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Boeing Announces Aircraft Orders At Farnborough Airshow
The Boeing Company used the annual Farnborough International Airshow to announce the following orders for its aircraft:
FlyDubai Orders 50 737-800s
Dubai's recently launched low-cost airline FlyDubai ordered 50 Next-Generation 737-800s, in a package valued at approximately $3.74 billion at current list prices. Read More
Etihad Airways Orders 35 787s And 10 777s
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has ordered 35 787-9 Dreamliners and 10 777-300ERs (Extended Range). The order is valued at $9.4 billion. Read More
Air China Orders 15 777s And 30 737s
Air China, the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China, ordered 15 777-300ER (Extended Range) and 30 Next-Generation 737-800 jetliners. Read More
Arik Air Orders 7 737s
Nigerian airline Arik Air today announced an order for an additional seven Next-Generation 737s. The airline ordered 10 Next-Generation 737s in September 2007 and now has a total of 17 Next-Generation 737s on order. Arik Air currently operates six 737-700s. Read More
| Airbus announced transactions covering 256 aircraft, valued at US$ 40.5 billion at the 2008 Farnborough Air Show. These transactions include firm orders for 247 aircraft and nine commitments. This also reflects a strong aerospace market despite the global economic uncertainties. Read More
| Alliant Techsystems, Lockheed Martin and the Northrop Grumman Corp. said that they have agreed to jointly pursue the emerging market for advanced capability multi-role weapons. Read More
| Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, said that Hawker Pacific Pty Ltd, its sales representative in Australia, has ordered 12 Bell 407 and two Bell 206B3 helicopters. Read More
| Goodrich Corp. said it has received an initial production contract from Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide its weapons bay door drive system for all models of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The contract is expected to generate more than $20 million in revenue through early 2011. Read More
| Raytheon Missile Systems of Louisville, Ky., has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products a $22 million contract to produce gun systems for the Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon System and the Centurion Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products is a business unit of General Dynamics. Read More
| Johnson Controls said it has received a contract to supply 18 water-cooled centrifugal chillers to the Bahrain Bay project in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Bahrain Bay is a $2.5 billion, mixed-use iconic development on the Northern waterfront of Manama City, Bahrain. It includes, commercial towers, banking headquarters, shopping malls, five star hotels and residential townships that will cater to more than 25,000 residents. Read More
| PPG Industries has acquired Vanex, Inc. of Mount Vernon, Ill. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1964, privately-held Vanex is a supplier of Plascron® and Breakthrough® brand water-based industrial coatings for use on metal, plastic and wood in the structural steel, building systems, construction and fabricated metals industries. Vanex operates one manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon and employs approximately 20 people. Read More
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American Machinist Announces Launch Of Machine Tool Theater
American Machinist is pleased to announce the beta launch of Machine Tool Theater at www.machinetooltheater.com. Visit Machine Tool Theater; watch videos about machining and machining equipment. You'll see faster, more precise machines; cutting tools to process virtually any material; finishing technologies; automation systems; quality instruments and manufacturing software. You'll see how to reduce cycle times and increase productivity.Click Here
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