(18/11/2012) ENP Newswire - 15 November 2012 Release date- 14112012 - Appearing at Airshow China - to be held November 13-18 in the Zhuhai Airport Exposition Center - are two Chinese-registered Eurocopter rotorcraft in the Squirrel product line: an AS350 B3 flown in charter service by the CITIC General Aviation Co., Ltd.; and an EC130 B4 configured by ZOECO for VIP transportation. [Read...]

(17/11/2012) Cessna Aircraft has signed a contract with China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co. (CAIGA) to form a joint venture company to conduct final assembly of Cessna Citation XLS+ business jets in China for the Chinese market. [Read...]

(11/11/2012) U.S. suppliers could see $12B more in buys; jet maker signs pact to help train new workers in Dayton, Ohio region. The Airbus SAS A350 wide-body aircraft is a new plane that is expected to be test-flown next year. Airbus is a key component to the plan to build Ohio's aerospace industry. [Read...]

(11/11/2012) Pratt &Whitney Canada To Have Significant - Presence At NBAA 2012 Pratt &Whitney Canada (P&WC) will be active at the upcoming National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual meeting and... [Read...]

(22/10/2012) Participants from 14 countries all over the world, representing 18 different operators. The Airbus Military Training Centre in Seville is hosting the first conference for operators of Airbus Military aircraft for Maritime Patrol and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (MP and ISR) missions.  [Read...]

(12/10/2012) A Boeing Co (BA.N) official said the planemaker has its sprawling global supply chain under control for its lightweight Dreamliner jet and plans to ratchet up production, a jump in output a Japanese supplier said could expose new supply bottlenecks. [Read...]

(20/12/2011) Airbus Military confirms that, following constructive discussions with Armscor, it has refunded South Africa’s pre-delivery payments for the A400M military transport aircraft while at the same time, opening the door to further close cooperation with South Africa.  [Read...]

(19/12/2011) Boeing delivers milestone airplane to Middle East low-cost carrier flydubai. Popular single-aisle is the best-selling commercial airliner family in history. [Read...]

(30/11/2011) Airbus Military, manufacturer of military and civic/humanitarian transport aircraft, will be present as an exhibitor at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), which will take place from 6-10 December in Langkawi, Malaysia. The exhibition will be held in the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre.  [Read...]

(28/11/2011) After battling to retain their hard-won profitability in the second quarter, results for the 2011 third quarter proved to be a further challenge for airlines. Fuel costs rose as hedging protection began to unwind, while economic uncertainty deepened. While passenger traffic continued to grow, freight activity has already stagnated. [Read...]

(24/11/2011) France’s long-running campaign to sell up to 60 Dassault Rafales to the United Arab Emirates faces a shock last-minute challenge, with the Eurofighter consortium having been asked to submit a proposal based on its Typhoon combat aircraft. [Read...]

(23/11/2011) Moves Closer to Certification as Engines Gain Type Certification. The S-76D™ helicopter program has achieved another significant milestone as Transport Canada recently certified the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210S engines that will be installed in Sikorsky’s new S-76D™ helicopter.  [Read...]

(14/11/2011) Emirates order is the single largest airplane order in Boeing history. Deal breaks the record for most 777s ordered in a single year. Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Dubai-based Emirates Airline today announced an order for 50 Boeing 777-300ERs (Extended Range) plus options for an additional 20 of the popular twin-aisle commercial jetliner. [Read...]

(03/10/2011) Chinese companies and institutions are developing a range of helicopter unmanned air vehicles for military and civilian applications.  [Read...]

(03/10/2011) The first P-3 Orion aircraft to be modified by Airbus Military for the Brazilian Air Force was baptised today by Brazilian Minister of Defence, Celso Amorim, in the presence of the Commander of the Air Force, Juniti Saito, during an official ceremony at the airbase BASV in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. The delivery of the aircraft allows the Brazilian Air Force to start operations with the most modern aircraft of the type in South America.  [Read...]

(03/10/2011) Boeing (NYSE: BA) and ANA have signed the formal documents completing the contractual delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner. Celebrations to mark this historic milestone begin tomorrow in Everett with a delivery ceremony followed by flyaway of the airplane on Tuesday. Today's signing comes after a series of flights, inspections and the transfer of funds.  [Read...]

(29/04/2011) NASA announced on April 18 that it has awarded four Space Act Agreements in the second round of the agency's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev2) effort. Each company will receive between $22 million and $92.3 million to advance commercial crew space transportation system concepts and mature the design and development of elements of their systems, such as launch vehicles and spacecraft. [Read...]

(29/04/2011) BASF-Spain will have exclusive rights to manufacture AOC's unsaturated polyester resin product line.  [Read...]

(05/04/2011) Trade court rejects nearly 80% of EU claim of improper support for Boeing; finds no U.S. equivalent for billions in illegal European launch aid provided to Airbus. Final rulings in U.S. and EU cases now public; findings show Airbus received more than $20 billion in impermissible funding versus $2.7 billion for Boeing.  [Read...]

(10/03/2011) EADS produces world’s first bike using revolutionary ALM technology - ‘grown’ from high-strength nylon powder. Called the ‘Airbike’ because Airbus was the first EADS company to use the technology. New technology will transform manufacturing around the globe. [Read...]

(08/02/2011) It was November 2006, and Embraer needed some assurance. Ten months earlier, the US Army had terminated a contract to convert 38 ERJ-145 jets into surveillance aircraft due to technical issues that were outside Embraer's control. Calling on then-chief executive Mauricio Botelho in Rio de Janeiro, Adm Edmund Giambastiani, vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, told him that Embraer would get another chance for a US defence contract in 2007.  [Read...]

(26/01/2011) Fourth-Quarter 2010: Earnings per share of $1.56, including favorable tax settlement, on revenue of $16.6 billion Operating cash flow of $1.1 billion reflects strong operating performance.
Full Year 2010: Earnings per share of $4.45 on revenue of $64.3 billion. Operating cash flow of $3.0 billion and cash and marketable securities of $10.5 billion provide strong liquidity. Backlog grew to $321 billion including $69 billion of new orders during the year. [Read...]

(26/01/2011) Last year – the 30th anniversary of the 1980 signing of the first US-China Science &Technology agreement on environmental cooperation – EPA joined China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) in celebrating 30 years of cooperation, and to jumpstart that celebration, this past October Administrator Jackson and her Chinese counterpart signed a renewal of our cooperative agreement. [Read...]