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IndustryGE Engine Services Inc. awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the maintenance and overhaul of the T-700C
GE Engine Services Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on Jan. 31, 2006, a delivery order amount of $9,093,420 as part of a $55,013,656 firm-fixed-price contract for Maintenance and Overhaul of the T700C... more
IndustryBoeing: Etihad Airways celebrated delivery of first B-777/300ER
Adu Dhabi, UAE - UAE airline will take delivery of four additional 777s in 2006
Etihad Airways last Thursday hosted Boeing personnel, invited guests and media to celebrate the induction of the airline’s first 777-300ER into its fleet. Etihad’s newest addition to its twin-aisle fle... more
IndustryBoeing launched longest-range 737 with ANA
Seattle, Usa - Following an order conversion from All Nippon Airways for two airplanes
The Boeing Company launched last Tuesday the 737-700ER (Extended Range), following an order conversion from ANA (All Nippon Airways) for two airplanes (see for details AVIONEWS). The 737-700ER has the... more
IndustryAermacchi (Finmeccanica Group): today delivery to Goodrich the 2000th series of components for engine nacelles CFM56-5B
Varese, Italy - They are installed on Airbus commercial aircraft
"Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica Company, has today delivered Goodrich Aerostructures the 2000th series of components (Inlets/Fan Cowls) for CFM56-5B engine nacelles. These nacelles are installed on Airbus commercial... more
IndustryRaytheon Missile Systems awarded of a near 15 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $14,874,018 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0006) to provide technical services in... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 14 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Jan. 30, 2006, a delivery order amount of $14,499,160 as part of a $43,856,206 firm-fixed-price contract for Overhaul of the CH-47 Forward and AFT Rotor... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 19 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the Black Hawk helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Jan. 31, 2006, a delivery order amount of $19,142,422 as part of a $19,142,422 firm-fixed-price contract for Landing Drag Braces and Spare Parts... more
IndustryDynCorp International LLC awarded of a over 84 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the maintenance for the entire fleet of C-12, RC-12, and UC-35 aircraft
DynCorp International L.L.C., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on Jan. 31, 2006, an $ 84,882,205 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Maintenance for the Entire Fleet of C-12, RC-12, and UC-35... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 271 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Navy Knight Hawk Helicopters MH-60S
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Jan. 30, 2006, a $271,369,950 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for the Navy Knight Hawk Helicopters (MH-60S). Work will be performed... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney Canada celebrated the production of the 60,000th engine
Ontario, Canada - In its 77 year history
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC), a United Technologies Corp. company, has marked a major milestone in its 77-year history with the production of its 60,000th engine. A special ceremony was held in... more
IndustryCessna: third Citation Mustang made first flight
Wichita, Usa - The model was announced at the 2002 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention
Cessna Aircraft Company’s third Citation Mustang - the second production aircraft (serial number two) - made its first flight last Friday, joining the Mustang prototype and first production aircraft (... more
IndustryBoeing: profits for USD 460 million
Chicago, USA - The important result communicated on the quarterly report
The 2005’s last quarter is finished with an extraordinary result for Boeing: the company, in fact, has brought profits to USD 460 million, in the same period of 2004 they were of 186 million. Operating c... more
IndustryAlenia's factories open the doors to students
Rome, Italy - It is a special project for youngs only
Alenia Aviazione, a Finmeccanica’s member, mounted a promotional campaign called "A scuola di volo" that will involve students between 17 and 18 years old. The project was born to draw youngs up to the w... more
IndustryRolls-Royce Corp. awarded of a over 72 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130J propulsion system
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $72,598,930 firm fixed price contract. This requirement covers sustaining services including logistics support, program management support, engineering... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. awarded of a 164 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130J
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $164,000,000 firm fixed price, fixed price award fee, cost plus fixed fee, time and materials, and cost reimbursement contract. This... more
IndustryBoeing: Airbus, wrong investment
Chicago, USA - Strategies not justify by market
The hard sky challenge between the US airplanes constructor Boeing and the European one Airbus continues. For Boeing in the next 20 years the most part of carriers’ requires will be for the medium airplanes, s... more
IndustryBell Helicopter Textron Inc. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-1Z and UH-1Y
