Pratt & Whitney veut à nouveau faire la course en tête.

Source : Aeromorning

"Etonnante industrie aéronautique américaine ! Non contente de déployer des efforts technologiques et financiers considérables pour rester la plus puissante du monde, elle soigne plus que jamais son image. Et, dans cet esprit, il lui arrive même de repousser des limites du savoir-faire publicitaire.

Ainsi, voici que prend forme le PW1000G, geared turbofan (GTF), turbosoufflante à réducteur en français, pour autant que cette appellation parvienne à s’imposer. De toute manière, chez Pratt, tout le monde dit «GTF» par amour des acronymes qui sonnent bien. Ledit GTF est surnommé PurePower, en un mot et avec deux majuscules, nom très écolo accompagné de l’incontournable «TM», Trade Mark. Le nom est déposé en bonne et due forme."

BAE wins £100m aircraft contract

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Business aircraft makers face 'most severe test'

Source : FT

"Business jet makers, reeling from the US political attack on some of their highest profile corporate high fliers, are being forced to make increasingly drastic cuts in production and jobs in the face of the deepening global recession. Jim Schuster, chief executive of Hawker Beechcraft, one of the leading US corporate jet suppliers, said: "We are undoubtedly facing one of the most severe tests in our company's history." The group said last week it would remove 2,300 jobs on top of an initial 500 it eliminated late last year, a combined reduction of close to 30 per cent of the workforce of about 10,000."

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SAS perd la majorité au sein de Spanair

Source : Les Echos

"Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) a cédé la majorité de sa filiale Spanair pour un euro symbolique à un groupe d'investisseurs catalans, réunis à l'initiative du gouvernement régional. Ensemble, ils vont prendre 80% de Spanair à l'occasion d'une augmentation de capital de 100 millions d'euros. Avec le statut de partenaire industriel, SAS conserve la dette de Spanair (500 millions d'euros) et 20% du capital. Spanair est le deuxième transporteur espagnol derrière Iberia avec 9 millions de passagers."

Ryanair in order talks for 400 jets with Boeing and Airbus

Source : FT

"Ryanair, Europe's biggest low-cost airline, is in early talks with Boeing and Airbus about an order for 300-400 short-haul jets, one of the biggest purchases of new aircraft.

Michael Cawley, deputy chief executive and chief operating officer for Ryanair, said he expected the group to place the order within 24 months to take advantage of the weakening commercial aerospace market.

The Irish carrier is seeking to repeat its coup of six years ago, when it ordered 100 aircraft and another 50 options in January 2002, close to the bottom of the last aviation recession.

It was the biggest order Boeing had received for its 737 jets. Ryan-air secured one of the largest discounts agreed by the US aircraft maker, which was desperate for orders.

Both Boeing and Airbus have said they expect orders to plunge this year to about a quarter of the peak combined industry level of more than 2,800 orders in 2007.

Ryanair has a single type fleet of 181 Boeing 737-800s. That is due to rise to 292 by March 2012 based on existing firm orders. It recently exercised options for 13 more jets for delivery in 2011 and has 10 options remaining." Next

Iberia's largest shareholder: BA merger 'close'

Source : ATW
"Iberia shareholder Caja Madrid Chairman Miguel Blesa told reporters that a merger agreement with British Airways is "close," Reuters reported from Madrid. The bank is IB's largest shareholder at 23%. "The perception now I think is that the share exchange will not be 60-40," he said. "Iberia is now worth more. It will be closer to 55-45." IB's increased valuation has been a source of concern at BA (ATWOnline, Feb. 2)."

EADS Astrium : contrat de 4 milliards d'euros avec Arianespace

Source : Les Echos

"EADS Astrium a conclu avec Arianespace un contrat portant sur la fourniture de 35lanceurs Ariane5, pour lequel une lettre d'intention avait été signée lors du dernier Salon du Bourget en 2007. Montant estimé de la commande: 4milliards d'euros."