Aviation & Aerospace > aerospace manufacturing Aerospace manufacturing Recession-hit AI to sell five Boeing 777 long range planes 08 May 2013 France sells 2.1% in EADS for $920 million 27 April 2013 Dreamliner flights may resume soon as Boeing begins repairs 22 April 2013 FAA approves Dreamliner’s redesigned battery system 20 April 2013 IAG to order additional 18 Boeing 787 Dreamliners for British Airways 04 April 2013 Solar powered plane to fly across the US 30 March 2013 Boeing completes first 787 Dreamliner test flight 28 March 2013 Boeing to cut Seattle workforce by 2,300 23 March 2013 Boeing in $15.6-bn aircraft deal with Ryanair 20 March 2013 Airbus bags biggest ever order for 234 aircraft worth $24 bn from budget carrier LionAir 18 March 2013 Boeing revamps Dreamliner batteries; to get airborne ‘in weeks’ 16 March 2013 Boeing’s longer range claims under cloud 09 March 2013 US clears F-35 fighters after grounding over turbine crack 01 March 2013 US skirts budget cuts; pays Lockheed $333.7 mn for F-35s 01 March 2013 Carlyle prepares to sell aerospace and defence company Arinc: report 26 February 2013 ANA cancels all Dreamliner flights till end May 26 February 2013 Finmeccanica delays results statement amid chopper scam 22 February 2013 Dreamliners could be back in air by early April: AI chief 20 February 2013 Boeing considering interim plan to tackle battery problem: reports 19 February 2013 India seeks UK support in copter scam probe 19 February 2013 Cameron likely to face grilling over copter scam 18 February 2013 Government divided over cancelling Finmeccanica copter deal 18 February 2013 Airbus to go for standard battery in A350 16 February 2013 India to probe Finmeccanica copter deal as Italy arrests CEO 12 February 2013 Rolls-Royce to eliminate 320 UK jobs 11 February 2013 Boeing Dreamliner completes first “uneventful” test flight 11 February 2013 India Airshow: Eurocopter offers to set up unit in India 07 February 2013 Boeing to take up compensation claims after grounded planes return to service 07 February 2013 HAL getting set to assemble Rafale fighter jets 07 February 2013 Aero India takes off, but few fighters on display 06 February 2013 Aero India 2013: US to show-case defence equipment and systems 05 February 2013 Boeing Dreamliners unlikely to fly again anytime soon 05 February 2013 Japanese inspectors find no fault with Dreamliner battery 29 January 2013 Dreamliner battery blew up lab in 2006 25 January 2013 GE aviation segment profit rises 7 per cent to $3.75 bn in 2012 22 January 2013 Japan, US regulators search battery maker GS Yuasa in Kyoto over Boeing fault 21 January 2013 Boeing halts 787 deliveries, but production to go on 19 January 2013 Boeing may compensate Air India for grounded 787 Dreamliners: Ajit Singh 18 January 2013 Nightmare for Boeing as Dreamliners grounded 17 January 2013 JAL, ANA ground Dreamliners following fresh incident 16 January 2013 Boeing 787 design, production under FAA scrutiny 15 January 2013 US aviation watchdog orders review of Boeing 787s 11 January 2013 GE to buy the aerospace-parts business of Italy’s Avio for $4.3 bn 21 December 2012 Dynamatic to make components for Bell Helicopter 21 December 2012 GE closing in on Italian aerospace firm Avio in over $4-bn deal: report 18 December 2012 Bombardier secures $3.3-bn aircraft deal with Delta Airlines 07 December 2012 Bombardier secures orders worth $7.8 bn from VistaJet 28 November 2012 Cabinet approves stake sale in Hindustan Aeronautics 08 November 2012 Bombardier adds second business jet service centre in India 13 October 2012 EU asks $12 bn in sanctions against US on Boeing subsidy case 28 September 2012 BAE looks to merger lifeline to stay on course 27 September 2012 EU rejects US claims on subsidies to Boeing 26 September 2012 Boeing ups forecast for Indian plane market to 1,450 new aircraft by 2031 04 September 2012 China in $3.5 billion deal with Germany for 50 Airbus planes 30 August 2012 Boeing secures $8.4-bn deal with two Asian airlines 04 August 2012 Hawker Beechcraft union opposes sale to China's Superior Aviation 31 July 2012 Reliance to invest $1 billion in aerospace 28 July 2012 Bharat Forge starts trial production of aerospace components 27 July 2012 UTC to sell Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne unit to GenCorp for $550 mn 23 July 2012 HAL delivers indigenous PS4 tank to ISRO 19 July 2012 Precision Castparts to buy aircraft parts business of Héroux-Devtek for $295 mn 17 July 2012 Bombardier secures orders worth $3.27 billion at Farnborough Airshow 14 July 2012 CIT acquiring 10 more Airbus A330s 14 July 2012 Boeing in $14.7-bn deal with United Airlines 13 July 2012 Bankrupt Hawker Beechcraft reaches $1.79-bn deal with China’s Superior Aviation 10 July 2012 Boeing secures $7.2-bn deal with Air Lease Corp 10 July 2012 Bombardier in deal to sell 15 CSeries jetliners for $1-bn 09 July 2012 GKN acquires Volvo’s aerospace unit for £633 million 06 July 2012 M&M in talks to acquire stake in Beechcraft: reports 05 July 2012 Airbus to establish first US assembly line 03 July 2012 China grants conditional nod for UTC’s $16.5 bn acquisition of Goodrich 15 June 2012 United Technologies offers concessions to EU for $16.5-bn Goodrich acquisition 11 June 2012 Pratt & Whitney bullish on prospects for aerospace business 03 May 2012 Cytec Industries to buy British aerospace parts supplier Umeco for $439 mn 12 April 2012 Defence supplier Esterline Technologies stock surges on takeover rumours: report 26 March 2012 Cessna to develop business jets with China’s AVIC 24 March 2012 Lisa makes top of the range airplanes, products and services 24 March 2012 India needs over 1,040 aircraft worth $145 billion by 2030: Airbus 15 March 2012 Sukhoi eyes Indian market for Superjet 100 15 March 2012 Air India seeks $1 billion from Boeing for delay in Dreamliner delivery: report 14 March 2012 BAE Systems to cut 2000 posts 02 March 2012 Hawker suit forces US Air Force to cancel deal with Embraer, Sierra Nevada 29 February 2012 BAE hints at more job cuts after disappointing results for 2011 17 February 2012 Boeing signs record $22.4-bn deal with Indonesia's Lion Air 14 February 2012 UK business secretary Vince Cable under fire for Eurofighter contract loss 13 February 2012 Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner to star at Singapore Airshow 13 February 2012 Boeing Dreamliner fuselage glitch could slow production: Experts 07 February 2012 Airbus overtakes rival Boeing with record orders haul 18 January 2012 B/E Aerospace to buy UFC Aerospace for $400 million 10 January 2012 Boeing to close defence, space and security facility in Wichita 05 January 2012 Russia offers India co-production of airliners 12 December 2011 Boeing clinches biggest ever $21.7bn airplane order 19 November 2011 India to enhance range, capacity of regional civil aircraft 16 November 2011 US carriers want US Exim bank credit to Air India repealed 15 November 2011 Emirates orders 50 Boeing 777-300s in record $18 billion deal 14 November 2011 Airbus delays final assembly of A350 XWB 10 November 2011 Lessor CIT Group orders 10 Embraer E-jets with options for 20 08 November 2011 Russia's second largest carrier orders four A380 superjumbos 29 October 2011 Boeing pushes back delivery of larger version of 787 Dreamliner 27 October 2011 Beijing to boost general aviation development activities with new JV 27 October 2011 ANA to launch 787 Dreamliner commercial services next week 24 October 2011 With 20 orders, second deal in the week for Chinese C919 22 October 2011 Chinese leasing firm orders 45 indigenous C919s 21 October 2011 New China jet a serious challenge for Airbus, Boeing: Willie Walsh 20 October 2011 China Eastern cancels Dreamliner order, opts for Airbus 330s 20 October 2011 Pratt & Whitney to pay $1.5 billion for Rolls-Royce stake in IAE jet venture 13 October 2011 Dassault in MoU with Minsheng Financial for 20 Falcon BJs 12 October 2011 Eclipse Aviation to produce new model jet from 2013 12 October 2011 Airbus inching towards record high in net orders, deliveries 10 October 2011 HAL targets Top-20 global position in a decade: Ashok Nayak 29 September 2011 Airbus to further ramp up production of A320 28 September 2011 BAE Systems set to cut 3,000 jobs 26 September 2011 Boeing, Airbus gear up to battle for United Continental order 23 September 2011 Concerns arise about financing of new aircraft 22 September 2011 Goodrich agrees to merge with UTC in $18.4-bn cash deal 22 September 2011 Embraer Phenom 300 receives type certification for India 15 September 2011 Mahindra-NAL five-seat aircraft undergoes successful test 14 September 2011 Iran to soon reveal