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IndustryBAE Systems-Saab could set production lines in Poland
Warsaw, Poland - In relation with the 48 multi role fighters contract to supply Warsaw Defence
According to what confirmed last Wednesday by Ian Rogers, business development manager at BAE Systems-Saab, the British-Swedish aeronautical constructor is considering the opportunity to set production... more
IndustryAirbus in talks with Japan Airlines
Tokyo, Japan - To sell its A-380 aircraft
European aeronautical constructor Airbus is in talks with Japan Airlines to supply the Japanese air carrier with its A-380 aircraft. According to what stated by Airbus ceo Nokl Forgeard. (m/cesn) more
IndustryBell-Boeing awarded of a over 17 USDm contract
USA
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $17,663,883 modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-00-C-0183) to manufacture, install, test... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 19 USDm contract
USA
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $19,300,000 firm-fixed-price contract for 30 standoff land attack missile expanded response all-up-round... more
IndustryTRW awarded of a over 65 USDm contract
USA
TRW, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems, Clearfield, Utah, is being awarded a $65,017,493 cost-plus-award-fee contract for ICBM Rapid Execution and Combat Targeting Service Life Extension... more
IndustryTRW awarded of a over 660 USDm contract
USA
TRW Inc., One Space Park, Redondo Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $665,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee contract for research and development efforts for the Space-Based Infrared Systems Low Program. The... more
IndustrySeoul officially chose the Us fighter F-15
Seoul, Usa - Dassault defeated
South Korea officially chose the Boeing produced-by F-15 instead of the French Rafale fighter to be awarded with the USDbn 4 contract to supply Seoul government. Struggle to succeed and win the deal has... more
IndustryAirbus in negotiation with "empire of the rising sun" companies
Tokyo, Japan - For A-380 parts supply
European aeronautical constructor Airbus is under advanced negotiation with two Japanese industries, Mitsubishi Heavy and Fuji Heavy, to sign a A-380 parts supply contract. Last April 4th Airbus already... more
IndustryBoeing in loss for the first time in 5 years
Seattle, Usa - Because of the space satellite division
For the first time in 5 years, the Us aeronautical constructor Boeing registered a huge loss (USDbn 1,25 in 2002 first quarter). According to the Seattle-based industry, the main cause of these gloomy... more
IndustrySchaeken, MD Helicopters denies company's difficulties
Mesa, Arizona
The CEO and chairman of MD Helicopters company, of Mesa, Arizona, Henk Schaeken, said that he is annoyed over continuing commentary that his company is in commercial difficulties. "There have... more
IndustryInnovative contract for AgustaWestland
London, Great Britain - -Cotract signed with UK MoD
AgustaWestland, the world’s No 1 helicopter company and a 50:50 joint venture between GKN and Finmeccanica, has secured an innovative Strategic Partnering Contract (SPC) with the UK Ministry of Defence (... more
IndustryEURbn 2 credit opening for Eads
Paris, France – Bnp Paribas, DB and JP Morgan Chase grant a loan
Eads, the European aeronautical manufacturing company, was granted EURbn 2 credit by Bnp Paribas, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan Chase. "This credit opening is a logical step for our group, notwithstanding... more
IndustryUnited Technologies awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
USA
United Technologies Corp., San Antonio, Texas, is being awarded a $7,505,441 (estimated) firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for repair and overhaul of 374 combustion chambers applicable... more
IndustryFluor Alaska awarded of a over 325 USDm contract
USA
Fluor Alaska Inc., Richland, Wash., is being awarded a $325,396,950 cost-plus-award-fee construction contract for the construction of facilities to support the validation of the ground-based midcourse... more
IndustryAirbus workers on strike at Nantes airport
Nantes, France - To protest against wage increase decided by company management
A thousand of Airbus employees are on strike today at the Nantes international airport as to protest against the wage increase policy decided by the European aeronautical constructor management. According... more
IndustryFairchild Dornier will receive a USDm 90 worth loan
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany - To launch its re-structuring plan
Fairchild Dornier could count on a USDm 90 worth loan to be invested in the company re-structuring plan. Eberhard Braun, Fairchild Dornier manager appointed by the court, will work to employ the loan... more
IndustryTrw rejected Northrop Grumman offer
Cleveland, Usa - It was "not satisfactory"
