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IndustryEmbraer ERJ 145 XR to be granted airworthiness type certificate in Brazil
Brasilia, Brazil - The extra long-range version of the successful ERJ 145 has been improved with additional take-off thrust
Embraer's new ERJ 145 XR, the extra long-range version of the highly successful ERJ 145 regional jet family has been granted its airworthiness type certificate by the Brazilian civil aviation authority.... more
IndustryEuropean Regions Airlines Association members to gather in Austria
Salzburg, Austria - In Salzburg from October 1 to October 3
The Annual General Assembly of the European Regions Airlines Association (ERA) takes place in Austria, at Salzburg, 1-3 October. The event is one of the major ones within the European aviation industry,... more
IndustryLaBarge wins radar systems contracts from Lockheed Martin
St. Louis, Usa - A USD 2,7m worth deal
LaBarge, the Us company specialized in providing sophisticated electronic products and systems, announced today that it was awarded contracts valued at USD 2,7m from Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics &... more
IndustryBombardier to provide Us government with fractional business jet services
Montreal, Canada - A two-year test deal
The Us National Aeronautic and Space Agency will use two of Bombardier Flexjet's Learjet aircraft involved in the agreement recently signed between Us government and the Canadian regional jets manufacturer... more
IndustryPratt&Whitney Canada to start deliveries of PT6A-66A production engines at the end of 2002
Orlando, Usa - For Ibis Aerospace Ae270HP propjet
Pratt&Whitney Canada expects to begin deliveries of PT6A-66A production engines at the end of 2002 for the single-engine, nine-passenger Ae270HP turboprop propjet being developed by Ibis Aerospace Ltd,... more
IndustryPerhaps Airbus and Boeing will split China Airlines order
Taipei, Taiwan - The carrier to purchase 12 A330s and 8 747-400ERs
The issue in relation to China Airlines (CAL)renewal fleet program seems likely to be a never ending story. As in fact at first, under Taiwan's government pressure CAL seemed ready to buy 15 Boeing 777s,... more
IndustryExxon awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
USA
Exxon Mobil Fuels Marketing, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded $8,341,073 fixed-price with economic-price adjustment type contract for 10,784,241 gallons of premium unleaded gasoline, diesel fuel #2 and fuel... more
IndustrySaab delivered its first JAS 39C Gripen to Sweden
Linkoping, Sweden - "This is a milestone in the history of the Gripen"
On last Friday, Ake Svesson, Chairman at JAS industry Group and managing director at Saab Aerospace, delivered officially the first JAS 39C Gripen fighter to Brigitta Bohlin, director general at Sweden's... more
IndustryGulfstream unveils new product line
Orlando, Usa - Introducing new technology, new designs and other innovation
Gulfstream Aerospace a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has announced today that it has introduced a broad new product line that offers an exceptional combination of price, performance and... more
IndustryCommunications at high altitude: the new technologies of Iridium and Blue Sky
Rome, Italy - They helped Lindbergh's grandson to accomplish successfully with his commemoration flight
Iridium and Blue Sky Network's technologies helped Charles Lindbergh III to accomplish successfully with his commemoration flight of his grandfather's Atlantic exploit. They let Charles Lindbergh's grandson... more
IndustryRaytheon Systems awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
USA
Raytheon Systems Company, McKinney, Texas, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $5,531,645 firm-fixed-price order to manufacture five receiver exciter processors for the AN/APS 137 radar on P-3C aircraft.... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
USA
Northrop Grumman Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $10,273,098 firm-fixed-price order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-00-G-0280) for the procurement of 58 various... more
IndustryBombardier to conquer Asian-Pacific market
Toronto, Canada - By placing a 70-plane order to Shandong Airlines
Bombardier Aerospace, the Canadian regional jets manufacturer, placed a 70-plane order to the People's Republic air carrier Shandong Airlines. The CRJ700s aircraft will be the first regional planes to... more
IndustryHellfire Systems awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
USA
Hellfire Systems Limited Liability Corp., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $6,755,698.48 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for AGM-114K Hellfire II Laser Guided Missiles and AGM-114M Blast Fragmentation... more
IndustryPratt&Whitney awarded of a over 36 USDm contract
USA
Pratt&Whitney, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $36,600,000 ceiling-priced order under a basic ordering agreement to repair items supporting the J-52 engine in EA-6B aircraft. Items... more
IndustryFiatAvio inaugurated its new facilities in Poland
Turin, Italy - Where it will employ 170 workers