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $7,096,531 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0001) to exercise an option for the logistics... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E and F/A-18F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $11,620,095 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0014) for... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 19 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-18G aircraft
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $19,661,219 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-04-C-0005) for modeling and simulation, design, and development... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a near 64 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 Block 52 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Md., is being awarded a $63,937,000 firm fixed price contract. This procurement of government furnished equipment for the Peace Xenia IV (Greece) Program... more
IndustryP&WC: PW-615F, powering Cessna Citation Mustang, received transport Canada type certification
Longueuil, Canada - Similar approvals from US and European airworthiness authorities will be forthcoming
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC), a United Technologies Corp. company, received Transport Canada type certification December 30, 2005, for its new PW-615F engine, selected to power Cessna Aircraft Company’s C... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 21 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 $21,503,180 cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-03-G-0004)... more
IndustryBoeing nears B-737/900ER design completion
Seattle, Usa - The model was launched in July 2005 with a 30-airplane order from Indonesian carrier Lion Air
Boeing marked an engineering milestone last Thursday as company engineers complete 90 percent of the drawings for the newest 737 family member, the 737-900ER. The milestone means that nearly all of the... more
IndustryWyle Laboratories Inc. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18, T-45, EA-6B, AV-8B, JSF, and X-31 aircraft
Wyle Laboratories Inc., Huntsville, Ala., is being awarded a $5,662,603 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-02-C-3017) to exercise an option for technical services... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F100-PW-200/200/220/220E
United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Inc, Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $6,663,505 firm fixed price basic ordering agreement order contract. This action provides turbine blade sets, in support... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 25 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For 33 F117-PW-100 install engines
United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $25,175,172 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract modification. This effort is for fiscal 2004 Final Economic Price Adjustment... more
IndustryAero Vodochody: Piaggio renounces
Prague, Czech Republic - It had to present its bid today
Piaggio Aero Industries was one of nine societies interested to buy Aero Vodochody, the Czech industry whom makes aircraft, and today was the last day to present a letter of buying to the Czech agency... more
IndustryContrack International Inc. awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130 maintenance hangar
Contrack International Inc., Arlington, Va., was awarded on Jan. 19, 2006, an $11,638,699 firm-fixed-price contract for Design and Construction of a C-130 Maintenance Hangar. Work will be performed in... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 production
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $5,801,034 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract modification. This is a modification to the C-17 production contract change... more
IndustryGeneral Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc. awarded of a over 41 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For five Predator B MQ-9
General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $41,403,571 fixed price incentive firm contract. This effort is for the manufacture, test, and delivery of five Predator... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 56 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-119 engine
United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Group, Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $ 56,709,462 firm fixed price and cost plus fixed fee contract modification. This undefinitized contractual... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 19 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A 1 and AV-8B components
McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $19,750,000 firm-fixed-price delivery order (0037) under previously awarded basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-02-G-001H) for avionics... more
IndustryL-3 Vertex Aerospace LLC awarded of a over 27 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-6B fleet
L-3 Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $27,041,814 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity for logistics services in support of the E-6B fleet. Work will be performed at Tinker Air... more
IndustryTextron Systems Corp. awarded of a over 108 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
Textron Systems Corp., Wilmington, Mass., is being awarded a $108,127,420 firm fixed price contract modification. This action provides for a quantity of 332 Sensor Fuzed Weapons (SFW) Full Rate Production... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a near 92 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18C/D aircraft
