JSC RPKB (Ramenskoye Design Company) and Sagem Defense Securite
(Safran Group) are to form a joint venture in Russia to adapt,
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JSC RPKB (Ramenskoye Design Company) and Sagem Defense Securite
(Safran Group) are to form a joint venture in Russia to adapt,
manufacture, sell and provide support for latest-generation . . .
For EADS, one head better than two.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Following months of upheaval, and with a fair amount of prodding
from the highest political levels in Paris, and Berlin, EADS has
modified the company's two-headed management and . . .
Boeing starts Blended Wing Body flight testing with eye on
military applications.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Boeing's Blended Wing Body (BWB) X-48B research aircraft flew
for the first time on 20 July at NASA's Dryden Flight Research
Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The 21-foot . . .
MTU Maintenance has signed a joint operation agreement with the
Indonesian maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider Garud
MTU Maintenance has signed a joint operation agreement with the
Indonesian maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider Garuda
Maintenance Facilities (GMF) AeroAsia, a . . .
Eurocopter beefs up logistics.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Eurocopter has inaugurated a new logistics centre in Donauworth,
Germany. From now on, all merchandise to and from Eurocopter's main
German production site, including just-in-time delivery of . . .
Latecoere's top-tier ambitions.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
France's Latecoere looks well placed to win control of French
Airbus facilities being divested as part of the Airbus Power 8
cost-cutting plan. It hopes to close the deal late this year or . . .
US production green light for UH-72A.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
American Eurocopter, the US subsidiary of the Eurocopter Group, has
been granted production authorization for UH-72A and EC145 helicopters,
enabling these rotary-wing aircraft to be US-made for . . .
Sikorsky Aircraft.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Sikorsky Aircraft has announced the selection of Changhe Aircraft
Industries Corp. to supply S-76 helicopter airframes. The agreement is
the second to result from a Memorandum of Understanding . . .
China delivers first A319 wing box.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
The first Airbus A319 wing box made in China has been delivered to
Airbus by Xian Aircraft Company (XAC), a subsidiary of China Aviation
Industry Corporation I (AVIC I). The wing box will be . . .
Rolls-Royce Turbomeca.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
The most powerful version of the Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322
turboshaft engine to date has received its Civil Type Certificate from
the European Aviation Safety Agency. It has been tailored . . .
Turbomeca's.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Turbomeca's TM 333 2M2 engine has been certified by the
European Aviation Safety Agency. (EASA) with a take-off, power of 825kW
(1,100shp). The Indian authorities are due to certify the engine in . . .
Business aviation boom goes off the scale.(BUSINESS
BRIEFING)
In its latest annual Business Aviation Outlook, Honeywell Aerospace
is forecasting delivery of around 14,000 new aircraft from 2007 through
2017, generating industry sales of $233 billion.
2007 . . .
BAE Systems.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
BAE Systems has completed the sale of its Inertial Products
business. The $140 million cash sale to J.F. Lehman & Co. was
announced April 24. Closing of the sale followed completion of
regulatory . . .
Production snags hit 787 schedule.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Boeing has announced a delay of at least six weeks in the first
flight of the 787, previously scheduled for end-September. Commercial
Airplanes President and CEO Scott Carson said the first . . .
Boeing and Rolls-Royce have signed a GoldCare Material Management
agreement under which Boeing will supply GoldCare lifecycle su
Boeing and Rolls-Royce have signed a GoldCare Material Management
agreement under which Boeing will supply GoldCare lifecycle support
services to Rolls-Royce plc for the UK company's Trent 1000 . . .
Sukhoi and Alenia roll out Superjet 100, finalise marketing joint
venture.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Cover story)
Alenia Aeronautica and Sukhoi officially presented the first
prototype of the Superjet 100 new-generation regional jet on 26
September at Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The Superjet 100 is claimed to be . . .
Phenom 100 in flight testing.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Embraer's Phenom 100 very light et made its first flight on 26
July--a little more than two years ago after the company asserted to the
business aviation community its commitment to be a long term . . .
Gulfstream.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Gulfstream has officially opened Phase I, the first of two phases
of its new Savannah Service Center. On 6 March 2006, Gulfstream
announced a seven-year, $400 million long-range expansion plan for . . .
Rolls-Royce completes "focused factory"
programme.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Rolls-Royce officially opened two new facilities on 17 September in
Derby--a manufacturing centre for aero engine components and a new test
bed. The manufacturing centre is the third of four new UK . . .
Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace) has become the
first company in South East Asia to receive a Design Or Organisation
Approval (DOA) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). . . .
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