FiatAvio, the Italian motor industry Fiat subsidiary specialized in aerospace sector, has inaugurated its new facilities in Poland, at Bielskobiala. In the new structure FiatAvio Polska's 170 employees... more
IndustryAlenia partner with Boeing in a major contract for Nasa
Rome, Italy - The deal provides for testing, processing and management of Shuttle and expendable launcher payload
Alenia Spazio is one of the main subcontractors chosen by Boeing to manage its recent major contract with Nasa: CAPPS – Checkout, Assembly, and Payload Processing Services. Under the CAPPS contract, t... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
USA
Raytheon Co., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $12,443,000 delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00383-01-G-100A) for seven phase l retrofit kits for the AN and APG-73... more
IndustrySonic Cruiser: Mulally to deliver a briefing on the revolutionary aircraft by Boeing
Reston, Usa - Next October 1 in Los Angeles
As of next October 1, Alan Mulally, president and CEO at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, will deliver a briefing on Boeing's Sonic Cruiser, at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The Sonic... more
Industry4 Boeing 737-400s to fly towards Shaheen Air International
Islamabad, Pakistan - The carrier also plan to add new routes
Tha Pakistani airline Shaheen Air International (SAI) is set to acquire 4 B737-400s, the aircraft manufactured by the Us plane maker Boeing. Decision has been taken last week during the airline's board... more
IndustryAirbus expects China to buy the 555-seat A380 for the 2008 Olympic Games
Beijing, China - The response of the Chinese civil aviation is not still known
European plane manufacturing consortium Airbus expects China to buy the 555-seat Airbus A380 for the 2008 summer Olympic Games. The response of the Chinese civil aviation is not known, but experts said... more
IndustryHi-tech mission for airships
London, UK - It can reach a maximum altitude of 20km
Airships could provide a cheap and quick way of bringing mobile phone networks and fast internet connections to remote parts of the world. Sky Station is working with Britain's Advanced Technologies Group... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a 8 USDm contract
USA
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $8,000,000 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price, incentive-fee contract (N00019-00-C-0307)... more
IndustryGeneral Electric awarded of a near 20 USDm contract
USA
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $19,978,613 ceiling-priced order under a basic ordering agreement order for 6,817 high pressure turbine nozzle segments... more
IndustryThomas Instrument and Machine Co. Inc. awarded of a over 35 USDm contract
USA
Thomas Instrument and Machine Co. Inc., Brookshire, Texas, is being awarded a $35,213,106 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for a 10-year contract for the repair of 40 different hydro-mechanical and... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 26 USDm contract
USA
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $26,047,825 firm-fixed-price contract for 40 TOW 2B missiles, 1,387 TOW 2A missiles and 262 TOW 2A practice missiles. Work will be performed in Tucson,... more
IndustryRoss Group Construction Corp. awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
USA
The Ross Group Construction Corp., Tulsa, Okla., is being awarded a $9,767,427 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a maintenance hangar for support of T-1A aircraft. Work will be performed in... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
USA
United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $12,600,882 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for augmentor nozzles, 4,074 each, applicable to the F-100-PW-220 engine. At this time,... more
IndustryRaytheon awarded of a 47 USDm contract
USA
Raytheon Electronic Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being issued a $47,000,000 firm-fixed-price order for 517 components of the Advanced Tactical Forward Looking Infrared Radar in support of F/A-18E/F... more
IndustryBoeing concluded contract negotiations with IAM
Seattle, Usa – The union represents some 25,000 employees in the Seattle area
The Boeing company has announced the conclusion of contract negotiations with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) union that represents some 25,000 Boeing employees... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
USA
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $7,544,144 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-00-C-0363)... more
IndustryGoodrich Aircraft awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
USA
Goodrich Aircraft Wheels and Brakes, Troy, Ohio, is being awarded a $6,203,877.38 firm fixed price contract to provide for wheel landing gear on the B-52 aircraft. Total funds have been obligated. Headquarters... more
IndustryRaytheon awarded of a over 26 USDm contract
USA
Raytheon Technical Services Company, Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $26,297,531 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide for repairs to APG-63 and APG-70 radar subassemblies... more