domestically manufactured plane 30 August 2011 FAA clears Boeing's 787 Dreamliner for passenger service 30 August 2011 Government to provide Rs4,000 crore for 70-100 seat NAL aircraft 23 August 2011 Udvar-Hazy's Air Lease firms up $2.5bn order for 19 Boeing aircraft 20 August 2011 Mahindra to launch NM5, its first aircraft 12 August 2011 EADS seeks euro payments as hedge against US dollar 11 August 2011 Boeing rolls out the first 787 Dreamliner for ANA 10 August 2011 Rolls-Royce may set up hi-tech plant in Germany 08 August 2011 Aircraft parts maker TransDigm to buy Schneller for $288.5 million 06 August 2011 Air India 787 Dreamliner’s maiden flight aborted 03 August 2011 Rolls, P&W drop litigation over patent rights 22 July 2011 Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner skips Mumbai visit 16 July 2011 Boeing offers Air India interim compensation of $45 million 13 July 2011 Precision Castparts to buy plane parts maker Primus Int for $900 mn 11 July 2011 India orders worth $35bn: Airbus 09 July 2011 Airbus leads Boeing over deliveries, orders 08 July 2011 India will order $150bn worth of aircraft over two decades: Boeing 07 July 2011 Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner flies into India next week 06 July 2011 M&M to launch indigenously designed small aircraft prototype 04 July 2011 India can have 90-seater aircraft prototype ready in five years 02 July 2011 787 Dreamliner enters final phase of flight testing 28 June 2011 AirAsia set to trump IndiGo with larger order 23 June 2011 IndiGo confirms 'biggest order in civil aviation history' with 180 Airbus 320s 23 June 2011 Orders deluge manufacturers at the Paris Air Show 22 June 2011 Indonesia signs up for 12 Sukhoi Superjet-100s 22 June 2011 ATR enters Le Bourget show with record orders 22 June 2011 Paris Air Show 2011 may generate upto 600 firm orders, says report 20 June 2011 Airbus takes on Boeing’s 777-300ER with re-engined A350-1000 20 June 2011 GE Aviation eyes $18-bn sales in 2011 17 June 2011 Boeing to ramp up 737 production rate 16 June 2011 Airbus unveils ‘Cabin of the Future’ 15 June 2011 Airbus likely to book record orders at Paris Air Show 14 June 2011 Pilatus PC-7 Mk-II may be IAF’s choice for $1bn trainer aircraft deal 14 June 2011 NAL completes feasibility study for Regional Transport Aircraft 14 June 2011 AirAsia could order upto 200 Airbus aircraft 13 June 2011 India's aerospace software exports boom 10 June 2011 Airbus in strategic agreements with QuEST and CADES Digitech 09 June 2011 Jet, GoAir may place $6.5bn worth of orders with Airbus 09 June 2011 Air India may defer 787 Dreamliner deliveries 08 June 2011 Airbus joins argument over EU’s emissions trading policy 06 June 2011 Boeing may be forced to re-engine 737: report 03 June 2011 India likely to finalize $4bn C-17 order by year-end 03 June 2011 Bombardier posts $220 million Q1 profit 03 June 2011 Antonov hands over first upgraded An-32s to India 02 June 2011 ATR 72-600 receives EASA certification 01 June 2011 Gulfstream resumes G650 flight testing 30 May 2011 HAL’s Dhruv simulator receives highest level certification from DGCA 27 May 2011 First delivery of 787 Dreamliner in Aug-Sept 27 May 2011 Air India unhappy with Boeing’s $500-mn compensation offer 27 May 2011 Wipro, EADS subsidiaries tie up for aerospace, defence manufacture 26 May 2011 Korean Air takes delivery of first A380 25 May 2011 Air India, Boeing negotiating compensation for 787 delays 24 May 2011 Hinduja Group to enter aerospace business 23 May 2011 Bombardier scales down biz jet forecast numbers 23 May 2011 GE Aviation clinches $600 million AirAsia X engine deal 20 May 2011 Airbus to boost A320 production rate 20 May 2011 Dassault introduces lower end Falcon, the 2000S 18 May 2011 Airbus rebrands its corporate jets 18 May 2011 Production of Boeing 777s back at record highs 18 May 2011 HAL top-level management set for major overhaul 11 May 2011 Rolls Royce 1000 Trent engines get ETOPS approval from FAA 10 May 2011 Boeing wins first 787 Dreamliner orders for the year 10 May 2011 MidEast carriers will need 2,340 new planes by 2029: Boeing 09 May 2011 Airbus bags 100-plane, $9bn order from ILFC 07 May 2011 Two-pronged Boeing strategy to counter A320neo challenge likely 07 May 2011 EU regulators to inspect 170 Airbus 320 family jets 06 May 2011 GE Aviation moves to keep F136 fighter engine programme alive 06 May 2011 Safran merges Messier aviation parts subsidiaries 03 May 2011 ILFC places firm orders for 100 Airbus 320neo family aircraft 28 April 2011 Lockheed Martin earnings benefit from overseas demand 27 April 2011 India conducting feasibility study for Regional Transport Aircraft 26 April 2011 Pentagon finally kills alternative F-35 engine programme 26 April 2011 Launch customer ANA’s pilots commence 787 Dreamliner flight training 26 April 2011 Iranian company develops all-composite, ultra-light plane 26 April 2011 GE Q1 profit helped along by by GE Aviation 25 April 2011 DGCA issues type certification for Embraer’s Lineage 1000 25 April 2011 Eurocopter delivers 1,000th Dauphin to Pawan Hans 23 April 2011 EADS division Cassidian joins hands with DRDO on Indian AEW&C project 21 April 2011 India needs investments of $200-300bn in aerospace, defence production: P. Raju 21 April 2011 Sukhoi commences delivery of the Superjet 100 20 April 2011 Aviation authorities clear Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner training campuses 20 April 2011 Post-WTO ruling on aviation sector subsidies, US opens doors to negotiations 16 April 2011 GKN Aerospace to build HondaJet fuselage 15 April 2011 First nose landing gear installed on A350XWB 15 April 2011 Offsets to bring $300mn Boeing investment in Indian defence industry 13 April 2011 Chinese carriers order 35 Embraer 190s for $1.25bn 13 April 2011 Alitalia offers Embraer a 20 jet deal 11 April 2011 Boeing secures $1.4bn Qatar Airways order for five B777 aircraft 09 April 2011 Mahindras all set to expand aerospace business 07 April 2011 Airbus brings forward A320neo’s entry-into-service to 2015 07 April 2011 Assembly work commences on first Mitsubishi Regional Jet 06 April 2011 EADS defence unit Cassidian sets up engineering centre in India 06 April 2011 WTO rules against Boeing on Airbus complaint over illegal subsidies 01 April 2011 Boeing's ‘stretched’ jumbo 747-8 takes to the skies 21 March 2011 BAE Systems, Dassault to jointly develop unmanned aircraft systems for UK, France 15 March 2011 Bombardier strikes $6.7bn deal for 120 planes with NetJets 03 March 2011 First An-148 deliveries to commence from 2012 summer 17 February 2011 Tatas launch three new aerospace projects in Hyderabad 15 February 2011 Tata, Lockheed Martin JV to manufacture aero-structures in India 14 February 2011 Eurocopter in the running for large Indian order 14 February 2011 PM on ‘mission mode’ to create aviation facilities 12 February 2011 Airbus to boost production of mid-size jets 04 February 2011 Boeing: Deliveries of 787 Dreamliner to AI will start this year 31 January 2011 Airbus beats Boeing in aircraft orders for 2010 21 January 2011 Russia's UAC in talks for joint production of An-148 airliner in India 21 December 2010 Boeing hikes jet prices, drops short-range Dreamliner variant 14 December 2010 Airbus pitches 20-year market forecast at $3.2 trillion for 26,000 new jets 14 December 2010 First Tata-Sikorsky copter cabin rolls out from AP SEZ 08 November 2010 First Tata-made copter cabin ready for export from AP SEZ 01 November 2010 Japan’s first passenger jet to take off in 2012 04 October 2010 WTO rules against Boeing over illegal subsidies 16 September 2010 BAE Systems puts US-based aerial platforms business for sale 13 September 2010 Israel to purchase 20 F-35 stealth fighters for $2.75 billion 16 August 2010 Boeing raises projected 20 year Indian demand for aircraft 04 August 2010 Rolls-Royce, HAL finalise £200 million contract for Hawk AJT engines 28 July 2010 BAE inks deal with HAL for 57 jet trainers 28 July 2010 India's first indigenous naval LCA, NP1 launched in Bangalore 06 July 2010 Boeing to deliver first 787-9 Dreamliner in late 2013 02 July 2010 Mahindra to invest Rs250 crore in aerospace 26 June 2010 Riled Malaysia Airlines threatens to cancel A380 order 22 June 2010 Emirates order size for A380s rises to 90 14 June 2010 Emirates take delivery of its tenth A380 superjumbo 07 June 2010 Lufthansa takes delivery of first A380 superjumbo 21 May 2010 IAF’s acquisition of Boeing C-17 transport aircraft heading for trouble 13 May 2010 Boeing says Dreamliner on track for 2010 delivery 10 May 2010 Boeing hopes to start deliveries of 787 Dreamliner this year 21 April 2010 Bombardier