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The US aeronautical company, which moved its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago in 2001, is in both the civil and military sectors, like its European rival Airbus. At the heart of the US defence industry, Boeing has powerful contacts in Capitol Hill and at the White House.

IRAN 17/12/2008

Iran Air’s Secret Purchases

To get around American sanctions, Iran Air is using a raft of go-betweens to acquire second-hand Boeing aircraft. But the deals don’t always pan out. [...]

Spotlight UNITED STATES 19/11/2008

World-Wide Hunt for Six Iranian Planes

The aviation industry is in the process of becoming a global battlefield between Iran and the United States. After trying to isolate Iranian banks from world capital markets, Washington is now working to prevent Iran from operating American-made passenger aircraft. [...]

UNITED STATES 05/11/2008

Malcolm Fages

A club of sorts for former American military chiefs and [...]

UNITED STATES 22/10/2008

When an Embargo Becomes a Boon

The House’s permanent select committee on intelligence has heard that EADS and Alcatel have made hay out of selling space systems that don’t contain any embargoed American components. [...]

UNITED STATES 24/09/2008

BIS Keeps Up Pressure on Balli Group

The Department of Commerce has extended for six month the [...]

Spotlight IRAQ 10/09/2008

Iraq: Opportunity Knocks for Arms Sellers

While oil companies have failed to make much out of regime change in Baghdad for the moment, arms sellers appear to be doing quite a trade. Destined to take over quickly from foreign forces operating in the country, the Iraqi [...]

UNITED STATES 27/08/2008

Former Kroll Boss to Run USIS

A former chief of Kroll and then of its parent company, the insurance brokerage MMC, former prosecutor Michael Cherkasy has been named head of the US Investigation Services group. [...]

UNITED STATES 11/06/2008

Stopping Iran from Buying Airliners

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is [...]

Spotlight UNITED STATES 14/05/2008

Putting the sqeeze on the Iranians

To turn up the heat on Tehran, Washington is not only seeking to discourage Western companies from penning contracts in Iran - Shell and Repsol are about to withdraw from the South Pars gas project - but is equally targeting [...]

INDIA 12/03/2008

Travelling Salesman for US Defense Industry

After taking on additional staff specializing in India at Cohen Group (IO 564), the former defense secretary William Cohen led [...]

FRANCE 31/10/2007

Paris- A War Room to Sell Weapons to India

Without waiting for a complete overhaul of France’s system to [...]

UNITED STATES 19/07/2007

Lobbyist for ArmorGroup

Like most of its American competitors have done, the private [...]

FRANCE 10/05/2007

Sofema Seeking a Managing Director

The chief executive of the French armaments concern Sofema, Bernard Norlain, didn’t win over his board in late April when [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 22/03/2007

EADS in Push for its Air Tankers

The Air Tanker consortium led by EADS is relying on the lobbying concern Politics International to help it land a gigantic contract to suppy in-flight refuelling aircraft to the Royal Air Force. [...]

UNITED STATES 22/02/2007

NRO in Standoff with Suppliers

The latest issue of the Journal of Public Inquiry, a [...]

UNITED STATES 08/02/2007

McConnell’s Investments

Along with his confirmation hearing before the Senate on Feb. [...]

UNITED STATES 11/01/2007

Sensor Industry Shifting from Military to Civil Side Free

Still largely dependent on military programs, the American sensor industry is increasingly finding civil applications for its goods, particularly in the homeland security field. [...]

UNITED STATES 11/01/2007

Thomas Pickering

After serving for five years as Boeing’s "foreign minister," so [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 11/01/2007

Firm Probing EADS Deal in Libya

Intelligence Online understands an unidentified British business intelligence firm is actively examining contracts under negotiation between EADS and Libya. [...]

UNITED STATES 07/12/2006

CIA's Private Network to Carry its Prisoners Free

In a report published on Nov. 16, the European Parliament shed light on a huge network of private companies allegedly employed by the CIA to covertly transport its prisoners. [...]