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IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 27 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-53 aircraft
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $27,500,000 ceiling priced order under an existing basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-00-G-0001) for procurement of Ti-nitride... more
IndustryLufthansa and Rolls-Royce have a common project
Frankfurt, Germany - It concerns an engine maintenance plant which they would set up in Germany
The Germany flag carrier, Lufthansa, and the British aero-engines manufacturer, Rolls-Royce, announced they have a common project concerning the erection of an engine maintenance plant which they would... more
IndustryMusharraf visiting the Embraer headquarter
Brasilia, Brazil - However, there is no evidence of an interest by Pakistan for military airplanes produced by the Brazilian company
Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf, is visiting Brazil for the sign of a series of commercial and security agreements such as the one concerning for example the fight against the drug traffic. A central... more
IndustryAdvanced Information Engineering Services awarded of a near 25 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-2C/C-2 aircraft
Advanced Information Engineering Services, Inc., Buffalo, N.Y., is being awarded a $24,774,412 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award... more
IndustryTurbomeca strengthened the productive activities in South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa - The French group intends to satisfy better the exigencies of the international market and the the African country
Turbomeca revealed recently a reinforcement process of its productive structure in South Africa which operates with some 300 employees currently. Such industrial effort appears aimed to increase the French... more
IndustryBAe: two Americans in the Board of Directors from 2005
London, UK - The British company would see this kind of participation as necessary to increase its success in the US market
British Aerospace intends to increase its presence in the US market, where its role proves already relevant when thinking for example about the effort in the JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) programme together... more
Industry7E7 Dreamliner: the Italian unions asked for a meeting with Government, the company and the Regions
Naples, Italy - The unions' representatives intend to put the risks for employment into evidence as they would stem from the Alenia Aeronautica's programme
The trade unions making efforts against the Alenia Aeronautica’s programmes for the production of the structural components of the new 7E7 Dreamliner requested by Boeing, had announced their intention f... more
IndustryThe A-380 production transferred from Hamburg to Toulouse
Toulouse, France - However, Airbus would think that works for the Hamburg's runway extension halted by local Judge will be accomplished by 2007
A protest by Airbus’ employees in Germany aimed to save the works related to the Hamburg facility’s runway, as halted by the local administrative Judge to defend the ownership rights of several private sub... more
IndustryThales: the group analyses the hypotheses on its future
Paris, France - While someone would prefer keeping the firm independent, other hope at least for a merge with EADS or different opportunities in Europe
Despite the delay of the decision on the future of Thales by French and German governments (see for details AVIONEWS), the Board of Directors of the French company operating in the avionics and military... more
IndustryFrance: more restrictive rules for the investments in the defence sector
Paris, France - Foreign companies will be forced to accept at least a partial State control on the activities of the national industries
France intends to protect its strategic industries through a reform of the sector which should set new and more restrictive conditions form the investments by foreign firms. The purpose is the one of protecting... more
IndustryRaytheon Technical Services Co. awarded of a 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
Raytheon Technical Services Co., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded an undefinitized contract action with a not-to-exceed value of $8,000,000 for the procurement of eight SHAred Reconnaissance Pods (SHARP)... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 24 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For 500 TOW 2B Aero Gen 2 Missiles
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., was awarded on Nov. 23, 2004, a $24,500,000 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for 500 TOW 2B AERO GEN 2 Missiles. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., and is... more
IndustryBoeing: airplane delivery to Malaysia Airlines marks milestone for Asia-Pacific Aviation
Washington, Usa - It's a model B-777/200ER with the EFB (Electronic Flight Bag)
Boeing yesterday delivered the first Malaysia Airlines System (MAS) 777-200ER (Extended Range) airplane incorporating the Class 3 Boeing Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), making the airline the first in the... more
IndustryBoeing: part of the defence section has been sold to L-3
Washington, USA - According to the US leading aerospace group, the deal will increase anyway the systems integrator role in the country
The aerospace leading group Boeing would have decided to sell part of its section dedicated to defence (Integrated Defence Systems) to the US company L-3 Communications. According to what stated by Boeing's... more
IndustryThales: Blair rents out houses to the group's officers
London, UK - But Premier denies a conflict of interests can exist
While France and Germany decide to postpone the final decision on the future of Thales (see for details AVIONEWS), British press focuses on a matter which is involving not only the company competent in... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 35 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-130J and C-130J aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $35,226,634 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-04-D-0001)... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $12,528,324 firm fixed price contract modification. This modification will be an Undefinitized Contractual Action to modify 18... more
IndustryRolls Royce Corp. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-130J aircraft
