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IndustryThe ATR-72/600 airplane tours West Africa
Toulouse, France - Today, about 100 aircraft are operated by 30 airlines in 18 African countries
From December 11 to 14, an ATR-72/600 plane in the colours of Air Sénégal will embark on a demonstration tour in three West African countries. The regional aircraft in the below-90-seats category will t... more
IndustryBelavia to add a further E-195 airplane to its fleet
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - For delivery in 2018
Embraer and Belavia, Belarusian Airlines, the national carrier of Belarus, announced a further firm order for one current generation E-195 jet for delivery in 2018. The firm order, with a list price value... more
IndustryEmbraer delivers 1,400th E-Jet airplane to American Airlines
São José dos Campos, Brazil - It is an E-175 model
Embraer delivered its 1,400th E-Jet, an E-175, during a ceremony at its industrial facilities in São José dos Campos, Brazil. American Airlines took delivery of this milestone aircraft and selected Envoy A... more
IndustryCALC takes delivery of its first A-320neo airplane
Toulouse, France - Leased to Frontier Airlines
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC), the Hong-Kong based lessor, has taken delivery of its first A-320neo aircraft, and in parallel celebrated handing it over to lessee Frontier Airlines. CALC... more
IndustryKC-46A Tanker airplane for USAF completed first flight -VIDEO
Washington, Usa - Newest aircraft moves closer to delivery after airborne operational checks
The first KC-46A tanker airplane that will be delivered to the US Air Force next year successfully completed its first flight and airborne tests yesterday, taking off from Paine Field at 10:32 am PST and... more
IndustryLeonardo's sales of artillery aiming systems are on-target
Edinburgh, UK - With EUR 50m exports in 2017
Leonardo has announced sales this year of over 150 units of its ‘Linaps’ artillery pointing system and over 100 FIN 3120 Inertial Navigation Units (INU), worth together more than 50M Euros, signalling a s... more
IndustryATR-72/600 FFS in Paris receives EASA certification
Toulouse, France - Today the industry has five training centers
ATR, the world’s turboprop manufacturer, has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its new ATR-72/600 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) based at its Paris Training Center. T... more
IndustrySaratov Airlines adds two further E-195 aircraft
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - And it extends Embraer pool program
Russian operator Saratov Airlines has extended their Flight Hour Pool Program agreement with Embraer until 2021 to continue providing repairable component support for the airline’s E-Jets fleet. Saratov A... more
IndustryMalaysia Airlines takes delivery of its first A-350XWB airplane
Toulouse, France - First A-350/900 in Air Lease Corporation’s fleet
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has taken delivery of its first A-350/900 airplane, leased from Air Lease Corporation (ALC), becoming the 17th airline to operate the world’s newest, modern and twin engine w... more
IndustryNew A-330/800 aircraft starts final assembly
Toulouse, France - Development of latest member of A-330neo Family progressing well
Final assembly of the newest member of the A-330neo Family, the A-330/800 aircraft, has started and is on track for the first flight planned in mid-2018. The A-330/800 complements the /900, the largest... more
IndustryPhilippine Air Force selects the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft
São Paulo, Brazil - The airplanes will be deployed for close air support
Embraer announced today a firm order of six A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training aircraft for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). After a comprehensive public bidding process participated by... more
IndustryATR-72/500 aircraft gets certification to operate in Canada
