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The SSJ 100 program was presented at the FIDAE-2018 air show

SCAC took part in international aviation show FIDAE-2018 in Santiago, Chile, and presented Superjet 100 project there. The IATA Wings of Changes conference became one of the most important platforms for SSJ100 promotion. It gathered the airline representatives and aircraft manufacturers participa...

Boeing, American Airlines Sign Major Order for 47 787 Dreamliners

World's largest airline to more than double its Dreamliner fleet with 47 firm orders and 28 options Order is valued at $12 billion; includes 787-8 and 787-9 models American cites 787 family's performance, commonality, market success for repeat order Boeing and American Airlines toda...

ATR will showcase new In-Flight Entertainment system and new seats at Aircraft Interiors Expo

ATR will attend the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, from April 10-12 (ATR booth: stand 6C51, Hall B6). ATR’s presence at the world’s largest event dedicated to the design and furnishing of aircraft cabin interiors underlines the manufacturer’s strong commitment to passenger comfort and wellness. Improving the ATR cabin is at the heart of ATR’s philosophy of continuous d...

Cirrus Aircraft Vision Jet Wins Prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy

The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announced that the Cirrus Aircraft Vision® Jet has been awarded the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy for developing the world’s first single engine Personal Jet™ and implementing the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®) on the aircraft. The Collier Trophy is selected by a committee that includes 25 industry leaders and is...

Aircraft Interiors Expo 2018: Showcasing A330neo & A320 Airspace cabins, A380 and A350 cabin enablers and cross-programme innovations

Visit Airbus at Hall B5, Stand 5A20 - from Tuesday 10th to Thursday 12th April; o Media Briefing & stand tour: Tuesday April 10th from 09h25 to 10h30. o Largest ever Airbus stand at AIX – now combining: Airbus Commercial Aircraft and Services at one location. Airbus showcases its new cabin innovations at this years’ Aircraft Interior...

Norway’s Widerøe Receives World’s First Embraer E190-E2 Jet

Embraer and Widerøe, Scandinavia’s largest regional airline, celebrated the delivery of the manufacturer’s first production E190-E2 today at a ceremony at Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos. The Norwegian airline will start flying the new aircraft on domestic routes later this month. The E190-E2 is the first of three new-generation aircraft seating...

Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program Completes Fuel On-load Certification Testing

Boeing recently achieved a major certification milestone following a successful refueling flight between two KC-46 tankers. The company's tanker program has now completed its required Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) fuel on-load testing. During the three-hour, forty-eight minute flight, a KC-46 successfully transferred 146,000 pounds of fuel to a second KC-46, while achie...

Airbus Helicopters signs largest HCare Smart contracts in Latin America for two H225M fleets

Both the Brazilian Armed Forces and the Mexican Air Force have placed their trust in Airbus Helicopters’ HCare Smart by the hour maintenance programs for a total contract value of more than 125 million euros. The contract with the Brazilian Armed Forces covers the entirety of the 50 H225Ms currently on order, of which 30 have already been delivered, for the Brazilian Army,...

NASA Selects Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® to Build X-Plane

Supersonic commercial travel is on the horizon. NASA awarded Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® a contract to design, build and flight test the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator, an X-plane designed to make supersonic passenger air travel a reality. "It is super exciting to be back designing and flying X-planes at this scale," said Jaiwon Shin, NASA's associate administra...

Boeing, Air Lease Corporation Sign Order for Eight 737 MAX Airplanes

Order from leading airplane lessor reflects strong market demand for new and improved 737 jet Boeing and Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced they have finalized an order for eight more 737 MAX 8 airplanes, valued at $936.8 million at list prices. Air Lease Corporation (ALC), one of the world's leading airplane lessors, has been a big buyer of the improved 737 airpl...

Dassault Falcon Jet Takes the Lead in Gogo Avance L5 Integrations

Dassault Falcon Jet has retrofitted its tenth Falcon with the new Gogo AVANCE L5 Air-To-Ground internet system, becoming a leading integrator of the popular in-flight connectivity solution. Gogo AVANCE L5 combines Gogo’s advanced hardware solutions with leading software technology, providing a fully integrated, aviation-grade onboard internet, communications and entertainment platfo...

First H160 for the Latin American market

Airbus Helicopters has signed the first order for one H160 with an undisclosed customer in Brazil for private and business aviation operations. This order, the first from a Latin American customer, came after a flight demonstration in Marignane where the customer experienced first-hand the step-change in passenger comfort that the H160 brings to the market. “We are proud to...

Chilean helicopter fleet grows stronger with first AW109 Trekker sale in the country

An AW119Kx VIP and an AW109 Trekker utility will be delivered in 4Q2018 and 1Q2019 respectively Leonardo helicopters fleet in Chile exceeds 20 aircraft of various models including AW119, AW109, AW139 and W-3A Sokol covering VIP/corporate passenger, firefighting, utility and law enforcement Over 400 Leonardo helicopters are in service in Latin America for civil and military tasks...

Jeppesen Teams with Bad Elf to Integrate Wireless Flight Data Transfers for General and Business Aviation Pilots

New Jeppesen technology combines with Bad Elf Wombat device to update avionics data cards directly from the cockpit Boeing, through its subsidiary Jeppesen, today introduced a new mobile version of its Jeppesen Distribution Manager (JDM) flight data update technology, and announced a new strategic alliance with Bad Elf, a leading provider of aviation hardware and software solutions. Toget...

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Do228 NXT launch customer announced - NGO acquires versatile turboprop aircraft for humanitarian and special mission operations

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