DTN News: Paris Air Show Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 19, 2013

DTN News: Paris Air Show Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 19, 2013

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 19, 2013: Comprehensive daily news related to Paris Air Show from Le Bourget, France.

*Comprehensive daily news related to Paris Air Show from Le Bourget, France.

Air Canada has array of choices to replace narrow-body fleet

Ottawa Citizen - ‎4 minutes ago‎

A model Airbus SAS A320 aircraft hangs on display at the European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. (EADS) stand prior to the opening of the Paris Air Show. Photograph by: Tyler Anderson/National Post , Financial Post. The 50th International Paris Air ...

New Airbus plane takes off with big orders at Paris Air Show

Business Standard - ‎15 minutes ago‎

The Airbus next-generation A350 plane took off commercially at the Paris Air Show today, winning multi-billion-dollar deals and the European manufacturer said that more deals were in the air. The news comes just days after the new plane took to the skies in ...

Flush with orders, aerospace industry retools

Fox Business - ‎23 minutes ago‎

PARIS – As airplane makers gathered outside Paris to show off their newest high-tech jetliners on Monday, a less-heralded technology story was unfolding back home on the factory floors of the world's leading aerospace companies. The planned introduction ...

Airbus clocks 59 orders for new A350 wide-body jet

Economic Times - ‎55 minutes ago‎

LE BOURGET: Airbus raked in orders Wednesday for its new A350, announcing 59 sales of the wide-body jet that flew for the first time last week. Singapore Airlines ordered 30 A350-900s, with an option to buy another 20 of the 900s or the larger 1000 model.

News Summary: Airbus gets 59 orders for A350

Houston Chronicle - ‎1 hour ago‎

MAY I TAKE YOUR ODER? Airbus picked up orders for its new A350, announcing 59 sales of the wide-body jet. Singapore Airlines ordered 30. Air France-KLM, 25 and SriLankan Airlines will buy four A350s and six slightly smaller A330 jets. THE TAB: The ...

JAL starts compensation talks with Boeing over 787

Zee News - ‎1 hour ago‎

Tokyo: Japan Airlines (JAL) has started talks with US aviation giant Boeing over losses stemming from the grounding of its troubled 787 Dreamliner, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. The Japanese carrier was forced to cancel hundreds of flights ...

Boeing shows off its Dreamliner in Paris, touts 787-10 deals

CNET - ‎1 hour ago‎

Right after Airbus takes its rival A350 XWB on its first flight, Boeing announces customers planning to buy 102 newer, longer versions of its energy-efficient 787 Dreamliner. Stephen Shankland. by Stephen Shankland. June 19, 2013 8:56 AM PDT Follow @ ...

United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle

Boston Herald - ‎2 hours ago‎

SEATTLE — A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said. An airline maintenance team was inspecting the jet after Flight 139 landed normally Tuesday afternoon at ...

Boeing and Airbus Land Big Contracts

Daily Beast - ‎2 hours ago‎

Despite years of bad headlines over new models for the planemakers, the Paris Air Show has seen Boeing and Airbus land lucrative deals for their new jets. Boeing announced a $15.6 billion deal with Ryanair, the European budget airline, as well as the ...

Airbus A350 Poised for Counterpunch to Boeing Dreamliner

Businessweek - ‎4 hours ago‎

Airbus SAS worked up a comeback in orders for its A350 wide-body a day after Boeing Co (BA). took a direct swipe at the European competitor's latest airliner by introducing a stretched Dreamliner. Airbus won an order today from Air France-KLM (AF) Group ...

787 Dreamliner diverted to Seattle after oil filter problem

CNN - ‎4 hours ago‎

(CNN) -- Passengers from a United Airlines 787 Dreamliner that made an unscheduled landing in Seattle were expected to resume their journey to Japan on Wednesday morning. Flight 139 from Denver to Tokyo was diverted to Seattle on Tuesday afternoon ...

Dreamliner Suffers New Problem After Emergency Landing

ABC News (blog) - ‎5 hours ago‎

United Airlines said a Boeing 787 Dreamliner en route to Tokyo made an emergency landing in Seattle, marking yet another hiccup that has plagued the fleet since January. When the Dreamliner plane en route from Denver International Airport to Tokyo ...

Airbus wins A350 order from Air France-KLM

euronews - ‎5 hours ago‎

PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus sealed a long-awaited order for 25 A350-900 aircraft from Air France-KLM worth $7.2 billion (4.6 billion pounds) at list prices after Rolls-Royce and the airline reached a deal over engine maintenance.

