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IndustryEU: solutions for the creation of a single market for defence
Brussels, Belgium - Favouring synergies and putting state control on strategies and research to an end
European Commission launched an initiative to encourage the development of a single market for defence in Europe. EU Government underlined that some hurdles must be cancelled, with reference in particular... more
IndustryEmbraer opened new service center for maintenance in Gavião Peixoto site
São José dos Campos, Brazil - 32,300 square feet hangar built
Embraer announced yesterday it opened a new service center for maintenance, repair and overhaul of Embraer aircraft at its Gavião Peixoto site, 230 miles from São José dos Campos, State of São Paulo, whe... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engine awarded of a over 46 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For overhaul and repair the entire T-700 family of turbo-shaft helicopter engines
General Electric Aircraft Engine, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded July 8, 2005, a firm-fixed price contract for $46,443,654 to overhaul and repair the entire T-700 family of turbo-shaft helicopter engines... more
IndustryMichelin Aircraft Tire Corp. awarded of a near 93 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-14, V-22, H-60, AV-8B, P-3, S-3, F-18, EA-6B, H-46, T-2, H-53, E-2, C-2 and H3 aircraft
Michelin Aircraft Tire Corp., Greenville, S.C., is being awarded $92,884,325 to exercise an option under previously awarded firm-fixed-price performance based logistics contract (N00383-00-D-042G) for... more
IndustryBoeing Co. awarded of a over 2 USDm increment
Washington, Usa - For the X-45C
Boeing Co., McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $2,650,000 increment of a $174,993,367 modification to a previously awarded other transaction for prototypes agreement to conduct... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a near 75 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For various aircraft spare parts for Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Federal Civilian Agencies
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a maximum $74,805,917 firm fixed price requirements type contract for various aircraft spare parts for Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: industrial collaboration with Poland is stronger
Warsaw, Poland - A general agreement with Polish aerospace industry
Industrial collaboration in the aerospace and defence sectors between Italy and Poland is increasing. Finmeccanica signed recently a general agreement with Polish industry in this fields (in particular... more
IndustryAirbus: orders and deliveries in the first six months 2005
Milan, Italy - 276 new airplanes and 189 delivered
In the half-year 2005 Airbus confirmed its own success on the international market receiving orders for 276 new airplanes compared to 104 ones received in the same period 2004 and making 189 deliveries... more
IndustryBoeing: Malaysia Airports selected Preston gate allocation system
Melbourne, Australia - The implementation of Airport Solutions at KLIA commenced in February and operative by next September
Preston Aviation Solutions Pty Ltd, a Boeing wholly owned subsidiary, has been commissioned by Malaysia Airports to replace the existing gate-allocation system at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 31 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $31,248,649 firm fixed price contract modification. This negotiation definitizes P00042, an undefinitized contractual action (UCA) for the... more
IndustryBoeing and Honeywell signed contract for innovative supply-chain solution
Seattle, Usa - It will allow the two companies to significantly reduce an airline's maintenance costs
Boeing recently signed an agreement with Honeywell Aerospace that will allow the two companies to significantly reduce an airline’s maintenance costs. The companies partnered as part of Boeing’s Int... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Army's CH-47 Chinook Helicopter
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded July 1, 2005, a $9,863,825 firm-fixed price contact for spare parts for the Army’s CH-47 Chinook Helicopter. Work will be performed at Boeing’s Ridley Par... more
IndustryGeneral Dynamics Armament and Technical Products awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, Burlington, Vt., is being awarded a $10,000,788 ceiling-priced, firm-fixed-price letter contract for the procurement of 42 M61A2 20 mm Automatic Gun Systems... more
IndustryMBDA Italy: a new facility in La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy - Devoted to system integration activities for missiles destined to the Italian armed forces
MBDA Italy (as the Italian division of the missile group owned by EADS, BAe and Finmeccanica) opened its new facility nearby the La Spezia naval base. Such a plant will be used for system integration activities... more
IndustryA-350: its wings are worth 10,000 jobs
Broughton, UK - Pressures by British unions on Government in order to lead it to promote a national plant to manufacture the wing section of the new Airbus
Airbus is appraising the possibility of producing the wings of the new A-350, which will have to compete with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, in British facilities, just when the European-US dispute on subsidies... more
IndustryBoeing: Guggenheim Aviation Partners signed for six 747-400ER freighters
Seattle, Usa - Deliveries are scheduled to begin in late 2006 and continue through the first half of 2008
Boeing yesterday confirmed that Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GPR), the U.S.-based aviation investment firm acting on behalf of the Guggenheim Aviation Investment Fund LP (GAIF), has placed an order for... more
