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IndustryAlcatel and Lucent: it is necessary to cut 9,000 jobs
Paris, France - Very soon there will be the agreement between the two industries
It will be not happy for the workers the merger between Alcatel and Lucent (see for details AVIONEWS). The two industries in fact announced the intention to cut 9,000 jobs, confirming, at the same time,... more
IndustryAgreement between Rolls-Royce and Nortel
London, UK - It was signed a seven year deal with a value of 20 million dollars
Rolls-Royce, British industry among the most important in the world for the supply of naval and aeronautic engines, signed a seven year agreement with Nortel for the management of its world telephone network.... more
IndustryRaytheon Space & Airborne Systems awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded an $11,100,000 modification under previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of spares for the advanced targeting... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a near 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $11,990,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification. This contract action provides for on-board inert gas generation long lead line replaceable... more
IndustryEmbraer E-jets chosen by Mandarin Airlines of Taiwan for future fleet requirements
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Taipei-based airline intends to deploy them on domestic and short-haul intra-regional markets
Embraer yesterday announced that Mandarin Airlines has chosen the EMBRAER 190 and EMBRAER 195 E-Jets as the core aircraft for their future fleet requirements. Mandarin has elected to initially acquire... more
IndustryFrench and Dutch shareholders against EADS
Paris, France - European consortium's negative moment is without an end
New hit for EADS. The Active Shareolders Association (AAA), which defends the little shareholders, partnered in a class action against European Consortium, which owns Airbus, in Haarlem, the Netherlands.... more
IndustryAirbus: 54% order decrease in the first semester of 2006
Paris, France - 117 aircarft ordered
Airbus announced a 54% order decrease between January and June of this year, when it reached 117 units, just while American competitor, Boeing, boasted 480 aircraft orders last week, compared to 441 last... more
IndustryRaytheon Space & Airborne Systems awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded $9,985,000 for firm-fixed-price order 0008 against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement for consumable spares for the advanced... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 167 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $167,129,738 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for additional support... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 224 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the spare parts of aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp, Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a maximum $ 224,417,752 firm-fixed-price contract for spare parts to support aircraft platforms for federal civilian agencies. This is a sole... more
IndustryChromalloy Gas Turbine Corp. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corp., Chromalloy, Okla., is being awarded a $8,320,945 firm-fixed-price contract. This action provides for repair and overhaul of third and fourth stage vanes used on F-100 engines... more
IndustryNew order for the A-320
Toulouse, France - China Southern Airlines ordered 50 aircraft of this model
It seems it was a lucky Summer for the A-320 of Airbus, the European Consortium of the air industry based in Toulouse. The plane has a big success expecially in the Asian markets. Last June Air China ,... more
IndustryLonger times for the agreement between Finmeccanica and Thales
Rome, Italy - Guarguaglini's comment
The negotiations between Finmeccanica and Thales to create an Italian-French pole for Defense electronic (see for details AVIONEWS) continues. Speaking of which the President and CEO of the Italian industry,... more
Industry"Times": Airbus will delay the launch of A-350 too
London, United Kingdom - The new CEO does not have enough time
According to the "Times", Airbus will postpone the launch of A-350, after its sensational flop for A-380 deliveries. The 250-seat aircraft, which was created to compete with Boeing B-787, should be presented... more
Industry+14% Boeing deliveries for the second quarter of 2006
Seattle, USA - 97 commercial airplanes delivered
A lucky year for Boeing, the American aeronautic industry. The growth for commercial aircraft deliveries in the second quarter of 2006 is equal to +14% compared to the same period last year: 97 planes... more
IndustryGuarguaglini: Finmeccanica will not join Airbus
Rome, Italy - No interests in BAE share purchase
The President and CEO of Finmeccanica, Piergiorgio Guarguaglini, told journalists that the Italian aerospace and Defense group is not interested in the purchase of English BAE Systems share in Airbus.... more
IndustryEASA gives type certification to EMB-190
San Josè dos Campos, Brazil - The Brazilian manufacturer's aircraft now can fly across Europe
The authorization to fly for the jet of the Brazilian manufacturer has come last June 30th, but Embraer gave forth only yesterday. EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) created in 2003 granted the qualification... more
IndustryBoeing contracts with Stork Fokker for engineering services on the 747-8 wing