Korean Air Buying 747-8s to End Boeing's Sales Drought

Bloomberg - ‎5 hours ago‎

Korean Air Lines Co. (003490) agreed to buy five Boeing Co. (BA) 747-8 passenger planes as part of a planned $3.6 billion purchase of wide-body aircraft, giving a sales boost to a jumbo jet whose output is being cut due to weak demand. Korean Air, the ...

Air France-KLM orders 25 wide-body Airbus A350s

Newsday - ‎6 hours ago‎

LE BOURGET, France - (AP) -- Air France-KLM ordered 25 Airbus A350 jets on Wednesday, saying the wide-body plane that flew for the first time last week will be central to its plan to expand long-haul flights after years of struggling against discount carriers in ...

Possible oil filter issue diverts United Dreamliner

Chicago Tribune - ‎6 hours ago‎

A United Airlines 787 Dreaminer headed to Tokyo from Denver was diverted to Seattle after an indication that there was a problem with an oil filter in one of the engines, United said Tuesday night. The plane landed safely in the unscheduled diversion, but it is ...

Airbus and Boeing's Wide-Body Airplane Dogfight

Wall Street Journal (India) - ‎6 hours ago‎

Airplane makers Boeing and Airbus have invested billions of dollars in wide-body planes in what they consider a crucial area of growth in the sector. Matthew Curtin and Marietta Cauchi look at the Boeing and Airbus order books to see how the two giants' ...

Airbus wins US$7.5b A350 order from Air France-KLM

Business Times (subscription) - ‎6 hours ago‎

[PARIS] Airbus won an order for 25 A350-900 aircraft from Franco-Dutch carrier Air France-KLM worth US$7.5 billion at list prices, the planemaker said at the Paris Airshow on Wednesday. The airline also took a further 25 options on the planes, Airbus said.

AIR SHOW: Air France-KLM Concludes Deal For 25 Airbus A350 Jets

Wall Street Journal - ‎7 hours ago‎

LE BOURGET, France--Air France-KLM (AF.FR) said Wednesday it has finalized a preliminary agreement with Airbus to buy the aircraft builder's new A350 wide-bodied jet, bringing to and end nearly two years of tough negotiating with engine supplier ...

Air France-KLM orders 25 of Airbus wide-body A350

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎7 hours ago‎

LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Air France-KLM is ordering 25 Airbus A350 jets, saying the wide-body plane that flew for the first time last week is key to plans to expand long-haul flights. Wednesday's announcement at the Paris Air Show was a boost for the ...

Boeing Sets Future 787 Freighter to Keep Airbus at Bay in Cargo

Businessweek - ‎7 hours ago‎

Boeing Co. (BA) has picked the 787-9 Dreamliner as the variant to be used for a future freighter, a step toward opening a new market for the plane and extending a lead over Airbus SAS (EAD) in cargo aircraft. The model will be based on the 787-9, the ...

Airbus promises more A350 orders after Air France deal

Straits Times - ‎7 hours ago‎

Airbus head Fabrice Bregier (above) promised on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, that more orders for its next-generation A350 plane would come before the end of the day, after a multi-billion-dollar Air France deal for the aircraft. -- FILE PHOTO: REUTERS.

Boeing confirms plan for longer dreamliner

Economic Times - ‎7 hours ago‎

Boeing said that it had formally committed to building a stretched version of its flagship 787 Dreamliner jet after receiving firm orders. ET SPECIAL: To download ET mobile app, call 1800-200-5810. LE BOURGET, FRANCE: Boeing said Tuesday that it had ...

Air France confirms Airbus A350 order worth $7.2 billion

Economic Times - ‎8 hours ago‎

Air France on Wednesday confirmed an order for 25 of Airbus's next-generation A350 planes in a deal worth $7.2 billion. ET SPECIAL: To download ET mobile app, call 1800-200-5810. LE BOURGET (FRANCE): Air France on Wednesday confirmed an order ...

Airbus wins $7.5 billion A350 order from Air France: KLM

Reuters UK - ‎8 hours ago‎

PARIS | Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:03am BST. PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus (EAD.PA) won an order for 25 A350-900 aircraft from Franco-Dutch carrier Air France-KLM worth $7.5 billion (4.8 billion pounds) at list prices, the planemaker said at the Paris Airshow on ...

Dreamliner Diverted In Latest Boeing Setback

Sky News - ‎8 hours ago‎

A potential problem with an oil filter on a United Airlines plane gives Boeing another Dreamliner headache. 12:42pm UK, Wednesday 19 June 2013. Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes First Flight In US After 3-Month Grounding. Video: The Tokyo-bound flight was ...

