourth quarter of this year
Mooney Aircraft Corporated, which announced the creation of an international consortium to bring new aircraft to market under the Mooney brand name at Eaa AirVenture, also announced its entry into the... more
IndustryNew Piper 6-X presented at Eaa AirVenture
Oshkosh, Usa - A new fixed gear version of the Saratoga II
The New Piper Aircraft brought the 6-X to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh complete with its brand-new type certificate. Parked at the New Piper Aircraft’s display is the new Piper 6-X, a fixed-gear version o... more
IndustryChina Eastern Airlines Receives its first A340-600
Beijing, China - First operator of the high capacity aircraft in the Chinese mainland
China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its first A340-600, the first of five on order from Airbus. Another two A340-600s and seven A320s will join the airline's fleet this year. Two A340-600s are... more
IndustryEads Efw selected as supplier of A-380 lower deck cargo
Dresden, Germany - Efw had been already selected A380 passenger floor panels supplier
Eads Efw (Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH) has been selected by Airbus for the development, manufacture and support of Lower Deck Cargo Lining on the A380 aircraft (passenger and freighter version). The production... more
IndustryTurkmenistan's President signs for a B-767/300 Vip
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - An USD 130m contract, but other orders are on the way
The Turkmenistan's President, Saparmyrat Nyyazow, has signed an USD 130m contract with Boeing for the supply of a B-767/300 airplane Vip version (Very Important Persons) that will be employed in the presidential... more
IndustryBoeing ed Airbus: the endless duel seems to be in favour of the European consortium
Tolouse, France - For the next 2 years Airbus would get ahead of Boeing
Airbus continues to stand out in the aeronautical industry and the announcement yesterday from the Tolouse-based firm confirms the optimal performance of the European constructor that for 2004-2005 expects... more
IndustryMesa Air Group will furnish planes to United Airlines
Bloomberg, Canada - It is in talks with Bombardier
Mesa Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Ornstein, announced yesterday that Mesa Air Group is in discussions with Bombardier about ordering more than 24 airplanes, mainly to fulfill a recently expanded contract... more
IndustryEthics refresher course for Boeing's employees
St. Louis, Usa - Work stopped during the four-hour course
Boeing conducted an ethics refresher course yesterday for all 75,000 employees of its Integrated Defense Systems business unit. Work stopped as IDS employees around the world took part in a four-hour... more
IndustryCDG will digitize BCC critical documents
El Segundo, California - The records will pass from paper to cd-rom
Boeing Capital Corporation (BCC) selected yesterday Continental DataGraphics (CDG) to digitize critical maintenance records for BCC-owned commercial airplanes. CDG will provide the conversion of airplane... more
IndustryAms wins a contract to provide the air-traffic control centre to Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus - An EUR 20m contract
After an international contest to verify the best market offer, in terms of quality-price ratio, the Cyta (Cyprus Telecommunication Authority) has assigned to the Ams (Alenia Marconi Systems) an EUR 20m... more
IndustryTeletek Systems selected as supplier of 30 precision approach radars which will equip french Afb's
Paris, France - The contract is worth EUR 100m
Following an international tender, the french Defense Agency has selected Teletek Systems to supply 30 precision approach radars (Par) which will equip French air force's bases. Par, measuring aircraft... more
IndustryBoeing forecast for its cargo airplanes market
Seattle, Usa - It is expected to be doubled in 20 years
Boeing Commercial Airplanes annually produces a Current Market Outlook. Boeing has recently released the 2003 one at the Paris Air Show (see also AVIONEWS report): it is expected 2976 freighters will enter... more
IndustryEads will be present at Kielzce Show and Radom Air Show 2003
Madrid, Spain - It's the only manufacturer covering the 3 to 9 tonne segment
Eads Military Transport Aircraft Division manufactures, leader in the market segment for light and medium-sized military transport aircraft, will be present at Kielzce Defense Show (Poland) and Radom Show... more
IndustryIt was born Project National 334, a Russian joint venture to build the Tu-334
Moscow, Russia - A very tempting price, about USD 13m