Trw, the Us industrial group, rejected today the agreement proposed by Northrop Grumman group about the acquisition of its shares. "Trw executive board decided the USD 53 per share offer made by Northrop... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a near 8 USDm contract
USA
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company, Mesa, Ariz., is being awarded a $7,843,749 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract (DAAH23-00-C-0124) for the efforts necessary to support the Government of Israel... more
IndustryBell-Boeing awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
USA
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded an $11,422,540 ceiling-priced, time and material delivery order against a previously awarded indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity... more
IndustryUnited Technologies awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
USA
United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded an $8,585,771 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for 23,078 vane compressors for the F-100PW100, 200, 220E engine applicable... more
IndustryTurbomeca and Kamov signs agreement to engine Russian helos
Paris, France - Accident occured in an air base
Kamov and Turbomeca, a Snecma Group company, have signed an agreement for the engining of the Ka-226, Ka-115 and other light Kamov helicopters. The first stage of the contract deals with the engining... more
IndustrySikorsky completes acquisition of Derco Holdings
USA
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) announced today that its Sikorsky Aircraft subsidiary has completed its purchase of the assets and operations of Derco Holding, Ltd., including its aerospace... more
IndustryDassault e Sagem alliance for tactical UAV production
Paris, France
Dassault Aviation and Sagem have decided to share their mutual expertise and have reached a cooperation agreement on the development of the future tactical UAVs. For both companies, this is a strategic... more
IndustryHertrich appointed again BDLI’s chairman
Berlin, Germany - One more mandate for the EADS’ co-president
Rainer Hertrich has been re-elected president of BDLI - the German Aeronautic Industry Federation. Hertrich is also co-president of EADS - European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company. BDLI represents... more
IndustryWescam receives Canadian Society of Cinematographers award.
Burlington, Ontario
Wescam has announced that the company has been awarded the prestigious Bill Hilson Award at this year's Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC) awards celebration, held this evening at the Crowne Plaza... more
Industry10 new Airbus A380 for FedEx
Toulouse, France - Delivery will start from 2008
This week the Airbus’ managers are supposed to sign a contract with FedEx to provide the Us courier with 10 Airbus A380 super jumbo cargo which are supposed to be delivered from 2008 to 2011. At present t... more
IndustryLockheed Martin awarded of a 6 USDm contract
USA
Lockheed Martin Corp., Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems, Baltimore, is being awarded a $6,053,048 cost-plus-award-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-00-C-5486) for design agent... more
IndustryBombardier’s employees at war
Montreal, Canada -No salary agreement after the week-end negotiation
8,000 Bombardier Aerospace’s employees are ready to strike after no agreement on salary increase came out during last week-end negotiation. The employees refused a 3.25% salary increase and a CAD 1,000 b... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman awarded of a 35 USDm contract
USA
Northrop Grumman Corp., Electronics System, Linthicum, Md., is being awarded a $6,000,000 increment as part of a $35,000,000 cost-plus-award fee contract for the Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) Component Advanced... more
IndustryLockheed Martin awarded of a 35 USDm contract
USA
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Littleton, Colo., is being awarded a $6,000,000 increment as part of a $35,000,000 cost-plus-award fee contract, for the Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) Component Advanced... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 23 USDm contract
USA
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $23,005,000 (estimated) firm-fixed-price, time and material contract modification to provide... more
IndustryUnited Technologies awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
USA
United Technologies, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded an $11,380,907 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-01-C-0024) for the Special Progressive... more
IndustryUniversity of Dayton Research Institute awarded a near 14 USDm contract
USA
The University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio, is being awarded a $13,978,137 cost-no-fee contract to provide for a manufacturing technology program. This program will develop and implement... more
IndustryThales will participate in carriers shipbuilding
Paris, France -
