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IndustryFORGEARD, AIRBUS, FEELS ''POISONED'' BY STONECIPHER, BOEING DECLARATIONS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Declarations of Harry Stonecipher, Boeing vice chairman about the fact that would be Airbus to try to damage the GE-Honeywell merger, have raised the tension between the two industries,... more
IndustryCHINA WILL BUILT REGIONAL PLANES BY ALLIANCE AIRCRAFT
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According to an agreement signed in the secnd opening day at Le Bourget Paris Air Show, AVIC II, a Chinese aeronautical industry willl built in China the Alliance aircraft regional plane... more
IndustryNORTHROP SUPPLY EGYPT WITH A EC-2 HAWKEYE
USA, Northrop Grumman signed a contract with Egypt for the supply of a EC-2 Hawkeye 2000 aircraft in export configuration. In the contract, worth 163 USDm,is comprised also the upgrade of another Egyptian... more
IndustryDSF TO BUY 50 CRJ AIRCRAFTS FROM BOMBARDIER
PARIS, Bombardier Aerospace today sai, during Paris air show, that Deutsche Structured Finance (DSF) intended to buy 50 of its CRJ series aircraft. The $1.5 billion deal covers 30 70-seat CRJ700s and 20... more
IndustryBOEING: THE SONIC CRUISER ISN'T A ''PAPER PLANE''
LE BOURGET, PARIGI, In a interview released at Le Bourget Air Show, Boeing commercial airplanes division President, Alan Mulally, declared that the Sonic Cruiser, the Boeing project for an aircraft capable... more
IndustryALSO LUFTHANSA IN BOEING'S CUSTOMERS WALLET FOR INTERNET CONNECTIONS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Is Lufthansa the first customer outside United States to have signed a contract with Boeing to use its Connexxion Internet access system on board own aircrafts. Boeing yet signed contracts... more
IndustryNOT YET READY THE ROCKWELL/SMITHS REPLY TO GE/HONEYWELL MERGER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, In a interview released at Le Bourget Paris Air Show, officials of Rockwell Collins and Smiths Group Plc have not been able to give futher information about possibility that forecasted... more
IndustryAIRBUS CONFIDENT TO REACH 100 ORDERS FOR A380 AIRCRAFT BY THE END OF THE YEAR
PARIS, Noel Forgeard, Airbus Industrie's ceo, yesterday said to be confident that the french aviation industry will reach the "100-firm-order milestone" for the A380 by year end, "plus or minus three months".... more
IndustryBEEL OPENS BELLAERO
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Bell Helicopter opened a new maintenance support division called BellAero, which will supply to all military helicopters customers the technical support, maintenance and design and production... more
IndustryBOEING PRESENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME ITS NEW 737-900
LE BOURGET, PARIS, After less than a month of the first delivery of a 737-900 at launch customer Alaska Airlines, Boeing presented, for the first time in an AirShow, its aircraft to the public, which has... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER SHOWS ITS NEW CRJ900 AT PARIS AIR SHOW
PARIS, Bombardier yesterday unveiled its new 86-seat CRJ900. The aircraft has Mesa Air Group as launch customer that has already ordered 20 planes and another 10 were ordered from GECAS. Certification... more
IndustryEC ASK GE TO DISMISS HONEYWELL ACTIVITIES FOR 2,2 USDBN
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According General Electric sources, European Commission for competition would ask GE to dismiss activities in Honeywell, which GE want to acquire, for a value of about 2,2 USDbn. This... more
IndustryEC SUSPENDS DECISIONS FOR GE IN HONEYWELL ACQUISITION
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Seem that an agreement between European Commission and General Electric on GE's proposed acquisition of Honeywell International is still were far from to be reached. Concerning about... more
IndustryAIRBUS REPLY TO BOEING FOR ''AIRBORNE INTERNET''
TOULOSE, FRANCE, Aeronautical French industry Airbus, in reply to Boeing's Connexxion on board internet connection system, announced that has acquired a 30% stake in Seattle-based (as Boeing) Tenzing Communications.... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A NEAR 211 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Technology Service Group, Cherry Hill, N.J., is being awarded a near 211 USDm contract to provide for operational and maintenance of the Air Combat Command's Tethered Aerostat Radar... more
IndustryBOEING UNVEILS PLANS FOR ITS ''AIRBORNE INTERNET''
SEATTLE, USA, U.S. aeronautical industry Boeing unveiled some details of its Connexxion system to allow passengers to connect to Internet when on board aircrafts. Three major U.S. airlines, American Airlines,... more