inaugurates regional office in Mumbai 21 April 2010 EADS seeks partner to bid for USAF air tanker deal 21 April 2010 UK reduces order size of A400M military freighters to adjust costs 30 March 2010 Boeing seeks ISRO alliance –opportunities to be explored 30 March 2010 EADS decision on US tanker bid in a few weeks 29 March 2010 Boeing’s Dreamliner clears extreme load test 29 March 2010 WTO ruling favours Boeing over Airbus in subsidy dispute 24 March 2010 Triumph Group to acquire Vought Aircraft Industries for $1.44 billion 23 March 2010 WTO ruling on Boeing, Airbus dispute next week 18 March 2010 Boeing to pay AI just $145mn, against $710mn, for Dreamliner delays 17 March 2010 Airbus’s China bet has paid off: Enders 11 March 2010 China set to order 218 commercial aircraft in 2010 08 March 2010 Orbital Sciences to pay $55 million for General Dynamics subsidiary 05 March 2010 Bombardier secures $3.1 billion order for CSeries aircraft 26 February 2010 United places $4.2 billion order for 25 Boeing 787 Dreamliners 26 February 2010 Virgin Blue orders 50 B737s, offers exclusive Blackberry service 24 February 2010 Airbus customers expect consultations on engine upgrade plans 24 February 2010 Rolls-Royce acquires remaining share of Europea Microfusioni Aerospaziali from Finmeccanica 29 January 2010 Airbus mulls alternatives ahead of critical meet on A400M 12 January 2010 Rolls-Royce, HAL mull JV for aero-engine components 08 January 2010 Boeing 787 programme moves ahead - second aircraft debuts 31 December 2009 Engine development delays Sukhoi’s Superjet 100 29 December 2009 Russia to commence Superjet 100 deliveries in mid-2010 26 December 2009 QuEST SEZ raises India’s potential as aerospace hub 26 December 2009 GE - Safran joint venture to supply engines for China's C919 aircraft 22 December 2009 Boeing’s second 787 Dreamliner to fly from Washington today 22 December 2009 Boeing Capital sees tough times for aircraft financing in 2010 19 December 2009 QuEST to manufacture of 787 Dreamliner parts for SAAB 18 December 2009 Rolls-Royce to maintain Typhoon engines for Saudi air force 16 December 2009 “Historic day” for Boeing as the 787 Dreamliner debuts 16 December 2009 Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner flies today 15 December 2009 M&M acquires majority stake in two Australian aerospace companies 15 December 2009 Dassault Falcon 7X gets type certification for India 19 November 2009 Embraer to promote Phenom 100 VLJ in India 19 November 2009 QuEST Global’s aerospace SEZ takes off with a $100 million deal 16 November 2009 GE forms JV with China’s AVIC to make integrated avionics systems 16 November 2009 No Boeing deliveries for Indian aviation market till end-2010 02 November 2009 Sukhoi to deliver first Superjet 100 plane to Italian carrier next year 23 October 2009 Boeing reports $1.6 billion loss for Q3 22 October 2009 HAL to assemble flaperons for Boeings 777 22 October 2009 Boeing asserts 787 on schedule for first flight this year 19 October 2009 Goodrich to develop fuel nozzles for next generation aircraft engines Rolls-Royce 16 October 2009 Airbus net orders down a further two in September 09 October 2009 Gulfstream rolls out super mid-size G250 08 October 2009 ATR presents ATR 72-600 prototype 03 October 2009 So far Boeing has 86 cancellations for the 787 Dreamliner 30 September 2009 AVIC in partnership with Safran, GE Aviation for indigenous jet programme 26 September 2009 GE engines in the fray for MMRCA tender, parts to be sourced from India 17 September 2009 China starts work on single –aisle, medium-haul airliner prototype 11 September 2009 Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner gets a new schedule 28 August 2009 AI compensation for 787 delay once final delivery schedule known: Boeing 28 August 2009 Eclipse Aerospace assumes ownership of Eclipse Aviation 24 August 2009 Eclipse Aviation to revive as Eclipse Aerospace 19 August 2009 Russia, CIS civil aircraft market worth $90 billion over 20 years: Boeing 19 August 2009 Mandelson commits $562 million loan to Airbus 17 August 2009 Structural flaws on Boeing 787’s fuselage sections revealed 14 August 2009 Emirates now operates the world’s largest fleet of B777 aircraft 11 August 2009 Airbus bags 140 aircraft orders till July 10 August 2009 Eclipse Aerospace a step away from Eclipse Aviation’s assets 06 August 2009 Gulfstream G450 business jet sets city-pair speed record 05 August 2009 IAF awaits response to RFP for attack helicopters 04 August 2009 P Soundara Rajan takes over as director(corp. planning & marketing) HAL 04 August 2009 Follow-on order for HAL to manufacture Airbus aircraft doors 28 July 2009 Boeing upgrade to transform US Air Force AWACS fleet 24 July 2009 France to be guest partner at India Aviation 2010 24 July 2009 Growth potential in Indian aviation “the greatest in the world”: Boeing 23 July 2009 Boeing posts 17 per cent rise in Q2 profits 23 July 2009 Chinese aerospace giant AVIC makes it to Fortune 500 10 July 2009 Boeing to buy 787 Dreamliner parts maker for $580 million 08 July 2009 ANA firms up orders for another five 787 Dreamliners 02 July 2009 HAL reaps a rich harvest - inducts 34 graduates from IITs, BITS Pilani 30 June 2009 Qantas cancels/defers delivery of 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners 29 June 2009 HAL, TIMCO mull schedule for setting up airframe MRO facilities 25 June 2009 Airbus delivers first China-assembled A320 23 June 2009 Another postponement for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner 23 June 2009 Boeing begins final assembly of first 787 Dreamliner for ANA 22 June 2009 Paris Air Show delivers commitments worth $12.9 billion for Airbus 20 June 2009 Indian carrier Paramount signs MoU for 10 Airbus A321 aircraft 19 June 2009 $400 million contract for upgrade of IAF’s AN-32 transport planes 19 June 2009 Rolls-Royce announces $2bn orders at the Paris Air Show 17 June 2009 Flight trials for IAF’s MMRCA tender set to commence 15 June 2009 Sikorsky, Tatas in helicopter cabin manufacturing deal 13 June 2009 Britain hedges, Germany commits on Eurofighter Tranche 3 acquisition 11 June 2009 HAL secures $10 million Namibian order for Chetak, Cheetah choppers 11 June 2009 Airbus mulls production line in India 10 June 2009 Boeing, Air India MRO to be ready by late 2011 10 June 2009 United Tech tops defence aerospace companies in market cap 10 June 2009 Airbus, Boeing eye 150-aircraft order from United Airlines 04 June 2009 France seeks US spy satellite data for clues to crashed plane’s fate 02 June 2009 EADS displaces Boeing as world’s largest aerospace and defence firm 25 May 2009 China conducts maiden flight of locally assembled A320 18 May 2009 Dassault back in contention for IAF’s $11bn MMRCA tender 15 May 2009 Godrej Group to leverage aerospace expertise for innovative products 14 May 2009 Armenian airline to receive first Sukhoi Superjet 100 12 May 2009 First 787 Dreamliner departs factory floor for flight testing 11 May 2009 Airbus to cut back on A380 deliveries 07 May 2009 Airbus signs $4 billion titanium deal with Russia 21 April 2009 Boeing issues profit warning - to slash production of 777 14 April 2009 Rolls-Royce to supply Trent EP engines for Saudi Arabian Airlines A330s 08 April 2009 Finmeccanica picks up 25 per cent of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Corp. 07 April 2009 Sukhoi’s Superjet100 to star at the Paris Air Show 07 April 2009 Strategic DPSU MIDHANI reports record Rs306 crore sales turnover 07 April 2009 HAL delivers first Gulfstream G-150 rear fuselage to Israel 07 April 2009 Grob Aircraft sells 20 G115 aircraft in a €10 million deal 06 April 2009 $100 billion USAF tanker contract may be split 03 April 2009 Boeing bags a meager six orders for commercial aircraft in March 03 April 2009 US government and defence contractor Northrop Grumman in tit-for-tat settlements 03 April 2009 Sikorsky re-enters Indian aviation market with first VVIP delivery 02 April 2009 Bombardier Aerospace to slash 3,000 jobs 02 April 2009 EADS affirms A400M programme is on 31 March 2009 Bombardier's CSeries gets a $1.4 billion lift 31 March 2009 Boeing opens technology centre in Bangalore; projects $17 billion in India sales 31 March 2009 Manufacturing base, billion dollar investment in India over 10 years: Airbus 24 March 2009 HAL to set up new division for mission and combat systems 23 March 2009 Boeing's sixth test 787 Dreamliner in final assembly 23 March 2009 Finmeccanica negotiating rail JV with India’s BHEL 20 March 2009 Ex-CEO to re-start Grob Aerospace's Light Business Jet programme 18 March 2009 New company to bid for Eclipse Aviation assets 18 March 2009 Defects