Pratt & Whitney Wins US$283 Million Order for V2500 Engines from Lufthansa
January 27, 2009
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 27, 2009 – Lufthansa has selected International Aero Engines to power a new order for 20 firm Airbus A321’s plus options with the V2500 SelectOneTM engine. The contract is valued at more than $283 million to Pratt & Whitney, if all options are exercised. Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, is a major participant in International Aero Engines (IAE).
Lufthansa has operated IAE engines for 15 years and currently operates 33 aircraft equipped with V2500 engines.
The V2500 is available in seven different thrust settings, from 22,000 to 33,000 lb., to power the Airbus A319, A320 and A321 family of aircraft as well as the Airbus Corporate Jetliner. More than 5,500 V2500 engines are in service or on firm order.
The V2500 SelectOneTM build standard delivers an additional one percent fuel burn advantage, along with a corresponding reduction in CO2 emissions. It improves time on-wing by up to 20 percent and is compliant with the most stringent CAEP / 6 NOx standards. It entered service on time in October 2008.
IAE is a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders comprise Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, the Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines. More than 1,300 V2500-powered aircraft have been delivered and the worldwide fleet has accumulated over 40 million flying hours.
Pratt & Whitney has over 16,000 aircraft engines installed with hundreds of airlines around the world. Additionally, Pratt & Whitney is a leading partner in two joint venture companies that manufacture commercial aircraft engines: International Aero Engines and the Engine Alliance, whose GP7200 engine entered service last year on the new Airbus A380.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.
Embraer Delivers First EMBRAER 195 Jet to Air Dolomiti
January 27, 2009
Aircraft is part of the order for 30 E-Jets by Lufthansa for its regional subsidiaries
São José dos Campos, January 27, 2009 – Embraer will deliver the first EMBRAER 195 jet, today, to Air Dolomiti, the Lufthansaowned
Northern Italy regional carrier, during a ceremony held at Embraer’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The deal with
Lufthansa was announced in June 2007, covering 30 firm orders for the EMBRAER 190 jet, with the option to take any aircraft of the
E-Jets family.
Air Dolomiti’s EMBRAER 195 is configured for 116 seats in a single-class layout, with a
moveable partition. It will be used to link Air Dolomiti’s Italian network to Lufthansa’s
Munich hub, in Germany.
“It’s an honor to deliver the first EMBRAER 195 jet to Air Dolomiti,” said Mauro Kern,
Embraer Executive Vice President, Airline Market. “Air Dolomiti is a principal player in
Lufthansa’s regional carrier family, and we are proud to see our E-Jets taking center stage in
their fleet modernization program.”
The new aircraft will become part of the modern and efficient regional fleet Lufthansa has come
to depend upon for both its European routes and the feeder flights to its long-haul network. The
arrival of the EMBRAER 195 at Air Dolomiti coincides with phasing out older jets.
“We are delighted to receive our first of five EMBRAER 195s and eager to introduce it on our
European network, offering a new and superior product to our customers,” said Michael Kraus,
CEO of Air Dolomiti. “The EMBRAER 195 jet incorporates a number of advanced
technologies. It is economically efficient and has an undeniably high level of comfort.”
The EMBRAER 195 is the biggest and newest of the four members of the EMBRAER 170/190 EJets
family, and began commercial operation in September 2006. On December 31, 2008, the EJets
family had logged 876 firm orders and 810 options, which are significant marks for a
commercial aviation program in such a short time. With more than 500 aircraft delivered, the
family of E-Jets had surpassed 2.2 million flight hours, carrying over 100 million passengers.
About Air Dolomiti
Air Dolomiti (www.airdolomiti.it) was founded in 1989 by Italian businessman, Alcide Leali.
It was taken over by the German airline, Lufthansa, in March 2003, maintaining its name and
brand value within Lufthansa’s regional system.
The mission of Air Dolomiti was clear from the beginning: to become the first regional company
in Italy to operate on a European level, with direct flights to the airports in the most strategic
medium-sized Italian business cities. The company caters primarily to the most discerning of
customers, the business traveler who wants high standards of service, reliability and punctuality.
These demands are all priorities of this airline, complementing its corporate vision to provide a
variety of different services, all focusing on top-level quality and customized services.
