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IndustryEVA Air becomes new A-321 airplane operator
Toulouse, France - Aircraft delivered on lease via Aviation Capital Group
EVA Air of Taiwan has become a new operator of Airbus single aisle aircraft following the delivery on October 31 of its first A-321. The aircraft is being leased from Aviation Capital Group (ACG) and is... more
IndustrySaab receives order for the support and maintenance of Gripen airplane
Linkoping, Sweden - The order has a total value of SEK 330 million
Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), for the support and maintenance of Gripen airplane and technical support for the Swedish... more
IndustryAustralian Government signs Global Supply Chain program deed with Finmeccanica
Rome, Italy - The deed is an important step in the strategy to grow an enduring the Group presence
On October 31 at the "Land Warfare Conference" in Melbourne Australia, the Minister for Defence Materiel, the Hon Jason Clare MP, signed a Deed to enter Finmeccanica into the Australian Government Global... more
IndustryThe 200th Bombardier's Challenger 605 aircraft enters into service
Montreal, Canada - Special ceremony at Dorval facility
Bombardier's Challenger program has reached a significant milestone with the entry-into-service of the 200th Challenger 605 business jet. The aircraft was handed over to its new owner (who wishes to remain... more
IndustryAir New Zealand receives its first ATR-72/600 airplane
Toulouse, France - Milestone aircraft painted in "All Blacks" rugby livery
Air New Zealand (ANZ) on October 30 took delivery of its first ATR-72/600 aircraft, which is painted in striking all black livery, as part of the airline’s support for New Zealand’s national rugby tea... more
IndustryAir France is seeking Airbus compensation for the problems of the A-380 aircraft
Paris, France - As reported by a French newspaper
Air France/KLM is seeking a compensation from Airbus for the problems relative to the hairline cracks on the wings of the A-380 aircraft: it is the French newspaper "Les Echos" to claim it, with a report... more
IndustryBoeing: Aviation Capital Services announce commitment for 35 B-737MAX airplanes
Moscow, Russia - Agreement continues momentum for the model in the airplane-leasing industry
Boeing and Aviation Capital Services LLC, a subsidiary of the State Corporation Russian Technologies (Rostech) announced on October 30 a commitment by Rostech to purchase 35 B-737 MAX airplanes. It is... more
IndustryAirbus. Etihad Airways orders two more A-330 passenger aircraft
Blagnac, France - Another vote of confidence for efficient, reliable model
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates has signed a firm order for two additional A-330/200 passenger aircraft as part of the carrier’s continued growth plans. These newly o... more
IndustryATK and Airbus Military ink 100-million-dollar contract for A400M's wing components
Arlington, USA - The agreement includes 122 wing cover stringers per aircraft for 180 A400Ms
ATK and Airbus Military signed a contract in excess of $100 million for the supply of composite wing cover stringers for use on the A400M, the brand-new state-of-the-art military transport aircraft of... more
IndustryBoeing projects USD 820 billion for 7,290 new airplanes in North-America
Toronto, Canada - Low-cost carriers' growth continues to outpace network airlines
Boeing forecasts that air carriers in North America will take delivery of 7,290 new aircraft over the next 20 years at a market value of $820 billion. Taking retirements of airplanes into account, the... more
IndustryAirbus introduces ACJ-318 Enhanced aircraft
Blagnac, France - New version brings extra features and options
Airbus has begun offering customers the ACJ-318 Enhanced, a new version of the smallest member of the world’s most modern corporate jet family, which embodies new features and introduces a catalogue o... more
IndustryA-320neo airplane's first Pratt & Whitney test engine takes shape
