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IndustrySigned the agreement between French and Russian firms to build an engine for RRJ
Moscow, Russia - Named SM-146, it will satisfy the needs for 630 aircraft
It continues to take shape the Russia's plan, called RRJ (Russia Regional Jet), to provide with own fleet of aircraft in order to serve the national routes, and thanks to the deal stipulated yesterday... more
IndustryRaytheon awarded of a over 21 USDm contract
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Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $21,234,387 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification to provide Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) preplanned product improvement, Phase... more
IndustryDRS Optronics awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
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DRS Optronics Inc., Palm Bay, Fla., was awarded on April 24, 2003, a $5,220,950 firm-fixed-price contract for 27 Thermal Imaging Sensor upgrades for the Kiowa Helicopter. Work will be performed in Melbourne,... more
IndustryFrance will deliver three Airbuses to Iran, despite the Us embargo
Teheran, Iran - It's disavowed the cancellation of the order from the European consortium
It's not of easy interpretation the vicissitude that is taking shape as a result of denials and confirmations about the sale of three A-330 airplanes from part of France to Iran. Indeed, at first, there... more
IndustryAirbus could get another huge order
Tolouse, France - This time it should be Air Algerie to have chosen the European consortium
It continues the golden moment of Airbus that seems to suffer minimally of the global crisis that is shaking the air transport systems all over the world, and if it had to be confirmed also the order with... more
IndustryEads and Alcatel Space under pressure by French Government for a fusion
Paris, France - News has been reported by "La Lettre de l'Expansion"
According to "La Lettre de l'Expansion", Eads and Alcatel would have been put under pressure by French Government for a fusion. This operation would join Astrium, Eads unit satellite and Alcatel Space.... more
IndustryIt's finished the strike at Lockheed: workers approve the new contract
Texas, Usa - A protest begun two weeks ago
It's ended after two weeks the strike of the workers at Lockheed Martin Aeronautic plant, after the approval from part of the company of a new three year contract. Indeed the protest started as a result... more
IndustryBell-Boeing awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
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Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $5,972,028 ceiling-priced order for procurement of low rate initial production spares for the MV-22 Osprey. Work will be performed... more
IndustryBoeing awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
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The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $11,650,000 cost plus award fee contract modification to serve as an incremental change order to the engineering manufacturing development contract for... more
IndustryJetBlue acquired also the engines for its new 115 Airbuses
New York, Usa - An order worth USD 1,6bn
After having given today the announcement of the purchase of 65 A-320 and an option for other 50, the American airline JetBlue has made official the agreement with Iae (International Aero Engines) for... more
IndustryJetBlue has acquired 65 A-320 planes for a value of almost USD 4bn
New York, Usa - The low-cost carrier has an option for 50 more aircraft
The contract signed today between the American airline JetBlue Airways, operating in the field of the low-cost, and Airbus, the second greatest airplane manufacturer in the world, can be considered the... more
IndustryBoeing gives the results of first quarter: losses for USD 478m
Seattle, Usa - The Us giant mirrors the bad general moment in the world economy
After the bad results given yesterday by the American Airlines, the greatest airline in the world, it has been the Boeing's turn to introduce its performance of the first three months of the year, that... more
IndustryBell-Boeing awarded of a over 23 USDm contract
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Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Paxutent River, Md., is being awarded a $23,657,004 ceiling priced order under previously awarded contract (N00383-97-G-002N) for procurement of various spares for the... more
IndustryVolga-Dnepr acquires two B-747/400s
Moscow, Russia - The cargo carrier points on a growth of its operativity
The market of the Russian economy with those ones of some Asian countries (even if Sars is a great threat) has recorded the greatest increments, grazing quite 9% in the first months of 2003. The forecasts... more
IndustryNew hypothesis of agreement between Bae Systems and Finmeccanica
Rome, Italy - News appeared on "Il Sole 24 ore"
According to Italian economic daily newspaper "Il Sole 24 ore", Richard Evans, new number one of Bae, proposed to the attention of Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini, President of Finmeccanica, a new hypothesis... more
IndustryLockheed Martin increases profit thanks to the F-16s
Washington, Usa - USD 250m is the profit in first trimester 2003
A profit of USD 250m, USD 0,55 for every action, regarding an increase to USD 224m (USD 0,50 for action) in last year same period, it is the 2003 first trimester's economic result of Lockheed Martin. A... more
IndustryA-400M could mount Pratt&Whitney
Paris, France - A decision with the pros and cons
According to what reported today by the French daily paper "Le Monde", the military cargo plane A-400M produced by Airbus consortium, that would be the future of the Air Force for many European Countries,... more
