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IndustryBoeing closed positively the first quarter of 2006
Seattle, Usa - Net income for USD 692 million
The first quarter of 2006 ended positively for the US aircraft builder Boeing. In the first three months of this year Seattle industry’s shares grew 33% to USD 0.88, while net income increased of the 2... more
IndustryBoeing: Air Pacific becomes newest B-787 Dreamliner customer
Suva, Fiji - The industry reaches 350 orders for 787 family
Air Pacific, the flag carrier of the South Pacific island republic of Fiji, and The Boeing Company today announced an order for five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, with three additional purchase rights. With... more
IndustryJean J Botti is the new Chief Technical Officer of EADS
Munich, Germany - It was announced by the French-German-Spanish industry
EADS, the French-German-Spanish industry operating in the aerospace and defence field, announced the appointment as Chief Technical Officer of Jean J. Botti. Since next May first Botti will work at Munich... more
IndustryProblems between EADS and BAE Systems
Munich, Germany - British industry asked too money to exit from Airbus
The relationships between EADS and BAE Systems, which are partners in Airbus, are becoming more and more difficult from when the British industry decided to exit by the European consortium for the construction... more
IndustryBoeing: preliminary agreement with US federal authorities on Tanker case and space program
Seattle, USA - Two lawsuits against the American giant company will cost USD 750m
Despite the important ten B-737s order just made by Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (USD 675m value), Boeing is in a troubled situation. The American giant industry has made an agreement with federal... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Co. awarded of a over 18 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft
General Electric Co., Aircraft Engines Business Group, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded an $18,238,000 firm-fixed-price advanced acquisition contract for long-lead materials associated with the FY 2007 full... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 103 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-22 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $103,057,114 firm-fixed price & cost-plus-fixed fee contract modification to increase fund production long lead diminished manufacturing sources... more
IndustryNew hangar to accommodate B-747/Lcf
Tucson, Usa -250 new jobs will be offered at end of works
Jordan Shultz, spokeswoman for Evergreen International Aviation (EIA), says that the new jobs will be offered when the building of the new hangar, of 87,000 square meters and a cost of 18 million Usd.... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero focuses on Business jets
Genoa, Italy - P-180 "Avanti II" is the last type produced by the Italian company
Piaggio Aero Industries, the Italian aeronautic company whose 35% of shares was recently acquired by Mubadala Development Company (Abu Dhabi Government investment fund), is focusing on business aviation... more
IndustryBoeing: Southwest Airlines converted options to orders for 79 B-737s
Seattle, Usa - The deliveries between 2007 and 2012
Boeing and Southwest Airlines said the airline converted options into orders for 79 Next-Generation 737-700s, bringing the airline’s total past and future Boeing orders for 737-700s to 370 airplanes. Airplanes c... more
IndustryAlenia-Sukhoi agreement: 1000 regional jets within 2009
Moscow, Russia - Italy participates with a EUR 300m contribution
As for the Italo-Russian agreement signed last week in Moscow, concerning regional jets and Tetra telecommunications network (see AVIONEWS for details), the Italian Ministry of Productive Activities, Claudio... more
IndustryAlenia-unions agreement on apprenticeship
Rome, Italy - At least 75% of apprentices will be confirmed
Italian trade unions, after their agreement with Finmeccanica (see AVIONEWS for details), reached an agreement with Alenia Aeronautica too concerning apprenticeship contracts, so that there is a correct... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a 120 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-35A aircraft
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney, Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $120,000,000 ceiling-priced cost-plus-incentive-fee, award-fee contract for the low rate initial product... more
IndustryEmbraer: three new Emb-190 ordered by Copa Airlines
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Conversion of three options raises carrier’s total firm order to 15 E-Jets
Copa Airlines has exercised three EMBRAER 190 options, increasing to 15 the number of firm E-Jets in its orderbook – two of which already delivered, and still has 15 options. All of Copa’s EMBRAER 190... more
IndustryIndustrial agreement between Italy and Russia has been signed
Rome, Italy - It concerns two projects: regional jets and Tetra system
An Italian-Russian intergovernative understanding, regarding the realise of regional jets by Alenia Aeronautica and Sukhoi and the production of instrumentation for Tetra communication system by Selex... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a near 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo. is being awarded a $15,971,155 firm-fixed-priced order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-03-G-0009)... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 44 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-64D aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on April 17, 2006, a $44,372,772 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for remanufacture of six AH-64D aircraft. Work will be performed... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engine awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the overhaul and repair for the entire T-700 family of engines
