Rolls-Royce Records $700 Million, Courtesy of Gulfstream

Rolls continue the flurry of announcements at this year's Paris Air Show. Here's another paltry $700 million.


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Airbus Logs A $500 Million MOU
In this war with Boeing, Airbus Industrie claims they never announce less than firm orders, yet the European aerospace consortium continues to burn up the wires with releases of Memoranda of Understanding and purchase decisions.

British Aerospace Joins Lockheed Martin's JSF Bid
Lockheed Martin gave British Aerospace another chance to get in on the Joint Strike Fighter competition today, giving proof that even though you may have lost round one, you can still play in the finals.

Continental Exercises Embraer Options
In an expected announcement, Continental Express confirmed it has converted options for Embraer EMB-145s from a deal signed last September. The firm order makes the second $700 million plus announcement by Embraer in the last two days.

Northrop Grumman - Subcontractor of the Future
Northrop Grumman has been one of the premier primes in military aerospace. From the F-14 to the B-2, the company has earned an enviable reputation for developing innovative aircraft. What's the future look like with all of the military programs of the future destined for other companies?

Briefs At Paris

AI(R) 70 Not Launched
The Aero International (Regional) 70-seat jet was not launched as expected at this year's Paris Air Show. Executives of the multi-nation marketing consortium claim that payback issues still need to be resolved, and that the board remains unconvinced of the viability of the aircraft. Speculation continues that Saab will join the AI(R) marketing organization now that British Aerospace has discontinued their Jetstream 41 line. This leaves room for the Saab 2000 turboprop.

SU-37 May Fly
Rumors are flying that the vaunted thrust-vectored Sukhoi Su-37 may be enroute to Paris. Sukhoi left the "bad boy" of the fighter world home, opting to show the poor cousin Su-32FN, instead. AeroWorldNet is trying to confirm through Moscow columnist Vovick Karnosov if Sukhoi pilot, Eugeny Frolov, is indeed on his way. We'll be there to take pictures if the fighter shows up.

Collins Cashes In
Rockwell Collins had several announcements at the Paris Air Show today. The company announced that Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines has specified their avionics suite on the 10 Boeing 737-400s scheduled to begin in April 1998. In addition, Continental Airlines will equip its newest Boeing 737X airliners with Collins Series 900 Multi-Mode Receivers (MMRs) and Sensors, Series 900 Communications Management Units (CMU), Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS) and Forward Looking Windshear Radar (FLWR). Finally, Air France has named Collins its preferred avionics supplier for current fleet and new aircraft under an agreement extending through 2001. No details on the value of these agreements.