Key Challenges and Issues Facing the World Aircraft, Engines, Parts & Equipment Industry Markets

Market Wire, April, 2008

Denel and Turbomeca Ink Agreement II-100

Microvision Signs an Agreement with Liberty Aerospace II-100

Microvision Inks an Agreement with PCFlightsystems II-101

Woodward and GE Aircraft Engines Sign Long-Term Agreement II-101

GE Aircraft Strikes a Deal worth US$15 Million II-101

Mitsubishi Assigns Contract to Lockheed II-101

Chengdu Bags Contract from Dassault Co II-101

Israel Aircraft Industries in a Contract with Airborne Express and GE Capital II-102

Samsung Techwin Wins Contracts from Rolls Royce and Honeywell II-102

Airbus Espana Awards Contract to Gamesa II-102

Japan Airlines Awards US$72 million Order to GE Aircraft Engines II-102

GEAE Wins Orders from Jet Airways and All Nippon Airways II-102

Boeing Bags US$5 Million Contract II-102

KLM Places Order with GEAE II-102

Tiny Aerosonic Receives Contract from Pentagon II-103

GE and Pratt & Whitney Receive US$1.5 Billion Contract from Emirates II-103

Iberia Places Order with Airbus II-103

GEAE Collaborates with NASA's Space Launch Initiative Propulsion Office II-103

Sikorsky Teams Up with Raytheon II-103

INCAT Collaborates with Fairchild II-103

EADS Joins Forces with IAPO II-104

GE Aircraft Engines Join Hands with US Navy II-104

AvroTec Teams Up with Microvision II-104

Thales Avionics Teams Up with AVT II-104

GE Aircraft Engines Starts Construction of New Aircraft Maintenance Hanger II-105

Boeing Divests its Spokane Facility to Triumph Group II-105

Textron Recalls Aircraft Engines II-105

Ukrainian and Russian Aircraft Manufacturers to Enter Business Aircraft Market II-105

EADS and BAE Systems Form Airbus Company II-105

General Dynamics Acquires Galaxy Aerospace II-105

B/E Aerospace Takes Over M&M Aerospace Hardware II-106

Airbus Establishes a Japanese Unit II-106

11. Product Introductions/Innovations II-107

Korean Air Develops UAV II-107

Aer Arann Launches ATR 72-500 II-107

Boeing Unveils 787 Dreamliner II-107

Northrop Grumman Unveils E-2D Fighter Aircraft II-107

Bombardier to Introduce CRJ Nextgen Family Jet II-107

Bombardier Introduces CRJ1000 Regional Jet II-108

Boeing Introduces Latest 737 Model II-108

Northrop Grumman Unveils Latest Version of Global Hawk II-108

Boeing Introduces New Model of Chinook Military Helicopter II-108

Airbus Introduces Aircraft A380 II-108

Boeing Debuts New Passenger Aircraft, 7E7 II-109

Laser Technology Development to Reduce Cost Savings in Commercial Aircraft Parts II-109

GE and Pratt & Whitney Joint Venture to Make GP7200 Engine II-109

Bell 427i to Replace Bell 222 Helicopters II-109

Athena Technologies Introduces SensorPac II-110

Tupolev Introduces New Passenger Aircraft II-110

AvCraft Restarts Production of Dornier 328 JETs II-110

Military Transport Aircraft C-27j to Replace Antonov An-26 Airlifters in Bulgaria II-110

Ukrainian Aircraft Makers Debuts New Passenger Aircraft II-110

Czech Air Craft Works Expands Product Line of Aeroplanes II-110

Lockheed Martin Unveils New Military Aircraft Model II-110

Embraer Unveils World's First Ethanol-Fueled Commercial Aircraft II-111

National Aeronautics Debuts Multipurpose Passenger Aircraft II-111