Thales CVF team today announces its strategy for the shipbuilding phase of the UK MoD’s future carrier programme. This programme heralds a new era of British military capability, provided by the two n... more
IndustryLockheed Martin awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
USA
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Missiles and Fire Control, Dallas, is being awarded a $11,363,922 firm-fixed-price contract for the purchase of 102 low -cost fire control panel retrofit kits. Work will be... more
IndustryTeam Apache Systems awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
USA
Team Apache Systems LLC, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $5,630,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for digit tads electronic control amplifier for the modernization target acquisition designation sight... more
IndustryCanergie Mellon University awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
USA
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, is being awarded a $5,547,934 cost-share contract to provide for the Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology Program Phase III and the Coordinate Industry... more
IndustryHoneywell awarded of a over 18 USDm contract
USA
Honeywell, Inc., Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded an $18,255,600 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for 495 common color multi-functional display units for the retrofit of all F-16 aircraft.... more
IndustryFirst flight of the fourth Bombardier Continental business jet
Wichita, Kansas
The fourth aircraft in Bombardier Aerospace’s all-new Bombardier Continental program successfully recently completed its first flight, marking another important milestone in the flight test program f... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney powers both AB139 and BA609
USA
The Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6C-67A and PT6C-67C turboshaft engines, selected by BAAC to power the new BA609 Tiltrotor and the AB139, are the latest derivative of the PT6 engine family. Respectively,... more
IndustryThales names new airborne systems CEO
France
Emmanuel Grave, 50, has been appointed CEO of Thales Systèmes Aéroportés, part of the Thales Group. He is a graduate engineer of the Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité (SUPELEC) and has an MBA from the IN... more
IndustryThales names new airborne systems director
France
Emmanuel Grave, 50, has been appointed CEO of Thales Systèmes Aéroportés, part of the Thales Group. He is a graduate engineer of the Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité (SUPELEC) and has an MBA from the IN... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 5USDm contract
USA
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis, is being awarded a $5,386,000 undefinitized contractual action to provide for procurement of the F-15 operation flight program,... more
IndustryLockheed Martin awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
USA
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $12,500,000 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-93-C-0196) to incorporate the Weapons... more
IndustryBA609 program is on the track
USA - Convertiplane testing goes ahead successfully
Systems Testing Ongoing for BA609 Systems testing for the BA609 Tiltrotor is moving forward despite a recent extension to the develop-ment schedule. In mid-March, the prototype for the first time made... more
IndustryAlliant Defense Electronics Systems awarded of a over 8USDm contract
USA
Alliant Defense Electronics Systems Inc., Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded an $8,038,824 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for a delivery that will be issued for the purchase of common munitions built-in... more
IndustryTRW awarded of a over 18USDm contract
USA
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, Calif., is being awarded an $18,398,832 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification to provide for counter communication system. This modification exercises two options included... more
IndustryRolls Royce hopes to pass without problem the crisis period
London, Great Britain - The industry received yesterday a 530 USDm contract
After to have received a 530 USDm contract by Cathay Pacific, British motorist industry Rolls-Royce said that now it is more quiet in order to pass the crisis period in the aeronautical market, followed... more
IndustryBoeing deliveries: gloomy first quarter 2002
Seattle, Usa - 12 commercial jets less than in 2001
During first quarter of 2002, Us aeronautical constructor Boeing delivered 12 commercial jets less than in the same period of last year, respectively 110 and 122. The Seattle-based company foresees also... more
IndustryHamilton Sundstrand awarded of a over 17USDm contract
USA
Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Windsor Locks, Conn., is being awarded a $17,147,100 indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract modification to provide for modernized engine monitoring system computer... more