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IndustryAlenia Aermacchi: Italian Air Force's C-27J Spartan airplane deployed to the Philippines
Turin, Italy - For humanitarian assistance
An Italian Air Force’s C-27J tactical transport aircraft has been deployed to Cebu Island in the Philippines, in support of international aid activities for those affected by Typhoon "Haiyan". The a... more
IndustryAvio: Europropulsion signs a contract for the production of the solid propellant engines
Rome, Italy - For 18 supplementary launchers
Avio SpA, the European industry in the development and production of the engines for the space propulsion, has signed, through the Europropulsion company –a contract for the production of the solid propellant e... more
IndustryAirbus: AirAsia X orders 25 more A-330/300 airplanes (VIDEO)
Toulouse, France - The contract was signed in Paris
AirAsia X, the long haul affiliate of the AirAsia Group, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 25 more A-330/300 airplanes. The contract is the largest A-330 order received by Airbus in a single purchase... more
IndustryThe Brazilian Government selects the Gripen airplane
Linkoping, Sweden - The announcement will be followed by negotiations with the Brazilian Air Force aiming at a procurement of 36 units
The Brazilian government announced the selection of the Gripen NG airplane. The offer presented to the Brazilian Government by the Swedish industry Saab includes Gripen NG, sub-systems for it, an... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi completes maiden flgiht for first RAAF C-27J Spartan airplane
Turin, Italy - The first airplane is expected to be delivered on schedule to L-3 in 2014
The first C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifter for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed its first flight at the Turin-Caselle Airport in Italy. The aircraft is currently undergoing final... more
IndustryAW strengthens its presence in the Far East with new Seoul office
Cascina Costa, Italy - To better serve existing customers and promoting future business with military, government and commercial customers
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced the opening of a new office in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The office will strengthen AW’s position in the Far East by better serving existing Customers a... more
IndustryAirplanes. Airbus signs MoU with Honeywell and Safran
Toulouse, France - To develop electric taxiing solution for the A-320 Family
As part of on-going research and development into future technology options, Airbus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with EGTS International, a joint-venture company between Safran and Honeywell... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi signs contract with the Peruvian Ministry of Defense for two C-27J Spartan airplanes
Turin, Italy - The agreement has a value of around 100 million euro
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica Company, has signed a contract with the Peruvian Ministry of Defense to supply two C-27J Spartan tactical airlifters. The contract has a value of around 100 million euro... more
IndustryFinmeccanica and Cisco set sights on global Defense and Security market
London, UK - The two industries in technology innovators expand relationship
Cisco and Finmeccanica today announced a new global partner agreement that will combine their complementary technology strengths in the defense and civil industries to create innovative products and systems... more
IndustryEmbraer delivered 1,300th Ipanema airplane
São Paulo, Brazil - The forecast for this year is that 70 aircraft will be delivered
The Ipanema agricultural airplane achieved a historic 1,300 units delivered yesterday. After more than 40 years of uninterrupted production, the aircraft continues being "A best-seller", according to Embraer:... more
IndustryAirbus: Asiana Airlines' first A-380 airplane performed its maiden flight
Toulouse, France - From Toulouse to Hamburg, where it will undergo painting and cabin furnishing
Asiana Airlines’ first A-380 airplane has successfully completed its maiden flight. The A-380 flew on Friday (and communicated today by the industry) from Airbus’ facilities in Toulouse, France to the... more
IndustryATR: Avation Plc orders five additional -72/600 airplanes
Toulouse, France - Deliveries will take place in 2015
The commercial passenger aircraft leasing company Avation PLC and the European regional turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR announce the agreement for the purchase of five additional ATR-72/600s. The aircraft... more
IndustrySaab signs contract with Airbus for A-350/1000 aircraft flap support structures
Linkoping, Sweden - The agreement covers design, development and manufacturing of them