Rolls Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $7,204,484 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-03-D-0002) to exercise an option for logistics... more
IndustryThales: a decision on the future of the company has been postponed
Paris, France - French Government would have decided to analyse the situation with attention together with German Government
France and Germany decided to postpone temporarily the efforts related to the future of Thales, in order to analyse the situation with more attention. Despite the German and British doubts with reference... more
IndustryEADS: "The acquisition of Thales is not scheduled"
Paris, France - It would have been stated by EADS CEO, Camus, and Thales would have suffered negative effects in the financial markets
Despite the possible acquisition of French Thales, competent in the avionics and electronics defence sectors, by EADS is being considered by meetings between the Ministries of Economy of France and Germany... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry: the more competitive you are the more you are likely to win
Washington, USA - Many international analysts of the sector would be convinced of it, as they tend to consider most of all the data provided by the market
Several analysts of the aerospace industry sector are focusing on the matter related to subsidies, a problem which has been opposing the United States against European Union for a long time (see for details... more
IndustryAVIONEWS asked Alenia Aeronautica about the employees' strike in Turin
Rome, Italy - The company thinks it deals with excessive worry as the production vocation of the various national areas does not change with the 7E7
Alenia Aeronautica, as asked by AVIONEWS, commented regarding the strike called for today by the employees in Turin (see for details AVIONEWS) for which there would have been a support of a 85% workers... more
IndustryTanker affair: Lockheed Martin asked for a direct confront with Darleen Druyun
Washington, USA - With reference in particular to a contract related to a 1998 space programme
Following the scandal related to the Tanker affair, Lockheed Martin would have decided to avoid of restricting itself to ask to competent authorities for simply cancelling a series of programmes awarded... more
IndustrySintart: the new designing/manufacturing software has been shown
Rome, Italy - A software developed in line with the concrete national and international aerospace market needs
Sintart, an Italian company competent in the production of softwares mainly dedicated to the aeronautics and car sectors, showed recently the latest version of its software named VX. Such software was... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 66 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-38 aircraft
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $66,296,764 firm fixed price contract to provide for T-38 Avionics Upgrade Program: 59 each T-38C upgrade package kits, including right door; 67 each... more
IndustryRaytheon Systems awarded of a over 158 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the procurement of AIM-9X Missiles
Raytheon Systems d/b/a Raytheon Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $158,222,040 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0006) to exercise an option for the... more
IndustryEmbraer and Tame signed letter of intent for seven EMB-170/190 family aircraft
Quito, Ecuador - Cooperation between Ecuador and Brazil expanded, now into the aeronautical field
TAME Línea Aérea del Ecuador, the state-run Ecuadorian airline, and Embraer announced at a press conference in Quito last Tuesday the signature of a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the acquisition of seven E... more
Industry7E7 Dreamliner: Alenia's employees to go on strike in Turin tomorrow
Turin, Italy - In order to defend the development activities of the city's site of the company against the hypothesis of a transfer towards Campania Region
The protest by the Alenia Aeronautica’s employees regarding the programme related to the production of some structural components destined to the new Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner medium-range airliner does n... more
IndustryAerospace and defence: two key sectors for the re-election of Bush
Washington, USA - Analysts pointed out the relevance of the support by such sectors for the re-election of the US President
The US analysts (but also the international ones) who focused on the latest US Presidential election, easily found the importance of the support practically ensured by the overall defence sector and by... more
IndustryTanker affair: new confessions on the corruption cases
Washington, USA - The situation of the aerospace company could worsen even with reference to the hoped provision of weapon systems for US Army
While Boeing goes on stating it is absolutely willing to favour the investigation by the US Judge with reference to the corruption cases regarding the 767 Tanker (see for details AVIONEWS), the American... more
IndustryThales: France and Germany ready to decide on the future of the enterprise
Berlin, Germany - The prospective selling to EADS would be opposed by several Germans, as they are aware of the growth of France's role in the holding
France’s and Germany’s governments prove willing to analyse the possible selling of Thales jointly, as this is what would be going to occur for the well known French company competent in the avionics and... more
IndustryTanker affair: Boeing defends the firm's ethics
Washington, USA - The company proves ready to carry on its collaboration with the American Judge to make the matter clearer
After the relevant commercial effects that Boeing started to face following the scandal related to the Tanker affair, such as for example the Lockheed Martin’s official protest against a series of contracts a... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: the view on the future of the European and Italian aerospace industry
Florence, Italy - The secret is in the increasing collaboration among the companies of the sector and the competitiveness in the international market
Finmeccanica Vice-president, Giovanni Castellaneta, put forward his point of view on the future of the European and Italian aerospace industry at the Italian Air Force School of War located in Florence... more
IndustryL-3 Communications Corp. awarded of a over 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Navy’s C-40A aircraft fleet
