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IndustryBoeing will develop the l'High-Brightness Laser
Albuquerque , USA - The air company will focus on the solid-state
The Boeing Company concluded a $4.2 million contract of 16 months to design and develop a 25-kilowatt high-brightness laser for the Pentagon's High Energy Laser – Joint Technology Office (HEL-JTO). Boeing w... more

IndustryFirst F-35A airplane destined for Eglin AFB, Fla, completes first flight
Fort Worth, Usa - The AF-8 composes the lot two of the Low Rate Initial Production
The first F-35A production aircraft that will be delivered to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., later this year takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on Friday, May 6, with Lockheed... more

IndustryLockheed Martin Orlando employees raised $40,000 for the fight against cancer
Florida, USA - Exceed in total one million dollars in fundraising
Lockheed Martin employees from Orlando, Florida, participated in the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Relay for Life event, managing to raise more than $40,000 in funds for cancer research, education, a... more

IndustryBoeing and Havelsan together for the VSOC Sentinel
Istanbul , Turkey - The two companies try to demonstrate infrastructure protection capabilities
The Boeing Company and Havelsan, a Turkish software and systems development company, signed a memorandum of agreement to participate jointly to the market Boeing’s Visual Security Operations Console (... more

IndustryChina Southern Airlines signs Flight Hour Services for the first A-380 plane fleet in China
Blagnac, France - Airbus expands its airline customer base for extended services
China Southern Airlines, one of the first Chinese operators to fly the A-380 aircraft, has signed a contract with Airbus for customized Flight Hour Services (FHS) for its fleet of five models, scheduled... more

IndustryFinmeccanica won orders for a combined value of EUR 175 million
Rome, Italy - Through DRS Technologies, SSI, SG, Ansaldo Energia and SC
Finmeccanica has won orders for a combined value of approximately EUR 175 million through its companies DRS Technologies, SELEX Sistemi Integrati, SELEX Galileo, Ansaldo Energia and SELEX Communications. DRS... more

IndustryEurocopter breaks ground for its new high-tech integrated development center in Donauwörth, Germany
Donauwörth, Germany - Ready in 2012, it will position the manufacturer squarely for the future
A groundbreaking ceremony at Eurocopter’s German site in Donauwörth marked the official start of construction work on the company’s new integrated development center, part of the Systemhaus project. This... more

IndustryA-400M airplane: Europrop's TP400 achieves Easa certification
Cologne, Germany - For the plane of Airbus Military
EPI Europrop International GmbH (EPI) has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the TP400-D6 engine that powers the A-400M military transport aircraft. It is the... more

IndustryBoeing delivered first B-737/800NG to S7 for the Russian market
Turin, Italy - The new aircraft directly from the assembly's line facility in Seattle
The first B-737/800 Next Generation airplane, sold into the Russian market, has been delivered to the local carrier S7 Airlines, with an official ceremony took place a few days ago at Boeing's facility... more

IndustryCompleted active rotor wind testing for Sikorsky Aircraft
California, USA - Satisfaction for the result achieved
Sikorsky Innovations, Sikorsky Aircraft section for technology development, announced the completion of the aerodynamic testing of its active rotor system equipped with high authority flaps. The tests... more

IndustryFinmeccanica: new Board of Directors appointed for three-year term (2011–2013)
Rome, Italy - Shareholders approve 2010 results and dividend
The shareholders of Finmeccanica SpA, who met today in Rome, have approved the Company’s financial statements for 2010 and viewed a presentation of the consolidated financial statements. The Finmeccanica G... more

IndustryKorean Air places firm order for five more A-330 airplanes
Toulouse, France - Eco-efficient its family remains the popular choice
Korean Air has placed a firm order with Airbus for five A-330/200 airplanes. The latest purchase agreement increases the total numbers of A-330s ordered by Korean Air to 30 aircraft, of which 23 have already... more

IndustryThe Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplane landed in Venice for the first time
Venice, Italy - After approximately 4 flight hours
The Sukhoi Superjet 100, flight U8-123, landed in Venice, at "Marco Polo" airport, at 1:18 pm of yesterday, from Yerevan, Armenia, after approximately 4 flight hours. For the first time the regional... more