IndustryIt will be IL-96/300 the plane for the Russian institutional fight
Moscow, Russia - Meanwhile Ilyushin carries ahead the development of IL-76 military transport plane
It continues the good moment of Ilyushin, the Russian aircraft manufacturer, which is designated in order to supply to Kremlin an airplane for flights considered as vip (Very Important Person), which will... more
IndustryThe Boeing awarded of a over 20 USDm contract
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The Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $20,246,241 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide to 60 aircraft under subject C-17 production contract to incorporate secure enroute... more
IndustryWoodward awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
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Woodward Governor Co., Rockton, Ill., is being awarded a $5,116,568 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type of contract for aircraft parts for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force. Performance completion... more
IndustryBell-Boeing awarded of a over 21 USDm contract
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Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $21,335,815 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-00-C-0183) for the procurement of one... more
IndustrySnecma's company acquires a Boeing's plant
Paris, France - Many assurances to the workers, no dismission has been scheduled
Boeing, as it had been widely announced by its management in the last months and more times emphasized by AVIONEWS, is divesting all those activities not tied to its core-business, in order to concentrate... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman to build unmanned combat aircraft for Uss Navy
Washington, Usa - But it will be available not before 2015
The hypothesis of a plan for a combat unmanned aircraft had taken shape already in 2000, when Northrop Grumman awarded a first appropriation from the Pentagon of USD 3m in order to carry ahead a study... more
IndustryLockheed Martin awarded of a near 53 USDm contract
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Lockheed Martin Corp. Missiles and Fire Control Systems, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $52,901,812 cost plus incentive fee contract to provide Navy F/A-18 E/F Integration of the Joint Air-To-Surface... more
IndustryIt will be Ilyushin aircraft builder to supply a new plane for the Russian Air Force
Moscow, Russia - Also Mig and Tupolev have partecipated in the tender
According to Russian official sources of the Air Force Ilyushin, the aircraft manufacturer and real national pride, has adjudicated the contract for the construction of a new military jet, that would have... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a near 35 USDm contract
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McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis Mo., is being awarded a $34,786,176 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for F-15 Aircraft APG-63(v) 1 Radar... more
IndustryLockheed Martin awarded of a near 64 USDm contract
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Lockheed Martin Corp. Missiles and Fire Control Systems, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $63,799,243 firm fixed price contract to provide 3,854 Production Phase, Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers,... more
IndustryLockheed Martin workers begin the strike
Fort Worth, Usa - But the company has already taken the measures to face a drop of activity
It begun on Monday the strike of approximately 3,000 dependents of Lockheed Martin, the American industry that produces the F-2 fighter for Japan, the F-16 for Greece and Israel, as well covering an absolutely... more
IndustryRolls-Royce signs 2 contracts for the supply of Liberty engines for the V-22 program
London, UK - An order of USD 50m for 22 engines
The Rolls-Royce has announced that few days ago it has been awarded with 2 contracts, for a total value of USD 50m, for the supply of 22 AE-1107C/Liberty engines that are used for the V-22 Osprey aircraft,... more
IndustryAlso Japan acquires 4 B-767 T/T military aircraft
Tokyo, Japan - The first delivery in 2007
It's Japan, after Italy, the only country to have chosen B-767 T/T (Transport/Tanker), the Boeing military airplane that can assure the in-flight refuelling and the transport of men and means. With the... more
IndustryNasa awards Boeing with 3 contracts to develop a new propulsion technology
Washington, Usa - A program to last almost 3 years, divided in 3 different projects
Although the present of the American space missions undoubtedly suffers the disaster of Columbia shuttle on last February 1, Nasa continues to carry its plans ahead: indeed the search and dedication are... more
IndustryUnited Technologies awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
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United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Group, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded an $8,844,844 firm-fixed-price contract to provide 25,798 air vane compressors in support of the F100-PW-200... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 57 USDm contract
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McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an estimated $57,100,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee, award-fee contract for the F/A-18 E/F Integrated... more
IndustryHoneywell awarded of a near 35 USDm contract
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Honeywell International Inc., Phoenix, Ariz., was awarded on April 2, 2003, a $34,818,435 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for the C47 Cargo Helicopter. Work will be performed in Phoenix, Ariz.... more