Toulouse, France - This will enable local airlines to operate the airplanes either in passenger or cargo configuration
ATR, the world’s turboprop manufacturer, announces that its -72/500 aircraft has just received its certification from Transport Canada, the Canadian airworthiness authority. This will enable Canadian a... more
IndustryMandarin Airlines receives its first ATR-72/600 aircraft
Toulouse, France - China Airlines subsidiary will introduce this turboprop for domestic operations
ATR today delivered the first of the nine ATR-72/600 airplanes to Mandarin Airlines. The ATR -600 series is a proven route opener, creating on average 100 new routes every year worldwide, and the aircraft... more
IndustrySaab receives follow-on order for Sea Giraffe AMB in support of the US Navy’s LCS program
Linkoping, Sweden - The industry has also received an additional contract with options for delivery of another 11 systems in the program through 2024
Defense and security company Saab has received an additional order from General Dynamics for delivery of its Sea Giraffe AMB naval radar for the United States (US) Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships LCS 28 a... more
IndustrySaab to expand remote tower services on the Swedish market
Linkoping, Sweden - To provide air traffic control to the airports in Malmö, Östersund, Umeå and Kiruna
Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions has been selected by the Swedish Air Navigation Service Provider, LFV to provide remote digital air traffic control to the airports in Malmö, Östersund, Umeå and Kiruna. The co... more
IndustryA-350/1000 airplane is certified by EASA and FAA
Toulouse, France - With Type Certification achieved, the model is ready for first delivery
Delivery of the first A-350/1000 –the longest-fuselage version of Airbus’ A-350 XWB jetliner– is planned before year-end following the aircraft’s Type Certification by the European and US airworthiness authori... more
IndustrySIA selects Airbus for A-380 aircraft retrofit programme
Toulouse, France - 14 airplanes currently in service to receive airline’s new cabin products
Airbus has been selected by Singapore Airlines (SIA) to provide cabin retrofit services for 14 A-380 aircraft currently in service with the carrier. The retrofit programme, which will be undertaken at... more
IndustryEmbraer KC-390 airplane arrived in the USA for a series of flight trials
Jacksonville, Usa - For the next two to three weeks
The new Embraer KC-390 multi-mission military transport and tanker jet will start a series of flight trials in the United States as part of its flight test campaign for certification. The aircraft left... more
IndustryAvolon finalized deal for 75 B-737 MAX airplanes
Seattle, Usa - Agreement includes firm orders for 55 MAX 8s, 20 MAX 10s and options for 20 MAX 8s
Boeing and Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, yesterday finalized an order for 75 B-737 MAX airplanes. The confirmed order is for 55 MAX 8s and 20 MAX 10s, with options for 20 additional... more
IndustryIndiGo takes delivery of its first ATR-72/600 aircraft
Toulouse, France - The Indian carrier will use its new fleet of this series to substantially expand its regional network
IndiGo, India’s largest airline by market share, today took delivery of its very first ATR-72/600. The airline and industry announced earlier this year an agreement for the acquisition of 50 -72/600 a... more
IndustrySaab completes first door plug delivery to Airbus
Linoping, Sweden - It is part of a contract from March 2015
Defence and security company Saab has successfully delivered its first doors from the Door Plug 3 work package to Airbus’ Final Assembly Line in Hamburg. The delivery is part of a contract from March 2... more
IndustryConfirmed: Tonino Di Murro acquires Vitrociset
Rome, Italy - As already published by AVIONEWS in September
The businessman from Abruzzo Tonino Di Murro, owner of the 51% of the FG Tecnopolo Holding of Rome, purchased from the Dutch right company Croce International all Ciset Srl that controls 98,5% of Vitrociset... more
IndustryLeonardo: and the showdown...
