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IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: tension between EU and the USA rising again
Brussels, Belgium - Mutual accuses for delays and attempts to change the preliminary deal to one's advantage
Talks between European Union and the United States on subsidies to aerospace industry prove to be hard once again. After starting negotiating on last January 11 in order to encourage a final solution of... more
IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a over 846,600 USD order
Washington, Usa - For the Utility Blackhawk UH-60
Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Ariz., was awarded on March 16, 2005, a delivery order amount of $846,600 as part of a $7,026,025 firm-fixed-price contract for the Utility Blackhawk UH-60 system.... more
IndustryRockwell Collins Government Systems awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the radio systems
Rockwell Collins Government Systems, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded an $11,124,785 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-02-C-3004) to exercise an option for... more
IndustryShell Oil Products US Houston awarded of a over 472 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For JP-5 and JP-8 jet fuel
Shell Oil Products U.S. Houston, TX, is being awarded a maximum $472,861,417 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for JP-5 and JP-8 jet fuel for the Defense Energy Support Center. Contract... more
IndustryThe result of Embraer related to the last quarter 2004
Brasilia, Brazil - The industry reported a profit up only slightly from the one reported in the same period a year earlier
Embraer, Brazilian aircraft manufacturing industry, reported a 2004 fourth quarter up only slightly from the one reported in the same period a year earlier. Analysts expressed in favour of the company’s o... more
IndustryEmbargo on weapons to China: real of ineffective?
Beijing, China - Experts prove significantly doubtful about the sense and the concreteness of such sanctions
Analysts of the defence sector are asking themselves on the sense of the possible cancellation of the embargo against the export of European-made weapons to China. Experts would tend to underline that... more
IndustryHarris Corp. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60 aircraft
Harris Corp., Government Communications Systems Div., Melbourne, Fla., is being awarded a $7,509,190 firm-fixed-price contract for non-recurring efforts to establish production of AN/SRQ-4(Ku) field change... more
IndustryRockwell Collins Government Systems Inc. awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For systems installation in various aircraft
Rockwell Collins Government Systems Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $9,559,950 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-02-C-3004) to exercise an option for... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 275 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18A/B/C/D/E/F aircraft
Raytheon Co., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $275,031,411 not-to-exceed modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-03-C-0364) for the procurement of 80 Advanced Targeting... more
IndustrySierra Nevada Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the procurement of 42 radio beacon sets for the AN/SPN245 Radar System
Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nev., is being awarded a $5,015,460 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract (N00421-05-D-0010) to exercise... more
IndustryBAE Systems Technologies Inc. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the technical support for Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems
BAE Systems Technologies Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded a $6,687,077 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-01-C-0192) to exercise an option for engineering and... more
IndustryEmbraer: Neiva delivered 1000th Ipanema
Sao Paolo, Brazil - 1000th unit is powered by Aviation Alcohol (AvAlc)
Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva, a wholly owned Embraer subsidiary, yesterday delivered the 1000th Ipanema crop duster at a ceremony held in Botucatu, São Paulo, where the company is based. The milestone ai... more
IndustryP&WC A'Asia steps up RAAF PC-9 support with authorized maintenance organization status
Avalon, Australia - For the support of the RAAF's fleet of 64 Pilatus PC-9/A aircraft
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) is pleased to announce the approval of its Australian Service Centre as an Authorized Maintenance Organization (AMO) by the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) Regulatory A... more
IndustryBombardier to decide weather to produce an highly competitive plane
Ottawa, Canada - Amid a plan worth USD 2bn
Canadian industry Bombardier is close to take a decision about weather to give green light to a USD 2bn plan to build a new 110 to 135-seat plane which would create some worries at the colossal Boeing... more
IndustryEmbraer: agreement with Chautauqua Airlines to manage the spare parts
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Using the Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning (ECIP) program
Embraer announced an agreement with Chautauqua Airlines to manage and streamline the company’s spare parts inventory using the Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning (ECIP) program. ECIP shortens delivery t... more
IndustryRotair Industries Inc. awarded of a over 1 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the Blackhawk UH-60 helicopter
Rotair Industries Inc., Bridgeport, Conn., was awarded on March 8, 2005, a delivery order amount of $1,775,800 as part of a $10,605,220 firm-fixed-price contract for the Utility Blackhawk UH-60 System.... more
IndustryBoeing, a privileged partner for Russian aerospace industry
Moscow, Russia - Increasing cooperation from the ISS to the Sukhoi RJJ regional jets
