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Cobham H1 profit drops, on track to meet FY forecasts

LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - British aerospace and defence company Cobham reported a plunge in first-half profit, as expected, after difficulties in its communications unit, and said it was on track to meet full-year expectations as earnings improve over the period. Cobham on Thursday posted t

RPT-AIRSHOW-UK aerospace puts brave face on Brexit

(Repeats JULY 15 story. No change to text.) * UK aerospace industry is No.2 in world behind U.S. * Brexit poses risks to investment, access to skills * But long production cycles, weaker pound help By Sarah Young FARNBOROUGH, England, July 15 (Reuters) - With UK fact

AIRSHOW-UK aerospace puts brave face on Brexit

* UK aerospace industry is No.2 in world behind U.S. * Brexit poses risks to investment, access to skills * But long production cycles, weaker pound help By Sarah Young FARNBOROUGH, England, July 15 (Reuters) - With UK factories working at full tilt to meet bumper demand f

CORRECTED-AIRSHOW-Boeing sees positive results in testing of KC-46A tanker boom

(In July 10 story, corrects paragraph 2 to show Boeing makes boom, not Cobham) FARNBOROUGH, England, July 10 (Reuters) - Boeing Co is well into testing of a modification to the refueling boom on its troubled KC-46A tanker program and is seeing "positive results," the head of the company's

AIRSHOW-Boeing defense CEO says always looking at M&A opportunities

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 10 (Reuters) - Boeing Co's defense division is continuing to look at bolt-on acquisitions across its various business areas, and particularly in the services business, Leanne Caret, chief executive of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, said on Sunday. Caret did no

Cobham secures QantasLink contract extension

(ShareCast News) - FTSE 250 aerospace and defence group Cobham has signed a contract to extend its current QantasLink contract for the provision of airline services to the end of 2026. The company has secured a 10-year, AUD1.2bn contract to continue provision of airline services to QantasLink, suppo

TOP NEWS: Cobham Wins AUD1.2 Billion Deal Extension With QantasLink

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 Recoups All Post-Referendum Losses

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Political Stalling Creates Stability For Markets

Cobham appoints Qinetiq's David Mellors as CFO

(ShareCast News) - Aerospace and defence group Cobham announced the appointment of David Mellors as chief financial officer. Mellors, who is currently CFO at FTSE 250 science and engineering company Qinetiq, will take up the role no later than 1 January 2017. Simon Nicholls, whose resignation was a

TOP NEWS: Cobham Poaches New Finance Chief From QinetiQ

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY UPDATE: Deutsche Lifts ITV To Hold From Sell

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Tesco Cheers With Like-For-Like Sales Growth

Cobham wins $200m Airbus contract

(ShareCast News) - Cobham Aerospace Communications said it had won a contract worth up to $200m from Airbus to supply a new safety system with the potential for extra revenue. The system aims at providing voice and data air-ground communication and connects air traffic control applications to high-p

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