ground Emirates' A380 fleet 18 March 2009 European agency suggests redesigning of Boeing 777 engine part 14 March 2009 United Technologies to fire 11,600 employees 10 March 2009 Germany denies halving order for Eurofighters 10 March 2009 China to compete with Boeing, Airbus for jumbo passenger planes 09 March 2009 US export curbs driving away business 06 March 2009 HAL supplies first shipset of the new Dornier 228NG 06 March 2009 US defence contractor Northrop Grumman to lay off 750 employees 05 March 2009 Raytheon to Produce GPS-Related Advanced Anti-Jamming Antenna System 27 February 2009 BAE expects to clinch Saudi, US orders 21 February 2009 Airbus slows production 20 February 2009 Safran confirms 250 cancellations, deferrals of single-aisle aircraft 18 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: EADS seeks long-term deals with India 14 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Honeywell keen to retool IAF Jaguars 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Raytheon offers radar for coastal security 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Finmeccania thrust on Selex Galileo system 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: BEL, Astra tie up for microwave systems 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: BAE expects Indian order for 57 more Hawks 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Suriname to buy three Dhruvs 13 February 2009 Aero India 2009: Tata, AgustaWestland JV to assemble AW119 copters 12 February 2009 Aero India 2009: HAL to deliver 260-270 ALHs for Rs16,000 crore 12 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Aero Sekur showcases unique inflation systems 12 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: QuEST, Textron tie-up for Aero SEZ 12 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: API sets up shop at QuEST’s Belgaum Aero SEZ 12 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Nishant UAV to be operational soon 12 February 2009 Astra Microwave to hold majority stake in BEL joint venture 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Future challenges intense, opportunities immense, says Dr. M Natarajan 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Dassault Falcon business jet at Air Show 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: HAL Jet Trainer pulled out after accident 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: HAL, IAI to convert Chetak chopper into UAV 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Combat Helicopter prototype will fly in 2009: HAL design chief 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: No cancellations from India, says Boeing 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: ELTA Systems sold $300 million of radars in 2008 10 February 2009 Northrop Grumman Showcases Advanced Homeland Defence Capabilities at Aero India 2009 09 February 2009 Kingfisher to further defer delivery of A380 superjumbos 05 February 2009 Ryanair gambit flops as Airbus snubs offer to bid 05 February 2009 Ryanair mulling massive order of 400 jets 04 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: International seminar carving a niche for itself 04 February 2009 Boeing resumes production of the 787 Dreamliner 31 January 2009 Parker Hannifin bags 40-yr. $2.5 billion Rolls Royce contract 30 January 2009 EADS, China's Avicopter in carbon-fibre plant deal 30 January 2009 Cessna plans production cut, layoffs 30 January 2009 Gripen opens shop ahead of MMRCA field trials 29 January 2009 Boeing reports net loss; to axe 10,000 staff 29 January 2009 Swiss precision manufacturing firm, StarragHeckert, to set up plant in India 27 January 2009 France pumps in $6.5bn to bail out Airbus 27 January 2009 Malaysian coast guard acquires amphibious Bombardier 415MP 24 January 2009 Bay Forge expands despite bleak times 24 January 2009 L&T plans facility for DRDO products 23 January 2009 Russia-India fifth generation fighter aircraft to begin initial tests this year 21 January 2009 Airbus plans fresh JVs in Mid-East 19 January 2009 Bombardier bags $432 million order for 15 Q400 turboprops 17 January 2009 Airbus begins work on 'next-gen' plane 15 January 2009 Hot bidding likely for new Air Force One 15 January 2009 Embraer delivers 204 planes 15 January 2009 Airbus noses ahead of Boeing on deliveries, orders for 2008 15 January 2009 Aero India 2009 international air show and seminar readying for take off 15 January 2009 EADS Astrium buys out SSTL 14 January 2009 QuEST buys US aero tech firm 14 January 2009 Boeing commercial aircraft orders for 2008 plunge 53 per cent 10 January 2009 Boeing sheds 4,500 jobs at Commercial Airplanes division 10 January 2009 Boeing and Japan's Ube Industries to develop lightweight aircraft composites 07 January 2009 HCL Technologies: At the cutting edge 07 January 2009 Airbus A350 programme completes Milestone 5 review, moves into next phase 05 January 2009 Goodrich, Rolls-Royce in joint venture for engine controls 05 January 2009 Rolls-Royce wins $575 contract from UAE’s Etihad Airways 24 December 2008 Textron to cut 2,200 jobs 23 December 2008 Rolls-Royce and Goodrich announce engine controls joint venture 22 December 2008 A400M's TP400 turboprop engine undergoes first flight test 18 December 2008 China's AVIC I may pick up Grob Aerospace 17 December 2008 EADS merges A400M programme to form Airbus Military 16 December 2008 Astra Microwave to supply radar sub-systems to Israel's ELTA 13 December 2008 Boeing confirms Dreamliner launch delayed to 2010 12 December 2008 Dassault Aviation and Tata Technologies sign MoU for MMRCA offsets 09 December 2008 Boeing may announce fourth delay to 787 programme 05 December 2008 China’s first indigenous commercial jet makes successful test flight 01 December 2008 Thales and Samtel in avionics JV 30 November 2008 Ashok Leyland to offer testing services for the aerospace sector 30 November 2008 HAL to seek foreign tie-up for Light Utility Helicopter programme 30 November 2008 EADS builds export base for aerospace and defence equipment in India 29 November 2008 Small jet manufacturer Eclipse Aviation files for bankruptcy 26 November 2008 Boeing to slash 800 jobs at military aircraft facility 20 November 2008 Boeing pushes back delivery of 747-8 planes 14 November 2008 DRDO set to announce foreign partner for Kaveri jet engine 10 November 2008 Asian demand to triple global airfreight traffic by 2027: Boeing 08 November 2008 New aircraft orders to decline substantially in 2009: Airbus 07 November 2008 Embraer mulls construction of larger aircraft 06 November 2008 Dassault ups the ante with full technology transfer for Rafale 05 November 2008 Boeing factories to resume production 03 November 2008 No deliveries of 787 Dreamliner in 2009: report 03 November 2008 Turboprop manufacturer ATR sticks to sales targets for 2008 30 October 2008 Iran to manufacture Russian Kamov helicopters under license 30 October 2008 Lockheed Martin wins $30 million USAF contract to develop next generation turbine engines 30 October 2008 MidEast airline majors may cutback on aircraft orders: IATA chief economist 29 October 2008 Boeing and its machinist Union arrive at a tentative agreement 29 October 2008 Chinese commercial airplane market worth $390 billion over next 20 years: Boeing 29 October 2008 Emirates receives second A380, expects two more by year-end 27 October 2008 Raytheon keen on $1 billion Indian civilian business by 2018 21 October 2008 Competing designs being readied for India's indigenous regional aircraft 21 October 2008 China-manufactured regional jet launched for commercial flight 20 October 2008 S7 to renew fleet, phase out Russian planes to stay profitable 20 October 2008 Tatas to set up first defence aerospace hub near Hyderabad 18 October 2008 Airbus postpones planned production increases 18 October 2008 Jet-Kingfisher tie-up good for both carriers, says Airbus 17 October 2008 Fuel costs and hurricane Ike push Continental into the red by $236 million; company modifies Boeing delivery schedule 17 October 2008 Kingfisher, Jet Airways backpedal on aircraft deliveries 17 October 2008 American Airlines orders 100 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners 17 October 2008 India-2008 international civil aviation show kicks off at Hyd'bad's old Begumpet airport 15 October 2008 Turkish Airlines tenders for 105 passenger jets 14 October 2008 Boeing says talks with machinist union fails 14 October 2008 Credit crisis will impact European aerospace sector, say chief execs 14 October 2008 Bombardier Commercial Aircraft appoints new director of sales for India 14 October 2008 Mahindra & Mahindra to acquire Australian