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 AnsaldoBreda Inc wins contract in San Francisco to upgrade 143 tramcars
Roma, 21 December 2009
AnsaldoBreda, a Finmeccanica company and leader in the production of rail vehicles, has won a fiveyear contract worth USD 54 million to upgrade 143 tramcars for the city of San Francisco's public transport company (MUNI). The contract, approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, will further strengthen the partnership between AnsaldoBreda and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA).
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 Finmeccanica signs new agreements in Russia in the civil Security and Transport sectors
Rome, 3 December 2009
Finmeccanica plays a leading role in the global aerospace and defence industry, and participates in some of the sector's biggest international programmes through its group companies and well-established alliances with European and USA partners. A leader in the design and manufacture of helicopters, defence and security electronics,civil and military aircraft, aerostructures, satellites, space infrastructure and defence systems, Finmeccanica is Italy's leading high-tech company. It also boasts significant manufacturing assets and skills in the transport and energy sectors;
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 WINGS AIR orders 15 ATR 72-500
Dubai, 16 November 2009
Today, ATR and WINGS AIR - a subsidiary of LION AIR, one of the main Indonesian airlines - announced the signing of a contract for the purchase of fifteen ATR 72-500s, with options for a further fifteen ATR 72s series 600. The contract follows on from a Memorandum of Understanding already announced in November 2008 which involved orders for ten ATR 72-500s, plus options for a further ten ATR 72-500/600s. Today's contract adds five firm orders and five options. The total value of the agreement, including the options, is around 600 million dollars.
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Finmeccanica, Ferrovie dello Stato and Kazakhstan National Railways sign memorandum of understanding
Rome, 5 November 2009
The Chairman of Temir Zholy, Askar Mamin, the Chairman and CEO of Finmeccanica, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, and the CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato, Mauro Moretti, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing wide-ranging co-operation in the development of the Kazakh rail sector. The signing took place today in Rome, in the presence of the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev.
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 Korea Coast Guard Takes Delivery Of Two AW139 Helicopters
Rome, 23 October 2009
AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Korea Coast Guard has taken delivery of two AW139 medium twin helicopters during an official ceremony held at Vergiate plant (Italy). The AW139s will be used for maritime patrol, search and rescue and emergency medical service purposes.
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 "From Galileo to GALILEO: understanding the Universe to improve life on Earth"
Rome, 09 October 2009
The first meeting of the two-day conference entitled "From Galileo to GALILEO: understanding the Universe to improve life on Earth" has taken place yesterday in Luxembourg. The initiative, promoted by the Italian Embassy in Luxembourg, the Luxembourg Education and Research Ministry and ASI, the Italian Space Agency, aims to stimulate debate on the contribution that the space industries of the two countries can give to the sector at European and global level.
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 SELEX Sistemi Integrati signs contract with Malaysia's Civil Aviation Authority
Roma, 28 september 2009
SELEX Sistemi Integrati has signed a contract worth more than EUR 26 million with the General Directorate of Malaysia's Civil Aviation Authority, to supply civilian air traffic control systems for eight of the Country's airports. The agreement covers a primary radar, systems for air traffic control centres and control towers and simulation and training centres, for a total of 66 operational stations.
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 SELEX Sistemi Integrati wins Danube shipping control contract in Serbia
Rome, 22 September 2009
As team leader of a temporary consortium of companies with Periskal D.o.o (Serbia) and Tresco CVBA (Belgium), SELEX Sistemi Integrati has won a contract worth 6.4 million euro to implement the River Information Service (RIS) on the stretch of the Danube that crosses Serbia.