Toulouse, France - Significant milestone reached and A320neo programme on track
Airbus’ A-320neo programme has moved a step closer to the real aircraft with the assembly of the first engine-to-test – the Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PurePower PW1100G-JM engine. This engine is due to beg... more
IndustryHakwker Beechcraft delivers the 7000th King Air aircraft
Orlando, USA - The purchaser is an Indianapolis-based firm
On Monday 29 October 2012 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) announced it has delivered the 7000th Beechcraft King Air since the twin-engine turboprops began production in 1964. The milestone aircraft... more
IndustryAVIONEWS visits Airbus Military's Final Assembly Lines in Seville
Seville, Spain - Juan Silva illustrates the progress of A-400M programme
In the past days AVIONEWS had the opportunity to visit Airbus Military's facility in Seville, where the Final Assembly Lines (FAL) of the A-400M and of other aircraft manufactured by the company of the... more
IndustrySepang Aircraft Engineering chooses Airbus Managed Inventory
Blagnac, France - Leading to improved base maintenance services for lead customer Air Asia and other Airbus operators
Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE) has signed a contract with Airbus for the implementation of the Airbus Managed Inventory (AMI) solution. This will ensure the replenishment of Airbus proprietary parts... more
IndustryRockwell Collins-Cetca joint-venture for COMAC's C-919 aircraft
Cedar Rapids, USA - The two firms will manufacture communication and navigation systems for the airplane of the Chinese company
Rockwell Collins and China Electronics Technology Avionics Co (CETCA) have signed an agreement to establish a joint-venture (JV) to develop and manufacture the communication and navigation systems for... more
IndustryAirbus expects to keep its advantage on Boeing for narrow-body aircraft market
Paris, France - "I think we will keep a 60/40 split in the market"
Airbus expects to keep a sharp advantage on Boeing for narrow-body aircraft orders in the 2011/2012 two-year period, according to the declarations released by John Lehay, chief commercial and chief operating... more
IndustryBoeing: Heet will find ways to convert waste cooking oil for use as airplane fuel
Beijing, China - The industry and COMAC Technology Center announce first biofuel research project
A newly formed technology center created by Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has announced that Hangzhou Energy Engineering & Technology, Co., Ltd., (HEET) will conduct the center's... more
IndustrySingapore Airlines orders Rolls-Royce engines for its Airbus airplanes
London, UK - For USD 2.6bn
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received a USD 2.6bn order, at list prices, from Singapore Airlines for Trent engines to power 20 A-350/900 and five A-380 aircraft. The order includes... more
IndustryF-35 airplane completes first AIM-120 AMRAAM internal weapons release
Edwards AF Base, Usa - The second in three days
An F-35A test aircraft, flown by US Air Force Maj. Matthew Phillips, completed the first aerial weapons release of an AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) from a conventional takeoff... more
IndustryBoeing increases production rate of its 777 wide-body aircraft
Everett, USA - From 7 to 8.3 airplanes per month
On Thursday 23 October 2012 Boeing began building the first 777 at the highest rate ever for a Boeing twin-aisle airplane. The rate of 8.3 airplanes per month is a nearly 20 percent increase over the previous... more
IndustryFrance backs Airbus in funding for development of A-350XWB aircraft
Toulouse, France - Ayrault: "it is essential that commitments are met in full"
Speaking at the inauguration of the new Airbus plant in Toulouse, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault reasserted the backing of the government to the aerospace company in the funding needed for the... more
IndustryHelicopters and industry. Finmeccanica inquiry in Naples (4): is Orsi tottering?