Russian aerospace industry finds that Boeing can be a major partner in several fields. Russia and the United States intend to increase the cooperation chances in such carrier and the role played by the... more
IndustryNorthwest Florida Management awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
Northwest Florida Management, Walton, Fla., is being awarded a $6,619,833 fixed price incentive fee with award fee contract modification to provide for F-16 Aircraft Flight Line Maintenance, for 14 each... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 23 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130H3 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $23,673,442 undefinitized contract modification. The government intends to award an Undefinitized Contractual Action to Northrop... more
IndustryBoeing for tsunami survivors
Washington, USA - Also retiree workers offered their contribution
The aircraft maker company has announced that the contributions of its employees as well as the management for after-seaquake reconstruction in South-East Asia, has exceeded USD 4,5m. Shortly after the... more
IndustryEADS:Thales: "A decision only after the launch of the A-380"
Paris, France - It would have been stated by Arnaud Lagardere who would consider the available information about the merge advantages as still insufficient
A merge between the European aerospace and defence leading company EADS and French group Thales specialized for avionics and defence electronics sectors would appear more and more unlikely to happen. After... more
IndustryEmbraer: European Commerce Authorities approve Embraer's acquisition of Ogma
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Embraer-led consortium to own 65 percent of Portuguese aircraft maintenance company
Government commerce authorities from Portugal, Germany and Italy have approved the acquisition of OGMA - Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal S.A. by a consortium formed by Embraer and the European Aeronautic D... more
IndustryFrasca KingAir FFS Gets Level C Approval from JCAB
Urbana, Usa - It's the first Level C FFS built by the industry
The Japanese Civil Aviation Promotion Foundation (JCAPF) has received Level C approval from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) for their King Air B200 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) from Frasca International,... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 44 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
Raytheon Co., Electronics Systems, Goleta, Calif., is being awarded a $44,021,107 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0123) to exercise an option for the seventh... more
IndustryIran: "We are able to autonomously repair all our aircraft"
Teheran, Iran - A step forward of Iranian aerospace industry both in the military and civil sectors
Iran aims to rapidly increase its capability in performing repairing activities on both fixed and rotor-winged aircraft in service with the armed forces but also on the aerial vehicles used for civil purposes.... more
IndustryThe Aerospace Integration Corp. awarded of a 97 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For MC-130E/H/P, AC-130H/U, HC-130N/P, EC-130J, MH-53J/M, HH-60G, and UH-1N/H aircraft
The Aerospace Integration Corp., and E.J. Mlynarczyk and Co., Crestview, Fla., are being awarded a $97,000,000 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. This requirement is for the acquisition... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-64 Apache helicopters
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on March 4, 2005, a delivery order amount of $6,203,987 as part of a $6,203,987 firm-fixed-price contract for Center of Gravity and Maneuvering Limits Expansion... more
IndustryThe first B-777/200LR flying test completed
Seattle, Usa - Boeing will make the first delivery of the plane in January 2006
It has been completed yesterday the first flying test for the new B-777/200LR Worldliner, which after taking off from Everett (Washington) and after a three-hour flight landed at Seattle Boeing field.... more
IndustryEADS grown in 2004 as well
Amsterdam, Holland - Airbus is still leading the success of the group which, however, is improving the space and defence sectors too
EADS has unveiled the data related to the general performance of the European aerospace and defence group in 2004. Actually, the holding found a significant rise of revenues up to some EUR 31.8 bn last... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero-Cofax agreement for video-communication system
Genoa, Italy - The headquarters will be always connected with plants of production
Italian Piaggio Aero Industries will have use of video-communication system planned and produced by Cofax Telematica: the system is realized on IP net by devices connected to personal computer: in this... more
IndustryUnion representing Boeing's employees hopes for positive changes
New York, Usa - After the ex-president of the industry was forced to resign
Speea (society of professional engineering employees in aerospace), the union representing more than 21,500 technical and professional workers at the US industry Boeing, said it hopes for positive changes... more
IndustryFurther costs for Us airline industry
New York, Usa - According to a norm which foresees the replacement of the insulation on certain model of aircraft
Us airline industry, which is already facing losses due to high cost and low fares, has now to face further financial difficulties lead to the replacement of the insulation on certain model of aircraft... more
IndustryEmbraer: 6th ERJ-145 Heavy Maintenance Forum hosted by Swiss Airlines
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Event promotes sharing of best maintenance practices by participating airlines
Embraer announced yesterday it participated in the sixth edition of the Heavy Maintenance Forum (HMF) on March 2-3. The event was held at the headquarters of Swiss International Airlines in Basel, Switzerland. Embraer... more