About the EMBRAER 170/190 Family of E-Jets
The EMBRAER 170/190 family of E-Jets consists of four commercial jets with 70 to 122
seats, featuring advanced engineering design, efficient performance, outstanding operating
economics, low emissions levels and a spacious cabin.
The E-Jets can fly at a maximum cruising speed of Mach 0.82, at 41,000 feet (12,497 meters), with
ranges of up to 2,400 nautical miles (4,448 km). The high degree of commonality among the four
aircraft results in exceptional reductions for carriers, in terms of crew training and costs of spare parts
and maintenance. Another key feature of the E-Jets is the fly-by-wire technology used in the flight
control systems, similar to that deployed on larger commercial jets and advanced military aircraft.
The EMBRAER 170/190 family provides superior comfort with its double-bubble fuselage
design, which includes two main passenger entrances and two service doors that minimize
aircraft turn-around time. The E-Jets offer much more space for passengers, in a single or
dual-class layout, than other aircraft with similar seating capacities.
Bell Boeing Team Awarded Joint Performance Based Logistics Contract for V-22 Osprey Support
January 27, 2009
AMARILLO, TEXAS (Jan. 26, 2009) — The Bell Boeing Program Office has announced that it was awarded Phase I of a two-phase Joint Performance Based Logistics contract from Naval Air Systems Command in support of the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command to support the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The contract award was announced by the U.S. Department of Defense, Thursday, Jan. 22. Phase I of the contract, valued at $581 million, provides integrated logistics support for the V-22 over a five-year period.
The first phase of the V-22 Joint PBL contract includes program management, site activation, maintenance planning and supportability analysis, technical data, in-service engineering and logistics, training and trainer support, support equipment, and dedicated and deployable squadron support. The second phase of the V-22 Joint PBL contract award, expected to be announced in mid-2010, will include supply chain management for the V-22, which encompasses the purchase, repair, stocking and delivery of spare and repair parts.
“The Joint PBL contract represents one more step in the growth and maturity of the V-22 program,” said Gene Cunningham, vice president of the Bell Boeing Program Office in Amarillo. “It responds to the service’s increasing utilization and deployment of the aircraft and enables the V-22 community to ensure that we meet the warfighter’s readiness requirements.”
“Boeing welcomes the opportunity to expand our support to our U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force customers through a Performance Based Logistics contract for the V-22 rotorcraft. We are proud to deliver optimized, bundled capabilities to the warfighter and maximize V-22 readiness,” said Jim O’Neill, vice president and general manager, Integrated Logistics, Boeing Global Services & Support.
The V-22 Joint PBL contract marks the first contract between Bell Boeing and the U.S. Department of Defense with both the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force customers served by one contract. PBL contracts allow the customer to purchase performance instead of paying for individual parts or services.
The V-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft manufactured by Boeing Rotorcraft Systems (NYSE: BA) and Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company. Bell and Boeing are teamed in a Strategic Alliance Agreement for the design, production, and support of the V-22.
About Bell Helicopter
Bell Helicopter, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., is an industry-leading producer of commercial and military, manned and unmanned vertical lift aircraft and the pioneer of the revolutionary tilt rotor aircraft. Globally recognized for world-class customer service, innovation and superior quality, Bell’s global workforce serves customers flying Bell aircraft in more than 120 countries. More information is available at www.bellhelicopter.com.
About Textron
Textron Inc. is a $12.6 billion multi-industry company operating in 28 countries with approximately 42,000 employees. The company leverages its global network of aircraft, defense and intelligence, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Textron Systems and Textron Financial Corporation. More information is available at www.textron.com.
About Boeing
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world’s largest space and defense businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $32.1 billion business with 71,000 employees worldwide. More information is available at www.boeing.com/ids/.
Eurocopter to build state of the art flagship Helicopter Service and Simulator Facility in Aberdeen
January 27, 2009
Aberdeen and Oxford, January 27 2009
Eurocopter UK is to build a major new helicopter service centre at Kirkhill Commercial Park in Dyce, Aberdeen. The centre will bring the most up to date helicopter support technology to one of the busiest off shore oil and gas helicopter maintenance hubs in the world.