IndustryGeneral Electric awarded of a over 15 USDm contract
USA
General Electric Aircraft Engine, General Electric Company, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $15,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract for 30 Low Rate Initial Production T58 Engine Reliability Improvement Program... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman awarded of a over 23 USDm contract
USA
Northrop Grumman Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $23,278,573 contract modification to provide for the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) program. The option shall acquire... more
IndustryGeneral Electric awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
USA
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being issued a $7,551,696 order under a previously awarded requirements contract (N00393-01-D-004M) for procurement of 421 F-404 engine afterburner flameholders... more
IndustryBAE Systems to take care of NATO's satellite communications
London, Uk - Talon has also recently selected by Astrium
BAE Systems, the British aerospace manufacturer, announced to have completed the delivery of three of the newly designed Talon transportable satellite communications terminals, to the headquarters of NATO's... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft awarded of a over 37 USDm contract
USA
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $37,113,756 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity contract for repair, overhaul, modification and test and evaluation... more
IndustryJ.K Hill and Associates Inc. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
USA
J.K Hill and Associates Inc., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $5,880,003 fixed-price-award-fee contract to provide for fiscal year 2003 base supply, fuels and logistic material control activity services... more
IndustryDepartment of the Air Force, the DoC and NASA awarded of a over 4 USDbn contract
USA
The Department of the Air Force, the Department of Commerce (DoC) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are announcing an award of a $4,500,000,000 contract to provide for the National... more
IndustryAirbus Uk at work on A380
Bristol, Uk - The new superjumbo by Airbus
Last August 23, workers at Airbus Uk in Bristol started to make the first rib for the wings of the A380 aircraft, the new superjumbo designed by the Toulouse-based plane maker. "This component will form... more
IndustryRolls-Royce signs ten-year Trent fleet hour agreement with China Eastern Airlines
Darbyshire, Uk - To power the airline's new fleet of Airbus A340-600s
The British motor manufacturer Rolls-Royce and China Eastern Airlines announced today (28 August) to have signed a USD 100m contract for a 10-year fleet hour agreement covering the Trent 500 engines powering... more
IndustryRaytheon awarded of a over 50 USDm contract
USA
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Az., is being awarded a $50,675,955 firm fixed price contract modification to provide foraward of 142 Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missiles (Air Intercept Missile-120 C5 and C7... more
IndustryTri-Industries awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
USA
Tri-Industries, Terre Haute, Ind., is being awarded a $6,983,736 firm-fixed price contract to provide for 204-augmentor nozzle support for the F100 engines applicable to the F-15 and F-16 aircraft. Total... more
IndustryPratt&Whitney awarded of a over 27 USDm contract
USA
Pratt&Whitney, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $27,419,300 ceiling priced order under a Basic Ordering Agreement for 16,129 J-52 engine compressor stator vanes used on EA-6B aircraft.... more
IndustryTRW awarded of a over 868 USDm contract
USA
TRW, Inc., Redondo Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $868,700,000 cost-plus-award contract modification to support the research, development, testing and engineering needed to pursue a capability that... more
IndustryLockheed Martin awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
USA
Lockheed Martin Federal Systems, Owego, N.Y., is being issued a $9,248,725 ceiling-priced order for 14 types of spare parts to be used on SH-60R and CH-60 helicopters. These 69 items include flight management... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
USA
Northrop Grumman Corp., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded an $8,720,419 firm-fixed-price order for 211 aircraft rudders used on F-18 C/D aircraft. Work will be performed in El Segundo, Calif., and... more
IndustryLockheed Martin awarded of a near 184 USDm contract
USA
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $183,700,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to procure a maximum of 1,212 retrofit kits for the F-16 C and D Block 25/30/32/40/50/52... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a near 10 USDbn contract
USA
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $9,762,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for 60 C-17 aircraft (P121-P180). This effort will begin with advance procurement encompassing... more