IndustryLM: Israel acquires additional C-130J Super Hercules airplane
Marietta, Usa - The first one will be delivered in Spring 2013
Lockheed Martin has received an Undefinitized Contract Action from the US Government for the Foreign Military Sale of an additional C-130J airplane to Israel, with funding for advanced procurement items... more

IndustryNew Airbus A-380 plane repair hangar in Philippines
Manila, Philippines - Project funded and realized by Lufthansa Technik
Lufthansa Technik, subsidiary of Lufthansa Airlines that provides services for maintenance, repair and overhaul for aircraft, engines and components, announced yesterday that the firm is to build an hangar... more

IndustryYemen Airways takes delivery of its first A-320 plane
Toulouse, France - Adds flexibility to regional route expansion
Sanaa based Yemenia, the official carrier of the state of Yemen, has taken delivery of its first Airbus aircraft as part of its plan to replace its entire fleet of single aisles with the A-320 Family,... more

IndustryFirst A-350XWB airplane main landing gear set delivered to Airbus
Blagnac, France - Destined to the /900 version
Airbus has received the first set of A-350XWB airplane main landing gear (MLG) produced by Messier-Dowty at Airbus’ A-350XWB landing gear systems test facility in Filton (UK). Delivery from Messier-Dowty o... more

IndustryILFC firms up order for 100 A-320neo aircraft
Toulouse, France - Milestone deal takes the family to over 7,000 orders
ILFC has signed a firm contract for the purchase of 100 A-320neo Family aircraft. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the deal which was announced on March 8th 2011. ILFC confirms... more

IndustryBoeing and its employees support the Red Cross to aid in St Louis
Chicago , USA - They commit $70.000 to support clean-up and rescue in the city
Boeing and its employees will commit $70.000 to the rescue of St. Louis for the damages caused by the tornado 22 April. The company stated on Monday that it will donate $50.000 to the American Red Cross... more

IndustryBoeing, US Navy mark delivery of 500th Super Hornet/Growler aircraft
St Louis, Usa - F/A-18E/F and EA-18G will operate through 2035 and beyond
Boeing and the US Navy celebrated during the last days a milestone delivery in St. Louis: 500 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and derivative EA-18G Growlers have joined the Navy's tactical aircraft fleet. The... more

IndustryEurocopter Holding and Vector Aerospace Corporation mail bid materials
Paris, France - The offer is scheduled to expire at 8:00pm (Toronto time) on May 26, 2011
Eurocopter Holding, a subsidiary of EADS and Vector Aerospace Corporation (Tsx), a Canadian company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, have announced that the formal bid circular in respect of the offer... more

IndustryLM delivered first F-35 plane FMS to Eglin Air Force Base
Orlando, Usa - The preparation and assembly is underway
Lockheed Martin marked the delivery of the first F-35 Lightning II Full Mission Simulator (FMS) system to Eglin Air Force Base’s 33rd Fighter Wing. Preparation and assembly is underway at the base’s F-3... more

IndustryBoeing accords to supply renewable energy for production site B-787 Dreamliner
South Carolina, USA - Solar panels will provide up to 2.6 mega-watts of electrical power
Yesterday, Boeing has signed an agreement with the company SCE & G (South Carolina Electric & Gas) to ensure that its plant in South Carolina, will be produced the 787 Dreamliner plane, can operate with... more

IndustryFinmeccanica and Polish Bumar sign MoU for defence and security sectors
Rome, Italy - Discussions on establishing partnerships to undertake joint technological research programmes
Finmeccanica, Italy’s high-tech and defence company and Bumar sp. zoo, the Polish company operating in the field of defence, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish long-term strategic cooperation. T... more

IndustryFirth Rixson- Honeywell Aerospace: signed a long term purchasing agreement
Sheffield, England - The contract between two leader companies in aerospace market
A long term purchasing agreement between the British company Firth Rixson and the US multinational Honeywell Aerospace, two important firms in the aerospace industry, has been recently signed. The Firth... more