General Electric Aircraft Engine, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on April 14, 2006, a $7,359,892 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for overhaul and repair effort for the entire T-700 family of... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 helicopter
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on April 14, 2006, a $7,476,776 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for long lead parts for the CH-47 Helicopter. Work will be performed in Ridley... more
IndustryBoeing selects Alcatel Alenia Space to provide the tanks for its Delta II vehicle
Paris, France - The industry press release
Alcatel Alenia Space has recently been awarded a contract, worth approximately 11 million dollars, by the Boeing company for manufacturing 12 additional Second stage tank assemblies for the Delta II rocket.... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engine awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-700 family of engines
General Electric Aircraft Engine, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on April 14, 2006, a $7,359,892 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for overhaul and repair effort for the entire T-700 family of... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 helicopter
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on April 14, 2006, a $7,476,776 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for long lead parts for the CH-47 helicopter. Work will be performed in Ridley... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-60R helicopter
Lockheed Martin Systems, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded $5,070,184 for firm-fixed-price delivery order (P10004) under previously awarded contract (N00019-04-C-0028) for the purchase of spares for the common... more
IndustryMubadala enters Piaggio Aero at 35%
Rome, Italy - Italian Antitrust gave the permission
Piaggio Aero Industries, Italian aeronautic industry which operates in design, building and maintenance of motor airplanes and structural components for civil and institutional market, was born in 1998... more
IndustryBoeing 747/400 large cargo freighter taking shape
Seattle, Usa - It will transport major components of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Modifications continue on the 747-400s that will transport major components of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The distinctive look of the aircraft crystallized late last month with the installation of the... more
IndustryBoeing fires 900 employees
Wichita, USA - 360 notices have gone out today
Boeing, the great American avionic manufacturer, announced it planned to lay off 900 employees in its base in Wichita, Kansas, because of defense budget cuts, delays in some contacts and the completion... more
IndustryOne million flight hours for the Rolls Royce' AE-2100 engine
London, UK - It is the propellor of the C-130
Rolls Royce achieved an other primacy: its AE-2100 turboprop engine, installed on the military transport aircraft C-130s. In fact, has passed the goal of one million flight hours. This propellor is the... more
IndustryBoeing should have installed improper components on 737s
Washington, USA - It was retailed by the "Washington Post"
Boeing should have installed on hundreds of B-737 improper and low-quality components. It was retailed by the "Washington Post", relating the declarations of three ex-workers of Seattle industry. The components... more
IndustryAmerican KC-135 tankers will be replaced
Washington, USA - The Pentagon decided to re-start the competition
The Pentagon made known to resume US Air Force request to replace its obsolete KC-135 tankers. In 2004 Congress killed a USD 23.5bn order for 100 Boeing 767s to be transformed into aerial-refueling tankers,... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-6B aircraft
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded $8,195,925 for priced order 5139 under a basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-04-G-003M) for turbine... more
IndustryEmbraer opened new Nashville maintenance hangar
São José dos Campos, Brazil - New facilities will provide MRO services for E-Jets and create up to 165 jobs
Embraer yesterday celebrates the opening of its new 78,000 square-foot (7,250 square-meter) hangar at Nashville International Airport (BNA) in Tennessee. Growth of its subsidiary Embraer Aircraft Maintenance... more
IndustryBoeing proposed a new military aircraft to Indian Navy
St Louis, USA - It should be a variant of the P-8A multi-mission
Boeing proposed to Indian Navy to develop and deliver 8 long-range anti-submarine military aircraft for the patrol of the sea. Seattle industry should offer a variant of the P-8A Multi-mission currently... more
IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the K/H/C-130J aircraft
Honeywell International Inc., Tempe Ariz., is being awarded an $8,082,000 firm-fixed-price requirements contract with a five year ordering period. This action provides for repair services, upgrades/modifications... more
IndustryBoeing's organization chart changed
Seattle, USA - Some of the old manager of the industry in retirement