aerospace firm: Report 11 October 2008 Embraer delivers 48 jets in third quarter 11 October 2008 Weekend negotiations planned for Boeing and its machinists 10 October 2008 US aerospace firm Circor picks India’s HCL Tech for global support 08 October 2008 Hawker Beechcraft secures $200 million order for 23 aircraft from Brazilian dealer 08 October 2008 Bombardier upbeat about business aviation market prospects 08 October 2008 UK-based ISIS Group orders 10 Hawker 400XP light jets for India charter operations 07 October 2008 Comp Air developing 6-10 seater turbo; India key market 07 October 2008 Orders for Falcon business jets strong: Dassault 07 October 2008 Tata Group picks up one-third stake in Piaggio Aero 06 October 2008 JAL takes delivery of first E-170 from Embraer 04 October 2008 India, Russia to develop different variants of the fifth generation fighter aircraft 01 October 2008 India, France to finalise Mirage upgrade and Kaveri engine development plans by early 2009 01 October 2008 Embraer says downturn yet to impact order book 30 September 2008 Airbus may link up with China's large aircraft project 27 September 2008 Russian Sukhoi and Malaysian SKS Ventures offer Rs54,320 crore investments at Nagpur's MIHAN facility 27 September 2008 Boeing receives 767 orders from Dreamliner customers trying to adjust for delays 26 September 2008 Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne readies world's first hypersonic hydrocarbon-fuelled and cooled scramjet for flight 25 September 2008 Boeing: Stable oil prices at $70-$80 per barrel; growth in single-aisle deliveries 25 September 2008 Air force chief, ACM Fali Major says “energised environment” necessary for aerospace industry 25 September 2008 Boeing eyeing $20 billion Indian defence aircraft orders 25 September 2008 India launches Rs.4,000 crore Regional Transport Aircraft project 24 September 2008 Honeywell looking to strengthen its military aerospace presence in India 23 September 2008 EU's A400M military transport programme delayed by a year 23 September 2008 HAL, NAL to thrash out joint development issues of 70-seater regional transport aircraft 22 September 2008 Qantas takes delivery of first A380 - likely to order another 20 22 September 2008 Bombardier assumes complete control of Learjet 85 business jet programme 19 September 2008 ILFC co-founder Udvar-Hazy to buy back firm from AIG 19 September 2008 Aviation Partners Boeing upbeat on 767 blended winglet sales programme 17 September 2008 AIG’s woes sends tremors down the aviation industry's spine 17 September 2008 USTR to scan £60 million UK govt. loan to GKN for purchase of Airbus plant 16 September 2008 Hyderabad air show attracting global participation 13 September 2008 FAA clears Eclipse 500 type certification process after special review 13 September 2008 Honeywell develops UAV-based anti-missile airliner escort system 13 September 2008 Indian aerospace, defence sectors to generate earnings of $5 billion over 10 years for IBM 12 September 2008 Embraer hopeful of Phenom 100 certification by next month 12 September 2008 Salem College students develop motors and components for ISRO rockets and satellites 12 September 2008 Goodrich bags Airbus 350XWB systems contracts worth $600 million 11 September 2008 Boeing strike to delay 787 Dreamliner 'at least' another month - 'outsourcing' is major issue 11 September 2008 Boeing gains as US cancels $35 billion tanker bid 10 September 2008 Boeing to act as a consultant on Mitsubishi’s regional jet project 10 September 2008 Business jets keep Bombardier flying high in the second quarter 10 September 2008 Spirit AeroSystems responds to Boeing strike 10 September 2008 Airbus presents Power8 Plus restructuring programme to ECA 10 September 2008 Saab AB and TCS announce joint aeronautical development centre in India 10 September 2008 Boeing strike the sword of Damocles for the aero industry 09 September 2008 HAL completes first phase of upgrade programme for IAF's Jaguar ground attack fleet 09 September 2008 Strike may cost Boeing $100 million a day 08 September 2008 Strike at Boeing inevitable as talks with machinists fail 06 September 2008 HAL preparing road map for development of 70-100 seater Indian Regional Jet 05 September 2008 India may become manufacturing hub for Airbus 350 XWB jets 04 September 2008 Bombardier announces successful inaugural flight of its latest prototype - the CRJ1000 04 September 2008 US Air Force General expresses frustration over delays in tanker deal 04 September 2008 Magellan Aerospace to invest $120 million in Winnipeg plant for Joint Strike Fighter programme 04 September 2008 Tata Industries looks to invest $350 million into global start-ups, including aerospace 02 September 2008 HAL's Light Combat Helicopter to test-fly by year-end 01 September 2008 Sikorsky's unique X2 design performs inaugural flight 30 August 2008 MRF developed tyres cleared for use by defence ministry 29 August 2008 Boeing offers F-18E/F Super Hornet for Denmark's New Combat Aircraft competition 28 August 2008 Hero Motors in talks with German firm for manufacture of 2-seater sports plane 28 August 2008 Defence minister AK Antony urges India Inc to step up R&D investments in defence 27 August 2008 Kingfisher Airlines defers A320 deliveries 26 August 2008 Government go-ahead for 70-140 seater Indian Regional Jet 25 August 2008 FAA asked to review certification of Eclipse 500 VLJs 23 August 2008 USAF Tanker bid: Boeing does another shuffle 23 August 2008 Pratt & Whitney's completes first phase of testing on the PW1000G demonstrator engine 22 August 2008 General Dynamics acquires support services provider, Jet Aviation, for $2.25 billion 19 August 2008 Boeing's 737-900ER-based BBJ 3 business jet ready for certification process 18 August 2008 HAL to manufacture NAL-designed, 14-seater passenger aircraft, Saras 16 August 2008 HAL delivers first indigenously-built Hawk Advanced jet trainer to the IAF 16 August 2008 American speeds up deliveries of Boeing 737 family aircraft as replacement for MD-80s 14 August 2008 Middle East freighter fleet to double in 20 years: Boeing report 12 August 2008 600 foreign, domestic aerospace and defence companies line up for AeroIndia 2009 12 August 2008 HAL bags $20 million contract for supply of three Dhruv helicopters to Turkey 12 August 2008 Boeing downgrades global cargo traffic growth forecast, remains upbeat on freighter orders 08 August 2008 Hawker Beechcraft reports profits, increased orders and sales for the second quarter 06 August 2008 Japanese company lifts 15-month ban on supply of carbon fibre to HAL 06 August 2008 Despite slump, sharp growth in demand for aircraft in India: Airbus, Boeing forecast 05 August 2008 Eurofighter submits comprehensive offsets bid for MMRCA contract 04 August 2008 GTRE may go with Snecma to help develop the Kaveri engine 04 August 2008 Embraer's second-quarter profit doubles 04 August 2008 BAE Systems in talks with HAL for likely JVs 02 August 2008 Airbus to payout $1.1 billion in compensation for delays in A380 programme 31 July 2008 Lockheed to integrate video, data interoperability systems for UAVs/Apache helicopters and ground soldiers 31 July 2008 Air France actively considering Bombardier's new CSeries jets 31 July 2008 Piper Aircraft's VLJ offering, the PiperJet, makes debut flight 31 July 2008 EADS Q2 profits up 46 per cent, at $185.32 million 30 July 2008 Thales H1 profits dip 6 per cent, maintains forecasts for 2008 30 July 2008 Northrop Grumman Q2 profits up 8 per cent, at $495 million 30 July 2008 Boeing delivers 747-400 Freighter to Cargolux, MD-11 freighter to Aeroflot Cargo 29 July 2008 Engine prototyping Prepares GE Honda Aero Engines for Certification Tests 29 July 2008 Airbus lining up Dubai as a manufacturing base 29 July 2008 Founder Vern Raburn eased out of Eclipse Aviation as pre-condition for fresh financing 29 July 2008 White Knight Two, mothership for Virgin Galactic's spaceliner programme, rolls out 29 July 2008 Emirates announces $12 billion order for 60 Airbus planes 28 July 2008 Boeing forecast for Indian freighter market remains static 28 July 2008 Emirates takes delivery of first A380 super jumbo today 28 July 2008 General Dynamics reports higher Q2 profits on back of higher Gulfstream jet sales 25 July 2008 Boeing will compensate Air India for 787 Dreamliner delay: Boeing's Keskar 25 July 2008 India opens re-bids for 197 military helicopters - deal valued at $750 million 25 July 2008 Boeing Q2 profits dip 19 per cent to $852 million 25 July 2008 Parker Aerospace to supply fly-by-wire systems for all Bombardier wide-body aircraft programmes 19 July 2008 Russian Irkut exploring JV for