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By Robert Wall
PARIS
The Eurofighter countries have signed a €9.1 billion contract to build 112 Typhoon fighters under the Tranche 3A program, with a goal to get the second part of the last phase of the program on contract by the end of 2011….
Eurofighter Tranche 3A Product Deal Signed
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By Frank Morring, Jr.
The space shuttle Endeavour landed safely at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) July 31 following a 16-day mission to service and continue assembly of the International Space Station (ISS)….
Endeavour Lands In Florida
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Andrew Compart andrew_compart@aviationweek.com
Southwest Airlines has submitted a $113.6 million bid for Denver-based Frontier, which will be sold at auction in bankruptcy court in August. The bid tops the Republic Airways Holdings offer of $108.8 million, which put the auction process in motion….
Southwest Tops Republic Bid To Buy Frontier
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Andrew Compart
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al-Baker said July 29 that assurances he received from Boeing in a July 24 meeting (DAILY, July 24) left him “confident” that the aircraft manufacturer will be able to deliver its 787 aircraft to Qatar on a revised schedule….
Qatar Airways CEO Confident In 787 Schedule
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By Guy Norris
LOS ANGELES
The U.S. Navy expected to confirm a contract July 30 with Boeing for three additional P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, which will be used for the operational test and evaluation phase of the program….
U.S. Navy To Buy More P-8A Test Aircraft
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By Bettina H. Chavanne
With the passage of an amendment in the House today, $368 million previously appropriated for F-22 procurement would instead be used to maintain the current fleet and shut down the production line….
House Joins Senate In Push To End F-22 Line
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Graham Warwick graham_warwick@aviationweek.com
Gulfstream’s large-cabin orders seem to be holding up, but the company may have to make further cuts in mid-size business jet production, warns its parent General Dynamics. GD says the 73 large-cabin (G350-G550) production slots for this year are sold out, and Gulfstream is planning deliveries “in the low 70s” for 2010….
GD Scrutinizes Gulfstream Midsize Sales
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By Guy Norris
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) passed another significant milestone on the way to first flight of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle by completing qualification testing for the first stage tank and interstage at the company’s structural and propulsion testing facility near Waco, Texas….
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British Airways said Friday it saw no improvement in bleak trading conditions and vowed to continue to cut costs, rounding off another miserable week for Europe’s airlines….
BA Makes GBP94 Mln Q1 Loss, Sees No Upturn
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Airbus is urging airlines to switch most speed sensors on about 200 jets to Goodrich-made parts in the wake of the Atlantic jet disaster, anticipating a European safety order….
Airbus Urges Sensor Switch After Crash
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