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IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN SIGNS NEAR 13 USDM CONTRACT FOR F-16 UPGRADE
USA, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas, awarded a USD 12,857,675 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for fleet upgrade for 22 F-16 aircraft. This upgrade includes incorporation of interface... more
IndustryBOEING WORKERS APPROVE THEIR FIRST UNION CONTRACT
USA, Boeing's office and technical workers approved yesterday their first union contract with 81 percent of them voting supporting the agreement. Such contract was the company's second offer and covers... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AEROSPACE SIGNS CONTRACT FOR C-12 AVIONICS UPGRADE
USA, Raytheon Aerospace Co., Madison, Missouri, awarded a near 7 USDm contract by Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., for the procurement of 18 flight safety upgrade kits for the C-12 aircraft.... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS SIGNED CONTRACT FOR OVER 250 USDM
USA, McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis, Mo., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., awarded by Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pa., of an over USD 250m contract to provide full logistics... more
IndustryNEW BAE SYSTEMS COMMERCIAL JET MAKES MAIDEN FLIGHT
UK, A new regional jet manufactured by BAE Systems has succesfully completed its maiden flight of two hour 54 minute. Some components of the aircraft, named AVRO RJ, have been produced by SME Aerospace... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS SIGNS CONTRACT FOR RESTRUCTURING TWO AV-8B
USA, The McDonnell Douglas Corporation, subsidiary company wholly controlled by Boeing Corporation, signed a contract with the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, for restructuring two AV-8B fighters.... more
IndustryBOEING NORTH AMERICA AWARDED OF A 30 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Boeing North America Incorporated, Shreveport, La., awarded a USD 30,000,000 contract by Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., to exercise an option for modifications and installations... more
IndustryRAYTHEON SYSATEM AWARDED OF A 30 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Systems Corporation, Intelligence, Information and Aircraft Integration Systems, Greenville, Texas, awarded by Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, a $30,000,000 contract to exercise... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A 5 USDM CONTRACT FOR AVCATT OPTION
USA, Raytheon Corporation, Arlington, Texas, awarded a $5,226,377 modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise an option for Lot III for the Comanche platform of the Aviation Combined Arms... more
IndustryTRANSDIGM BUYS CHAMPION AVIATION PRODUCTS
USA, TransDigm has bought the Champion Aviation Products from the Federal-Mogul Ignition Company to add turbine-engine igniters to its portfolio of products. The Federal-Mogul defined Champion as "the... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED 1USDBN CONTRACT BY ILFC
SEATTLE, USA, U.S. aircraft maker Boeing Corporation of Seattle, has won an order worth about 1USDbn from International Lease Finance Corp (ILFC) for five 747-400 freighter. The leasing company, specialized... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 9,4 USDM CONTRACT FOR TRIDENT MISSILE SYSTEM
USA, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSS), Sunnyvale, Calif., awarded a USD 9,414,000 contract by the Navy's Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., for production of the Trident II D5 missile... more
IndustryBAE SYSTEM AWARDED A 9.9 USDM CONTRACT
USA, BAE Systems Information and Electronic Information Inc., Nashua, N.H., awarded contract with an estimated cumulative total of $9,900,000. for engineering and technical services to support the Advanced... more
Industry16TH AIRBUS A330-200 FOR EMIRATES
TOULOSE, FRANCE, The 16th Airbus A330-200 jetliner, on as total of 21 ordered, has been delivered at Dubai, headquarters of United Arab Emirates airline, Emirates. A financement program, worth 88,6 USDm,... more
IndustryFURTHER NEAR-22USDM AT SIKORSKY FOR UH-60M
USA, Sikorsky Aircraft Company, Stratford, Conn., awarded by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command a USD 21,600,000 increment as part of a USD 21,700,000 contract for the UH-60M/UH-60M Medical evacuation... more
IndustrySIKORSKY TO MODIFY A VH3D AND TWO VH-60 FOR US NAVY
USA, The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, engaged U.S. helicopter company Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation., Stratford, Connecticut for the special progressive aircraft rework of one VH-3D and two... more
IndustryL-3 COMMUNICATIONS SIGNS CONTRACT TO LEASE 737 FOR E-6 CREW TRAINING
