Navy to Acquire Advanced Fighter Aircraft 137
Northrop Grumman Sells TASC to Investor Group 137
China Selects CFM International as Engine Provider for C919
Aircraft 138
OM Group to Acquire EaglePicher Technologies 138
CFM International Enters into Memorandum of Understanding with
ACAE 139
Goodrich to Purchase Atlantic Inertial Systems 139
Tronics Microsystems Enters into Agreement with Thales 139
Xian Aircraft Purchases Interest in FACC 140
Russian Helicopters Inks Agreement with UzRosAvia 140
Grob Aircraft Partners with BRS Aerospace 140
GE Aviation Takes Over Naverus 141
Elbit Systems Purchases BVR Systems 141
Pratt & Whitney Canada Inks Agreement with FAS 141
GE Collaborates with AVIC Signs Agreement 141
Sikorsky Signs Agreement with Tata Advanced Systems 142
Star Navigation Inks Agreement with Astrium 142
Perla Group Acquires DB Aerocopter 142
Airspace Infrastructure Inks Joint Venture with Airlogic 142
First Aviation Inks Agreement with Kelly Aerospace 142
First Aviation Inks Agreement with Limco-Piedmont 143
AeroMechanical and L-3 Communications Ink Agreement 143
HAL and Boeing Ink Deal 143
Eurocopter Canada and Canadian Helicopters Limited Ink Agreement 143
API and CAE Enter Into Supplier Agreement 143
Rolls-Royce Inks Sourcing Agreement with Allegheny Technologies 144
Bell Boeing Proposes V-22 for US Army Medical Evacuation Missions 144
Lockheed Martin Acquires Gyrocam Systems 144
AgustaWestland to Acquire Stake in PZL-widnik 145
Corona Warfare Centre Inks Agreement with Pacific Missile
Range Facility 145
US Navy Awards V-22 Osprey Contract to Bell-Boeing 145
Ranger International Services Group Acquires US Logistics 146
Kale Aero Inks Joint Venture Agreement with Pratt & Whitney 146
Indian Air Force to Acquire Air to Air Combat Missiles for
Jaguars 146
TransDigm Group Takes Over Dukes and Unit of GST Industries 147
Moog Acquires Flight Control Actuation Business of GE Aviation
Systems 147
Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Javelin Forms Joint Venture 147
CFM International Signs Aviation Deal with COMAC 147
Spirit AeroSystems, HAECO and TAECO establish Repair Station 147
Honeywell International Inks MOU with Aviation Industry Corp. 148
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office Bags Contract 148
GHIAL Forms Joint Venture with CFM International 148
LHTEC Inks Distribution Agreement with API 148
Akima Acquires Pegasus Aircraft Maintenance 149
Chandler/May Acquires Controlling Stake in AeroMech
Engineering Inc. 149
Boeing Signs Defense Contract with Indian Navy to supply P-81 149
TransDigm Group Purchases Stock of Acme Aerospace 150
Seambiotic USA Signs Agreement with NASA Glenn Research Center 150
All Nippon Airways to Spin off Helicopter Maintenance Division 150
Eurocopter Bags Contract to Supply Dauphin N3 Simulator to
Héli-Union 151
Saft to Supply Battery Systems to EADS and ACAC 151
Air Transport Group Holdings Snaps up Technical Aero Services 151
Rockwell Collins Acquires SEOS 152
Ducommun Incorporated Acquires DynaBil Industries, Inc 152
General Dynamics Acquires Jet Aviation 152
TransDigm Purchases Assets of Unison Industries 153
AVIC I Merges with AVIC II 153
Gate Gourmet Acquires Inflight Logistic Services 153
GE Aviation Purchases Assets of Walter Engines 153
BBA Aviation Acquires Assets of Hawker Beech 154
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp. Takes over Airtechnics, Inc. 154