IndustryBoeing: here are data on deliveries in the second-quarter
Washington, USA - A good performance in the civil field with 85 vehicles provided while there are 25 military airframes supplied to their respective units
US aerospace and defence group Boeing unveiled recently data related to deliveries made in the second-quarter 2005, proving able of a very good performance in particular concerning the commercial aviation... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60M Army Black Hawk helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on June 30, 2005, a $6,168,759 modification to a cost-plus-award-fee contract for the Army Black Hawk Helicopters (UH-60M) Integration and Qualification.... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-64D Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on June 30, 2005, a $16,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Design, Development, and Integration of the AN/ARC-231 Radio into the AH-64D... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engine awarded of a near 19 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-700 family of engines
General Electric Aircraft Engine, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on June 30, 2005, an $18,727,430 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Overhaul and Repair for the Entire T700 Family of Engines.... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 27 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Apache Longbow AH-64D Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on June 28, 2005, a $27,244,842 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Exploration of the Open System Architecture Technology into the Apache Longbow... more
IndustryUlivo: "Italian aerospace sector is a major one if a concrete European foreign and defence policy exists"
Rome, Italy - The political movement relies on such industrial field underlining the importance of security and research
Italian "Ulivo" political movement commented recently regarding the future of the Italian aerospace industry while waiting for the political election to be held next year, focusing on what should be some... more
IndustryEmbraer expanded recycling program
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Besides aluminium, plastic and wood, among other materials, program now includes milk cartons
Embraer last Thursday announced it will boost its recycling results by adding a new item to its list of reusable materials: milk cartons. Starting in the second half of the year, cartons of milk consumed... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines awarded of a near 34 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-46D, H-3, CH-46E, F/A-18, H-1, H-60, H-53, S-3, and A-10 aircraft
General Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $33,918,975 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for 36 line items used on a variety of aircraft engines for the CH-46D,... more
IndustryAirbus sells LAN the A-318 and A-319s
Santiago de Chile, Chile - It is close to an agreement with GECAS too
GE Commercial Aviation Services, well-known as GECAS, has signed an intent letter related to an order for acquiring 40 Airbus A-320, both in the 124-seat and 150-seat version. The Airbus A-320 Family... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: Guarguaglini holds at the controls
Rome, Italy - And in the meantime, Selex achieved orders for the DASS electronic countermeasures system devoted to the Eurofighter Tranche 2
Pier Francesco Guarguaglini was confirmed at the lead of the Italian aerospace and defence holding Finmeccanica while waiting for the stakeholders assembly to meet on July 11 and 12 for the appointment... more
IndustryBoeing and Japan Airlines confirmed order for six 767-300ERs
Seattle, Usa - For a value of about USD 800m
The Boeing Company and Japan Airlines (JAL) yesterday confirmed an order by JAL for six new Boeing 767-300ER airplanes, valued at approximately $800 million at list prices. The airline will receive three... more
IndustryL3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-12 C/D aircraft
L3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mass., is being awarded a $5,563,642 firm fixed price and cost reimbursable contract modification to provide for Electronic Flight Instrument Systems modification... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15 and F-16 aircraft
United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $5,748,999 cost-plus fixed fee contract to provide for six-month level-of-effort for F119 engine support for the Initial Operational... more
IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15
Honeywell International Inc., Teterboro, N.J., is being awarded a $7,181,541 cost-plus fixed-fee contract. This order is an engineering services effort in support of the F-15 Avionics Intermediate Shop... more
IndustryMartin-Baker Aircraft Co. awarded of a 200 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For 509 T-38C aircraft
Martin-Baker Aircraft Co., England, U.K., is being awarded a $200,000,000 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. This effort is for award of an updated escape system to the T-38C of potentially... more
IndustryBoeing: the new CEO has been appointed
Chicago, USA - "He is the ideal person to lead Boeing"
Boeing announced today that new Chief Executive Officer of the Group will be 55-year old James McNerney starting from July 1st. He was Ceo and Chairman of 3M and before held top executive positions at... more
IndustryBoeing: Telair International to provide cargo handling system for B-747 Large Cargo Freighter
Seattle, Usa - A special modified version that will transport major assemblies for the all-new B-787 Dreamliner