It was born a new joint venture in the field of the Russian aeronautical industry that seems to have resumed its strenght in the market as more times underlined also from AVIONEWS. Mig and Tupolev, indeed,... more
IndustryNZG tyres on superjumbo A-380
Paris, France - They were first intended for Concorde
Airbus has today announced that NZG (Near Ground Zero) tyres are going to be mounted on superjumbo A-380; they were first conceived for supersonic Concorde. In this way, the French industry continued,... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-2C aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $5,764,792 firm-fixed-price order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (nnn19-00-G-0280) for 164 spares to support the... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engines awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For engine on the H-46 helicopter
General Electric Aircraft Engines, 1000 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $5,711,909 ceiling priced order under the existing basic ordering agreement contract for procurement of interim support... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For components applicable to the F-15 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., was awarded on July 25, 2003, an $8,868,773 firm fixed price contract for spares for the AN/ALQ-135 Band 3 system components applicable to the F-15... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the aircraft F-15 and F-16
United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Group, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $12,256,898 contract to provide for turbine nozzle segment, quantity: 6,826 each, applicable to the... more
IndustryBombardier: Irish Government acquire Learjet 45
Belfast, Northern Ireland – It’s going to be used for ministerial travel
Bombardier has confirmed that the Irish government is to acquire a Learjet 45 for ministerial travel, of which over 50% of the major components are built in the company’s Belfast Harbour plant. The e... more
IndustryDebuts the new Citation Mustang mockup
Wichita, Usa – It going to be present at the Eaa Airventure at Oshkosh
Cessna Aircraft Company will debut the Citation Mustang mockup with its new Garmin G1000 avionics panel at EAA Airventure Oshkosh, July 29 – August 4, 2003 (AVIONEWS, today). Cessna aircraft on static d... more
IndustryThe A-319 flies high thanks to V2500 engines
Beijing, China - Test shows the possibility to operate at Tibetan airports
It has been a challenging test that one performed Thursday and Friday of the last week from an Airbus 319, that landed and then took off repeatedly from the airports located in the world's highest altitudes,... more
IndustryBoeing responds to US Air Force announcement
Chicago, Usa – "I’m proud of the 160.000 men and women of the Boeing Company", Said ceo Condit
In a statement released on July 24, Boeing Ceo Phil Condit has replicated, to the Air Force Announcement where, due to serious violations of the federal law, Air force communicated suspension of three... more
IndustryEads: 2003 first quarter ends with a net loss of EUR 66m
Paris, France - But 2003 should be similar to the previous year
The European group Eads (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) has emitted an official notice in which it is illustrated the situation of the first quarter, ended with a net loss of EUR 66m while... more
IndustryBoeing to be the plane for Turkmen President
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - It's a B-767/300
The Boeing Commercial Director, Aldo Basile, has been received on last week from the Turkmen authorities, to discuss the details on the equipment about the next Presidential airplane for the President,... more
IndustryFrasca launches TruFlite: new line of flight training products
Urbana, Usa – Developed to meet Jaa requirements
Frasca international launched a new line of flight training product developed specifically to meet Jaa FNPT I and FNPT II requirements in Europe, loaded with features to enable flight training for both... more
IndustryCo-operation agreement for Airbus, Onera and German Aerospace
Paris, France - Signed at Paris to strengthen Research and Technological area
Three of the Europe’s largest aerospace organisations signed an agreement to strengthen co-operative effort in Research and Technological Development. This agreement will include even training of human r... more
IndustryThe new cloche configuration for Safire Jet
Opa-Locka, Florida - High technologies and low-cost
On July 18 Safire Aircraft Company selected a cloche configuration for its next-generation light jet, the six-place Safire Jet which is going to be delivered in mid-2006. Experts studied the various configurations,... more
IndustryPentagon declares void a Boeing USD 1bn contract