Rocket Racing Composite Takes over Velocity Aircraft 154
DAHER Purchases Majority Interest in SOCATA 154
HAECO and TAECO Sign Agreement with GE 155
ST Aerospace Expands Singaporean MRO Facility 155
Thames Collaborates with Samtel to Sell Avionic Systems in India 156
IAI Inks MoU with Tata 156
Northrop Grumman Bags Contract from NAVSEA 156
IBS Group Acquires Specific Assets of VISaer 157
Delta and Northwest Airlines Merge 157
Satyam Computer Services Signs Agreement with Infospectrum 157
Aircell to Expand In-Flight Gogo Service 158
Petters Aviation Takes Over Southwest Aviation 158
WL Ross. Takes Over Minority Stake in SpiceJet Ltd. 158
Ross Aviation Purchases Laredo Aero Center 158
FirstFlight Acquires New World Jet 158
Excellency Investment Realty Trust Inks Letter of Intent with
Pace Airlines 158
Sentient Jet Holdings Takes Over Southwest Jet Aviation 159
Maguire Aviation Group Acquires Skytrails Aviation 159
DAE Expands Wide Body Aircraft Portfolio 159
Government of Italy to Acquire Stake in Finmeccanica 159
CFIUS Approves DRS Acquisition 159
ANA to Purchase New Regional Jets 160
Lockheed Martin to Acquire Eagle Group 160
Finmeccanica to Take Over DRS Technologies 160
Rolls-Royce Enters into JV Agreement with GKN Aerospace 160
Boeing Enters into Agreement with Tata Industries 160
Pratt & Whitney Signs Contract with Northrop Grumman 160
Canadian and Russian Companies Enter into Agreement 161
The Tata Group to Form Alliance with Embraer 161
Boeing Inks an Agreement with Alenia Aermacchi 161
Russia and Ukraine to Re-Start Production of Ruslan Aircraft 161
UGMK Acquires Majority Stake in Aircraft Industries 161
Halcyon Acquires Majority Stake in A-List Jets 161
Zodiac to Acquire Driessen Aerospace 162
TransDigm Acquires CEF Industries 162
Dynamatic Technologies to Acquire Aerospace Tools Manufacturer 162
Cavotec Acquires Dabico Group 162
Butler National Acquires JET Autopilot Product Range 162
Carlisle to Acquire Carlyle Incorporated 163
Park Aerospace Structures Acquires Nova Composites 163
Boeing to Acquire Global Aeronautica 163
Alcoa Acquires Van Petty and Republic Fastener 163
AAR Acquires Avborne 164
Goodrich to Take Over TEAC Aerospace Holdings 164
Arrow to Acquire ACI Electronics 164
Boeing to Take Over Insitu 164
Vector Aerospace International Takes Over DARA Rotary Wing 165
QinetiQ to Take Over AeroStructures' Engineering Business 165
IAHL to Take Over Thrush Aircraft 165
ATK to Acquire MDA Businesses 165
Sentient Takes Over The Air Group 166
BAE Systems Enters into Joint Venture with VT Group 166
BAE Systems Acquires MTC 166
BAE to Acquire IST Dynamics 166
BAE Signs Cooperative Agreement with ESC 167
BAE Hägglunds Announces Plans to Restructure 167
BAE Agrees to Divest Flight Systems Business 167
BAE Announces Plans to Cease Pinzgauer-1 Production 167
BAE to Acquire Assets from Petards 168
Ball Aerospace Agrees to Divest Ball Solutions Group 168
Bell Helicopter Acquires AI's SkyBOOKS 168
Goodrich Acquires Skyline 168
10. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS 169
Arianespace SA (France) 169
ATR (France) 169
B/E Aerospace, Inc. (USA) 169
BAE Systems Plc (United Kingdom) 169
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation (USA) 170
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc (USA) 170
Bombardier, Inc. (Canada) 171
Cessna Aircraft Company (USA) 171
CFM International Inc. (USA) 171