Seattle, Usa - The family of the model, with passenger and cargo versions, was launched last November by Cargolux Airlines and Nippon Cargo Airlines
The Boeing Company yesterday announced a contract with Stork Fokker to help design the wing for the new Boeing 747-8. Stork Fokker is providing the 747-8 program with engineering services on a short-term... more
IndustryComputer Sciences Corp. awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-2C Hawkeye aircraft
Computer Sciences Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $13,372,222 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for E-2C Hawkeye Aircraft and tactical data links system... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems awarded of a near 42 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60R helicopter
Lockheed Martin Systems, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a not to exceed $41,940,995 ceiling priced order against a basic ordering agreement for procurement of 12 weapons replaceable assemblies for the MH-60R... more
IndustryComputer Sciences Corp. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-21 aircraft
Computer Sciences Corp., Applied Technologies LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $7,259,408 firm-fixed-price, time and material and incentive options contract modification. This action provides... more
IndustryAgreement between Sas cargo and Air China for new freighters
Beijing, China - The cargo fleet of the Chinese company increases
The require for freight transport in China is constantly growing, reason why the air company Air China has signed an agreement with Sas cargo, Scandinavian carrier of cargo planes, in order to begin a... more
IndustryElsag-Datamat's new industrial plan presented
Genoa, Italy - Italian Unions' positive judgment
Yesterday, in Assoindustria’s base in Genoa, it was presented the new industrial plan of Elsag-Datamat, recently involved in Finmeccanica Group. The goals are challenging. Elsag-Datamat will have to c... more
IndustryBAE will decide whether accept Rothschild's valuation very soon
London, UK - It was announced by a British industry's spokesman
BAE Systems, the British industry of the aeronautical, aerospace and defense sectors, is valuating whether to accept or not the price fixed by Rothschild Bank for the sale of its Airbus’ stock share t... more
IndustryBoeing: major assembly of first B-787 Dreamliner started
Washington, Usa - With its partner Fuji Heavy Industries
Boeing and its partner Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) last Friday celebrated the start of major assembly for the first 787 Dreamliner. FHI began to assemble the center wing section at its new factory in Handa,... more
IndustryAirbus crisis: did Martino foresee?
Rome, Italy - In 2001 the Italian Defense Minister blocked the Country's support to A-400M consortium
As for A-380 scandal, which leaded to resignation of the two EADS top managers, Noel Forgeard and Gustav Humbert (see AVIONEWS for details), the Italian newspaper, "L’Opinione", recalls that in 2001 t... more
IndustryEADS: Spanish Government wants to increase its partecipation in the stock of the European consortium
Madrid, Spain - It was written by Spanish newspaper "El Pais"
Yesterday on Spanish newspaper "El Pais" it was published the news that the Spanish Government should have the intention to increase its share partecipation in EADS, carrying it from the current 5.5% to... more
IndustryOdyssey International awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 flight simulator
Odyssey International, Clearfield, Utah, was awarded on June 30, 2006, a $5,495,793 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a C-17 flight simulator. Work will be performed at Dover Air Force Base,... more
IndustryKorte Construction Co. awarded of a near 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For a new hangar at the Will Rogers World Airport
Korte Construction Co., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded on June 30, 2006, a $19,941,000 firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of a new hangar at the Will Rogers World Airport. Work will be... more
IndustryB-737 NG is the favourite plane of low-cost airlines
Seattle, USA - It represents 80% of fleets of the first 20 world low-fare carriers
Considering recent orders by Ryanair and SkyEurope (see AVIONEWS 1 and 2), Boeing 737 Next Generation remains the favourite plane of the main low-cost airlines all over the world: about 80% of fleets of... more
IndustryGood trend in 2006 for Rolls-Royce
London, UK - British industry decreases its debt of the 60%
Rolls-Royce continues its positive moment. The British industry, among the most important world producers of gas turbines for industrial naval and aeronautical applications, is in a very lucky period thanks... more
IndustryBoeing will pay USD 615m to US Government
Washington, USA - It is the negotiations result for fraud accusation
The penal and civil lawsuit against Boeing, which is charged to have irregularly acquired Lockheed Martin’s documents during the NASA tender for space programmes (see AVIONEWS for details), seems to b... more
IndustryThe A-380 program's delay will be recuperated
Paris, France - It was announced by EADS' Financial Director, Hans Peter Ring
EADS’ Financial Director, Hans Peter Ring, meeting yesterday in Paris 800 small shareholders of the group, ensured that as soon as possible it will be tuned up a plan to recuperate the Airbus A-380 program’s del... more
