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IndustryBAE Systems: earnings raised on 2005
London, UK - Good result for Airbus and Eurofighter
BAE Systems made known yesterday that in 2005 its revenues are increased of 16% due to the raise of the orders for Airbus, European consortium 20% owned by BAE, and to the requires for Eurofighter. The... more

IndustryEmbraer: Phenom mock-up tour kicks off in North America
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Stops in European and Latin American cities also planned
Embraer yesterday announced the start of a mockup tour of its new Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 executive jets in North America. The Phenom name and the interiors, designed by BMW Group Designworks USA,... more

IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 26 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-46E helicopters
General Electric Aircraft Engines, General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $26,402,508 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-02-C-3021) to purchase 60 T-58... more

IndustryThe "Dreamliner" has its engine
Seattle, Usa - The Trent 1000 stood the first test
Trent 1000 is the propellant for Boeing-787 "Dreamliner" developed by Rolls-Royce. It successfully stood the first bench test, where it was started electrically through a new project characteristic named... more

IndustryBoeing: Singapore Airlines selected EFB for entire B-777 fleet
Seattle, Usa - The airline has 58 models in service and an additional 19 on order
Boeing and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have announced that the airline will add Boeing’s Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Installation Kits on its entire fleet of new and existing 777s. Singapore A... more

IndustryRaytheon Missile Systems awarded of a over 35 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the 127 AIM-9X Tactical missiles
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $35,677,998 ceiling priced modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0006) to exercise an option for the procurement... more

IndustryL-3 Communications awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-6B aircraft
L-3 Communications, Electron Devices Division, San Carlos, Calif., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $7,368,537 ceiling-price delivery order under previously awarded contract (N00104-04-G-A402) for 66 each... more

IndustryFrasca: Eurocopter SEA ordered Flight Training Device
Urbana, Usa - The EC-120 FTD is scheduled for delivery in Fall of 2006
Frasca International, Inc., Urbana, IL has been awarded a contract with Eurocopter SEA for an EC-120 Helicopter Flight Training Device (FTD). The FTD will be used by Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd.... more

IndustryRussia will have its own aircraft corporation
Moscow, Russia - President Putin signs the decree which leads off the operation
Soviet aircraft industry employed 1.5 million people, but in today’s Russia the same sector is considerably downsized, employing less than a third of its original work force and gathering in three main m... more

IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: the definitive agreement with Sukhoi will be signed on March 5
Moscow, Russia - Anatoly Mezhevov, Russian aeronautic industry's General Director, unveiled it
Anatoly Mezhevov, Sukhoi’s General Director, Russian aeronautic industry, made known that next March 5 a definitive agreement, that will steady the relationship with our Alenia Aeronautica, for the development a... more

IndustryOrenda Aerospace Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-404 engine
Orenda Aerospace Corp. Ontario, Canada, is being awarded a $5,577,600 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for repair requirements for depot level repair support of front frames on the F-404 engine.... more

IndustryHoneywell International awarded of a near 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft
Honeywell International, Inc., Defense and Space Electronic Systems, Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded a $7,938,013 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-05-C-0033) to... more

IndustryLockheed Martin Systems Integration awarded of a near 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the VH-71 Presidential helicopter
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $10,806,030 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-05-C-0030) to provide technical and engineering... more

IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18C/D and AV-8B
Honeywell International Inc., Defense Avionics Systems, Defense & Space Electronic Systems, Albuquerque, N. M., is being awarded $12,774,268 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract... more

IndustryBoeing Co. awarded of a near 97 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15, F-16, and F/A-18
Boeing Co., St Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $96,961,724 IDIQ, firm fixed price contract. This action provides for Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System, Full Rate Production 3 for the USAF F-15, and F-16,... more

IndustryIndian Airlines: 43 planes of Airbus' family purchased
New Delhi, India - Noel Forgeard, Airbus' Chief Operative, announced it
The visit of the President of the French Republic, Jacques Chirac, in India is obtaining a lot of trades to the French companies, and among these the Airbus. French-German consortium, as its Chief Operative... more

IndustryRaytheon Space & Airborne Systems awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $9,100,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00383-04-G-200H) for increased repair... more

IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 24 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47F aircraft
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Feb. 13, 2006, a $24,400,000 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for CH-47F New Build Aircraft. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., and... more

IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 25 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Apache AH-64D Attack Helicopter
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Feb. 14, 2006, a $25,300,000 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Contractor Logistics Support for the Apache AH-64D Attack Helicopter.... more

IndustrySikorsky Aircraft awarded of a over 97 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-53 aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $97,595,486 firm-fixed-price requirements Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract for the repair/overhaul of 10 dynamic components for the H-53... more

IndustrySikorsky's workers on strike
Stratford, USA - The protest for the increased health insurance costs
Today Sikorsky’s workers, a company that builds helicopters, of Connecticut and Florida, 3600 people at all, went on strike. The reason of the protest is the part of the new job contract that schedules t... more

IndustryATR: 15 additional aircraft for Kingfisher Airlines
Toulouse, France - For a value of USD 270m
Kingfisher Airlines, which placed a firm order for 20 new ATR-72/500s and 15 options in November 2005, yesterday announced conversion of the 15 ATR-72/500 options to a firm order plus an additional 20... more

IndustryFirst sky simulator realized in Italy
Florence, Italy - It will be operative just since next Spring at the airport of Turin-Caselle
Italian industry hits up a new primacy: it has been realized in fact in our country the first prototype in the world of a sky simulator "Skylight simulator". The company Bertolotti SpA of Incisa Valdarno,... more

IndustryBoeing Co. awarded of a over 14 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-46 aircraft
Boeing Co., Boeing Helicopter, Philadelphia, Pa. is being awarded a $14,308,369 firm-fixed-price requirements performance based logistics contract for support of 13 dynamic components for the H-46 aircraft.... more

IndustryNorthrop Grumman Corp. awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AV-8B Harrier II
Northrop Grumman Corp., Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector, Defensive Systems Division, Rolling Meadows, Ill., was awarded on 30 December 2005, a $6,792,915 firm fixed price contract modification.... more

IndustryRaytheon Co. Missile Systems awarded of a near 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile AIM-120D missile
Raytheon Co. Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., was awarded on 28 December 2005, a $7,978,661 cost plus fix fee contract modification to provide for the development of the Common Munitions Bit/Reprogramming... more

IndustryRaytheon Technical Services Co. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AN/TPN-19 and GPN-22 Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems
Raytheon Technical Services Co., Chula Vista, Calif., was awarded on 16 December 2005, an $8,440,295 time and materials, firm fixed price and cost reimbursable contract to provide for repair of various... more

IndustryBoeing Co. awarded of a over 22 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-135 series aircraft fleet
Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., was awarded on 20 December 2005, a $22,650,738 firm fixed price and time and materials contract modification. This contract is for sustaining engineering services in support... more

IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a 30 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the B-52 fleet
The Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., was awarded on 27 December 2005, a $30,000,000 time and materials firm fixed price contract modification. This action provides for B-52 fleet support. At this time $1,301,048... more

IndustryDassault Aviation: French society's employees want purchase the participation in Thales
Paris, France - The society's CEO, Charles Edelstenne, declared it
Dassault Aviation’s employees association has expressed the will to acquire the participation that Dassault Aviation has in Thales, equal to 5,7%. The sociey’s CEO, Charles Edelstenne, said it, who has... more

IndustryPratt & Whitney: agreement with General Electric for the supply of aeronautic engines' components
New York, USA - "Wall Street Journal" wrote it
Pratt & Whitney, American group United Technologies’ company, according to last days "Wall Street Journal" wrote, could announce short-time the agreement with General Electric for the supply of aeronautical e... more

IndustryEmbraer and US Airways Group announced aircraft order
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Deliveries will resume in November 2006
Embraer and U.S. Airways Group, Inc. announced they have reached an agreement to amend their original aircraft order. Under this agreement, the previous 57 undelivered EMBRAER 170s will be converted into... more

IndustryAirbus: a regional office opened in UAE destined for Middle East customers
Dubai, UAE - Gustav Humbert, President's declaration
The European consortium Airbus has opened a regional office dedicated to its current customers and potential of Middle East. The UAE’s capital city, Dubai, has been chosen as base of the regional office. A... more

