The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has secured a contract from the Vietnamese Government to develop a national space centre at a cost of about $600m with support from...
Arianespace has secured a contract from DIRECTV to launch a satellite from the European Spaceport in French Guiana on an Ariane 5 to provide services in Latin America.
Qatar Airways has signed a contract with Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies, to buy 100 PurePower PW1100G-JM engines with a PureSolution maintenance service.
CFM International has secured a $2bn order from Republic Airways Holdings, a unit of Frontier Airlines, for advanced LEAP-1A engines to power the airline's recently ordered Airbus 80 A320neo aircraft.
Airbus estimates that Brazil will require 701 new passenger aircraft, comprising 501 single-aisle, 174 twin-aisle and 26 very large aircraft, worth $82bn between 2011 and 2030.
Spirit Airlines has signed a $6.7bn agreement with Airbus to buy 75 single-aisle aircraft, which includes 45 A320neo aircraft with a new engine option and 30 A320s.
Qatar Airways has ordered two Boeing 777 Freighters worth $560m, which will increase the airline's 777 Freighter fleet to eight.
Honeywell and Safran have begun the first rolling tests for their electric green taxiing system, which is expected to improve operational efficiency.
AgustaWestland, a unit of Finmeccanica, and Abu Dhabi Aviation have formed a joint venture (JV) in the UAE to provide helicopter maintenance.
Oman's state-owned carrier Oman Air has signed a $1.16bn contract with Boeing to buy six 787-8 Dreamliner jets.