IndustryNORTHROP AWARDED A OVER 20 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded an over 20 USDm contract to provide for long lead parts/advanced procurement in support of low rate initial production of two Global Hawk... more
IndustryNEW ANTICOLLISION SYSTEMSA FROM OXLEY
GREAT BRITAIN, Oxley Avionics, the UK based specialist avionics manufacturer, announces the launch of EZELED, an LED-based "NVG friendly" lighting system for military aircraft, which replaces unreliable... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE AND EMBRAER CELEBRATE 1000TH AE 3007 ENGINE DELIVERY
CHANTILLY, Rolls-Royce today handed over its 1000th AE 3007 engine to Embraer at the aircraft maker's facilities in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil. The event was attended by senior representatives from... more
IndustryBOEING ACQUIRES A NEAR 23 USDM CONTRACT FOR C-17 UPGRADE
USA, The Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., was awarded a $22,902,083 modification time and materials contract by the Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to provide for various... more
IndustryMCDONNEL DOUGLAS ACQUIRE A OVER 9 USDM CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems/The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., is being awarded a $9,213,327 firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, for various AH-64 Apache spares.... more
IndustryMEGADATA SIGNS CONTRACT WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT, Megadata Corporation announced today that British Airways has contracted for the use of Megadata's PASSUR (Passive Secondary Surveillance Radar) flight tracking information service,... more
IndustryBOEING READY TO SIGN INTERNET AGREEMENT WITH THREE MAJOR U.S. AIRLINES
SEATTLE, USA, Boeing Co.'s announced it's read to siign an agreement to provide e-mail and Internet access to airline with three of the largest U.S. carriers. Th eairline involved with this agreement... more
IndustryIMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR AGUSTA WESTLAND AT LE BOURGET AIRSHOW
PARIS, FRANCE, During the Paris Le Bourget Air Show, Agusta Westland will be present on the stage with a large static helicopter exposition, in front of A389 chalet, in which on June 19th, at 11,30 a.m.... more
IndustryWIRE SABOTAGE AT BOEING'S PLANT
RENTON, USA, Boeing has detected a sabotage of wiring on at least seven 737 jets under construction at its plant of Rento. Boeing in a statement said that damages were detected during functional testing... more
IndustryHEAD INC. AWARDED A OVER 6 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Head Inc., Columbus, Ohio, is being awarded a USD 6,394,000 contract for taxiway extension and lights and airfield recapitalization, Chambers Field Naval Station, Norfolk. Work is expected to be... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Tactical Defense Systems, St. Paul, Minn., is being awarded a over USD 5m contract by the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., for the full-rate production of 11... more
IndustryJOINT STRIKE FIGHTER ENGINE AGREEMENT SIGNED
USA, Officials from Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) signed an agreement to work together on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) engines program. Signing on behalf of P&W was Steve Finger,... more
IndustryHARRIS WINS USD300M CONTRACT
USA, Harris Corp., Palm Bay, Florida, is being awarded a $300,000,000 contract to provide for development and production satellite multi-band terminals. These modular terminals will provide dual hub... more
IndustryEXXON WINS CONTRACT WORTH OVER 28 USDM
USA, Exxon Mobil Fuels Marketing Co., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a USD 28,114,014 contract for delivery of 26,240,000 U.S. gallons of JP5-grade turbine fuel. This delivery will be to the Sicily,... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A 1USDBN CONTRACT FOR C-130 AVIONIC UPGRADE
USA, Boeing Co. St. Louis, is being selected to receive a USD1,000,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts contingent upon approval by the Defense Acquisition Board. to support the... more
IndustryAIRBUS: 62 ORDINI FOR A380 AIRCRAFT
TOULOUSE, Airbus Industrie said it has collected 62 orders for the superjumbo A380. Qantas Airways ordered 12 aircrafts, Air France 10, Singapore Airlines 10, Fedex Corp 10, Virgin Atlantic 6, Emirates... more
IndustryADAM AIRCRAFT SELLS FIRST TWENTY AIRPLANES
ENGLEWOOD, USA, Adam Aircraft Industries has sold 20 M-309 aircraft since the first of the year. Vice President of sales Tom Wiesner said, "We have built an excellent team of engineers and technicians... more
IndustryAIRBUS THINKS TO A NEW CARGO SEAPLANE
TOULOSE, FRANCE, The Airbus A-380 superjetliner project has been just started that Airbus engineers are thinking to a new air giant, a seaplane never seen, devoted to cargo transport. According to Airbus... more
Industry17 USDM CONTRACT FOR COMANCHE ENGINES