The facility, which will be designed and built for Eurocopter UK by Knight Property Group, will be ideally placed to offer state of the art logistical and technical support and flight simulator training for the UK’s main heliport for the offshore oil industry. Home to major offshore helicopter operators Bristow Helicopters, Bond Offshore and CHC, Aberdeen is already a maintenance centre for 59 Super Puma/ EC255 family helicopters which fly an average of 85,000 hours per year in offshore missions, representing some of the most intensive helicopter traffic in the world.
The Eurocopter centre will comprise a 10,000 sq ft logistics warehouse and 5,000 sq ft of offices as well as 5,360 sq ft of flight simulator accommodation, which will house Eurocopter’s first UK-based EC225 Flight Training Simulator. Work at the site will begin with ground breaking in April, and it is expected that the facility will be completed by December 2009. The centre will occupy the 1.2 acre site four at Knight Property Group’s Kirkhill Commercial Park
Markus Steinke, Managing Director of Eurocopter UK commented: “The new state of the art Eurocopter facility in Aberdeen reinforces Eurocopter’s commitment to investing in the UK, and to bringing the best technical and logistical support to where our customers need it most. The Eurocopter Puma/ Super Puma/ EC255 helicopter family has proved very popular in the UK, both supporting the UK offshore oil and gas industry and in military missions, as a key part of the Royal Air Force helicopter fleet. The new Aberdeen facility we are building is the latest of a growing range of high quality support services which we provide to our UK customers, both civil and military.
We aim to have a network of local operations close to our customers throughout the UK. With our already strong presence in England, Wales and Ireland, we are pleased to be now making a further commitment to Scotland.”
About Eurocopter
Established in 1992, the Franco-German-Spanish Eurocopter Group is a Division of EADS, a world leader in aerospace, defence and related services. The Eurocopter Group employs approx. 15,600 people. In 2008, Eurocopter confirmed its position as the world’s No. 1 helicopter manufacturer in the civil and parapublic market, with a turnover of 4.5 billion Euros, orders for 715 new helicopters, and a 53 percent market share in the civil and parapublic sectors. Overall, the Group’s products account for 30 percent of the total world helicopter fleet. Its strong worldwide presence is ensured by its 18 subsidiaries on five continents, along with a Eurocopter helicopters are currently in service with over 2,800 customers in more than 140 countries. Eurocopter offers the largest civil and military helicopter range in the world.
Eurocopter UK was formed in November 2007 through the 100% acquisition of Eurocopter Distributor McAlpine Helicopters Ltd. Eurocopter helicopters have been distributed in the UK since 1974 and the Company is the leader in the UK Civil and Parapublic market, with a fleet of 344 civil helicopters currently in operation in the UK.
Kirkhill Commercial Park is a 14 acre site located in commercial hub Dyce, Aberdeen. Adjacent to Aberdeen Airport, this site benefits from excellent transport links to the city and north east area. Occupiers in close vicinity to the site include international industry giants BP, Wood Group, Weatherford, Baker Hughes, Kvaerner and Halliburton.
Raytheon Awarded $154 Million for Taiwan Patriot Upgrade
January 26, 2009
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command,
“Upgrading Patriot fire units from Configuration-2 to Configuration-3 will provide
This contract is in addition to two other awards Raytheon received last year for Taiwan Patriot support – one in March for upgrades and another in April for technical services.
Work under this contract will be performed by Raytheon IDS at the Integrated Air Defense Center,
Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon’s leader in Global Capabilities Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland Security.
Northrop Grumman Announces First Sale of NAVEX Air Navigation System to Sikorsky for International Markets
January 26, 2009
Under the contract, which strengthens the sales of the system for international markets, Northrop Grumman’s
NAVEX is a family of attitude and heading reference systems for both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. It is available with a variety of fibre-optic gyros developed by the company in
“Northrop Grumman Italia specializes in building customised navigation solutions quickly to help meet customers’ navigation requirements,” said
NAVEX is in low rate initial production and it is certified to military standards.
Northrop Grumman operates from locations in
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide.
Elbit Systems Awarded Israeli Ministry of Defense Contract Valued at $40 Million to Supply Skylark(R) I LE Mini-UAV
January 26, 2009
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The project is to be delivered over the next few years, subject to the IDF’s requirements and procurement process.
Elbit Systems’ Skylark(R) I LE was selected by the IDF following an extensive evaluation process, including operational ability to comply with the demanding requirements of the IDF, based on its extensive operational experience.