IndustryEads has created a new pole of Defense
Paris, France - "Defense and Security" will be based in Munchen
The base will be in Munchen, it will have a turnover of EUR 5 bn and 24,000 dependents in 9 countries. It is "Defense and Security", the new pole created by Eads (European Aeronautic Defence and Space... more
IndustryBillions of dollars in Airbus' future thanks to new possible A-400M orders
Tolouse, France - Canada, Australia, Norway and Sweden are interested about the plane
If the market of the airliners still finds some difficulties, and the cancellations or reductions of orders in recent months have not been uncommon, there is an other field that could experience a moment... more
IndustryBilions of dollars in Airbus' future thanks to new possible A-400M orders
Tolouse, France - Canada, Australia, Norway and Sweden are interested about the plane
If the market of the airliners still finds some difficulties, and the cancellations or reductions of orders in recent months have not been uncommon, there is an other field that could experience a moment... more
IndustryNew agreement between Airbus and Us Airways for a delivery of 10 A-330/200s
Virginia, Usa - The emerging from bankruptcy gives more strenght to the Us carrier
Us Airways has reached a new agreement with Airbus for the supply of jets, after that the previous pact had been frozen because of the financial difficulties of the Virginia-based carrier, as soon as exited... more
IndustryDeliveries below the expectations for Airbus, Boeing is in line
Tolouse, France - The Seattle-based company better than its arch-rival
Also for the planemaker industries, whose the two most important in the world are Boeing and Airbus, the first quarter data are arrived and for the Tolosa-based industry they're not shining, even if it... more
IndustryBoeing signs a contract for 45 planes with All Nippon Airways
Tokyo, Japan - Airbus discarded, but it could have a role with its A-380
It has been a hard stroke for Airbus to see a such important order to be taken by Boeing that, indeed, is adjudicated the supply of 45 airplanes to All Nippon Airways (Ana). They're the B-737s of new generation,... more
IndustryGeneral Electric awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
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General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $7,311,602 delivery order under a previously awarded contract (N00383-01-D-0023M) for the repair of F404 HPT rotor components utilized... more
IndustryIt will be a subsidiary company of Avic I to supply the undercarriages for Airbus
Tolouse, France - Reduced costs are a fundamental part of any agreement
It is more and more tight the collaboration in the aeronautical industrial field between Airbus and the new emergent Asian realities, which can offer with a lower job cost than the European or American... more
IndustryRaytheon awarded of a delivery contract
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Raytheon Co., Bedford, Mass., is being awarded a sole source contract to deliver an initial Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) radar as the first radar in the BMDS family of radars. This effort is... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman awarded of a over 25 USDm contract
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Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, Litton Systems Inc., Navigation Systems Division, Woodland Hills, Calif., is being awarded an estimated $25,130,744 indefinite-quantity contract with options for purchase... more
IndustryA poor performance for Boeing in this first-quarter
Seattle, Usa - But the employees will experience more cuts, about 35,000 by the end of the year
According to a cautious optimism that still spread the worst is passing by, and after the conflict in Iraq the American locomotive would start again to pull and to haul also the rest of the world. But... more
IndustryRaytheon has confirmed the Us Navy demand to increase Tomahawk's production
New York, Usa - News comes by company's spokesman
"Us Navy has asked to us if we are in a position to increase the production of Tomahawk missiles until 50, in the case in which the funds will be available and we would have adequately to be structured,... more
IndustryUSS Navy needs more Tomahawk missiles
Washington, Usa - An excellent news for Raytheon that could sign a rich agreement
All the industrial fields have not been hit in negative way by the conflict in Iraq, becouse the war companies could find a new and decisive impulse. It's the case of Raytheon that would have received... more
IndustryAccording Airbus' president the outlooks for 2003 are confirmed
Tolouse, France - Iberia signs a contract for 5 A-340/600s
Although the airlines of all the countries in the world are going to pursue a political of cuts and savings, Airbus consortium asserts that in 2003 the 300 deliveries of aircraft will be respected, as... more
IndustryAce Clearwater awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
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Ace Clearwater Enterprises, Torrance, Calif., was awarded on March 28, 2003, a $5,985,960 firm-fixed-price contract for 830 Suppressor, Heat applicable to the AH-64 Apache. Work will be performed in Paramount,... more
IndustryGeneral Dynamics awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
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General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products Inc., Lincoln, Neb., was awarded on March 27, 2003, a $6,207,840 firm-fixed-price contract for 240, 230-gallon fuel tanks for the Black Hawk Helicopter.... more