USA, Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Co., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $17,000,000 contract for the efforts necessary to extend the current T800 contract that will lead to the Pre-Production... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A USD 7BN AWACS MODERNIZATION CONTRACT
USA, Boeing Co., Information and Surveillance Systems, Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a USD 7bn contract by the Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base for the Airborne Warning and Control... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED OF A OVER 5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Aircraft Co., Wichita, Kansas., is being awarded a USD 5,468,445 contract by Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio to provide for support of the Joint Primary... more
IndustryBFGOODRICH RECEIVES CONTRACT FROM JAPAN DEFENSE MINISTER
USA, Sumitomo Corporation, Japanese representative of The BFGoodrich Company, received an order from the Japanese Marine Self Defense Force (JMSDF) to provide Long Range Optical Cameras to be installed... more
IndustryRAYTHEON TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE RADAR SYSTEM
USA, Raytheon Systems Co., Defense Systems Segment, Naval & Maritime Systems, Sudbury, Mass., is exercising a $5,429,484 option under previously awarded contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Arlington,... more
IndustryBAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES AWARDED A NEAR 8 USDM CONTRACT
USA, BAE Systems Applied Technologies, Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded a USD 7,818,429 modification to previously awarded contract by Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, St. Inigoes, Md.,... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDER OVER 9 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, is being awarded a USD 9,271,508 contract by the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu, California, to provide engineering services in the support... more
IndustryBAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES AWARDED A OVER 11 USDM CONTRACT
USA, BAE Systems Technologies, Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded an USD 11,507,744 services contract by The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, St. Inigoes, Md., for engineering and technical... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A NEAR 75 USDM CONTRACTS
USA, Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics and Surveillance System-Surface Systems, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $74,791,712 cost-plus-award-fee contract by The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren... more
IndustryEUROFIGHTER BELIEVES GREECE TO SIGN WITHIN A YEAR
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, Eurofighter consortium is hopeful that Greece will sign the deal for 60 aircraft within a year. "The Greeks have initialled the contract... They have recently said they are going... more
IndustryRAYTHEON ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
LEXINGTON, USA, Raytheon Company announced that Hansel E. Tookes, 53, has been named president of Raytheon International Inc. In this role, Tookes will be responsible for efforts to expand Raytheon's... more
IndustryP&WC CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF SUCCESS FOR ITS PT6 TURBOPROP ENGINE
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC, CANADA, Today marks the 40th anniversary of Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.’s (P&WC) PT6 engine’s maiden flight. The PT6, Canada’s first small turbine engine, took to the sky on May 30, 1... more
Industry4USDM AGREEMENT BETWEEN CESSNA AND ASTRONICS
BUFFALO, USA, A long-term agreement has been signed between Cessna Aircraft Company and Astronics Corporation's subsidiary, Luminescent Systems, Inc, to provide, for 4 years certain cockpit lighting components... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER WILL''FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE'' AGAINST EMBRAER
OTTAWA. CANADA, Prime Minister Jean Chretien declared on an interview that Canada will "fight fire with fire" for a share of the market for regional aircraft of its Bombardier national aeronautical industry... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN SIGNS OVER 11 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems, Eagan, Minnesota, is being awarded an over 11USDm contract by The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., to exercise an option for the procurement of one... more
IndustrySMITHS INDUSTRIES ACQUISISCE CONTRATTO DA OLTRE 10 MILIONI DI DOLLARI
USA, Smith's Industries, Product Support North America, Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded by The Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pa, of a order Agreement in the amount of $10,953,341 for... more