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1/27/2012
EADS designated Tom Enders to take over from Louis Gallois as CEO at the end of his term in June 2012; Fabrice Bregier will succeed Enders as CEO of AIRBUS.
1/26/2012
US DOD set its budget topline request at $525b for FY13 (vs $531b in this fiscal year), which it says puts it on path to save $259b over the next five years and $487b over the next 10. It is cutting planned F-35 procurement to 179 aircraft over the next five years, and cancelling the Global Hawk Block 30 program.
1/25/2012
BOEING reported $4.02b net income on $68.7b revenues in 2011 vs $3.31b on $64.3b in 2010; Commercial Airplanes earned $3.5b on $36.2b vs $3.01b on $31.8b, and plans to deliver 585-600 aircraft in 2012 (vs 477 in 2011), including 70-85 787s/747-8s, to be split evenly.
1/25/2012
NORWEGIAN ordered 100 737 MAXs and 22 737-800s from BOEING and signed MOU to order 100 A320neos from AIRBUS.
1/24/2012
SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES announced previously unidentified order (in 2011) for eight more 777-300ERs (now 20) during delivery ceremony at BOEING for its first two. It also operates 23 777-200ERs.
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