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IndustryGALAXY AEROSPACE PROMOTES NEW INITIATIVES
NEW ORLEANS, Galaxy Aerospace is promoting several new initiatives for customers of their business jet, as guaranteeing operating costs. The company will also provide a back-up aircraft in case of... more
IndustryDAIMLER CHRYSLER EXPANDS ITS FLEET
NEW ORLEANS, Daimler Chrysler Aviation added two more jets to its aircraft fleet, bringing the total to 11. The company doubled its operations since the beginning of the year and it is based at Oakland... more
IndustryVERY PROFITABLE PERIOD FOR NEW PIPER AIRCRAFT
NEW ORLEANS, Chuck Suma, president and CEO of New Piper Aircraft said it was a "fantastic "year" for the company. Over $200 of total revenues and 425 aircraft delivered. The president added that the... more
IndustryJETCRUZER HOPES TO GAIN CERTIFICATION IN JUNE 2001
NEW ORLEANS, AASI hopes to gain FAR Part 23 certification for the new Jetcruzer 500 next June. First deliveries are scheduled for the third quarter of next year and the initial production will be of 130... more
IndustrySINO SWEARINGEN SJ130-2 POISED TO FLY IN FINAL CONFIGURATION
NEW ORLEANS, Sino Swearingen is supposed to fly the first conforming prototype of its new SJ130-2 business jet within a couple of weeks. The aircaft already had firm orders for 175 copies and it will cost... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER ENTERS THE E-COMMERCE ERA
NEW ORLEANS, Bombardier announced that it will launch an e-business portal in the first quarter of 2001. It will encompass virtually every aspect of the company's corporate activities. It will be possible... more
IndustryCESSNA SCORES 21 SHIP ORDERS IN LATIN AMERICAN MARKET
NEW ORLEANS, Cessna announced yesterday at a press conference a sale of 21 aircrafts to the Latin American market. Brazilian company TAM, Taxi Aero Marilia, ordered three CJ1, cinque CJ2, an Encore, three... more
IndustryAEROSTAR AIRCRAFT CORPORATION IS HOME WORKING
NEW ORLEANS, Aerostar Aircraft Corporation doesn't have a booth at NBAA. Its vice-president Jim Christy said that the company is actually busy with the final stages of raising $40 million to certificate... more
IndustryMAIDEN FLIGHT FOR IBIS AEROSPACE NEW AE270
NEW ORLEANS, Ibis Aerospace of Czech Republic flew its new Ae270 for the first time. It is powered by PT6A-42 engine from Pratt & Whitney, will be able to accomadate 10 passengers and will have a price... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER PURCHASED SKYJET.COM
NEW ORLEANS, Bombardier Aerospace executive purchased the Skyjet.com charter reservation Website. The canadian company advanced many reasons to explain this decision. Among them: market expansion, synergy... more
IndustryINAUGURATED TODAY PIAGGIO FRANCE
NICE, Piaggio France was inaugurated today with a cerimony in Nice. The french Piaggio will be an important point of reference for foreign customers in the course of Piaggio Aero industries activities.... more
IndustryBOEING SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH GECAS
SEATTLE, USA, U.S. Boeing has announced it signed an agreement with General Electric Co.'s GE Capital Aviation Services unit for the purchase of 74 Boeing 777 and 737 jetliners for a total of USD$5.5 billion.... more
IndustryBOEING WINS APACHE CONTRACT
USA, The Boeing Co. has won a $2,3 billion contract with the U:S: army to upgrade 269 Apache combat helicopters. Work on the new contract is expected to begin in 2002 at Boeing's Mesa plant. more
IndustryFAIRCHILD-DORNIER PROGRESSES 728JET
INTERLANKEN, SWITZERLAND, Fairchild-Dornier last week began formally the production of 728 jet with the fabrication of initial components by belgian subcontractor SABCA, which will produce cockpit and... more
IndustryALENIA SIGNS AGREEMENTS IN GREECE
ATHENS, Alenia Aerospazio's vicepresident Cosentino announced the industry will cooperate to aerospace programs and, together with a consortium of companies, it will participate to bid for the privatization... more