IndustryDaimlerChrysler opposes a firm denial against the merge between EADS and Thales
Berlin, Germany - The purpose proves to be the one of defending the German share compared to French interests
The future of Thales proves more and more uncertain. DaimlerChrysler, as a shareholder of EADS aerospace and defence group, would not agree with the prospective merge between the holding and the French... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems awarded of a near 50 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-60R helicopter
Lockheed Martin Systems, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a not too exceed $48,989,454 definite-delivery/definite-quantity order under a basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-01-G-004N) to purchase spares... more
IndustrySimmonds Precision Products Inc. awarded of a over 953,655 USD contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 helicopter
Simmonds Precision Products Inc., Vergennes, Vt., was awarded on March 3, 2005, a delivery order amount of $953,655 as part of an $8,565,855 firm-fixed-price contract for Rotary Switches for the CH-47... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For F/A-22
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $7,402,120 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for increase funding for F/A-22 Lot 2 AVA Concurrency Cap. The location... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MV-22
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded an $8,379,903 cost-plus-award-fee delivery order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-04-G-0007) to exercise... more
IndustryBoeing: Air France orders four additional B-777/300ERs
Seattle, Usa - For a value of USD 920m
Air France recently ordered four additional Boeing 777-300ERs through options it held from an existing contract. The airplanes are valued at $920 million at list prices. Deliveries begin in April 2006.... more
IndustryEADS: the new board to be appointed on next May 11
Amsterdam, Holland - Lagardère and Bischoff the new Chairmen while the new CEOs will be Enders and Forgeard
The meeting of the EADS European aerospace and defence group’s Board of Directors aimed to appoint the new board of the company is scheduled to be held in Amsterdam on next May 11. All the new names w... more
IndustryBAe Systems acquires United Defence
London, UK - Representatives from the British group prove convinced it can become in this manner the 6th weapon system provider for Pentagon
British Aerospace accomplished recently one of the most important acquisition programmes in the USA during the last years and the most relevant one for the United Kingdom’s aerospace company. BAe Systems w... more
IndustryChange of leadership at Boeing
New York, Usa - With immediate effect
The table of Boeing established and obtained today the resignation of President and Ceo Harry Stonecipher after searches established a relationship between the man and an executive woman of the industry.... more
IndustryB-777/200LR: taxi-test completed
Washington, USA - It is expected to take off tomorrow for the first time
Boeing pilots have carried out for the first time last Friday the taxi-test of the new B-777/200LR Worldliner, one of the first steps towards the inaugural flight of the world’s longest range airplane. T... more
IndustryCIRA-CRIAQ agreement to favour the Italian-Canadian collaboration for aerospace research
Capua, Italy - Several issues are of common concern and this deal will last for two years
CIRA (Italian Centre for Aerospace Research) signed a cooperation agreement on aerospace matters recently with Canadian CRIAQ (Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec) which schedules... more
IndustryRussia threatens war against Airbus and Boeing
Moscow, Russia - Thanks to a plan worth about USD 5bn
Russian president Vladimir Putin exposed to the State Counsil his project related to the boost that he intends to give to aeronautical industry so as to make it competitive internationally. In spite of... more
IndustryIt is expected in short time the announcement concerning the choice of the consortium to which Galileo will be entrusted
Brussels, Belgium - The firm which started the project said tomorrow would give it
Galileo Joint Undertaking (JU), the firm to which it has been entrusted the phase of the development of the European satellite navigation project, announced that tomorrow March, 2, at 12:00 o’ clock i... more
IndustryEmbraer delivers 900th jet of the ERJ-145 family
Brasilia, Brasile - To European company Luxair
"Milestone aircraft is an ERJ 135 that will fly in the colors of Luxair São José dos Campos, February 28, 2005 – Embraer delivered its 900th jet of the ERJ 145 family to European customer Luxair tod... more
IndustryNew European scenes for Finmeccanica
Rome, Italy - Italian industry expects mature times for new European scenes in the field of electronics for the defense
The General Associate Manager of Finmeccanica, Remo Pertica, interrogated on possible alliances with the French Thales on the European market of electronics for the defense, asserted that "They have had... more
IndustryBombardier Aeronautique deliveries up
Roma, Italy - Good walk for the industry carries on with the deliveries of new technological platforms for both regional and business aircraft
The industry Bombardier Aeronautique carries on with good walk in the previous financial year like the industry itself confirmed by means of a note underlining the positive result ot it to have increased... more
IndustryHartzell Propeller: a new facility in Oregon
Portland, USA - Aimed to meet the needs related to repairing and maintenance for companies such as Rolls Royce, Honeywell e Pratt & Whitney
The latest Hartzell Propeller’s facility dedicated to maintenance and repairing activities for aircraft is located at Portland International Airport (Oregon, USA). Such a plant is being managed by Flightcraft, a... more