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 AgustaWestland acquires helicopters and aerostructures manufacturer PZLSwidnik
Rome, 18 August 2009
AgustaWestland today signed an agreement to purchase 87.61% of PZLSwidnik, a Polish company which produces helicopters and aerostructures, for a sum of PLN 329 million. This stake comes in addition to the 6.2% already owned by AgustaWestland. Theacquisition, which comes after the privatisation process launched by the Polish treasury's industrial development agency, is subject to antitrust approval, and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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 Finmeccanica and Libyan Investment Authority sign a Memorandum of Understanding for a strategic cooperation in Africa and the Middle East
Rome, 28 july 2009
Finmeccanica, the Italian leading aerospace, defence and security company and the Libyan Investment Authority ("LIA"), the Libyan sovereign wealth fund, and Libya Africa Investment Portfolio ("LAP"), an Investment Fund owned by LIA, share the view that Libya and the Middle East and Africa countries will offer, in the near future, significant investment opportunities in a broad range of industrial sectors in which Finmeccanica is present at a global level and they intend to leverage on their joint capabilities to access new markets working with local customers and partners.
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 Ansaldo Energia sings contracts with Sorgenia for the plant in Aprilia
Rome, 23 july 2009
Ansaldo Energia leader in the supply of components and services for power generation plants, has signed a contract with Sorgenia to build a "turnkey" 800 MW combined-cycle power station in the municipality of Aprilia (Latina); Ansaldo Energia was also assigned the multi-year maintenance contract for the gas turbines and related generators.
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 Finmeccanica wins 541 million euro contract in Libya
Tripoli, 22 July 2009
Finmeccanica has won an important new order worth 541 million euro in Libya through its subsidiary Ansaldo STS. The contract is for rail signalling, telecommunications and power supply systems for the coastal line from Ras Ajdir to Sirt and the inland line from Al-Hisha to Sabha.
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 BredaMenarinibus wins two contracts in Turkey and Spain worth a total of over 26 million euro.
Rome, 30 June 2009
BredaMenarinibus has won two important contracts in Turkey and Spain to supply 99 next-generation methane powered buses. The contracts are worth a total of over 26 million euro.
Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, Chairman and CEO of Finmeccanica, commented: "These successes are the result of the turnaround carried out in the past few years at BredaMenarinibus, which thanks to a new management team, strong investment in research and development, and a review of production processes, has in only a few years regained its competitiveness both in Italy and abroad, with a range of cutting-edge products".
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 DRS Technologies wins new contracts worth over USD 85 million
Rome, 11 June 2009
DRS Technologies, Inc., has secured three new contracts worth a total of more than USD 85 million.
The first, worth USD 35.2 million, was awarded by Raytheon, and is for production of Phalanx Thermal Imagers (PTIs) and spare parts. Deliveries will begin in August and will continue until June 2011.
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 Solidarity initiative "Finmeccanica for Abruzzo" launched for victims of the earthquake
Rome, 8 April 2009
Finmeccanica would like to express, in the form of a tangible contribution, its solidarity with people and colleagues hit by the recent violent earthquake in Abruzzo.
The Group has therefore launched the initiative "Finmeccanica for Abruzzo" among its employees in Italy and abroad. The initiative will also be open to external contributions and will gather funds for the victims of the earthquake. The funds collected are intended for the employees of the Group companies in Abruzzo and for the needs expressed by the region. These operations will subsequently be explained to trade union organisations, and staff and all contributors will receive regular updates.
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Board of Directors approves 2008 results
Roma, 10 march 2009
- Finmeccanica once again posts improved results. Revenues grew 12% in 2008 (organic growth: 8%), from EUR 13,429 million in 2007 to EUR 15,037 million.
- Adjusted EBITA grew 25% to EUR 1,305 million, from EUR 1,045 million in 2007. The increase is mainly attributable to organic growth (+20%).The adjusted EBITA margin improved from 7.8% in 2007 to 8.7%.
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 BredaMenarinibus signs contract worth around 40 million Euro to supply 45 buses to Roma Metropolitane
Rome, 2 march 2009
BredaMenarinibus, has signed a contract worth around 40 million Euro to supply 45 articulated buses to Roma Metropolitane, which is responsible for the accomplishment of the underground railway lines of Rome as well as all the activities related to the city's public transport system. The contract also covers full service activities and an option for a further 45 vehicles worth an additional 40 million Euro.
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