Raytheon Co., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $91,808,700 modification to a previously awarded contract firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0310) to exercise an option for the procurement of... more
IndustryAVIONEWS at the meeting organized by DS (Italian party) (2): Finmeccanica, Zappa: "We will operate on A-350 as we're doing on A-380"
Rome, Italy - "We want to find an agreement with Thales"
Giorgio Zappa, general manager of Finmeccanica, released many statements to different journals at the meeting on high technology organized by Ds (Italian party). (see for details AVIONEWS) AVIONEWS... more
IndustryAermacchi: signed a MoU with the Hellenic Aerospace Industry
Rome, Italy - The Italian industry's press release
"The Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) and Aermacchi, Finmeccanica’s society, have signed a MoU which specifies the terms of their industrial cooperation in the development’s program of the M-346, the... more
IndustryBoeing selected suppliers for 747-8 propulsion systems
Seattle, Usa - They are General Electric, Middle River Aircraft Systems, and Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
The Boeing Company yesterday announced the team of suppliers that will provide propulsion systems for the 747-8 airplane family, which was launched last Nov. 14. The external team includes General Electric... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a near 18 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 Utility Blackhawk helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Jan. 13, 2006, a $17,847,284 firm-fixed-price contract for Rotor Hub Assemblies for the UH-60 Utility Blackhawk Helicopters. Work will be performed... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 33 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60S Navy Knight Hawks
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Jan. 13, 2006, a $ 33,300,000 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for MH-60S Navy Knight Hawks. Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn.,... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 37 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60L and HH-60M Blackhawk helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Jan. 13, 2006, a $37,025,000 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for UH-60L and HH-60M Blackhawk Helicopters. Work will be performed in... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 341 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60L and UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Jan. 13, 2006, a $ 341,302,911 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for UH-60L and UH-60M Blackhawk Helicopters. Work will be performed... more
IndustryBoeing: Electronic Flight Bag will be installed on two new 777-200s for Aeromexico
Seattle, Usa - Their delivery in the first four months of 2006
Boeing and Aeromexico said the airline is going to install the Boeing Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on two new 777-200ERs scheduled to be delivered in the first four months of 2006. Aeromexico will become... more
IndustryAVIONEWS at the conference "High technology for development, work and safeness of Italy". Finmeccanica in joint-venture with Sukhoi?
Rome, Italy - Next February the resolution
Finmeccanica is going to wait for next February to decide about joint-venture -a share of 25%- with Sukhoi, the Russian industry, in proportion to the construction of a regional transport aircraft containing... more
IndustryAirbus Industries is very optimist about the present and future
Toulouse, France - The European consortium is at the head of the world market after its results of the last year
The president and CEO of Airbus Industries, Gustav Humbert, is very optimist about results of latest year. The European industry managed to outperform for the fifth consecutive time Boeing, the American... more
IndustryAirbus beats the rival Boeing for the third year in a row
Paris, France - 378 airplanes delivered in 2005
Airbus delivered 378 aircraft in 2005, Boeing 290. These are the figures that confirm, for the third year in a row, the record of European consortium on that American giant of Seattle. Also for that concerning... more
IndustryThales: a record year with over USD 14bn of orders
Paris, France - Denis Ranque declared it in an interview at "Challenges", the French weekly
Denis Ranque, Thales’ CEO, the French industry that dedicates to defense and electronics linked to the field, has been interviewed by "Challenges", the French weekly. During the interview he has made a... more
IndustryLockheed Martin: US Army cancels the contract for the new spy-airplane's making
New York, Usa - A Pentagon's officer said it
"It has been decided to suspend the contract and the matter can be solved through the negotiations with Lockheed Martin and all involved industries", this is the terse comment by Claude M. Bolton, Pentagon... more
IndustryBoeing began building the 5,000th B-737
Seattle, Usa - The B-737/700, destined for Southwest Airlines, will be delivered next month
Boeing yesterday began final assembly of the 5,000th 737 in the Boeing manufacturing facility in Renton, Wash. The airplane, a 737-700 destined for Southwest Airlines, will be delivered next month. The... more
IndustryBoeing signs an agreement with Mobile Satellite Ventures
Chicago, USA - It's the most important contract of satellite supply of last decade
Boeing Co claimed yesterday an agreement with Mobile Satellite Ventures about avionics satellite supply. The equipment will be addressed to North and South American customers of Boeing: they could enjoy... more