AIR SHOW: Air France-KLM to Confirm Airbus A350 Jet Orders

Wall Street Journal - ‎8 hours ago‎

LE BOURGET, France--Air France-KLM (AF.FR) is set to confirm its order for 25 Airbus A350 wide-bodied jets at the Paris Air Show later Wednesday, according to two people with knowledge of the plan. The Franco-Dutch company signed a preliminary ...

JAL, Boeing begin Dreamliner compensation talks

MarketWatch - ‎9 hours ago‎

TOKYO--Japan Airlines Co. said Wednesday it has entered negotiations to seek compensation from Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) over losses stemming from the suspension of its 787 Dreamliner operations, Kyodo News reported. At a shareholders meeting in ...

Boeing launches bigger 787 with 102 orders in the bag

Independent Online - ‎11 hours ago‎

Boeing Company chairman and chief executive officer Jim McNerney, during a press conference, in Le Bourget, France, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Boeing Corp. is starting work on a stretched-out version of its popular 787 Dreamliner jet, in the hope of ...

Boeing nets orders for 102 stretch 787s

Jakarta Post - ‎11 hours ago‎

Long-haul jets: A line of Boeing 787 Dreamliners waiting to be delivered are shown on a closed runway on Tuesday at Paine Field near Boeing's Everett, Wash. assembly plant. (AP/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo). Boeing Co. won major orders from five ...

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated June 18, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated June 18, 2013
Source: U.S. DoD issued No.  444-13 June 18, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 18, 2013: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  June 18, 2013  are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

            DRS Tactical Systems Inc., Melbourne, Fla., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $455,000,000 for the production of the Mounted Family of Computer Systems hardware for the Army Mounted Common Operating Environment.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-13-D-0054).

            IMT Defense Corp., Westerville, Ohio, (W52P1J-13-D-0018); and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Scranton, Penn., (W52P1J-13-D-0019); were awarded an indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price, multi-year, multiple-award contract with a maximum value of $94,200,000 for the procurement of the M485A2 Projectile Metal Parts.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  Three bids were solicited, with two bids received.  The Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity.

            TCMP Health Services LLC, Springfield, Va., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $77,392,784 for the services of behavioral health and traumatic brain injury healthcare providers for military treatment facilities located in Europe.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  Seven bids were solicited, with seven bids received.  The Army Medical Command, Landstuhl, Germany, is the contracting activity (W9114F-13-D-0003). 

            S.M. Wilson & Co., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $31,523,000 for the construction of an Army Reserve Center Training Building, organizational maintenance shop and unheated storage building on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.  A combination of fiscal 2013 military construction funds and fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance funds are being obligated on this award.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 13 bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-13-C-0017). 

            Iron Sword, New Windsor, N.Y., (W912PQ-13-D-0001); Verdi Construction Co., Bethel, Conn., (W912PQ-13-D-0002); Bansea, Elizabeth, N.J., (W912PQ-13-D-0003); Profex Inc., Newburgh, N.Y., (W912PQ-13-D-0004); Cornerstone, Reading, Mass., (W912PQ-13-D-0005); Cestaro & Son Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, Newburgh, N.Y., (W912PQ-13-D-0006); Alares LLC, Quincy, Mass., (W912PQ-13-D-0007); United Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Plumbing and Heating Inc., Newburgh, N.Y., (W912PQ-13-D-0008); Collette Contracting, Rutherford, N.J., (W912PQ-13-D-0009); The Cherokee Group, Newark, N.J., (W912PQ-13-D-0010); Regiment Construction, Elizabeth, N.J., (W912PQ-13-D-0011); Neelam Construction Corp., Northvale, N.J., (W912PQ-13-D-0012); Raad Construction Group LLC, Perth Amboy, N.J., (W912PQ-13-D-0013); Kallidus, Lowell, Mass., (W912PQ-13-D-0014); Coastal Environmental Group Inc., Edgewood, N.Y., (W912PQ-13-D-0015); M.C. Electrical Systems, Walden, N.Y., (W912PQ-13-D-0016); E. Amanti & Sons Inc., Salem, Mass., (W912PQ-13-D-0017); Benaka Inc., New Brunswick, N.J., (W912PQ-13-D-0018); TJB Air Conditioning LLC, Sebring, Fla., (W912PQ-13-D-0019); Nagan Construction, Inwood, N.Y., (W912PQ-13-D-0020); Puente Construction Enterprises Inc., Woodbury, N.J., (W912PQ-13-D-0021); and Ciervo & Sons Renovations Inc., Smithtown, N.Y., (W912PQ-13-D-0022); were awarded an indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price, multiple-award contract with a maximum value of $20,000,000 for the sustainment, repair and maintenance and military construction projects for the National Guard at the 105th Air Wing and 106th Rescue Wing, both located in New York.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 25 bids received.  The National Guard Bureau, Latham, N.Y., is the contracting activity. 

