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IndustryVIETNAM AIRLINES TO LEASE 4 MORE PLANES
HANOI, Vietnam Airlines announced it will lease 4 more planes, two Boeing 767s and two ATR-72s. The jets will be used for domestic and international routes. The airline is going to lease even some Airbus... more
IndustryILFC LEASING 8 BOEING JETLINERS
SEATTLE, International Lease Finance Corporation has placed order for 8 Boeing: six 737 jets with Dutch carrier Transavia Airlines and two widebody 777's with brazilian Varig. The 737s will be powered... more
IndustryBLACKLIST FOR USA INDUSTRIES INFRINGING LAWS
WASHINGTON, Three primary USA agencies, GSA, DOD and Nasa have jointly issued a proposed rule to disallow the industries infringing federal laws (about taxes, labor, environment, antitrust and others)... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER EARNINGS UP 24% IN SECOND QUARTER
CANADA, Bombardier saw a 24 per cent rise in second quarter earnings. The canadian industry said those profits were due to buoyant aerospace operations. Net income rose to US$142.2 million. more
IndustryFAIRCHILD DORNIER IS PLANNING NEW 728JET
GERMANY, Fairchild Dornier is working at plan of its new 728 JET in the production centre in Germany. GECAS has already 50 firm orders of this 70-seater aircraft, Lufhtansa has 50 firm orders. The first... more
IndustryFRENCH AEROSPACE FIRMS WIN CONTRACT WITH GREECE
PARIS, French aerospace firms, Dessault Aviation, Thomson-CSF and anglo-french Matra-BAE, in a joint statement, won a contract to supply 15 Mirage 2000 to the greek military. The agreement involves also... more
IndustryROLSS-ROYCE SEEKING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ON ENGINE FOR A3XX
LONDON, Rolls-Royce is likely to seek government support to develop its engine Trent 900 to power super-jumbo A3XX. Those supports would cover a third of the engine's costs. The engine maker said it will... more
IndustryNEIL ARMSTRONG NAMED CHAIRMAN OF EDO
NEW YORK, Neil Armstrong, who became the first man to walk on the moon, was named chairman of EDO Corp. Armstrong was chairman of AIL Technology, which mergered with EDO. more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE WINS CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES AND AMERICAN EAGLE
USA, Rolls-Royce won engine orders, worth a total of $200 million, to power aircraft ordered by American Airways and American Eagle. The english company will provide Trent 800 engines for six Boeing 777s... more
IndustryBOEING SIGNED STRATEGIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH TWO RUSSIAN COMPANIES
SEATTLE, Boeing recently signed strategic cooperation agreement with two russian companies. They are Ilyushin Aviation Complex and Verkhnaya Salda Metallurgical Production, titanium producer. more
IndustryNEW BOEING NEXT GENERATION 737-900 TOOK ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT
SEATTLE, The newest Boeing Next generation 737-900 took yesterday its maiden flight. It is painted in red, white and blue Boeing livery, and will be delivered to launch customer Alaska Airlines in April... more
IndustryBOEING ANNOUNCED TO BUY DATA SUPPLIER CONTINENTAL GRAPHICS
SEATTLE, Boeing announced yesterday it will buy Continental Graphics, a digital information provider specialising in illustrated parts catalogues and maintenance documents for the aviation industry. The... more
IndustryTHOMSON WINS NOD TO SUPPLY SIMULATORS FOR TIGER HELICOPTER
PARIS, Thomson Training & Simulation won the nod to supply simulators and training equipment for aircrews on the franco-german Tiger helicopter. The work is worth up to 300 million euros, 276.8 USD. more
IndustryIS TURBO-DIESEL ENGINE FUTURE IN AVIATION ?