IndustryBoeing: Ryanair announced order for 10 Next Generation 737s
Seattle, Usa - Deliveries for this order begin in 2008
Boeing has logged 10 more orders for its popular Next-Generation 737-800 from Ryanair, Europe’s largest and most profitable low-cost carrier. The order, valued at $705 million at list prices, stems f... more
IndustryEADS. Forgeard: I left the company to safe its interests
Paris, France - According to Forgeard, his person could not obstruct the good governance of the company
The Airbus ex-CEO, the French Noel Forgeard, that last Sunday resigned by the French-German aeronautical colossus (see for details AVIONEWS), released an interview to the Paris’ economical-financial n... more
IndustryGeneral Electric awarded of a over 5 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the Blackhawk aircraft
General Electric, Lynn, Mass., was awarded on June 26, 2006, a delivery order amount of $5,285,800 as part of an $11,229,450 firm-fixed-price contract for exhaust pipes for the Blackhawk aircraft. Work... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 82 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-18G aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $82,360,947 cost-plus-award-fee modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract... more
IndustryTurbomeca: engines to power US Army UH-145 helicopters
Paris, France - Nearly 7,000 Arriel engines have been manufactured by the industry
As announced on June 30th, EADS North America and its partners were awarded the United States Army’s Light Utility Helicopter contract (see for details AVIONEWS). The contract includes 322 UH-145 twin-engine h... more
IndustryTurbomeca: engines to power US Army UH-145 helicopters
Paris, France - Nearly 7,000 Arriel engines have been manufactured by the industry
As announced on June 30th, EADS North America and its partners were awarded the United States Army’s Light Utility Helicopter contract (see for details AVIONEWS). The contract includes 322 UH-145 twin-engine h... more
IndustryMerril Lynch: Finmeccanica has good prospects in US market
Rome, Italy - Despite the loss of the tender for the Army's LUH
After the contract award for American Army light helicopters by EADS (see AVIONEWS for details), Merril Lynch confirms Finmeccanica target price at 20 Euros. According to the broker, Finmeccanica was not... more
IndustryRothschild fixed the price of Bae Systems' Airbus share
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - EADS will have to pay EUR 2.75 billion
Rothschild investment bank fixed yesterday the price that EADS will have to pay to BAE Systems to purchase its Airbus share. It is EUR 2.75 billion, an amount that will have to be approved by BAE’s shareholders. B... more
IndustryEADS and Airbus' CEO resigned
Paris, France - Difficult moment of the European consortium
EADS’ board of directors accepted the resignation of Noel Forgeard, EADS’ CEO, and the resignation of Gustav Humbert, Airbus’ CEO. Humbert linked his decision to the recent announcement of delays in th... more
IndustryAvio workers protest
Naples, Italy - Against Alitalia's decision to transfer its orders abroad
The workers of Pomigliano D’Arco’s Avio occupied rail lines of Naples underground Friday morning to protest against possible orders transfer by Alitalia to foreign companies. The President of Senate Env... more
IndustryEurocopter wins the tender for US Army's LUH
Washington, USA - The contract is for 352 UH-145 helicopters with a value of USD 3bn
EADS North America and Eurocopter won the tender to supply Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) to US Army. US Armed Forces will have up to 352 UH-145 aircraft, a version of Eurocopter’s multi-session EC-145, w... more
IndustryLord Corp. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 Black Hawk
Lord Corp., Erie, Pa., was awarded on June 27, 2006, a delivery order amount of $8,240,400 as part of a $21,163,464 firm-fixed-price contract for rod end bearings for the UH-60 Black Hawk. Work will... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 34 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $34,500,000 firm-fixed-price-contract modification. This contract will provide implementation of the landing gear fleet management program... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems awarded of a over 23 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-60-R helicopter
Lockheed Martin Systems, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $23,857,773 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract for the purchase of spares for the common cockpit for the H-60-R helicopter. Work... more
IndustryGeneral Dynamics Advanced Information Systems awarded of a over 27 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Bloomington, Minn., is being awarded a $27,828,796 firm-fixed-price contract for the full rate production of Type 3 advanced mission computers (AMCs) for... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 31 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A 18 aircraft
McDonnell Douglas, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded $31,066,218 for firm-fixed-price delivery order under previously awarded contract for manufacture of left... more
IndustryHoneywell Inc. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 helicopter
Honeywell Inc., Defense and Space Electronic Systems, Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded a $5,157,240 firm-fixed-price contract modification. This action is to exercise an option to purchase sixty-six... more