Rome, Italy - The results of the first 9 months showed a loss of 23% of profits
For many years Finmeccanica -Leonardo has been the flagship of Italian aerospace industry, envied also by its main industrial competitors all around the World. It is a few years that this company has become... more
IndustryAirports. Autogrill: final approval of the corporate reorganization project
Milan, Italy - As from 1 January 2018, of three business units to three different newly or recently formed limited liability companies
Autogrill SpA hereby informs that the Board of Directors convened yesterday and has definitively approved the corporate reorganization project already preliminarily approved, according to the main terms... more
IndustrySSJ-100 airplane confirms airworthiness certification
Venice, Italy - As of October 2017, there are 105 aircraft in service worldwide and logged more than 340.000 flight hours in 230.000 commercial flights
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 “Implementation Procedures for the Russia-Italy Bilateral Airworthiness Agreement”, announced yesterday in Rome by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority ENAC and the Russian Fed... more
IndustryA-350/1000 airplane completes functional and reliability testing
Toulouse, France - Aircraft on track to reach Type Certification
The A-350/1000 airplane, the newest member of Airbus’ widebody family, has successfully completed its Functional & Reliability testing, bringing the aircraft a step closer to Type Certification in November 2... more
IndustryAirbus completes sale of Vector Aerospace to StandardAero
Toulouse, France - The newly combined company will maintain the name of StandardAero
StandardAero Aviation Holdings (“StandardAero”) and Airbus SE (“Airbus”) announced last Friday that they have finalized the acquisition by StandardAero of Vector Aerospace Holding SAS (“Vector”) from Airbus... more
IndustryAirplanes and solidarity. Boeing announces grants to support nonprofits worldwide
Chicago, Usa - Includes three-year commitment of $25 million in support of veterans' programs and services
Boeing today announced more than $50 million in grants to more than 500 nonprofit organizations across 50 countries globally. The annual contributions include a three-year commitment of more than $25 million... more
IndustryEmbraer and Austral Líneas Aéreas extend pool program for E-Jet aircraft
Fort Lauderdale, Usa - The announcement was made during industry's Operators Conference
Embraer and Austral Líneas Aéreas, Aerolíneas Argentina’s domestic airline, have extended their Flight Hour Pool Program agreement until 2021 to continue providing repairable component support for the... more
IndustryAircraft. Saab receives order for Gripen maintenance operations
Linkoping, Sweden - The work will be carried out in Sweden at industry's facilities
The defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) on behalf of the Swedish Armed Forces to provide support and maintenance services for... more
IndustryEmbraer-American Airlines sign contract for ten E-175 airplanes
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Deliveries begin in 2018 and continue through mid-2019
Embraer and American Airlines (AA) signed a firm order for ten E-175 jet airplanes. The US airline has decided to exercise its purchase rights from its original contract with the industry signed in 2013.... more
IndustryIndustry and defence (4). Profumo (Leonardo): the company not got smaller
Rome, Italy - CEO speaks at the reunited Defence and Production commissions of the Chamber of the deputies
"I read always that Leonardo grew smaller", its CEO Alessandro Profumo declared it today at the reunited commissions of the Chamber of deputies. "You make me to say that a company would be seen not from... more
IndustryIndustry and defence (3). Profumo (Leonardo): customers orientation and capacity to adapt offer
Rome, Italy - CEO speaks at the reunited Defence and Production commissions of the Chamber
Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo, spoke at the reunited Commissions of the Chamber of deputies about the customers orientation and on the capacity to adapt the offer of the company to their needs. "We... more
IndustryProfumo-Leonardo (5): changing from a company that sells equipment to a company that sells services -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - The CEO of the industry also spoke about the tender for the T-X: we participate but will not make a price that could lead us to lose money
"More and more we shall change the company from a company that sells equipment into a company that sells services. Certainly I will not be there but I think that in around ten or maybe fifteen years, I... more
IndustryIndustry and defence (2). Profumo (Leonardo): to make choices on business portfolio
Rome, Italy - The CEO of the industry speaks at the Defence and Production reunited Commissions of the Chamber of deputies
In the occasion of the hearing with the Defence and Production reunited commissions of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Profumo, CEO of Leonardo, speaking on the focused guidelines of reinforcement and... more
IndustryIndustry and defence. Profumo (Leonardo): necessary to invest into technologies on which the Italian Country wants to aim
Rome, Italy - Its CEO speaks at the Defence and Production reunited Commissions of the Chamber of deputies
