Vought Aircraft Industries, reported financial results for its fourth quarter and year ending Dec. 31, 2007. Revenue for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2007 was $394.9 million, a decrease of $22.7 million or 5%, compared with revenue of $417.6 million for the same period last year. Increased commercial and business jet revenue resulting from […]
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In its latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) Airbus predicts that the Russian airlines will need more than 900 passenger aircraft over the next 20 years in response to the strong growth in this market. The Russian passenger aircraft fleet of 100 seats or more is expected to grow strongly from 528 aircraft in service in
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Babcock & Brown Air Limited has acquired five additional aircraft, increasing its portfolio to a total of 59 acquired and committed aircraft. The five new aircraft include: — One Airbus A319-112 on lease to Virgin America (US) — One Airbus A330-200 on lease to LTU (Germany) — Two Boeing 757-200s on lease to Icelandair (Iceland)
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Spirit AeroSystems announced Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation as the customer for one of its previously awarded business jet contracts. Spirit’s contract to design, produce, and integrate a flight-ready wing for the Gulfstream G650 Business Jet is worth in excess of $1 billion. Spirit won the contract through a global competitive bid process. The company will utilize
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Goodrich’s Landing Gear team will provide the main and nose landing gear, Goodrich Interiors will supply the jet’s flight deck observer seats and the Goodrich Engine Control Systems team will provide the Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) system, comprising an electronic engine control, fuel metering unit, fuel pump and engine actuation for the Rolls-Royce
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Honeywell will supply a broad suite of new avionics and mechanical systems for the all new Gulfstream G650 aircraft. The value of the contract is estimated at $3 billion including aftermarket sales over the life of the platform. The company will be providing the first business jet application of its Next Generation Flight Management System
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Rolls-Royce announced its fourth new engine programme in a year with the introduction of the BR725. The engine will be the exclusive powerplant for Gulfstream
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Gulfstream Aerospace announced the introduction of an all-new business jet: the Gulfstream G650. With its ultra-large cabin and ultra-long range, the G650 establishes a new price and performance point for business-jet aircraft. It is capable of traveling 7,000 nautical miles at 0.85 Mach or 5,000 nautical miles at 0.90 Mach. Using an advanced aerodynamic design,
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Emirates Airline has selected Los Angeles as its new West Coast gateway and will begin daily nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Dubai on Sept. 1, 2008. Emirates will serve the LAX-Dubai route with Boeing 777-200LR aircraft.
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AerCap Holdings N.V. has signed agreements to lease 10 new Airbus A330-200 aircraft to the Russian national carrier Aeroflot for lease periods between nine and 10 years. The aircraft are part of the order for 20 A330s that AerCap placed with Airbus in December 2006 and increased by another 10 aircraft in March 2007. The
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