USA, L-3 Communications, Arlington, Texas, awarded a USD 6,457,529 contract by Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base, for the lease of a Boeing 737 aircraft, maintenance, and supply,... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS SIGNS CONTRACT FOR LOGISTC SUPPORTO AT F-18 AIRCRAFTS
USA, McDonnell Douglas Corporation of St. Louis, Mo., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Corporation, awarded a $24,709,195 contract by Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., to provide... more
IndustrySIKORSSKY TO MODIFY FIVE BLACKHAWKS
USA, Sikorsky Aircraft Co., Stratford, Connecticut, awarded a USD 47,577,922 contract by U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for five aircraft and incorporating the conversion of the five UH-60L Blackhawk aircraft... more
IndustryBOEING TO UPGRADE C-17 ENGINES
USA, Boeing Corporation, Long Beach, California. awarded a USD10,812,560 contract by Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio,to provide for 10 D03 configuration upgrade kits... more
IndustryFINMECCANICA SUPPOSES AN AGREEMENT ABOUT EMAC
ROME, ITALY, Giorgio Zappa, Alenia Aeronautica and Alenia Spazio's President, is confident in reaching an agreement for the Emac joint venture between Finmeccanica and Eads before Le Bourget aviation show,... more
IndustryKC-135 ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT AWARDED TO BOEING
USA, Boeing Defense and Space Group, Wichita, Kansas, awarded an estimated USDm 9 contract to provide sustaining engineering services from May through December 2001 in support of the KC-135 series... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION WILL SUPPLY U.S. NAVY WITH VTUAV AIRCRAFT
USA, Northrop Grumman Corp., Ryan Aeronautical Center, San Diego, California. awarded a USD 14,167,276 contract with Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, for one Fire Scout Vertical Take-Off and... more
IndustryGENERAL ELECTRIC AWARDED A NEAR 10USDM CONTRACT FOR F-18 ENGINES
USA, General Electric Aircraft Engines, General Electric Company, awarded a $9,900,000 modification to a previously awarded contract in support of the low-rate initial production of F414-GE400 engines... more
IndustryNEW AIRSHIPS SOON IN FLIGHT WITH PASSENGERS
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY, Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik, a German company, declared to have certified at Germany's Federal Air Traffic Office an airship capable to carry up to 19 passengers. They will pay... more
IndustryRAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS AWARDED A NEAR 11USDM CONTRACT
TUCSON, ARIZONA, Raytheon Missile Systems, of Tucson, Arizona, awarded a USD 10,839,531 contract for the integration of the Broach warhead, developed by BAE, into the Joint Standoff Weapon Unitary... more
IndustryBOEING TO TRANSFORM CRUISE MISSILES
SEATTLE, USA, A contract worth USD 5.350.000 has been signed by Boeing Military Aircraft and Missile Systems Group to provide for Phase Three of the Penetrator modification supporting the conversion... more
IndustryHONEYWELL SIGNS CONTRACT FOR F-15 UPGRADE
TEMPE, ARIZONA, Honeywell International, Tempe, Arizona, awarded a USD 12,015,033 contract to provide 3210 best kits to upgrade the secondary power system components on the F-15 aircraft. The contract... more
IndustryDATAMAT: 5,9 USDM CONTRACTS FOR EFA AND NH90
ROME, ITALY, Datamat, informatic mission planning systems supplier, received new orders for a total value of about 7,5 USDm, increasing orders by 45% respect the same period of the previous year. The undersigned... more
IndustryHONEYWELL WILL SUPPLY 81 ENGINES FOR CH-47D HELICOPTERS
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, Honeywell Inc., Engines and Systems, Phoenix, Ariz., awarded a USD 167,989,868 contract for 81 T55-GA-714A engines and associated spare parts for the CH-47D Chinook helicopter; deliveries... more
IndustryHONEYWELL AWARDED A NEAR 8UDSM CONTRACT FOR F-18 AIRCRAFT SPARES
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, Honeywell Aircraft Landing Systems, South Bend, Ind. awarded a $7,822,057 long-term requirements contract for F/A-18 C/D aircraft various spares procurement, which is expected to... more
IndustryRAYTHEON ACQUIRES 177 USDM CONTRACT FOR AIM-120 MISSILES
TUCSON, ARIZONA, The Tucson based company, Raytheon, acquired a governative contract for the supply of 426 medium range air-to-air AIM-120 missiles, not to mention the notable quantity of spare parts,... more
IndustryMDC WILL SUPPLY C-17 AIRCRAFT SPARES
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, McDonnell Douglas Corporation,Long Beach, California, a subsidiary of the Boeing Company, awarded a $19,986,563 contract to provide various spare parts for the C-17 aircraft.... more