Rome, Italy - AVIONEWS provides a portrait of the possible successors
The last developments of the inquiry on Finmeccanica which is carried on by Naples' Public Prosecutors could jeopardize the position of Giuseppe Orsi as chairman and chief executive officer of the group.... more
IndustryFirst flyable A-350XWB aircraft vertical tail plane gets its Airbus livery
Toulouse, France - The tail plane will be joined to the fuselage using an innovative, lighter and more aerodynamic connection
The vertical tail plane of the first flyable A350 XWB (Manufacturer Serial Number 1) has just come out of the paint hall in Toulouse sporting the well-known Airbus blue and white livery. This is the first... more
IndustryBoeing will create an aircraft maintenance and service centre in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China - In collaboration with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
According to a report published in the Chinese newspaper "Singtao" on Monday 22 October 2012, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University is close to ink a memorandum of understanding with Boeing Co, the American... more
IndustrySecond UK F-35 airplane and Marine Corps F-35B delivered to Eglin
Fort Worth, Usa - Known as ZM136 and BK-16
The second British Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base last October 19 for delivery to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eglin’s eleventh US Marine C... more
IndustryThe Lithuanian Military Navy first in Europe to use SELEX Sistemi Integrati’s CMS
Rome, Italy - On three patrol vessels
For the first time ever in Europe and outside Italy, SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, has made its combat management system (CMS) ATHENA operational on three patrol vessels belonging to... more
IndustryRoll-In ceremony of the new SSJ-100 airplane to be completed in the hangar of SuperJet International in Venice
Venice, Italy - In its green configuration
On October 19th 2012 the roll-in ceremony of the first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) aircraft, which arrived in Venice for completion, was held in the hangar of SuperJet International (SJI). The SSJ-100,... more
IndustryAircraft pilot training: ATR center obtains the first certification in France
Toulouse, France - Under the new EASA rules
ATR’s Training Center on October 19 obtained the FR.ATO.0001 certificate. This makes it the very first training organization in France to meet the new European “PART FCL” standards, which now define the E... more
IndustryAircraft and industry. Airbus to double its investment in the United States by 2020
Los Angeles, USA - Southern California could be the zone which will take the highest benefit of this increase
Investment made by Airbus in the United States, which reached 12 billion dollars in 2011, will double by 2020, also thanks to the new production site in Mobile, Alabama, according to the president of Airbus... more
IndustryAircraft and industry. Sale of Hawker Beechcraft operations to Superior Aviation Beijing failed
Wichita, USA - The American firm will try to avoid bankruptcy as a stand-alone company
On Thursday 18 October 2012 Hawker Beechcraft announced that the talks for the purchase of the American company, which is one of the world leader of the general aviation sector, by the Chinese group sale... more
IndustryGerman government withholds loan for the development of Airbus' A-350XWB aircraft
Berlin, Germany - BAE Systems chairman: "Missed merger with EADS? Merkel's blame"
According to some sources reported by the press agency "Reuters", Germany is withholding a 600-million-Euro loan for the development of Airbus' A-350XWB aircraft: the reason is reported to be the tension... more
IndustryAirbus and GEDC launch award to encourage more diversity in enginnering programmes at universities worldwide
Toulouse, France - Ten thousand US dollar prize to reward diversity champion
Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer and GEDC (Global Engineering Deans Council), the organisation for engineering education, launch an award to recognize individuals who have been pro active in... more
IndustryF-35A airplane completes first in-flight weapons release
Edwards AF Base, Usa - GBU-31 Joint direct Attack munition test mission
An F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft, completed the first in-flight weapons release of a 2,000 pound GBU-31 BLU-109 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) from a 5th Generation fighter,... more
IndustryAirbus is confident to end 2012 with more aircraft deliveries than Boeing
New York, USA - After the first three quarters the American company is ahead 436 to 405
During an interview released at the TV programme "Taking Stock" by "Bloomberg Television" in New York, Airbus chief executive officer Fabrice Bregier declared he feels confident they will manage to surpass... more
IndustryFrench Court rules in favour of Bell Helicopter
Paris, France - Bell 429 Production Skid Gear does not infringe on Eurocopter patent
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc company, announced in the case of Eurocopter vs Bell Helicopter, a three Judge panel of France’s Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris recently ruled that the Bell 429 production s... more