IndustryGermania takes delivery of the first new Airbus A-319 airplane
Berlin, Germany - Berlin-based airline starts fleet-renewal
SAT, the holding of the Berlin-based German carrier Germania, has taken delivery of its first of five directly purchased A-319s. The order is part of the airline’s fleet rollover to eco-efficient Airbus A... more

IndustryFirst production Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft delivered to Armavia
Yerevan, Armenia - The agreement was signed in September 2007
Delivery ceremony of the first production Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN 95007 to Armenian aircompany “Armavia” took place in Zvartnots airport today. The aircraft received the name after the first cosmonaut Yur... more

IndustryUSAF, contract for telemetry modules for AMRAAMs awarded to Harris Corporation
Washinton, USA - Worth 15 million dollars
The US Air Force has awarded Harris Corporation, is a Florida-based international company producing communications equipment for defense, government and commercial field, a 2 year contract, worth 15 million... more

IndustryLM and Atmos Sistemas team for Brazilian air surveillance radar program
Sao Paulo, Brazil - The Air Force has said it plans to modernize a network of more than 60 sensors
Lockheed Martin (LM) and Atmos Sistemas Ltda. have signed a teaming agreement to pursue the Brazilian Air Force’s future Three-Dimensional (3-D) Long-Range Radar procurement program, which seeks to upgrade a... more

IndustryChanging rules of governance for AgustaWestland
Rome, Italy - Orsi new CEO of Finmeccanica leaves the same charges in AW
From May 4 Orsi will begin the new CEO (chief executive officer) of Finmeccanica freeing the place of CEO in the Italian-British company which designs and manufactures helicopters AgustaWestland; almost... more

IndustryRussian Helicopters sells shares to raise $ 500 million
Moscow, Russia - The proceeds from the offering will be used to pay debts of the company
Russian Helicopters company, which designs and manufactures civil and military helicopters, plans to raise $ 500 million in Russia and in London through an initial public offering. This transaction involves... more

IndustryAgreement in China for the sale of 35 aircraft Embraer E-190
Hainan, China - Signed on the sidelines of a summit of developing countries
On the sidelines of the summit held today on the Chinese island of Hainan, where came together the leaders of major developing countries, was signed an agreement for the sale of 35 aircraft E-190 of the... more

IndustryCessna establishes Citation service in Prague
Wichita, Usa - At "Ruzyne International Airport"
Cessna Aircraft Company has established a Citation business aircraft service facility in Prague at sister company Bell Helicopter's service facility at "Prague-Ruzyne International Airport" (PRG/LKPR).... more

IndustryUTair and ATR sign contract for 20 airplanes
Kiev, Ukraine - The deal consolidates industry’s growing presence in Russia and the CIS countries
The Russian carrier UTair and regional turboprop manufacturer ATR today announced the signature of a contract for the purchase of 20 -72/500s. The announcement of the deal, valued at US$ 426 million, took... more

IndustryAir Arabia selects "Sharklets" for its new A-320 aircraft fleet
Toulouse, France - New large wingtip devices to enhance performance of them
Air Arabia (PJSC), the low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, has selected "Sharklets" for 28 out of 44 A-320 aircraft ordered by the airline. Deliveries of these devices equipped aircraft... more

IndustryA-400M airplane "Contract Amendment" finalised with customer Nations
Seville, Spain - Now it implements the changes agreed into the "Frame Agreement" signed on March 5, 2010
EADS and Airbus welcome the conclusion of "Contract amendment" negotiations with OCCAR and the seven A-400M plane launch customer Nations. The "Contract amendment" was signed today in Seville by Patrick... more

IndustryPWR is to complete development RS-68A hydrogen engine
San Jose, California - This week it will deliver third test engine that will be integrated on Delta IV launch vehicle
PWR, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, has almost completed the development of hydrogen engine RS-68A, and has announced that this week it will consign the third test engine destined to be installed on a launch... more

IndustryF-35 flight test plane program shows progress
Fort Worth, Usa - In first quarter 2011
Lockheed Martin (LM) F-35 Lightning II test airplanes made considerable flight test progress during the first quarter of 2011, conducting 199 test flights versus a plan of 142 flights. Additionally, the... more