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with Airbus to become a supplier for the A-350/1000 during the life of the programme. The agreement covers design, development and manufacturing... more
IndustryMbda: contract to advance further research within the MCM-ITP Technology programme
London, UK - The plan has supported over 100 projects over the last six years, and with an annual budget of approximately €13 million
MBDA has been awarded a contract by the UK MoD’s DSTL (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) and the French DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) to launch a new tranche of research and technology (R&T)... more
IndustrySelex ES reveals CoDeSS Communications Denial Sub-System
Basildon, UK - It delivers a powerful and sophisticated jamming capability
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has launched the Communications Denial Sub-System (CoDeSS), which delivers a powerful and sophisticated jamming capability. Designed for stand-alone operation or integration... more
IndustryEmbraer receives order for up to 150 airplanes by American Airlines
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The delivery of the first aircraft is scheduled for the first quarter of 2015
Embraer announced today that it has received a firm order for 60 E-175 jets from American Airlines, Inc. The contract also includes options for another 90 E-175s, taking the total order potential up to... more
IndustryBoD of Finmeccanica and Ansaldo STS announce decisions of corporate governance
Rome, Italy - Sergio De Luca, new Chief Operating Officer of the Group, reports to the CEO, Alessandro Pansa
Finmeccanica and Ansaldo STS announce that their respective Boards of Directors, meeting yesterday, as part of the process of implementing new corporate governance guidelines aimed at strengthening the... more
IndustryAirbus Military reveals more details of C295 firefighting aircraft programme
Madrid, Spain - The industry has completed a second round of tests of its prototype
Airbus Military has completed a second round of tests of its prototype C295 firefighting aircraft which will provide detailed data on the performance of its water dropping system. Following earlier... more
IndustryAirbus: A-330 airplane by PAL with humanitarian aid to victims of "Haiyan" typhoon
Toulouse, France - Philippine Airlines and ACF coordinate fourth flight
One month after "Haiyan", one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded, struck the Philippines, thousands of people are still left homeless and without food or water. Since the disaster happened in... more
IndustryBoeing: statement about new trade agreement reached
Chicago, Usa - The industry commends Government officials
Boeing yesterday issued the statement below following the news that government officials representing members of the World Trade Organization had successfully negotiated a new trade package that includes... more
IndustryEADS outlines plan for defence and space restructuring
Amsterdam, Holland - Concentration of sites across Group’s four "Home countries" (Germany, France, Spain and UK)
EADS yesterday presented a restructuring plan for its future Airbus Defence and Space Division (Airbus DS) to the European Works Council. This presentation follows a decision by the EADS Board of Directors... more
IndustryAirbus: Kuwait Airways signed a MoU to buy 25 aircraft
Toulouse, France - Ten A-350/900 and 15 A-320neo
Kuwait Airways, the National airline of Kuwait, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy ten A-350/900 and fifteen A-320neo Family aircraft. The order is part of Kuwait Airways’ fleet renewal s... more
IndustryBoeing starts wind-tunnel tests for the 777X aircraft
Farnborough, United Kingdom - A 0.05% scale model is utilized for the operation
Boeing announced it started the low-speed wind-tunnel tests for the 777X, the updated version with higher capacity of the Boeing 777 aircraft. "This is the first major development milestone for the... more
IndustrySaab and Boeing sign JDA on T-X family of systems training competition
Linkoping, Sweden - Team to provide a new, purpose-built aircraft for offer to the US Air Force
Boeing and Saab AB have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to jointly develop and build a new advanced, cost-efficient T-X Family of Systems training solution for the upcoming competition to replace... more
IndustryCessna: TTx aircraft receives Type Certification in Brazil
Wichita, Usa - After that one by US FAA in June this year
Cessna Aircraft Company has received type certification of the all-composite TTx aircraft in Brazil from the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil. Deliveries of the single-engine fixed-gear aircraft to cu... more
IndustryBoeing: 13th P-8A Poseidon airplane to US Navy