IndustryPhoto. Airbus Military A-400M aircraft simulates refuelling from C-160 Transall tanker
Seville, Spain - Of the French Air Force
Airbus Military has successfully performed simulated air-to-air refuelling (AAR) of the new generation A-400M airlifter from a C-160 Transall tanker of the French Air Force. The two aircraft conducted... more
IndustryBell Helicopter breaks ground on new global headquarters
Fort Worth, Usa - The industry plans to invest USD 230 million in new and upgraded facilities
Bell Helicopter has commenced construction for its new global headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. Governor Rick Perry, US Congresswoman Kay Granger, Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, Tarrant County Judge... more
IndustryHelicopters and industry. Finmeccanica CEO's lawyer: "Resignation? Only if requested by the government"
Rome, Italy - "His intention is to stay on and defend himself"
Ennio Amodio, the lawyer of Giuseppe Orsi, chairman and CEO of Finmeccanica Group, convened a press conference in his office in Milan on October 15, 2012, to clarify the position of his client. Orsi was... more
IndustryLM: IKONOS satellite achieves 13 years in operations
Sunnyvale, Usa - New commercial imaging spacecraft progressing
Lockheed Martin is making steady progress in a key test phase on GeoEye’s next-generation, high-resolution imaging satellite, GeoEye-2, as IKONOS, the world’s first commercial remote sensing spacecraft mar... more
IndustryBoeing, KAL-ASD broadening defense collaboration for military aircraft
Seattle, Usa - The industry names managing director of its defense business in Saudi Arabia
Boeing and Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) will broaden their cooperative relationship to include rotorcraft, fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and military aircraft maintenance and... more
IndustryAircraft and industry. EADS and BAE ditch their merger
London, United Kingdom - According to the two companies, it was not possible to find an agreement with the German government
"Much Ado About Nothing": this could be a good title to describe the much-discussed merger between EADS and BAE Systems, which would have created a giant of the aerospace sector with a revenue of 70 billion... more
IndustryTurkish Airlines orders another 15 A-330 aircraft
Toulouse, France - Efficient reliable A-330 family remains the popular choice
Turkish Airlines has placed an order for 15 A-330/300 airplanes, their seventh order for the A-330 family of aircraft and their twentieth Airbus order overall. The aircraft will be operated on medium and... more
IndustryAircraft and industry. EADS-BAE merger: NATO does not comment the possible operation
Brussels, Belgium - Rasmussen: "It is a commercial decision, and it’s for shareholders and involved governments to figure that out"
During the meeting between the ministers of defense of NATO’s 28 member states in Brussels, the secretary general of the Atlantic Alliance Anders Fogh Rasmussen declined to comment the possible merger b... more
IndustryRolls-Royce awarded engine services contract for US Navy T-45 aircraft
London, UK - For USD 103.3 million
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a USD 103.3 million MissionCare contract by the US Department of Defense to provide support for the F405 (Adour) engines that power the US... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: new orders worth about EUR 93 million
Rome, Italy - Through its companies AgustaWestland, SELEX Galileo, SELEX Elsag and DRS Technologies
Finmeccanica has been awarded new orders for a total value worth about EUR 93 million through its companies AgustaWestland, SELEX Galileo, SELEX Elsag and DRS Technologies. In detail, AgustaWestland,... more
IndustryATR: Link will operate a fleet of three -72/600 airplanes
Nagoya, Japan - The industy enters the Japanese market
The European turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR and Japan's new regional carrier LINK announce the introduction of the very first ATRs that will fly in Japan, one of the last Asian countries where ATR... more
IndustryAircraft and industry. EADS-BAE merger: tomorrow is the "M-Day"
London, United Kingdom - Important meetings to be held today
Tomorrow, October 10, 2012, EADS and BAE Systems will have to communicate their decision about the proposed merger of the two groups. It will be the "M-Day", where the "M" could stand for "Merger", with... more
IndustryThe first Sukhoi Superjet 100 for Interjet arrived for completion at SuperJet International in Venice
Venice, Italy - For the first western customer Interjet
The first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) aircraft for the first western customer Interjet landed in Venice (Italy) at "Marco Polo" airport for the completion activities at the SuperJet International (SJI)... more
IndustrySaab: Gripen airplane flies in Switzerland for the first time
Linkoping, Sweden - The aircraft arrived after a no-stop flight from Linkoping, in Sweden
For the first time, the Gripen E/F test aircraft will be flying over Switzerland. On 10-11 October the aircraft will participate in the annual flight demonstration by the Swiss Air Force at Axalp-Ebenfluh... more