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IndustryRaytheon Systems dba Raytheon Systems Co. awarded of a over 17 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For 150 AIM-9M/9X tactical missiles
Raytheon Systems dba Raytheon Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $17,140,440 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed price contract (N00019-03-C-0003) for 150 AIM-9M/9X... more
IndustryFreeman Holdings of Louisiana dba Million Air Alexandria awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For jet fuel
Freeman Holdings of Louisiana dba Million Air Alexandria* (Veteran Owned Small Business), Alexandria, La., is being awarded a $12,070,217 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for jet fuel... more
IndustryEmbraer 190 jet awarded type certificate by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Deliveries to begin to U.S. customers
Embraer announced yesterday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued Friday the type certificate for the 100-seat EMBRAER 190 airliner, allowing Embraer to start deliveries to launch-customer... more
IndustryEmbraer signed the final contract for six EMB-190LR jets with Régional
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne to become the first operator of the type in Europe
Embraer and Régional, a fully owned subsidiary of Air France, have announced the signature of the final contract for the purchase of six EMBRAER 190 LR aircraft with six additional options of the same... more
IndustryEADS Secure Networks: Nokia radio communications section has been acquired
Amsterdam, Holland - The European holding reinforced so its own capabilities in the security sector
The new European aerospace and defence group EADS’ section devoted to radio communications in the security field is called EADS Secure Networks. Its foundation is a result of the acquisition by the holding o... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CV-22 Osprey
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $6,220,576 ceiling priced order under previously awarded contract (N00383-03-G-001B) for procurement of additional Special Operations... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a near 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CV-22 Osprey
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $12,806,217 ceiling priced order contract procurement of additional U.S. Special Operation Command spares for the CV-22 Osprey.... more
IndustryBoeing Co. awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For E-4B aircraft
Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $6,797,000 cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification to provide for mod block one engineering change for E-4B aircraft, tail number #73-1677. At this time,... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 15 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $15,457,620 firm fixed price with economic price adjustment contract modification. This is a modification to the C-17 production contract... more
IndustryBurns & McDonnell Engineering awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the construction of an air traffic control training complex
Burns & McDonnell Engineering, Kansas City, Mo., was awarded on Aug. 31, 2005, a $6,080,364 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of an air traffic control training complex. Work will be performed... more
IndustryEmbraer: Legacy jet to operate at higher-altitude airports
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Permission granted by Brazilian and U.S. airworthiness authorities
Embraer announced its Legacy jet was approved to operate at airports located at up to 9,500 feet above sea level. Approval was granted by Brazilian and U.S. airworthiness authorities Centro Técnico Aeroespacial... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-18G aircraft
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an estimated value $6,354,009 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-04-C-0005) to develop, integrate, test and deliver... more
IndustryBoeing: struggle with the unions on pensions and health care
Washington, USA – Unions could call for an impressive strike if a solution is not found by the end of this week
Unions representing many Boeing’s employees could decide to resort to an impressive strike in case a series of requests related to the new contract are not met by the company. Hundreds workers would h... more
IndustryEmbraer 190 airliner awarded type certification by CTA
São José dos Campos, Brazil - US certification is expected shortly, allowing deliveries to commence for JetBlue
Embraer announced last Tuesday it has been granted type certification for the 100-seat EMBRAER 190 airliner on schedule from the Brazilian certification authority Centro Técnico Aeroespacial (CTA). The... more
IndustryLockheed Martin: new job cuts for the F-16 programme
Fort Worth, USA - Despite the international success of the aircraft, it appears necessary to lower costs and keep its price competitive
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is always one of the most successful combat airplane in the international market but Lockheed Martin stated that it it anyway forced to confirm also in 2006 ther need to resort... more
IndustryLitton Systems Inc. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130 and VP-3A aircraft
Litton Systems Inc., Navigation Systems Division, Woodland Hills, Calif., is being awarded a $6,248,439 two-year firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for repair of the LTN-72... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60R
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $10,767,906 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-03-C-0011) for the development and installation of an Active... more
IndustryEmbraer: China Eastern Airlines took delivery of its first ERJ-145 jet
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Aircraft manufactured by Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd. joins one of the largest fleets in China
Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd. (HEAI) last Monday announced that China Eastern Airlines Jiangsu Ltd. took delivery of the first of five 50-seat ERJ-145s it placed on order. Completion of deliveries... more
IndustrySignature Flight Support awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For jet fuel for Army, Navy, Air Force
Signature Flight Support, Savannah, Ga., is being awarded a maximum $6,031,410 fixed price with economic price adjustment for jet fuel for Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies.... more
IndustryRobertson Aviation LLC awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-64 helicopter
Robertson Aviation L.L.C.*, Tempe, Ariz., was awarded on Aug. 23, 2005, a $5,420,981 firm-fixed-price contract for AH-64 A Kits, Combo-Pak B Kits, Storage Cradles, Apache Magazine and Auxiliary Tank Transfer... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 53 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For two CH-47F helicopters
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Aug. 25, 2005, a $53,393,269 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Two CH-47F Helicopters. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., and is... more
IndustryL-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC awarded of a over 36 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - To provide logistic support for 121 TH-57B/TH-57C aircraft and two TH-57C
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $36,166,491 firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, indefinite-delivery requirements contract to provide additional logistics support... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego awarded of a over 50 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60R and MH-60S aircraft
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded an estimated value $50,738,748 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the Link-16 Full Scale Integration of the MH-60R and MH-60S... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 64 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60R Multi-Mission helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $64,691,272 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0115) for the production and delivery of six Low Rate... more
IndustrySukhoi RRJ: strong cooperation between Italy and Russia
Soci, Russia - Also Indian HAL is likely to collaborate with Boeing and Alenia for the production of the new regional jet
Sukhoi’s effort in searching for partners for the production of the new RRJ regional jet (Russian Regional Jet, see also for details AVIONEWS). President Vladimir Putin confirmed the strength of the i... more
IndustryBoeing: Spirit unveiled 787 Dreamliner nose section
Wichita, Usa - Four additional fuselage sections are scheduled to be completed before production of the first aircraft
Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems celebrated the public unveiling of the first all-composite demonstration nose section for the 787 Dreamliner last Thursday at Spirit’s Wichita facility, formerly a part o... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: 80% of activities is devoted to defence
Rome, Italy - President Guarguaglini pointed it out, so reminding that the fact State owns a stake in the holding is an obvious thing
Finmeccanica President, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, underlined the role played by defence sector in Italian industry, putting into evidence that it represents to date about a 80% of the holding’s activities, o... more
IndustryBombardier: fewer CRJ-200 on the assembly line in the future
Toronto, Canada - Despite a deliveries increase in the 2Q 2005, also 1135 jobs could be cut
Despite Bombardier reported a deliveries increase for its own business-jets consisting of a +41% in the 2Q 2005, the Canadian maker would intend to lower the manufacturing of its own CRJ-200 50 seats airplanes.... more
IndustryUSA: "Zero tolerance against possible British loans for the A-350 programme"
Washington, USA - US Government protested against the possibility that London opts for supporting the new Airbus' project with funds
The USA warned the European countries interested in the Airbus A-350 programme (UK, Spain, Germany and France), underlining that the possibility of dialogue concerning subsidies for aerospace industry... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: bound for an Alenia/Sukhoi-ATR synergy
Moscow, Russia - Such a possibility was underlined by President Guarguaglini while Russian Government proved interested in te communications system
The Tetra military-civil cryptic communications system produced by Selex (Finmeccanica group) could be considered during talks between Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Vladimir Putin... more
IndustryIndian authorities to fly on board the Legacy Executive planes
Sao José dos Campos, Brazil - Towards an increase cooperation with Embraer
Indian Government received three Executive Legacy airplanes, two of them destined to the Indian Air Force, while the third one will serve Indian authority’s transportation. The deal is a part of an order i... more
IndustryAlenia-Sukhoi ready to compete with Embraer and Bombardier
Moscow, Russia - The Italian-Russian deal to remarkably reinforce Finmeccanica in the regional airplanes sector
Alenia Aeronautica’s acquisition of part of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (as the civil aviation section of the well known Russian group) gained a good comment by markets (see fr details AVIONEWS). The acquisition o... more
IndustryAlenia bound for acquiring a 25% stake in Sukhoi Civil Aircraft
Moscow, Russia - The effort to mainly regard te production of te RRJ and maybe also their assembly in Italy
Alenia Aeronautica, Finmeccanica group, could acquire a 25% stake in the civil division of the well known Russian aerospace company Sukhoi. The effort will mainly deal with the designing and manufacturing... more
IndustryAirbus A-350: also Russia supporting the rival of the Dreamliner
Moscow, Russia - Irkut to cooperate fr the designing and the production of the new European group's airliner