During its recent Operation “Cast Lead”, the IDF used its already operational Skylark(R) mini-UAV family, in gathering vital intelligence and enhancing collaboration and connectivity between the different operating forces.
About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of defense-related programs throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (“C4ISR”), unmanned air vehicle (UAV) systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, airborne warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and radios. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial aviation applications.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne’s Lunar Lander Technology Demonstrator Engine Validates Critical Capabilities
January 26, 2009
While accumulating nearly 3,000 seconds of operation during 11 hot fire tests, the CECE achieved a throttling range from 104 percent down to 8 percent of its maximum power of 13,800 pounds of thrust. The engine is fueled by a mixture of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen. It is validating propulsion technologies to support NASA’s Constellation Program.
“The CECE is demonstrating an ability to operate at such wide variations of thrust that it will provide substantial design margin for NASA to meet the lander’s mission to descend from orbit and slowly approach and land on the moon’s surface,” said
“The CECE demonstrated significant risk mitigation for Altair,” said
The latest CECE configuration incorporates a new injector design and propellant feed system that carefully manages the pressure, temperature and flow of propellants throughout its range of throttled operation.
The CECE is a variant of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne’s RL10 upper-stage engine that has helped place numerous military, government and commercial satellites into orbit and powered space probe missions to every planet in our solar system. The RL10 marks its 46th year of flight this year, and is currently in production for service on the latest versions of the Atlas and Delta EELV launch vehicles.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc., a part of Pratt & Whitney, is a preferred provider of high-value propulsion, power, energy and innovative system solutions used in a wide variety of government and commercial applications, including the main engines for the space shuttle, Atlas and Delta launch vehicles, missile defense systems and advanced hypersonic engines.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in
Sikorsky Appoints Three Senior Executives to New Roles in Support of Growth Strategies
January 26, 2009
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“In this position, Steve will provide the focus, expertise and dedicated resources we need to continue our global growth by capturing opportunities emerging in key markets worldwide,” said Sikorsky President
“Both Carey and Bob have played important roles in planning and executing Sikorsky’s rapid growth during the past few years,” Pino said. “They have a strong understanding of our evolving customer and business needs, and in their new leadership roles will bring the knowledge and creativity to meet those needs both individually and synergistically. Add to this the new dimension that Steve’s position brings, and I have high confidence that Sikorsky will continue to pace our industry.”
Estill joined Sikorsky in 2002 as Vice President, Worldwide Sales, after spending more than 20 years with Textron where he served as Vice President, Communications, Sales and Marketing. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Accounting from the
Bond joined Sikorsky in 2005 after serving as Vice President, Customer Support and Service for Bell Helicopter. He is a graduate of Canadore College and holds a Master’s in Business Administration degree from
Kokorda served as Vice President, Production Operations, prior to his new appointment. He joined Sikorsky in 1998 and has held several other positions in Sikorsky’s Worldwide Customer Service and Commercial Programs organizations. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in
United Technologies Corp., based in
NAV Portugal Selects Sensis Multilateration for Lisbon Airport
January 26, 2009
“There are a number of important factors we weighed in making the selection for the
Sensis MDS uses multiple low-maintenance, non-rotating sensors to triangulate aircraft location based on transponder signals and provides air traffic controllers with precise aircraft position and identification information regardless of weather conditions. With a higher update rate and greater positional accuracy than traditional radar, Sensis MDS provides consistent, accurate surveillance. MDS’ architecture and advanced multi-path elimination algorithms means the optimal number of ground stations is used reducing cost and complexity. Additionally, each MDS sensor supports Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B).
“With Sensis MDS, air traffic controllers at
Sensis multilateration is the most field-proven system in the industry, with more than 90 sites worldwide. More than 50 airports worldwide rely on Sensis technology as a critical component of a complete Advanced – Surface Movement Guidance and Control (A-SMGCS) solution.
ABOUT SENSIS CORPORATION
Sensis Corporation provides sensors, information technology, and simulation and modeling to the world’s air navigation service providers, civil aviation authorities, airports, airlines and militaries. Sensis Corporation solutions are deployed around the world. For more information regarding Sensis Corporation, visit www.sensis.com.
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