IndustryPW1100G lead engine for A-320neo airplane development
Toulouse, France - Paving the way for an earlier entry-into-service in October 2015
Customers have selected Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G turbofan as the lead development engine for the A-320neo airplane Family, paving the way for the industrial development phase to begin in earnest. In a... more

IndustryGreen light by the Italian Treasury: Giuseppe Orsi is the new CEO of Finmeccanica
Rome, Italy - Guarguaglini confirmed as president
As told in advance by AVIONEWS, on Monday evening the Treasury minister gave the green light to the nomination of Giuseppe Orsi, previously in AgustaWestland, as CEO of Finmeccanica Group of which the... more

IndustryPratt & Whitney, contract from US Air Force for maintenance contract extension for F100 engines
Rome, Italy - Powering F-16 airplanes of Italian Air Force
Pratt & Whitney has received by US Air Force a contract worth 6.8 million dollars for the extension of maintenance program for F100-PW-220E engines powering F-16 airplanes of Italian Air Force. The... more

IndustryAlenia Aermacchi announces the first flight of the Italian Air Force T-346A plane
Venegono Superiore, Italy - Lasted 40 minutes
The first M-346 aircraft produced for the Italian Air Force (ITAF) had a successful first flight yesterday, 31 March 2011. The ITAF has designated the plane as the T-346A. Flown by Chief Test Pilot... more

IndustryTruth goes public: WTO condemns massive illegal Boeing subsidies
Toulouse, France - Boeing received “at least $5.3 billion” in “pervasive” and “distortive” subsidies causing $45 billion in harm
"The World Trade Organisation (WTO) yesterday publicly condemned the United States for giving Boeing massive illegal subsidies that caused Airbus to lose $45 billion in sales. This follows years of unfounded... more

IndustryOMA SUD. Sky Car airplane obtained FAA certification (ATTACHMENT), its President, Valter Proietti, announces it
Capua, Italy - The industry will exhibit the model at the next edition of the "AERO Friedrichshafen"
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on last March 14, 2011 issued type certificate number, A63CE, for the SKYCAR twin, thereby making available in USA GA Market the real and unique innovative multipurpose... more

IndustryAlenia Aeronautica delivers the third C-27J to the Bulgarian Air Force
Sofia, Bulgaria - And unveils a logistics centre at the “Vrazhdebna” military base of Sofia
Alenia Aeronautica (AA), a Finmeccanica company, has delivered today, at “Vrazhdebna” military base of Sofia (in Bulgaria), the final C-27J airplane ordered by the Bulgarian Air Force in 2006, and unv... more

IndustrySJI completes first Aeroflot airplane Flight Crew training course
Moscow, Russia - It has a duration of 24 days
SuperJet International (SJI) -a joint-venture between Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, and Sukhoi Holding - has completed Flight Crew Training Course for Aeroflot pilots at its Training Center... more

IndustryEADS and Eurocopter plan to consolidate some activities at Dugny
Marignane, France - The industries are the trailblazers for the Greater Paris Aeronautics Center of Excellence
On March 25, 2011, EADS and its subsidiary Eurocopter Group officially received the backing of the French authorities for their joint project to transfer some activities from Eurocopter's La Courneuve... more

IndustryAvantair wants to expand the market for the airplanes Piaggio Avanti
Clearwater, USA - The Taj Air as a potential partner in India
The chief executive of Avantair, Steve Santo, stated that the company, based in Clearwater, Florida, plans to expand the program for the location of the Piaggio P-180 Avanti airplanes. The project involves... more

IndustryThe first nose landing gear of the A-350XWB installed
Toulouse, France - At the test facility in Filton, UK
The first nose landing gear for Airbus’ next-generation A-350XWB airplane has successfully been installed at the jetliner’s landing gear integration test facility in Filton, UK. This milestone wil... more

IndustryBoeing expands GoldCare service on 737 airplanes
Seattle, USA - In response to airline customer demand
Boeing has announced that, due to requests made by its customers, is expanding its GoldCare service to its "Next Generation" 737 aircraft. Already available for operators of the 787 Dreamliner, GoldCare... more