Seattle, Usa - All 2013 deliveries on or ahead of schedule
Boeing has delivered the 13th production P-8A Poseidon ahead of schedule to the US Navy, marking a perfect on-time record for the year. The aircraft's arrival at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., on... more
IndustryAirbus and Rolls-Royce try to make the A-340 aircraft more attractive by increasing its capacity
Toulouse, France - RR commits to reduce maintenance costs for the engines
The Airbus A-340 is very likely the less successfull project ever developed by the Toulouse-based aerospace company: the four-engined aircraft entered into service in 1993, but the production was stopped... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi: an innovative firefighting system approved for the C-27J Spartan airplane
Turin, Italy - It will be a model of the Romanian Air Force the first plane in Europe to use it
One of the Romanian Air Force’s C-27Js will be the first aircraft in Europe to use an innovative firefighting system. In the several past weeks, Alenia Aermacchi conducted intense operating and training t... more
IndustryFinmeccanica. Selex Es: contract to provide and support modernization of systems to the Australian frigates
Rome, Italy - The first upgraded ship is planned to enter service in 2018
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded an AUD 188 million (about EUR 125 million) contract by the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) on behalf of the Government of the Commonwealth... more
IndustrySelex ES will supply the protective perimeter security for the Commonwealth Games of "Glasgow 2014"
Glasgow, Scotland - For over 20 games venues, including the Athletes Village
The Organising Committee for the "Glasgow 2014" Commonwealth Games has appointed Selex ES as its Official Protective Perimeter Security Provider. The agreement will see the industry, a Finmeccanica... more
IndustryBoeing: Jetairfly received its first B-787 airplane
Everett, Usa - The carrier become first airline in Benelux to operate Dreamliner
Boeing and Jetairfly announced yesterday the delivery of the airline's first 787. The airplane departed Paine Field in Everett on Tuesday on its delivery flight to Brussels. The 787 is scheduled to... more
IndustryEurofighter Typhoon marks delivery of 400th aircraft and goes to German Air Force
Manching, Germany - Airplanes in services with six Air Forces; over 210,000 flying hours achieved worldwide
The 400th Eurofighter Typhoon has been delivered to the Programme’s worldwide customer base. The German Air Force took delivery of the 400th aircraft on Wednesday 4th December 2013 during special ceremony a... more
IndustryAirbus: A-380 airplane by Thai transported clothing and school supplies to Thailand
Toulouse, France - With 10 tonnes of goods
The Airbus Corporate Foundation (ACF) and Aviation Sans Frontières (ASF) have transported clothing and school supplies donated by Office Depot to Thailand from Toulouse, France, aboard the delivery flight... more
IndustrySelex ES delivered the 400th Grifo radar
Milan, Italy - It will be used by the Brazilian Air Force
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, celebrated yesterday the delivery of the 400th GRIFO radar, which is to be used by the Brazilian Air Force. The company, based out of the Lombard Aerospace District, marked... more
IndustryGaruda Indonesia's first ATR-72/600 airplane takes off
Bali, Indonesia - It follows the announcement earlier this year of the introduction of 25 firm aircraft, plus 10 options
Indonesia's national airline Garuda Indonesia today officially celebrated the first take-off of its very first ATR-72/600. The aircraft took to the sky from Denpasar (Bali) at 08.00 am (local time) in... more
IndustryFincantieri to build a ship for Norway; at the bow, its hangar will be able to accommodate two helicopters
Trieste, Italy - The oceanographic icebreaker unit to operate in polar waters
In the presence of the Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Elisabeth Aspaker, Fincantieri, one of the world shipbuilding companies, and the Institute of Marine Research (IMR), the Norwegian... more
IndustryAircraft and industry. EADS: strengthening of relationships with Poland in view
Warsaw, Poland - From December 2 to 5 the European consortium has organized an event dedicated to local companies
EADS, with its divisions Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter, is planning to increase significantly its industrial footprint in Poland to take advantage of the country’s dynamic economy, GDP growth a... more
IndustryRolls-Royce announces new engine for the Airbus A-330 Regional aircraft
Derby, United Kingdom - The English company expects 1-million-dollar savings per aircraft per year