Washington, Usa - The order returned to Lockheed Martin
Boeing will have to renounce to the USD 1bn contract stipulated with the Pentagon and the Air Force in because it broke the federal laws during the bid phase for those contracts. It’s a matter that d... more
IndustryEuropean Commission authorises loan from the Basque Government to Gamesa
Brussels, Belgium – The Commission has considered it compatible with Eu treaty
On 23 July 2003 the European Commission has considered compatible with EC treaty under article 87(3)(c), a Basque Government’s plan granting a subsided loan to Gamesa Aeronáutica, subjected to the condition th... more
IndustryLockheed: net earnings falls down by 31%
Maryland, Usa – Good performance in military production
Lockheed Martin Corporation, leading company in military supplying, reported a net earnings falls by 31% for the second quarter. Even if net earnings has dropped down to USD 242 m, 0.54 cent per share,... more
IndustryBoeing reported a net loss for the second quarter of USD 192m
Chicago, Usa - Less demands in commercial space businesses
The Boeing company reported a net loss for the second quarter of 2003 of USD 192m, 0.24 cent per share, compares with net earnings of USD 779m for the second quarter of 2002. Revenues falls down to USD... more
IndustryInvestigators are inquiring into a Boeing executive
Rome, Italy - US Air Force inquiry goes on
The investigation into the possible appropriation by Boeing of Lockheed's documents goes on, as published by AVIONEWS on July 18. US Justice Department and Pentagon are inquiring into Thomas Alexiou, who... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the V-22 aircraft
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $9,771,747 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-00-C-0183) for the definitization of fourteen... more
IndustryTeam Apache Systems LLC awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Apache helicopter
Team Apache Systems LLC, Orlando, Fla. is being awarded a $10,427,420 firm-fixed-price contract for the production of modernized target acquisition designation sight/pilot's night vision sensor for the... more
Industry7E7 Dreamliner approval near the end of the year
London, UK - It will have a more defined structure
The date of the releasing of the new 7E7 Dreamliner (expected to enter service in 2008) is more defined: Boeing announced that the go-ahead date is set to the end of the year. The 7E7 will be provided... more
IndustryDiamond DA-42 Twin Star available by early 2004 (2): history of the plane
Rome, Italy - Technical sheet attached
Excellent performance combined with fuel economy are the characteristics of the new DA-42 Twin Star. It first flew in December 2002 from the Austrian factory at Wiener Neustadt. The twin-engine plane's... more
IndustryFewer orders for the A-318
Frankfurt, Germany - The indiscretions on a German newspaper
According to what published today from the German daily paper "Handelsblatt", that reports the Daniel Carnelly's declarations, Airbus manager, the European consortium aircraft constructor (that last year... more
IndustryLarge potential for Boeing in the Asian market
Chicago, Usa - The cargo sector the most important
Boeing, after the Continental Airlines announcement to defer the B-737 orders, as part of a general crisis of the major carriers, tries to recover in the Asian market that, although it has suffered a decrease... more
IndustryRockwell Collins Government Systems awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-135 aircraft
Rockwell Collins Government Systems, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $9,608,959 undefinitized contract modification to provide for the KC-135 aircraft global air traffic management program for Phase... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-14 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corp., St. Augustine, Fla., is being awarded a $5,120,000 ceiling price contract for procurement of Inlet Wall Skins utilized on the F-14 aircraft. Work will be performed at St. Augustine,... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Corp. awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-6B aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corp., Integrated System Sector, Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded an $8,900,215 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-03-C-0015) for the production of... more
IndustryBoeing cuts jobs
Rome, Italy - The company is also involved in a legal trial
According to Seattle Times, Boeing is going to reduce its staff because of the diminished demand for new planes. The expected cut of 5000 jobs will increase the unemployment rate in the Usa (6.4%), where... more