manufacture of MS-21 in China 19 July 2008 Farnborough Air Show: Thales IFE systems to equip Embraer 170s headed for the Indian market 18 July 2008 Textron says Q2 profits up 23 per cent – strong order backlog at Cessna, Bell 18 July 2008 Stratos Aircraft to produce single-engine VLJ 18 July 2008 Boeing announces $6.3 billion, 45 aircraft order from Air China 18 July 2008 Sukhoi SuperJet 100 increases tally – wins orders from “renowned” European carrier 17 July 2008 Airbus lands massive $7 billion order from Asiana Airlines for 30 A350XWBs 17 July 2008 Farnborough air show: UAC, EADS joint venture to convert Airbus jets into freighters 17 July 2008 Pratt re-brands its Geared Turbofan engine as PurePower 17 July 2008 Farnborough Air Show: GE Aviation, CFM International notch up business worth $3 billion 17 July 2008 Russia's United Aircraft Corp to shift emphasis to civil aircraft sector 17 July 2008 Farnborough Air Show: HAL hopeful of further sales of Dhruv ALH in South American countries 17 July 2008 Farnborough Air show: Startup LCC FlyDubai places $4 billion order for 50 737-800s 16 July 2008 Jet Airways selects Rolls Royce' Totalcare service package for A330-200 fleet 16 July 2008 Farnborough Air Show: F-22 Raptor makes European début 16 July 2008 Farnborough Air Show: Sukhoi secures provisional orders for 24 Superjet100 aircraft 16 July 2008 Farnborough Air Show: Lockheed unveils new technologies, configuartions for the C-130J Super Hercules 16 July 2008 Farnborough Air Show: Etihad Airways places massive $43 billion order for 100 Airbus and Boeing planes 16 July 2008 Farnborough Air Show: DAE Capital orders 100 Airbus A350, A320 aircraft worth $12.6 billion 16 July 2008 Farnborough Air Show: Glitches eating into schedule, but Dreamliner on time for first flight 16 July 2008 Farnborough Air Show: Etihad Airways announces $9.4 billion order for Boeing planes 15 July 2008 Farnborough Air Show: CFM International launches NexGen LEAP-X engine programme 15 July 2008 Farnborough Air Show: GE, Safran extend CFM partnership through 2040 15 July 2008 Farnborough Air Show: Bombardier launches CSeries with Lufthansa as launch customer 15 July 2008 Infotech Ent. and Dassault Aviation sign up for the IAF's MMRCA programme 15 July 2008 Pratt &Whitney Canada and partners India for biofuel research project 15 July 2008 Bizjet support company Aviation Centre Cologne opts for OnAir mobile phone services 15 July 2008 B/E Aerospace luxury interiors for new Embraer Legacy bizjets 15 July 2008 Unmanned Jetstream passenger plane tested by BAE Systems 15 July 2008 Farnborough Air Show: Russian aerospace major Sukhoi to announce fresh orders for Superjets 14 July 2008 Samtel's avionics systems for Sukhoi, Tejas 11 July 2008 Sukhoi delays delivery of Superjet 100 by a year 11 July 2008 Boeing-SkyHook JV to develop hybrid rotorcraft/airship – heavy lifter will carry 40 tons 09 July 2008 DRDO lab seeks industry funding for development of electronic warfare suite 09 July 2008 HCL Tech to participate in UK's prestigious Farnborough International Airshow 08 July 2008 HCL Tech chosen as Tier-I services supplier to EADS 04 July 2008 India, Brazil sign $210 million deal for AWACS platform - Embraer wins the argument 04 July 2008 Russia's Irkut to develop large commercial airliner – successor to the Tu-154 03 July 2008 Cirrus rolls out SJX Personal Jet prototype - the “slowest, lowest, and cheapest jet” 02 July 2008 Airbus appoints Kuehne+Nagel, DHL as Tier 1 partners for logistics, transport services 01 July 2008 Etihad Airways set to place huge fleet order at Farnborough 30 June 2008 NAL looking for partners for turboprop project 27 June 2008 Talent crunch hits NAL 27 June 2008 Dr Kalam, ISRO chief ask aeronautical industry to develop passenger aircraft in India 27 June 2008 Air China places orders for 20 Airbus 330s – deal worth $3.82 billion 27 June 2008 Third prototype of NAL's Saras to fly out next year 26 June 2008 Biman Bangladesh orders four Boeing 737NGs 26 June 2008 Boeing: India demand may dip by half after 2012 26 June 2008 ILFC mulls orders for up to 300 Airbus, Boeing planes on the back of airline deferrals 25 June 2008 First A320 sub-assemblies enroute for Airbus's Tianjin facility in China 25 June 2008 Business jet manufacturers shrug off industry downturn - announce another $3.5 billion in sales 25 June 2008 HAL secures order for ambulance version of ALH Dhruv from Peru 24 June 2008 Pratt and Whitney claims better than expected fuel burn data from green engine 23 June 2008 Boeing, Airbus agree on bio-fuels, differ on target date 23 June 2008 Garrow Aircraft introduces the Verticopter based on unique tilt-prop flying wing design 23 June 2008 Mahindra Aerospace to manufacture bizjets in association with NAL 23 June 2008 Thales to double India-related business to $750 million over five years 23 June 2008 Proposed Indo-French, MBDA-led, joint venture moving ahead to manufacture SAM's 23 June 2008 Boeing 787 Dreamliner 'power on' tests are successful 21 June 2008 Iran, Russia finalising talks to build airliners in Iran 21 June 2008 Gulfstream and NetJets in $1.9 billion deal for 40 aircraft 21 June 2008 Europe holds its fire on US Congress review of air tanker bid 20 June 2008 China's aerospace manufacturing concerns, AVIC I & II, poised for merger 18 June 2008 BrahMos Aerospace to supply components and sub-assemblies to ISRO 18 June 2008 Hawker Beechcraft delivers first Hawker 4000 business jet 18 June 2008 Airbus bags two orders for A318 Elite corporate jets from Middle East client 18 June 2008 NAL, Pratt & Whitney in talks to co-develop aircraft engine for indigenous RTA-70 programme 16 June 2008 DRDO seeks partners to co-develop Kaveri engine for LCA Tejas fighter jet: AK Antony 15 June 2008 Hawker 4000 receives FAA type approval - deliveries set to start 13 June 2008 Power-on process for the 787 Dreamliner begins 13 June 2008 EADS picks Cades as preferred supplier for engineering services in India 12 June 2008 Swiss firm Ruag, HAL in JV for production of next generation Do-228 aircraft 12 June 2008 Air Force starts flight tests of first Phalcon Il-76 airborne early warning system 09 June 2008 Boeing set to deliver 1st Dreamliner to China 09 June 2008 HAL, Ruag to jointly manufacture Dornier aircraft in Germany 06 June 2008 Airbus plans to make green planes before 2020 04 June 2008 Four Indian companies on EADS' Tier 1 list of engineering services suppliers 30 May 2008 EADS eyeing acquisitions in India and the US 30 May 2008 “Can’t be global without being in India,” says Airbus CEO Enders 29 May 2008 Gulf Air places $5 billion order for 35 Airbus aircraft 29 May 2008 $750 million, 88 aircraft order for Cessna at EBACE 29 May 2008 Airbus says orders for A380 superjumbo in 2008 could be less by a third 29 May 2008 China set to announce merger plans for AVIC I & II aerospace manufacturing concerns 28 May 2008 EADS may start production in India, says chairman, Louis Gallois 28 May 2008 Significant “execution risks” on A380, A400 programmes, says EADS 28 May 2008 EADS offers India participation in futuristic defence projects 28 May 2008 ILA 2008: German chancellor inaugurates India Pavillion at Berlin show 28 May 2008 Star Navigation presents in-flight safety monitoring system for Indian aviation market 27 May 2008 Berlin Air Show opens today - Indian defence minister, Antony, leads high profile team 27 May 2008 SEC Industries, IAI sign MoU for local and global defence manufacturing programmes 24 May 2008 Epic to move ahead with VLJ/turboprop development despite funding delays by Mallya 24 May 2008 Boeing's A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotor craft flies for a world record 18 hours 22 May 2008 Embraer renames MLJ/MSJ as Legacy 450/500 - announces launch schedule 22 May 2008 Dassault's fuel efficient Falcon 900LX to replace 900EX 22 May 2008 Business aviation to receive increasing emphasis, says EC official 22 May 2008 Indian regional airline, Star Aviation, confirms order for 10 Embraer E-170 aircraft 22 May 2008 Work begins on the Boeing Business Jet 3 21 May 2008 Aerion supersonic business jet crosses $3 billion in order value 21 May 2008 Russia's regional jet Sukhoi SuperJet 100 makes its maiden flight 20 May 2008 Honda Aircraft Company launches European sales of HondaJet aircraft 20 May 2008 Rolls Royce projects strong growth for business jet market 20 May 2008 Airbus secures order from Mid-East operator for 6 A350 XWB Prestiges 20 May 2008 Spirit AeroSystems to design and produce the A350 XWB's centre fuselage 19 May 2008 Airbus awaits GE move on an engine for A350XWB 19 May 2008 Dassault Aviation wins $720 million NetJets order for 20 