OSHKOSH, USA, Pursuing the research of diesel engine for aviation, which should eliminate lead pollution due to avio fuel 100LL, are featuring in Oshkosh the french SMA with diesel engine SR 305 installed... more
IndustryGE AND LOCKHEED MARTIN TO DEVELOP NEW GENERATION OF ENGINE CONTROLS FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
JOHNSON CITY, NEW YORK, GE Aircraft Engines has selected Lockheed Martin Control Systems to work on development of a new generation of electronic controls for commercial engines. Lockheed Martin will work... more
IndustryNEW TILTROTOR FROM BELL
FARNBOROUGH, Bell Helicopter announced at Farnborough 2000 exhibition that it has scooped up to $6 million in U. S. government funding to press ahead with studies of a next-generation quad tiltrotor... more
IndustryGECAS SIGNS COMMITMENT FOR 42 AIRBUS
FRANCIA, Ge Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has signed a commitment for 42 Airbus, 30 A318 and 12 A320, which will be powered with CFM56-5B engines. The aircrafts will be delivered in mid-2003. The deal... more
IndustryAGUSTA-WESTLAND MERGER: THE SHARES
FARNBOROUGH, The historic merger, letting one of the biggest helicopter group in the world to be born, has Agusta owning 100% of the new company with its shares: 50% of EH industries, (EH 101 program),... more
IndustryAMERICA WEST ORDERS NEW A319 AIRCRAFTS
FRANCE, America West Airlines has decided to expand its fleet with an order for additional four A319s. All the aircrafts will be delivered in 2001. Noel Forgeard, Chief Executive Officer of Airbus, said... more
IndustryPIAGGIO: NEWS FROM FARNBOROUGH
FARNBOROUGH, Piaggio Aero Industries, participating to Farnborough exhibition with one P-180 Avanti, Ferrari's livery, released some details about its production. The company of Genoa has orders for... more
IndustryKUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE TO ACQUIRE FOUR NEW AIRBUS A320-200
FARNBOROUGH, La Kuwait Finance House announced the intention to acquire four new Airbus A320-200s. The aircrafts, valued 200 million USD, will be deliverd over a two-year period commencing from... more
IndustryPIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES: A NEW COMPANY
FARNBOROUGH, Piaggio Aero Industries, after the take over of Industrie Aeronautiche Meccaniche Rinaldo Piaggio, released some informations about its industry: we consider the turnover has increased from... more
IndustryS.A.L.E. ORDERS MORE A320 AIRCRAFT
FARNBOROUGH, Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise, (S.A.L.E.) signed a contract with Airbus Industrie to purchase other 11 aircrafts, eight A320 and three A319. They will be delivered at the end o... more
IndustryPIAGGIO CONTINUES THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ROLLS-ROYCE
FARNBOROUGH, In the occasion of the aeronautic exhibition of Farnborough, Piaggio Aero industries of Genoa announced it will continue its partnership, spanning more than 35 years, with Rolls-Royce, which... more
IndustryAGUSTAWESTLAND: FINALISED THE JOINT VENTURE
FARNBOROUGH, Finmeccanica Joint-Stock Company and GKN today announced they have finalised the agreement for merger between Agusta and Westland. Each company will own 50% of the joint venture, the new... more
IndustryBOEING AND AIRBUS COLLECTING ORDERS FOR 18 BILLION USD
FARNBOROUGH, The two big rival companies collected a relevant number of orders for aircrafts of their production. In all, 171 planes have been ordered, 114 for Boeing, valued 12 billion USD, included 48... more
IndustryCESSNA WRAPS -UP CITATION CJ2 MOC UP AT FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW
FARNBOROUGH, The new Citation CJ2 international mock-up was launched by Cessna at Farnborough Air Show. Company's Director of International Sales, Trevor Esling, said "we believe the Farnborough... more
IndustryAERMACCHI CONFIRMS NEW PROJECT FOR TRAINER
FARNBOROUGH, Collaborating with russian companies Yakovlev and Sokol, the italian Aermacchi confirmed today the intention of making a new trainer based on AEM-130 produced by Yak and Aermacchi. This new... more
IndustryFINNAIR SIGNS CONTRACT FOR A319 AND A320 FROM AIRBUS
FRANCE, Finnair signed a contract with Airbus to buy six aircrafts, four A320 and two A319. The planes will be delivered in 2002 and will be operated on the carrier's european scheduled network. more
IndustryILFC SIGNS MAJOR AIRBUS AIRCRAFT DEAL
FRANCE, International Lease Finance Corporation has signed a letter of Intent for 87 Airbus aircraft, 62 A320, 20 A330-200, 5 A3XX. Both the parts showed their satisfaction with the commitment. more