L-3 Communications Corp., Arlington, Texas, is being awarded a $20,094,185 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-04-D-0110) to exercise an option... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 23 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 and AV-8B
McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louise, Mo., is being awarded a $23,300,000 firm-fixed-price, delivery order under a basic ordering agreement contract for Avionics Repair Facility (ARF) support, which provides... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines awarded of a near 107 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-18E/F aircraft
General Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass, is being awarded a $106,999,992 performance based logistics requirements contract for repair, replacement, consumables support, and program... more
IndustryVenezuela and Argentina about to cooperate in the defence sector
Caracas, Venezuela - One of the first efforts could be the the Venezuelan C-130s' updating start in the Argentine territory
Venezuela and Argentina could get a process of increasing collaboration in the defence sector started soon. On its part, Argentina has already got a relatively developed aerospace and defence industry... more
IndustryThales: "No meeting occurred to appraise the selling of the company to EADS"
Paris, France - The French group gave recently the lie to the news according to which State would be about to sell its stake
Despite part of French press revealed during the last days the possible selling by French Government of its stake in Thales (31%) to the aerospace and defence group EADS (see for details AVIONEWS), the... more
IndustryEmbraer: Air Canada added a new order for 15 EMB-175
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The airline becomes the first customer for Embraer’s second member of a new airliner family
Embraer last Friday announced an order from Air Canada for 15 EMBRAER 175 airliners, plus options for an additional 15 aircraft, adding to its order placed earlier this year for 45 firm and 45 option EMBRAER... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 17 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For two UH-60L Black Hawk aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Nov. 9, 2004, a $17,174,606 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for two UH-60L Black Hawk Aircraft. Work will be performed in Stratford,... more
IndustryEmbraer signs an agreement with Hawker Pacific
San Jose de Campos, Brazil - The Australian industry would supply some Embraer aircraft's spare parts in Australia and Pacific Rim
Embraer, Brazilian industry manufacture aircraft, signed a five-year agreement for distribution and logistic support with the Australian Hawker Pacific. According to this one Hawker Pacific should supply... more
IndustryBritish Government confirmed Finmeccanica's commitment for AgustaWestland
London, UK - The protection of relevant information owned by Ministry of Defence and safeguard of the production activities in Great Britain
British Government had already announced it: there is not problem for a full selling of the GKN’s share in AgustaWestland to Finmeccanica, provided that the Italian holding can warrant the observance o... more
IndustryFinmeccanica and CNR: a cooperation aimed to increase national competitiveness
Rome, Italy - A deal intended to favour synergies between the industrial environment and the state authorities devoted to research was signed yesterday
Finmeccanica is one of the greatest worldwide industrial companies in the aerospace and defence sector concerning the investments for Research and Development (see for details AVIONEWS), and it signed... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica's employees demonstrated in Italian Campania Region
Naples, Italy - A four hours strike occurred yesterday in the morning to confirm the trade union's disagreement with the transfer of the 7E7 production to Puglia
The trade unions representing the employees of the Alenia Aeronautica’s facilities located in Campania Region had announced it, and the strike scheduled for November 11 occurred in fact yesterday in N... more
IndustryThales: four hypotheses after the possible Alcatel's exit from its stake
Paris, France - Such share could be sold to French State, Dassault, British companies or EADS
Thales, former Thomson CSF, a leading company in France and one of the most important in Europe in the avionics and defence electronics sectors, could experience the selling by Alcatel of the stake in... more
IndustryBoeing and All Nippon Airways signed contract for IMM
Washington, Usa - The industry will be responsible for a number of the carrier expendable aircraft parts
Boeing and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have signed an agreement that will reduce ANA’s operating costs by having Boeing manage much of the airline’s spare parts inventory. Under the arrangement, known as... more
IndustryAlenia's employees in Campania to go on strike on next November 11
Naples, Italy - The protest is intended to defend the role of Pomigliano d'Arco for the production of the Alenia-made components of the 7E7 Dreamliner
The Italian Campania region trade unions' representatives who moaned during the last months due to the Alenia Aeronautica's choices, related to the programme for the manufacturing of some structural sections... more
IndustryFinmeccanica 4th in the world for investments in R & D
London, UK - In the meantime, the group is about to increase its presence in Italian Liguria Region
The United Kingdom Ministry for Industry would have recently unveiled the data related to the investments in the worldwide aerospace and defence industry with reference to R & D. Finmeccanica group would... more
IndustryKaman: loss in the third quarter 2004
Washington, USA - The company admitted that much work must still be performed aiming to meet the new market exigencies
The US helicopter company Kaman unveiled recently the data related to the financial situation of the firm during the third quarter this year. Kaman would have found net loss for some USD 11.9m, and the... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry: the USA aim to the full cancellation of subsidies
Washington, USA - In order to face Airbus, but Boeing CEO Stonecipher would think that a deal between USA and EU is hardly feasible
Boeing CEO Harry Stonecipher commented recently about the matter related to subsidies to the aerospace industry, a problem analysed in recent days not only from an industrial but also from a political... more