Yesterday there have been a lot of changes in the organization chart of Boeing: the President and CEO of the Seattle’s industry, Jim McNerney, announced that the President of Connection by Boeing, which w... more
IndustrySITA will supply IT systems to the Moroccan airports
Rabat, Morocco - The value of the agreement is of USD 5.6 million
Sita, provider of global information and telecommunication solutions for the air transport industry, announced to have achieved a five-year deal to improve the passengers flow among the most important... more
IndustryAgreement signed between Boeing and Loud Engineering and Manufacturing
Seattle, USA - The two industries will realize the new HH-47 helicopter
Boeing announced yesterday to have achieved an agreement with Loud Engineering and Manufacturing to support the production of the new HH-47 Combat Search and Rescue helicopter for the US Air Force. In... more
IndustryOrders and deliveries of Embraer models
Sao José dos Campos, Brazil - 145 deliveries expected in 2006 and 27 made in the first quarter
Yesterday Embraer, Brazilian aeronautic industry, announced it delivered 27 aircraft in the first quarter of 2006 on 145 expected deliveries until the end of the year: precisely, 4 ERJ-145s, 8 Embraer... more
IndustryIt is probable a maxi order of 80 Boeing 737 by Chinese carriers
Seattle, USA - The news launched the Boeing's share at the Stock Exchange
Boeing is going to sign an important deal for the delivery of 80 single-aisle 737 with some Chinese carriers. The value of the agreement is about USD 4.6 billion, at list prices. Currently, as it happens... more
IndustryAirbus will remain in UK
Toulouse, France - It was said by Airbus' number 1 Gustav Humbert
Airbus number 1 Gustav Humbert said yesterday that, also if BAE decided to retreat by European consortium stock by releasing its 20% share, Toulouse industry anyway will remain in UK. In fact the decision... more
IndustryThe new engine Hyshot III tested in Australia
Sidney, Australia - It can achieve a speed 7 times higher of the sound one
A new experimental jet engine was tested today in Australia, the Hishot III which is able to achieve a speed 7 times higher of the sound one. The system was drawn by British industry of military components... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60S aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $6,828,801 cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-03-G-0003) for the development effort to... more
IndustryThe funds for Sparviero project have been cut
Rome, Italy - It was made known by the company
Sparviero company that, on behalf of Italian Home Office, was developing, with Italian Space Agency, an advanced system to guarantee road safety, denounced the interruption of the funds’supply after t... more
IndustryAgreement for the renovation of the job contract between Galileo Avionica and Trade Unions
Rome, Italy - New bonus for 3,500 employees
Galileo Avionica’s officials (Finmeccanica group) and the union representatives of FIM, FIOM, UILM (Italian Trade Unions) achieved an agreement for the renovation of the supplemental job contract for 3... more
IndustryMore and more close Italian-Russian cooperation in the field of technological industry
Rome, Italy - In the next days an important cooperation agreement will be signed in Moscow
An important agreement about the support by Russian and Italian Governments to two industrial projects will be signed in the next days by Italian Minister for the Productive Activities, Claudio Scajola,... more
IndustryAlso Singapore Airlines criticised the new A-350
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - Multi-billion deals at sea
It seems that the crossed fire of critics that from some days covers the new A-350 had not an end (see for details AVIONEWS). European consortium was charged to have not changed sufficiently to the aircraft,... more
IndustryEADS confirmed BAE Systems' intention to sell its stake in Airbus
Munich, Germany - Discussion about the disposal started
EADS confirmed the start of the preliminary talks for the disposal of the British BAE Systems’ 20% stake in Airbus (see for details AVIONEWS). The British industry called on last Thursday the French-German-Spanish c... more
IndustryHarris Corp. awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18C/D/E/F, EA-18, AV-8B AH-1Z, UH-1Y aircraft
Harris Corp., Government Communications Systems Div., Melbourne, Fla., is being awarded an $8,865,416 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-05-C-0044) for the procurement... more
IndustryBoeing to supply converted freighters to Avion Group
Seattle, Usa - Air Atlanta Icelandic to operate the B-747/400 airplane
Avion Aircraft Trading has ordered four 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighters to be operated by Avion Group’s subsidiary Air Atlanta Icelandic. The first of the 747-400BCFs is scheduled for redelivery b... more
IndustryGood results in the last financial year for NATS, principal air traffic management provider of UK
London, UK - The growth trend confirmed also this year
NATS, principal air traffic management provider of UK, announced a record in the number of flights which have been managed by the company in the financial year 2005/06. A total of 2,330,589 flights used... more
IndustryFrench Government will not decrease its share in EADS
Paris, France - It was made known by a statement of the Ministry of Economy
France doesn’t want to reduce its 15% share in EADS stock. It was made known by a statement of the French Ministry of Economy and Finances the day after the join announcement by Lagardere and Daimler C... more