Today, Tuesday 26 November 2013, Rolls-Royce announced the latest version of its Trent 700 engine, the Trent 700 Regional, which will power the recently announced Airbus A330 Regional aircraft, the lower... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: new bond offering
Rome, Italy - Targeting institutional investors only, would be placed in the euromarket
Finmeccanica has mandated a group of primary international banks for its upcoming fixed rate benchmark size 7 year bond offering. The notes, targeting institutional investors only, would be placed in... more
IndustryAircraft and industry. COMAC inaugurates its first overseas subsidiary
Newport Beach, USA - First flight of the C-919 is still scheduled in 2015
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) inaugurated its first subsidiary overseas, COMAC America Corporation, located at Newport Beach (California, USA), at the presence of Jin Zhuanglong, Chairman... more
IndustryBoeing and Korean Air start works for new training facility for aircraft pilots
Seoul, South Korea - Located in Incheon's Free Economic Zone, the opening is scheduled in 2015
Boeing participated in a groundbreaking ceremony today, Monday 25 November 2013, with Incheon and Korean Air for construction of Korea's largest new aviation training facility to be located in Incheon's... more
IndustrySAAB: more orders within the A-380 airplane program
Stockholm, Sweden - Following to the order by Emirates during the "Dubai Airshow"
On November 17, 2013 Airbus announced from the "Dubai Airshow" that the airline Emirates orders 50 additional A-380 aircraft. With this order, defence and security company Saab -supplying the mid and outer... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi completes final assembly of C-27J Spartan airplane for RAAF
Turin, Italy - AA is providing the aircraft to prime-contractor L-3 Communications
Alenia Aermacchi has completed the assembly of the first C-27J battlefield airlifter for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). At the company’s Turin plant, the aircraft’s wing was mated with the fus... more
IndustrySelex ES and Bae Systems: agreement for Eurofighter Typhoon airplane EWOS
Dubai, UAE - The work will initially focus on current and potential future export campaigns
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, and BAE Systems have signed a teaming agreement that will see the two companies working together to provide Electronic Warfare Operational Support (EWOS) for Eurofighter... more
IndustryBoeing flies third B-787/9 Dreamliner airplane
Washington, Usa - The industry will use this aircraft (ZB021) to test engine performance
Boeing flew the third B-787/9 Dreamliner last Tuesday, the first to be powered by General Electric GEnx engines. The third of three B-787/9s dedicated to the test effort, ZB021 joined the fleet some two... more
IndustryAirbus Military and Cassidian play key roles in Europe's Perseus maritime surveillance programme
Madrid, Spain - EADS companies successfully demonstrate technologies to address challenges posed by economic migration and smugglers
Systems developed by EADS sister companies Airbus Military and Cassidian have played key roles in the first large-scale demonstration of technologies to address the growing crisis of economic migration... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: inauguration of its new representative office for the Middle East in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The ceremony was held last Saturday
Six years after the opening of its representative office in the United Arab Emirates, Finmeccanica has inaugurated its new Abu Dhabi headquarters. The ceremony was held Saturday, November 16, in the presence... more
IndustryBoeing and GOL Airlines announce collaboration to increase sustainable aviation biofuel supply in Brazil
Cancun, Mexico - Lower-carbon fuels to support flights during upcoming major sporting events
Boeing and GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA will work together to speed the research, development and approval of new sources of sustainable aviation biofuel in Brazil. Their collaboration will support... more
IndustryInterjet confirms positive performance of its SSJ-100 airplane fleet
Cancun, Mexico - On the occasion of the "Alta Airline Leaders Forum 2013"
On the occasion of the "Alta Airline Leaders Forum 2013" SuperJet International and Powerjet hold their SSJ-100 Program Media Briefing at the presence of Jose Luis Garza, CEO of Interjet. SJI CEO, Nazario... more
IndustrySelex ES takes part in ISITEP
Rome, Italy - The European project for joint emergency and public safety operations
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, will coordinate a consortium including 15 partners and 12 additional members of the advisory board from 15 European countries, which will manage the ISITEP (Inter system... more