IndustryTHE NEW EUROPEAN MISSILISTIC POLE IS BORN
ROME, ITALY, The new European missilistic pole is now a reality: the agreement, that joins Finmeccanica, Eads and BAe Systems in Mbda, Matra BAe Dynamics Alenia, has been signed. In the worldwide missilistic... more
IndustryEUROPEAN MISSILISTIC POLE (2): MBDA DETAILS
ROME, ITALY, The new European missilistic pole, which is second only to the American Raytheon one, will be capable to offer to its customers more than 40 different models between missilistic systems and... more
IndustryBOEING RENOUNCES TO GIANTS AND THINKS ABOUT THE ''ALMOST-SUPERSONIC''
SEATTLE, USA, Randolph Baseler, Vice President of Boeing's marketing, declared, during a press conference in Seattle, that the company is putting its projectual resources not anymore towards the famous... more
IndustryBOEING COLES SHREVEPORT CENTER
SHREVEPORT, USA, Boeing announced the imminent closing of Shreveport center, one of the five Boeing military aeorpace maintenance and modification centers. The decision is caused by economic reasons, in... more
IndustryEUROPEAN COUNTRIES HELP THE AIRBUS A380 PROJECT: THE EU INFORMS WASHINGTON
BRUSSELLS, BELGIUM, According to the European Union, which sent a note to Washington to inform Americans that several European countries confirmed their financial help towards the Airbus A380 project,... more
IndustryAOM AND AIR LIBERTE': POSSIBLE TWO MONTH DELAY FOR THE BALANCE PRESENTATION
PARIS, FRANCE, Ernest Antoine Seillière, Medef's President and major share holder of Air Liberté, announced that the presentation of the financial balance may be delayed of two months if the Swiss p... more
IndustryCHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW AIRBUS A340-600
FRANCE, The new Airbus A340-600, the largest four-engine long-haul jetliner built so far, has a total length of 246,8 feet, a wingspan of 209,6 feet and seats 380 passengers. It will cost between 174,4... more
IndustryFIRST TESTS ON THE NEW ROLLS-ROYCE TRENT 500 ON AN AIRBUS A340
TOULOUSE, FRANCE, The Trent 500, the latest member of the Rolls-Royce Trent engine family took to the skies today. An Airbus A340-600, powered by four Trent 500 engines, took off today from the Airbus... more
IndustryBOEING SHAREHOLDERS MEETING ON APRIL 30TH
SEATTLE, USA, Boeing shareholders meeting summoned for Monday, April,30th, scheduled at 10 o'clock at Westlin Hotel in Seattle. Is the first time that Boeing's shareholderd meet in a place different from... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED 49USDM FOR SMART-T SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM RETROFIT
MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS, Raytheon Company's SMART-T Secure Mobile Anti-Jam Reliable Tactical Terminal satellite communications program awarded of a $49 million contract to develop, test and validate... more
IndustryRAYTHEON REPORTS FIRST QUARTER EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS OF $0.28; INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS UP 21 PERCENT
LEXINGTON, USA, "Raytheon Company today reported sales of $4.0 billion for the first quarter of 2001, a slight decline from $4.2 billion in sales in the first quarter a year ago. Income from continuing... more
IndustryNEW TURBOMECA ENGINES FOR EC135 EUROCOPTER
BORDES, FRANCE, Turbomeca announced certification of its new version of Arrius turboshaft engine, the 2B1A1, which will be used for Eurocopter EC-135 helicopter, allowing higher performances recorded in... more
IndustryEXECUTIVE JET TO BUY 25 AIRCRAFTS FROM DASSAULT
VAUCRESSON, FRANCE, Executive Jet Inc. has placed a firm order to french Dassault for 25 Falcon business jets with an option for further 25 jets. The deal worth $1,2 billion. Aircrafts will be delivered... more
IndustryNEW CF-34 ENGINE FOR REGIONAL JETS
LOS ANGELES, The flight test of the new 8C series of CF-34 General Electric turbofan started at Mojave airport. This engine is used by regional jets CRJ900 Bombardier, Embraer ERJ-170 and Fairchild Dornier... more
IndustryUS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN DOES NOT SCARE CESSNA
USA, The Kansas-based firm manufacturing business jets is preparing to hire 1000 new employees while, in the mean time, a 10% increase in sales, up to 3,1 USDbn, is expected for this year. Most of the... more
IndustryPIAGGIO PRESENT AT EBACE
GENEVE, SWITZERLAND, At the first EBACE edition, the European Business Conference Exhibition which is also the first business aviation show organized by European Business Aviation Association in partnership... more
IndustryHONEYWELL AND GARRETT TOGETHER FOR UPGRADING HAWKER 700 ENGINES
USA, Honeywell and Garrett, two American industries specialized in aeronautical engines, have agreed for the joined development of the upgrading project of the Hawker 700's TFE731-3 engines. Within this... more