Also Russian group Irkut will participate to the Airbus A-350 programme. The two companies achieved in fact an industrial collaboration agreement which schedules on the one hand the indication (still to... more
IndustryFinmeccanica-Irkut: a 360° industrial cooperation
Moscow, Russia - Civil airplanes, military trainers and UAVs as the leading sectors
Three important agreements will reinforce the industrial cooperation in the aeronautical sector between Finmeccanica and Russian group Irkut. Alenia Aeronautica became a partner of the Russian company... more
IndustryEADS Irkut Seaplane SAS: a joint-venture to promote the Be-200
Moscow, Russia - Meanwhile, the European aerospace holding acquired a 10% stake in the Russian firm
EADS acquired a 10% stake in te Russian Irkut aerospace group. In this manner the European holding reinforced its presence in the related Russian sector and encourages the growth of cooperation in major... more
IndustryPegasus Aviation Finance Company orders Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s
Seattle, Usa - The deliveries will start next year
The Boeing Company and Pegasus Aviation Finance Company yesterday announced that the leasing company has ordered six Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 jetliners – the first direct purchase from Boeing by S... more
IndustryBoeing confirmed Jet Airways' order for B-737
Seattle, Usa - The carrier announced its intention to order the aircraft at the Paris Air Show in June
The Boeing Company yesterday confirmed the completion of an order agreement with India-based Jet Airways for 10 Next-Generation 737-800s. Jet Airways announced its intention to order the aircraft, valued... more
IndustryEADS: Thales must not "sail in DCN's waters"
Paris, France - The European holding would disagree the hypothesis of a partnership between Thales and public-owned shipyard, according to French press
EADS disagrees with the hypothesis of a partnership between French Thales’ naval section and DCN group (French public-owned shipyard). French press would appear to be sure of it as it would have underlined t... more
IndustryBoeing confirmed Turkish Airlines order for eight Next-Generation 737s
Seattle, Usa - The airplanes are scheduled for delivery in 2008
The Boeing Company confirmed that Turkish Airlines has exercised options for eight Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s. The airplanes are scheduled for delivery in 2008 and are worth an estimated $542 million... more
IndustryFrontier Systems Inc. awarded of a near 50 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the A-160 Hummingbird UAV
Frontier Systems Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., Irvine, Calif., is being awarded a $49,950,000 ceiling-priced indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for an Advanced Concept... more
IndustryBAE Systems, Communications, Navigation, Identification & Reconnaissance awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters
BAE Systems, Communications, Navigation, Identification & Reconnaissance, Wayne, N.J., was awarded a $9,715,887 firm-fixed price contract for the acquisition of 223 computer displays for the use in the... more
IndustryMD Helicopters aims to seize market confidence again
Mesa, USA - Rescued by the US financial firm Patriarch Partners
US financial firm Patriarch Partners will ensure MD Helicopters’ economic continuity. The first steps that the Arizona-located helicopter group intends to perform regard in particular the observance o... more
IndustryUnified Aircraft Corporation: the best of Russian aeronautics industry included in a single company
Moscow, Russia - The group which is going to own leading firms such as MIG and Sukhoi will take shape in 18 months
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, showed to Government the decree for the foundation of Unified Aircraft Corporation, a company on which all the main national aerospace sector firms will depend. Such... more
IndustryEmbraer: Legacy jet offers high speed internet connection
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Certification of HSD equipment allowed the first delivery of this type of aircraft
Embraer yesterday announced that the Legacy’s High Speed Data (HSD) capability was certified by the Centro Técnico Aeroespacial (CTA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Sa... more
IndustryThe United States Special Operations Command modified a 35 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CV-22 aircraft, a variant of the V-22
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is modifying contract USZA22-98-D-0001 with Bell - Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River Md., to increase the value by approximately $35,000,000... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: contract in Germany for SELEX Sistemi Integrati air defence systems
Rome, Italy - For the German Air Force
"Finmeccanica reaches a relevant step in Germany through its company SELEX Sistemi Integrati, which signed a contract with the Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung (BWB), the Procurement department... more
IndustryAn electric engine for taxing operations?
Chicago, USA - The new challenge by Boeing
Boeing would be working to a project aiming to produce an electric engine that could enable commercial aircraft to taxi around airports without using their motors or tow tugs. A good invention for airlines... more
IndustryAermacchi (Finmeccanica Group): the first two new SF-260EA primary trainers delivered to the Italian Air Force
Venegono, Italy - For the acquisition of 30 aircraft for the total amount of € 33 million
"Aermacchi delivered to the Italian Air Force the first two new primary trainers SF-260EA, as part of the contract signed last year, which comprises the acquisition of 30 aircraft for the total amount... more
IndustryBoeing to sell Canadian facility to Arnprior Aerospace, Inc.
Seattle, Usa - The industrial giant did not disclose terms of the sale
The Boeing Company yesterday announced it is selling its operations in Arnprior, Canada, to Arnprior Aerospace, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated Industries, Inc. Boeing did not disclose... more