IndustryIRAQ TO BUY BOEING SPARE PARTS FROM THE UNITED STATES
USA, An informed source reported that Iran will buy Boeing spare parts from the United States. Government officials will fly today to the United States for talks with the officials of Boeing Company for... more
IndustryBOEING UNVEILED UNMANNED COMBAT AIR VEHICLE
SEATTLE, USA, Boeing, leader company in unmanned aerial vehicles, used for surveillance operations of hostile territories occupied by enemy forces, recently unveiled a new combat aircraft able to attack... more
IndustryFTC TO ALLOW BOEING TO BUY HUGHES
BRUSSELS, Boeing will purchase Hughes Electronics Corp.'s space and communications division, after it was allowed by Us.S. and european regulators. Boeing will have to undertake some measures to prohibit... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE WON ORDERS TO MAKE ENGINES FOR EMBRAER JETS
LONDON, Rolls-Royce won an order worthed USD 530 million to make engines for some Embraer jets. They will be manufactured at Indianapolis and will be used in jets for American Eagle and seven european... more
IndustryALENIA AEROSPACE: THE EUROFIGHTER'S WING IS READY
TURIN, The first Eurofighter's wing was completed at Alenia Aerospazio's plant of Turin Caselle. It will be soon delivered to Bae systems for the final assembly. The maiden flight is scheduled within Septemeber... more
IndustryNEW AIRCRAFT FUELS UNDER CONSIDERATION
NEW YORK, US and japanese companies are working on the development of a new aircraft propulsion system powered by hydrogen and using oxygen as hidroxidant agent. The cryogenic propellent, which would... more
IndustryAIRBUS REDESIGNING SUPER JUMBO
SEATTLE, According to what reported by a newspaper of Seattle, where Boeing's headquarter is placed, Airbus hopes to clinch a deal with Singapore Airlines for their new USD 220 million superjumbo A3XX.... more
IndustryAIRBUS PROJECT FOR A REGIONAL A-330 VERSION
TOULOSE, The french consortium Airbus think to develop a short-range version of the A330-500. THe original version flies as far as 7,000 nautical miles and is able to travel on trans-Atlantic routes. The... more
IndustrySYNTHETIC VISION: A TECHNOLOGY UNDER DEVELOPMENT
LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, USA, For the development of the synthetic-vision systems project, led by NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia and backed by Rockwell Collins, Jeppesen has signed a three-year a... more
IndustryFAIRCHILD-DORNIER GIVES UP 428JET
GERMANY, Fairchild-Dornier, the aerospace industry, gave up projecting regional 428Jet displyed at Farnborough Air Show last July. Charles Pieper, Fairchild-Dornier's chief executive, said 428Jet's... more
IndustryMAGELLAN AEROSPACE WINS AIRBUS CONTRACT
ONTARIO, Magellan Aeroispace Corporation, based in Mississauga, Ontario, has announced to have win the bid for a USD29m contract for production of acoustic nozzle assembly for the small Airbus A-318... more
IndustryTHE BOEING AND AIRBUS BUSINESS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS
., In the following table, are indicated for every company, the number of ordered and delivered aircraft in the last ten years, according with their data: Year Airbus Boeing... more
IndustryEUROCOPTER CHANGES ITS LEGAL FORM
MARIGNANE, FRANCE, In the special general meeting of the shareholders held yesterday,, the legal form of business of Eurocopter was changed from a Société Anonyme (SA) (Joint Stock Company) to a S... more
IndustryENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORT: OECD CONFERENCE WILL CARE OF AIR TRAFFIC
VIENNA, Sustainable development, ecology apllied to transport, new systems to prevent noise pollution: these are going to be the basic issues of the OECD conference about EST (Environmentally Sustainable... more
IndustryPIAGGIO: NEW BUSINESS CENTER IN USA AND FRANCE
GENOA, In the occasion of the annual NBAA convention, which will take place in New Orleans from October 10 to 12, Piaggio industry will officially announce the birth of Piaggio America, a necessary... more