Falcon 2000LX jets 19 May 2008 Production ramp-up and enhanced service package of A320 family aircraft targeted for 2010-end 16 May 2008 A380 delays are result of “snowball effect”: Airbus CEO Enders 16 May 2008 Lockheed-led consortium to develop new generation GPS III satellites 16 May 2008 QuEST Manufacturing puts Tim Jones, ex-MD, Rolls Royce India on its board of directors 13 May 2008 Further delays in the Airbus A380 superjumbo production programme 13 May 2008 Israel Aerospace Industries, Tata Group to establish JV for manufacture of defence products in India 13 May 2008 BASA to provide US certification for India manufactured aviation-aerospace products 12 May 2008 China launches passenger aircraft manufacturing company - to take on Airbus, Boeing 12 May 2008 Latest 787 Dreamliner delay to make customers wait an average of 20 months for delivery 12 May 2008 Samtel-Thales joint venture to manufacture avionic systems for fighter aircraft 09 May 2008 Raytheon to transfer AESA radar technology to India up to the level permitted by US government 06 May 2008 Boeing delivers Air France's fiftieth 777 airplane 03 May 2008 Toyota to invest $100 million in Mitsubishi's regional jet project 03 May 2008 Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp to inject $636 million in capital through new shares issue 03 May 2008 Final assembly begins on the third Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight-test airplane 03 May 2008 Hawker Beechcraft appoints Arrow Aviation Services as parts distributor for Indian sub-continent, MENA regions 02 May 2008 India, Australia are first foreign countries to certify Eclipse 500 very light jet 02 May 2008 First Boeing 777 Freighter moves out of the factory and onto the flight line 01 May 2008 Cessna rolls out first production version of the Citation XLS+ business jet 30 April 2008 Embraer announces first successful test flight of the Phenom 300 light business jet 30 April 2008 Gulfstream reports spike in Q1 sales - “overwhelming response” for new G650 26 April 2008 Dubai Aerospace's to invest $2 billion through 2009 to acquire more aircraft 26 April 2008 BAE Systems sells Airbus stake - says airline manufacturer “years” away from profitability 25 April 2008 Boeing Commercial Airplanes reports record $1.21 billion Q1 earnings 25 April 2008 Airbus raises aircraft prices on weaker dollar, escalating raw material costs 22 April 2008 Boeing's 787 Dreamliner faces another delay: report 21 April 2008 Textron reports solid Q1 results for Bell and Cessna 19 April 2008 Tatas deny talks being held with Embraer: report 19 April 2008 Sukhoi to invest $300 million to re-equip Superjet 100 manufacturers 18 April 2008 Canadian Magellan Aerospace Corp ties-up for India-based manufacturing site – eyes military offset contracts 18 April 2008 Tata subsidiary CRL's Eka super computer to model aerodynamic simulations for Boeing 18 April 2008 Aerospace manufacturing activity in Europe no longer tenable: EADS CEO Gallois 17 April 2008 Tata's in JV talks with Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer: report 15 April 2008 Russia's Sukhoi to become fourth largest fighter jet maker 15 April 2008 National Aerospace Laboratories gets seed funding for design of Regional Transport Aircraft 14 April 2008 Boeing, Air India to sort out compensation issues arising from 787 Dreamliner delay 14 April 2008 India, China to propel Asia-Pacific's air traffic growth: CAPA report 14 April 2008 Boeing's first 777 Freighter enters final assembly 11 April 2008 France looks to break Boeing's domination in Japan 11 April 2008 Boeing’s delay on 787 Dreamliner triggers calls for compensation 11 April 2008 Bell Helicopter mulls MRO operations and pilot and engineering training in India 10 April 2008 Boeing lays out road map for 787 Dreamliner's first flight and commercial delivery 10 April 2008 Honeywell lands $23 billion business jet engine order from Embraer 09 April 2008 Airbus sets monthly delivery record in March - picks up firm orders for 54 aircraft 09 April 2008 Third delay on Boeing's 787 programme likely – 747-8F and -8I programmes on track however 09 April 2008 Embraer's fourth Phenom 100 VLJ takes flight 08 April 2008 Embraer's order backlog at record $20.3 billion 08 April 2008 Airbus to produce A320 freighter version in JV with Russia's UAC and Irkut 08 April 2008 Bombardier reports $317 million profit for 2007 04 April 2008 Hawker Beechcraft Corp celebrates first anniversary 04 April 2008 Boeing excellence award for Infosys 03 April 2008 China's ARJ21 regional jet programme readies for overseas markets 03 April 2008 Bharat Forge in talks for tie-up with Rolls Royce and others 03 April 2008 FAA certification for GE Aviation's GEnx engine 02 April 2008 India seeks to shift global aerospace manufacturing activity to home shores 02 April 2008 China postpones maiden flight of regional jet ARJ21 by six months 01 April 2008 Malaysia Airlines orders 55 Boeing 737-800s, to take delivery of six A380s in 2011 01 April 2008 Brazilian airplane maker Embraer to build two new jets 29 March 2008 GE Commercial Aviation orders five China-made ARJ 21 regional jets 29 March 2008 Chinese aerospace giant, AVIC I, establishes regional carrier in partnership with China Eastern Airlines 29 March 2008 Boeing buys into joint venture operating key 787 assembly plant 29 March 2008 Airbus finds going difficult on divestiture of German plants 28 March 2008 Launch order for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet from All Nippon Airways 28 March 2008 Israel Aerospace Industries reports sales of $3.3 billion for 2007 28 March 2008 Dubai Aerospace sells Landmark Aviation's FBO's to investment firm for $435 million 27 March 2008 Russian United Aircraft Corp to take over Sukhoi fighter manufacturer Irkut 25 March 2008 GE in talks for purchase of 40-50 Boeing 737-800 jets: report 25 March 2008 Boeing seeks to make India its global partner 24 March 2008 Boeing admits redesign work on 787 Dreamliner parts, stays mum on further delays 24 March 2008 Airbus to deliver 265 aircraft to China over next three years 18 March 2008 Embraer profit rises as order backlog hits record high 18 March 2008 Indo-Russian multi-role transport aircraft (MTA) JV heads for trouble as Irkut backs off 17 March 2008 Lockheed Martin announces successful refuelling test flight of JSF F-35 Lightning II 14 March 2008 Gulfstream unveils near-supersonic G650 business jet 14 March 2008 EADS set to close UK's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft deal 12 March 2008 Embraer to commence production of VLJ Phenom 100 next month 12 March 2008 Aviall Inc, Boeing's aviation parts subsidiary, to open business office in India 12 March 2008 India Inc goes supersonic, books five Aerion Mach 1.6 business jets 12 March 2008 New aircraft orders helps SAS Group resolve dispute with Bombardier and Goodrich 11 March 2008 787 Dreamliner deliveries will slip another three months: Goldman Sachs 10 March 2008 Airbus plans delivery of 265 aircraft to China by 2010 07 March 2008 Boeing despatches half of new 747-8 Freighter design releases to suppliers 07 March 2008 Chinese company slated to produce ‘jumbo aircraft’ to be launched this month 06 March 2008 Bombardier reports strong delivery and order book numbers for 2007 05 March 2008 Boeing delivers 1,400th 747 aircraft 01 March 2008 USAF awards $35 billion tanker deal to Northrop/EADS combine 01 March 2008 HAL selects IAC monitoring systems for Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter 21 February 2008 Indian training academy, Chimes Aviation, orders 20 Cessna Skyhawk 172s 21 February 2008 Embraer: AsiaPac air traffic to grow above world average over next 20 years 21 February 2008 Boeing 'actively pursuing' sale of F/A-18 fighters to India 21 February 2008 Singapore Airshow opens for business, heavy participation from Asia-Pacific region 19 February 2008 Tatas announce JV with defence major Israel Aerospace Industries 18 February 2008 Tata's in MoU with Sikorsky for manufacture of S-92 helicopter cabins 16 February 2008 Air India will be compensated for Dreamliner delay: Boeing 16 February 2008 Boeing, Tata Industries JV to target domestic and international defence contract work 14 February 2008 Global demand for aircraft to be up at 24,300 by 2026: Airbus forecast 08 February 2008 Boeing on track with revised schedule for 787 Dreamliner: CEO Scott Carson 08 February 2008 Indo-US defence ties: Tasting the Lockheed blend 08 February 2008 TAL to make floor beams for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner 07 February 2008 Tata Group, US aerospace company in talks for manufacture of defence equipment 06 