"We can't invest in activities on which the Italian Country has not intention to invest as State". Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo said it during informal hearing at the Chamber of deputies speaking... more
IndustryFirst A-320neo airplane assembled in China delivered to Air Asia
Tianjin, China - FALA inaugurated in 2008 became the third location after Toulouse and Hamburg
AirAsia has taken delivery of the first A-320neo airplane assembled at the Airbus Final Assembly Line Asia (FALA) at a dedicated ceremony in Tianjin, China. The aircraft, powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines,... more
IndustryUSAF adds six more A-29 aircraft to Afghanistan program fleet
Sparks, Usa - Production of these new airplanes is to start immediately in Jacksonville, Florida
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and its partner Embraer Defense & Security have received orders from the US Air Force’s (USAF) A-29 Afghanistan Program for six more A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. The A-29 i... more
IndustryATR offers new VMS, available on all its new aircraft from next March
Toulouse, France - New system allows airlines to further improve efficiency and passenger comfort
ATR, the world’s turboprop manufacturer, has certified its new Vibration Monitoring System (VMS) which will allow airlines to constantly monitor and fine tune propeller vibration. This innovation, which w... more
IndustryAir Mauritius takes delivery of its A-350XWB aircraft
Toulouse, France - The first model operator based in the Indian Ocean
Air Mauritius has taken delivery of its first A-350/900 aircraft, opening a new chapter for the Indian Ocean carrier. The airplane, leased from AerCap, was delivered during a ceremony held in Mauritius... more
IndustrySingapore Airlines announced order for 39 Boeing airplanes (20+19)
Washington, Usa - Models 777/9s and 787/10 Dreamliners; ceremony in the presence of Trump and Lee Hsien Loong
Boeing and Singapore Airlines (SIA) yesterday formally announced a deal for 20 B-777/9s and 19 B-787/10s, during a ceremony at the White House. The order, previously attributed to an unidentified customer,... more
IndustryRolls Royce Trent 7000 powers A-330neo airplane first test flight
London, UK - Its third ‘first flight’ in less than 12 months
The Rolls-Royce (RR) Trent 7000, the latest member of the family of engines, has successfully powered the new A-330neo into the skies for its first test flight today. The aircraft took off from the Airbus... more
IndustryFirst A-330neo airplane made its maiden flight
Toulouse, France - Powered by the RR Trent 7000 turbofans
The first A-330neo took off this morning at Blagnac in Toulouse, France at 09:57 hrs local time, for its maiden flight taking place over south-western France. The aircraft, MSN1795, is a A-330/900 and... more
IndustryFlight from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky performed by MC-21 aircraft
Moscow, Russia - The airplane covered 4 500 kilometres in a non-stop flight that lasted 6 hours
On 17 October 2017 a flight from the test airfield of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant to Zhukovsky Airport (owned by the Rostec Corporation) was performed by test aircraft MC-21/300 in order to continue the... more
IndustryEmbraer announces delivery of the first E-190E2 airplane in April of 2018
Athens, Greece - The Brazilian industry confirmed it today during the annual general meeting of ERA
Embraer confirmed today April of 2018 as the delivery date of the first E-190E2 to Widerøe, the aircraft’s launch operator. The announcement was made at a press briefing in Athens, Greece, during the an... more
IndustryAirplanes. Airbus and Bombardier announce C Series partnership
Montreal, Canada - Ownership structure and agreement highlights
Airbus and Bombardier announce C Series partnership. The highlights are: • Airbus to acquire majority stake in the C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership; • Partnership brings together two complementary pro... more
IndustryEmbraer announces order for six A-29 Super Tucano airplanes
São Paulo, Brazil - For an undisclosed customer
Embraer announced today a firm order for 6 (six) A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training aircraft from an undisclosed customer. The aircraft can be used for tactical and advanced training... more
IndustrySepang Aircraft Engineering becomes a fully owned Airbus subsidiary
Toulouse, France - Boosting growth strategy of Services by Airbus in Asia Pacific
Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE), an MRO centre based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, partially owned by Airbus since 2011, has become a fully owned industry subsidiary, following the acquisition by the company... more
IndustryBoeing, Air Force test team completes first KC-46 to KC-46 refueling aircraft
Washington, Usa - The first and second tankers transferred a total of 38,100 pounds of fuel over the course of the flight lasted four hours
A Boeing-US Air Force test team recently refueled a KC-46A tanker from another KC-46A tanker airplane for the first time. During the four-hour flight, the two aircraft successfully refueled each other... more
IndustryRostec assembles the 300th SaM146 engine for the SSJ-100 airplane at UEC–Saturn
Moscow, Russia - The engine completed its certification tests in 2010
The 300th Russian-French SaM146 current engine for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) aircraft has been assembled at UEC – Saturn (operating as part of Rostec's United Engine Corporation) and delivered t... more