IndustryAero Vodochody: two pretenders could be introduced in the short list
Prague, Czech Republic - The national press said it
Newness in view on the matter about Aero Vodochody’s selling, the Czech society maker of military aircraft. According to what the national press reported, two industries initially excluded from short l... more

IndustryBoeing delivered the 5,000th B-737 to Southwest Airlines
Seattle, Usa - It's the 447th model to join the carrier's fleet
Boeing and Southwest Airlines yesterday celebrated the 5,000th 737 to come off the production line as thousands of Boeing employees and special guests attended an historic delivery ceremony at the company’s R... more

IndustryBoeing delivered Xiamen Airlines its first B-737/800 Next-Generation
Seattle, Usa - Configured for 170 passengers it will be used for long range routes
Boeing, Xiamen Airlines and GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) last Friday celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 commercial jetliner. The newly delivered 7... more

IndustryThales in downturn
Paris, France - Sales proceeds slightly decreasing in 2005
Thales, French electronics company serving aerospace, defence and security & services markets worldwide, ended 2005 with slightly decreasing sales proceeds, equivalent to EUR 10,26 billions, despite of... more

IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 50 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-38C aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded on 16 December 2005, a $50,597,051 modification to a firm fixed price contract. This action will exercise an option to procure T-38C aircraft upgrade... more

IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a 68 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130J and KC-130J aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Simulator, Training and Support, Orlando, Fla., was awarded on 23 December 2005, a $68,000,000 undefinitized contract action contract. This action provides for training... more

IndustryLockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. awarded of a over 193 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-22A aircraft
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Ft Worth, Texas, was awarded on 23 December 2005, a $193,874,000 firm fixed price contract. This contract provides for advanced procurement for up to twenty-five Lot 7... more

IndustryRaytheon Aircraft Co. awarded of a over 268 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-6A
Raytheon Aircraft Co., Wichita, Kan., was awarded on 27 December 2005, a $268,994,493 commercial firm-fixed price contract modification. This action provides for Lot 13 option exercise, JPATS T-6A production... more

IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 136 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130J
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Aeronautics Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $136,400,000 firm fixed price contract modification. This modification is an Undefinitized Contractual Action (UCA) to... more

IndustryBoeing to close operations in Arkansas
Seattle, Usa - It expects to complete the closure of the facility in the second quarter of this year
The Boeing Company announced that it will cease operations at its facility located in Melbourne, Ark. Boeing expects to complete the closure of the facility sometime in the second quarter of this year. The... more

IndustryAirbus: Hamburg International new customer for the A-319
Milan, Italy - For an order of 14 aircraft and an option for further six
Hamburg International has become a new customer for the A-319 with an order for 14 airplanes and an option for further six ones. Ten of these new aircraft will replace the current fleet constituted by... more

IndustryAirbus increases its workers in Germany
Paris, France - They will helps in the production of the consortium's aircraft
Airbus decided to increase the number of its employeers in Germany, to help the production of its aircraft, expecially the A-380 superjumbo and of the A-400M destined to the military transport. In this... more

IndustryBoeing: Air Canada to launch EFB in North America
Seattle, Usa - On the fleet of all-new Boeing 777s and 787s ordered by the airline
Boeing and Air Canada have announced plans to install the Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on the fleet of all-new Boeing 777s and 787s ordered by the airline. Air Canada will be the first airline... more

IndustryNorthrop Grumman Corp. awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corp., Electronic Systems, Baltimore, Md., is being awarded a $9,044,100 firm fixed price requirements type contract. This action provides for F-16 aircraft radar antenna repair. At... more

IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a near 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Feb. 8, 2006, a $10,921,245 firm-fixed-price contract for stabilator amplifiers for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. Work will be performed in... more

IndustryGeneral Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 72 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-404 engine, powering the F/A-18 aircraft
General Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass. is being awarded a $72,157,326 two-year fixed price requirements contract for procurement of 10 line items used on the F-404 engine, powering... more

IndustryAero Vodochody: Czech Government chose the four final suitors to the buyout of the company
Prague, Czech Republic - The Interministry Commission for privatizations decided it
We are talking about the companies PPF and J&T, Benson Oak, Cesky Letecky Prumysl (CLP) and Kilcullen Capital Partners, that have been put by the Czech Interministry Commission for Privatizations in the... more