Boeing has named Germany’s Telair International, a Teleflex company, to design and manufacture the cargo handling system for the 747 Large Cargo Freighter, a specially modified 747-400 jet that will t... more
IndustryBates Engineers/Contractors Inc. awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For a Helicopter Maintenance Hangar
Bates Engineers/Contractors Inc., Bainbridge, Ga., was awarded on June 27, 2005, a $13,445,500 firm-fixed-price contract for Design and Construction of a Helicopter Maintenance Hangar. Work will be performed... more
IndustryKiewit Construction Co. awarded of over 29 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17
Kiewit Construction Co., Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded on June 27, 2005, a $29,177,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Design and Construction of a Large Airframe Maintenance Hangar and C-17 Support Utilities.... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 41 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Apache AH-64 helicopters
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on June 27, 2005, a $41,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Reset of Apache AH-64 Helicopters. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., and is... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 63 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on June 28, 2005, a $63,642,475 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Unique Configuration, Aircraft Warranty, Contractor Support, Manuals,... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18F and EA-18G aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $10,667,516 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0014) for... more
IndustryEmbraer began accepting orders for new Very Light and Light jets
São José dos Campos, Brazil - These versions launched in May
Embraer announced last Friday that it is now taking orders for its new Very Light and Light Jets directly through its sales offices. Through a deposit agreement, a customer will be able to reserve a Very... more
IndustryBoeing delivered China Eastern's first 737-700s for high-altitude regions
Seattle, Usa - It's the first of two B-737/700Next Generation
Boeing and China Eastern Airlines (Yunnan) celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first two Next-Generation 737-700s modified for operations in some of the most remote, high-altitude regions. The m... more
IndustryAirbus: Air Mauritius increases the fleet with new A-340/300E
Milan, Italy - They to be delivered starting from the last quarter of 2006
Air Mauritius signed an agreement with Airbus for three A-340/300E’s purchase that will be delivered starting from the last quarter of 2006 and an option for other two of the same model. Air Mauritius s... more
IndustryForgeard/Enders: EADS got a new lead
Amsterdam, Holland - Appointments of the two group's co-CEO has been formalized, Humbert replaced Forgeard for Airbus' lead and Eurocopter becomes the holding helicopter division
Noel Forgeard and Thomas Enders can be practically considered (and not only on the basis of simple intentions) to date as the new Co-Chief Executive Officers of the European aerospace and defence holding... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $8,190,354 firm fixed price, cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification to provide for F-15 aircraft AN/ALQ 135 Band 1.5 Lot VI,... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 102 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $102,435,811 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00010-03-C-0054) to... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engine awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-700 family of engines
General Electric Aircraft Engine, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on June 23, 2005, a $ 9,908,450 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for the overhaul and repair for the entire T-700 family of engines.... more
IndustryFrasca: FlightSafety orders three TruFlites
Urbana, Usa - In the Piper Seminole configuration
FlightSafety Academy, Vero Beach, FL, has placed an order for three TruFlite FTDs in the Piper Seminole configuration. The devices will include copilot flight controls, TruFeel control loading, full Garmin... more
IndustryBoeing: Ethiopian Airlines received the sixth 767-300ER
Seattle, Usa - The carrier currently operates an all Boeing jet fleet
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines yesterday announced the delivery of the carrier’s sixth 767-300ER. Ethiopian Airlines currently operates an all-Boeing jet fleet that includes four 757s, three Next-Generation 7... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Co. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
General Electric Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $5,371,353 firm fixed price contract to provide for Augmenter Exhaust Nozzle Assy, 9 each, Air Force Requirements, this effort supports F110 engine... more
IndustryGoJet Airlines received the first CRJ-700
Washington, USA - It was equipped with a weakened version of the GE CF34-8C5 engine
Bombardier has delivered the first CRJ-700 to the regional US GoJet Airlines which has made an order for 10 of these planes with option for other 40. Bombardier jetliner delivered to the US carrier is... more
IndustryEADS-Airbus bound for formalizing the new board
Amsterdam, Holland - Forgeard, Enders and Humbert are likely to concretely start attending to their respective new tasks by the end of this week
The formalization of appointments for the lead of the European aerospace and defence holding EADS and its owned company Airbus would be awaited for the end of this week. Problems generated by the difficulties... more