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Boeing to Lead Southwest Airlines 737 Flight Deck Modernization
SEATTLE, Dec. 22, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been selected by Southwest Airlines as the lead integrator for the airline’s 737-300/-700 flight deck upgrade to incorporate advanced performance-based navigation capabilities. Boeing’s role will include design, installation and integration of… Continue reading
Alenia Aeronautica signs contract for four maritime patrol ATR72
Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, and the Direzione Generale Armamenti Aeronautici (General
Management for Aeronautical Armaments) of the Defence Ministry, have reached an agreement for the
supply of four ATR72 Maritime Patrol aircraft. The medium-range, twin-engine turbine airplanes will be… Continue reading
Heligo Charters Starts AW139 Offshore Operations In India
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Heligo Charters Pvt Ltd, the Mumbai based offshore helicopter operator, has started operations this month in India with its first AW139 medium twin engine helicopter. Heligo Charters has also recently received… Continue reading
Air Tattoo releases cut-price tickets – Thursday 18 December 2008
Cut-price tickets for next summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford have gone on sale. Special day-specific Earlybird tickets priced at £30.95 will be available until March 31, 2009 after which the price will rise to £34.95. Non day-specific… Continue reading
Second Ground-Test F-35 Lightning II Rolls Out On Schedule, Prepares For Testing In The United Kingdom
FORT WORTH, Texas, December 19th, 2008 — Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] second F-35 Lightning II ground-test aircraft rolled out on Wednesday at the company’s Fort Worth plant, where it will be fully instrumented before being shipped to the United Kingdom… Continue reading
Boeing KC-767 Tankers for Italian Air Force Achieve Refueling Milestone
WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 19, 2008 — A Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-767 aerial refueling aircraft built for the Italian Air Force transfers fuel to another Italian KC-767 during a Dec. 17 flight test over northern Kansas, marking the first time a… Continue reading
Boeing to Launch 4th Earth-Observation Satellite for Italy
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19, 2008 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], through its commercial launch business, has received a contract to launch the fourth satellite for the COSMO-SkyMed (Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation) program for Thales Alenia… Continue reading
AgustaWestland And CEIIA Sign R&D, Design And Engineering Contract
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a six year contract with CEIIA of Portugal for the Research and Development, Design and Engineering Project (RDE) during an official ceremony held in Lisbon today and presided… Continue reading
Eurocopter and UK Ministry of Defence sign Through-Life Support Contract for Royal Air Force Puma and Gazelle Helicopters
Eurocopter and the UK Ministry of Defence signed a contract for the through-life support (TLS) of the Royal Air Force fleet of all Puma and Gazelle helicopters on December 19, 2008. This contract will run up to end of March… Continue reading
Saab assumes overall responsibility for the Swedish Armed Forces jet trainer aircraft
Saab today signed a long-term contract with the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) regarding an overall support commitment for the SK 60 aircraft system. The contract is valued at approximately SEK 900 million.
The contract means that as the main… Continue reading
Royal Netherlands Air Force favours F-35 Lightning II
Photo: Archive Lockheed Martin
Today an investigation for the best successor of the F-16 in the Dutch air force was published in favour of the F-35 Lightning II.
Just like the conclusions of the Norwegian Air Force, the Dutch found… Continue reading
Technology transfer programme completed
The very comprehensive Skills and Technology Transfer Programme (STTP) included in the Gripen contract with South Africa has been completed. Technology worth SEK 2.8 billion has been transferred.Â
2008-12-18 | The Gripen contract with South Africa included an industrial partnership… Continue reading