February 2008 IAI subsidiary, Bedek Aviation, and HAL in talks for aircraft conversion facility 28 January 2008 ATR turns 2007 into a record year of orders 25 January 2008 Eurocopter registers record sales for 2007 23 January 2008 Airbus, Boeing kick off 2008 with fresh orders 23 January 2008 Indian Air Force concludes chopper trials for VIP squadron 22 January 2008 Indigenous missile defence shield to be ready by 2010-12: DRDO 22 January 2008 India has the technical skills to develop 150-seater aircraft: Dr APJ Kalam 20 January 2008 Tranche 2 version Eurofighter Typhoon makes inaugural flight 19 January 2008 Economic downturn could impact up to 27 per cent Airbus bookings: John Leahy 19 January 2008 All Nippon, Japan Airlines mulling compensation after another Dreamliner launch delay 17 January 2008 Airbus trails Boeing in orders for 2007 despite record sales 16 January 2008 787 Dreamliner headed for additional delays 16 January 2008 Apex committee recommends market listing for HAL 14 January 2008 GE Aviation flies high on surging worldwide demand 14 January 2008 EADS CEO: Airbus to more or less match Boeing’s 2007 orders 14 January 2008 Jupiter Strategic Technologies buys out engineering services company, Axis IT&T 12 January 2008 Embraer makes record deliveries for 2007, up 30 per cent y-o-y 10 January 2008 Airbus lands leasing company order for 100 jets: Report 10 January 2008 Libyan Airlines converts options for two CRJ900 NextGen jetliners into firm orders 07 January 2008 FAA report: 787 Dreamliner’s onboard computers vulnerable to hacker attack 07 January 2008 Caparo Group to set up auto, aerospace component manufacturing park in Nellore 07 January 2008 AVIC Group set for restructuring, as China moves to produce indigenous “jumbo” aircraft 07 January 2008 Boeing breaks sales record for third year in a row, with 1,413 orders for 2007 07 January 2008 SkyWest orders 22 Bombardier CRJ NextGen jets in $773 million deal 05 January 2008 Eclipse Aviation makes quickest delivery of first 100 jets in aviation history 04 January 2008 BAE, HAL in talks for JV to produce AJT Hawk for the global market 02 January 2008 Air India to seek compensation for late delivery of 787 Dreamliners 28 December 2007 China launches indigenous regional passenger jet 28 December 2007 Forbes names Raytheon as Best Managed company in aerospace/defence 27 December 2007 US air defences scramble to meet F-15 fleet grounding 27 December 2007 Sikorsky’s fly-by-wire technology undergoes first successful flight test 26 December 2007 Eclipse Aviation receives FAA certification for its flight system 22 December 2007 Vietnam orders 10 A350 XWB and confirms options for 20 A321 aircraft 22 December 2007 China unveils its home-grown 85-seater ARJ-21 passenger jet 21 December 2007 Qantas orders 31 next-generation 737-800s, deal worth $2.3bn 21 December 2007 Irkut and Ilyushin vie for Indo-Russian Multirole Transport Aircraft project 21 December 2007 EADS board clears divestment of manufacturing plants to European firms 21 December 2007 Dassault’s Falcon 7X lagging behind on production schedule 21 December 2007 MoU with Boeing may result in $1 billion manufacturing work for HAL over 10-years 20 December 2007 India Inc biggies receive clearances for their private jets 19 December 2007 Airbus delivers 5,000th plane 15 December 2007 Malaysia Airlines signs up for 35 ATR 72s 15 December 2007 Sweden completes delivery of Gripen fighter aircraft to Hungary 14 December 2007 India to upgrade missile capabilities with Agni IV and Advanced Air Defence system 13 December 2007 Libyan Airlines confirms order for 15 Airbus aircraft 12 December 2007 Boeing mulls replacing iconic 737 with wide body model 12 December 2007 Report: Embraer to dominate regional aircraft market over the next decade 12 December 2007 Aerion Corp announces increased signings for its supersonic business jet 12 December 2007 Jet Airways exercises options for five more A330-200s 12 December 2007 Russia test-fires RS-12M Topol anti-BMD ballistic missile 10 December 2007 US set to make $10bn AWACS and air defence missile sales in the Gulf 10 December 2007 Saudi Air Force Typhoon fighter programme worth up to £1 billion for Eurojet consortium 10 December 2007 Report: Italy, UK to cutback orders for Eurofighter Typhoon 10 December 2007 BAE Systems, Wipro partnership to tap emerging Indian defence and aerospace market 10 December 2007 BAE Systems is prime industrial contractor for Saudi Arabia’s Eurofighter contract 08 December 2007 Production of Russian regional jet, Sukhoi’s SuperJet 100, fully booked for 2008-09 08 December 2007 Business jet demand rising in tandem with corporate profits, says report 05 December 2007 Weakening dollar may force Dassault Aviation to shift production out of France 05 December 2007 AirAsia to become largest A320 operator in the world 05 December 2007 UAV sales boost Israel Aircraft Industries’ Q3 earnings to record levels 03 December 2007 Dornier-228 aircraft to be assembled in Germany with parts imports from India 03 December 2007 Need to increase fleet size after 2011: Praful Patel 22 November 2007 GE Aviation wins development contract for US Army helicopter engine project 22 November 2007 Air France-KLM report soaring profits for H1 2007 22 November 2007 Dubai Aerospace Enterprise joins big league of airplane lessors 21 November 2007 Kaveri engine core undergoes high altitude testing at Moscow facilities 19 November 2007 IAF to acquire state-of-the-art technologies through FGFA programme 19 November 2007 Hyderabad to host India Aviation 2008, civilian version of Yelahanka 19 November 2007 AI looks at fleet expansion plans beyond 2011, may order 60 more aircraft 19 November 2007 Rolls Royce picks up $9.6 billion order for Trent engines at Dubai Air Show 17 November 2007 Dubai Aerospace Enterprise places $770 million order for GE engines 17 November 2007 Ilyushin Finance to supply 30 Tu-204 medium-haul airliners to Iran Airtour 17 November 2007 Vietnam signs up for 12 additional 787-8 Dreamliners 17 November 2007 Regional jet conversions bring to life a new industry segment 17 November 2007 Embraer forecasts demand for over 13,000 business jets over next decade 17 November 2007 Boeing's 787 production "major challenge" for the company, says Bear Stearns 16 November 2007 Boeing projects $290bn Southeast Asia market for commercial airplanes 15 November 2007 Dubai Air Show clocks $100 billion in aircraft sales 15 November 2007 Boeing's 787 production “major challenge” for the company, says Bear Stearns 15 November 2007 Airbus picks up $13.5 billion, 100 aircraft order from Dubai Aerospace 15 November 2007 Air Arabia orders 49 Airbus A320 aircraft, deal worth $3.5 billion 14 November 2007 Raytheon ties up with four Indian aerospace and defence related companies 14 November 2007 Mitsubishi picks Rockwell Collins as avionics systems integrator for its regional jet programme 06 November 2007 Bombardier launches its ''next generation'' Learjet 31 October 2007 US may make early delivery of F-35 JSF fighter to Israel, suggests report 26 October 2007 Boeing 787 Dreamliner rollout pushed back to end of 2008 11 October 2007 Boeing says China will need 3,400 new planes by 2026 20 September 2007 Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner could be unsafe, says fired Boeing engineer 19 September 2007 Boeing says the 787-fuselage drop test was a success 07 September 2007 Now Boeing faces possible delays in its B787 Dreamliner programme 06 September 2007 Boeing 737s may have a design flaw, say Chinese aviation experts 03 September 2007 Boeing plans big investments in India 30 August 2007 Parliament blocks Kuwait Airways' Airbus, Boeing aircraft deal 29 August 2007 Boeing bids for next generation global positioning satellite system 28 August 2007 For want of a washer… Boeing 737 checks ordered after Okinawa fire 28 August 2007 Russia titanium producer to make parts for Boeing's Dreamliner 23 August 2007 US Army deploys Boeing's CH-47F Chinook helicopter 22 August 2007 Boeing arm McDonnell Douglas Corp to make missiles for Pakistan 14 February 2007 Boeing proposes to offer modified 767 aircraft 13 February 2007 Bell contemplates co-production with HAL 09 February 2007 Boeing signs MoU with L&T for defence production 08 February 2007 Aero India 2007 attracts top guns 07 February 2007 Airbus sees India as fastest-growing country for aviation 05 February 2007 India will make licensed Russia RD-33 aeroengines 24 January 2007 Hindustan Aeronautics ties up with Bell Helicopter 06 November 2006 Boeing debunks Airbus'' allegations 05 May 2005  search domain-b    go

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