            Diversified Construction of Oklahoma Inc., Edmond, Okla., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $20,000,000 for construction services within the Army Corps of Engineers’ Tulsa District area of responsibility.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 32 bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa, Okla., is the contracting activity (W912BV-13-D-0005). 

            KEPA-TCI JV LLC, Milwaukee, Wis., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $19,101,100 for the construction of a modified large tactical equipment maintenance facility warehouse and an organizational parking area for an equipment concentration site at Fort McCoy, Wis.  A combination of fiscal 2013 military construction funds and fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance funds are being obligated on this award.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with six bids received. The Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-13-C-0018). 

            Navistar Defense LLC, Lisle, Ill., was awarded an $18,222,654 modification (No. P00013), to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (W56HZV-12-C-0404), to increase the obligated amount for services in support of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected MaxxPro Survivability Upgrade.  The cumulative total value of this contract is $152,311,516.  A combination of fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2012 Procurement funds are being obligated on this award.  The Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity. 

            STG Inc., Reston, Va., was awarded a $16,600,208 modification (No. P00003), to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (W91RUS-13-C-0003), for information technology services and support.  The cumulative total value of this contract is $32,980,349. Work will be performed in Sierra Vista, Ariz.  Fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance funds are being obligated on this award.  The Army Contracting Command, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., is the contracting activity. 

            Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Andover, Mass., was awarded a $10,393,270 modification, to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (W31P4Q-13-C-0016), for the procurement of Radar Digital Processor Upgrade Kits for the PATRIOT missile system.  The cumulative total value of this contract is $21,210,756.  Fiscal 2013 Procurement funds are being obligated on this award.  The Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity. 

            KEPA-TCI JV LLC, Milwaukee, Wis., was awarded a firm-fixed-price, multi-year contract with a maximum value of $9,312,998 for the construction of a central issue facility at Fort McCoy, Wis.  Fiscal 2013 Military Construction funds are being obligated on this award.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-13-C-0016). 

NAVY

            FLIR Systems Inc., Billerica, Mass., is being awarded a $42,657,995 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Hand Held Imager-Miniaturized Long Range (HHI-Mini LR) systems and associated support.  The HHI-Mini LR system is a miniaturized, infrared, long-range handheld system with an integrated laser range finder.  Work will be performed in Billerica, Mass., and is expected to be completed by June 2018.  Funding in the amount of $950,000 is being obligated at time of award.  Fiscal 2013 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was solicited via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with four offers received.  The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-13-D-JQ02). 

            Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $38,838,754 modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-12-C-0009) to exercise an option for the manufacture of two Lot 10 AH-1Z build new helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corp.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (60 percent) and Amarillo, Texas (40 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2013.  Fiscal 2013 Aircraft Procurement Navy funds in the amount of $38,838,754 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

AIR FORCE

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., has been awarded a $27,922,289 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with provision to issue cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement-no-fee contract for the sustainment of C-5 software and the software integration laboratory, engineering support, and to provide an emergency operational flight plan.  Work will be performed at Marietta, Ga., and is expected to be completed by June 20, 2016.  This award is a result of an electronic solicitation with one bidder.  The cumulative total face value for this acquisition is $27,922,289 (maximum).  Fiscal 2013-2016 Operations and Maintenance DPEM Software funds in the amount of $20,996, 565 will be obligated on task order 0001 and 0002.  Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/C-5 Galaxy Center, Robins Air force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8525-13-D-0004). 

TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY

CORRECTION (Location change in the contracting activity from 14 June release)

            Deloitte Consulting LLP, McLean, Va., is being awarded a $6,614,408 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide support to the Clinical Informatics Review Division (CIRD) of the DoD/Veterans Affairs (VA) Interagency Program Office (IPO).  The contract includes an eight month base period and four one-year option periods plus a three month transition-out period.  The contractor will provide strategic health information professional and clinical services for the DoD/VA IPO.  The contractor will provide facilitation, program management, and subject matter experts using best business and industry practices in order to strengthen and improve IPO’s ability to deliver quality health information management/health information systems solutions for clinicians and other health care providers.  This contract was competitively procured with four initial offers received.  Tricare Management Activity, Contracting Operating Division, Rosslyn, Va., is the contracting activity (HT0012-13-F-0005).

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DTN News: Airbus Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 18, 2013

DTN News: Airbus Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 18, 2013

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 18, 2013: Comprehensive daily news related to Airbus and associates respectively.

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