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ATR supports airlines in unlocking potential with quick turnaround passenger to cargo conversion

Medical cargo and essential goods replace passengers in times of need during Covid-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the sourcing and delivering of essential supplies has been one of many logistical challenges. ATR has responded to the needs of its customers and collabo...

Our sustainability and electrification - Paul Stein, Rolls-Royce Chief Technology Officer

When I look back to life pre-COVID 19, one of the world’s most important tasks was to find a way to live more sustainably, and the aerospace and power generation industries were at the forefront in addressing that challenge. And when I look forward to a post-COVID 19 world, when we can be w...

Cyber bodyguards - Airbus provide peace of mind during the COVID-19 pandemic

Difficult situations – such as the current coronavirus pandemic – often bring out the best in people, as exemplified by the global outpouring of support for heroic healthcare and medical professionals in recent weeks. Unfortunately, these situations also can accentuate the worst – which is why the Airbus CyberSecurity team hasn’t skipped a beat since the COVID-19 outbr...

AN-225 Mriya delivered medical equipment to Ukraine

On April 23, 2020, the world's largest AN-225 Mriya transport aircraft returned to Airport Kyiv-Antonov-2 with medical equipment to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Ukraine. A cargo weighing 103,880 kg with a total volume of about 1000 cubic meters, aircraft delivered from Tianjin, China. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky participated in the meeting of the legendary Ukrainia...

Embraer says that Boeing wrongfully terminated the Master Transaction Agreement

Embraer announced today that it is in receipt of Boeing's notice of termination of the Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) with Embraer. Embraer believes strongly that Boeing has wrongfully terminated the MTA, that it has manufactured false claims as a pretext to seek to avoid its commitments to close the transaction and pay Embraer the US$4.2 billion purchase price. We believe Boeing has e...

Two AW169 EMS Helicopters for Health Care District of Palm Beach County

The Health Care District of Palm Beach County, FL — a Federal Aviation Administration certificated air carrier in southern Florida also known as Trauma Hawk—has signed a contract to purchase two light-intermediate AW169 helicopters. Palm Beach County is the largest county by area in Florida with more than 2,300 square miles. The District maintains a well-organized instrument fligh...

Boeing Terminates Agreement to Establish Joint Ventures with Embraer

Boeing has terminated its Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) with Embraer, under which the two companies sought to establish a new level of strategic partnership. The parties had planned to create a joint venture comprising Embraer's commercial aviation business and a second joint venture to develop new markets for the C-390 Millennium medium airlift and air mobility aircraft. Under th...

Jazz Aviation to be first operator of Dash 8-400 simplified package freighter by De Havilland Canada

De Havilland Canada and Jazz Aviation announced that Jazz will be the first operator for the recently approved Dash 8-400 Simplified Package Freighter. Under the agreement, Jazz has ordered the Service Bulletin and conversion kits for up to 13 Dash 8-400 aircraft. De Havilland Canada will be the exclusive supplier of all future Dash 8-400 aircraft Simplified Package Freighter modifi...

Longview delivers first production Viking CL-415EAF Enhanced Aerial Firefighter

Longview Aviation Services in cooperation with Viking Air Limited announced the first Viking CL-415EAF “Enhanced Aerial Firefighter” has been delivered to launch customer Bridger Aerospace Group (Bridger Aerospace) of Bozeman, Montana, USA. Bridger Aerospace became the launch customer for the Viking CL-415EAF “Enhanced Aerial Firefighter” program after signing a m...

First AAV E-port to be built by EHang

EHang Holdings Limited announced its intention to build the world’s first E-port for AAV services. EHang will cooperate with a local partner in the City of Hezhou in Guangxi Province, China, to build the E-port, which will accelerate the commercialization of EHang AAVs in the tourism industry. The city of Hezhou is a pioneer in air tourism, and this project will make it model for air to...

ANTONOV COMPANY continues AN-178 production for Peru

Under quarantine conditions, ANTONOV COMPANY continues to produce the AN-178 aircraft under the contract concluded by SFTE “SpetsTechnoExport” with the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Peru. Preparatory works for jig assembly of the aircraft’s fuselage have been completed. Assembly of the fuselage nose part (F1) and the fuselage center section (F-2) are...

April 2020 - Airbus quick news

New aircraft e-Delivery process assures health & safety for customers and Airbus employees, and enables business continuity A new aircraft hand-over and “e-Delivery” virtual process has recently commenced operation, guaranteeing continuation of Airbus’ delivery stream, while integrating the required health & safety requirements during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic...

Time to celebrate 10th anniversary of first delivery of Cessna Citation CJ4

The 10th anniversary of the first Cessna Citation CJ4 business jet delivery which took place on April 20, 2010. Regarded for its incredible versatility and reliability, the Citation CJ4 is valued by customers around the world for a wide range of missions including, air ambulance, maritime patrol, search and rescue and aerial survey. “With more than 320 CJ4s in service today, this...

The first in the world : Airbus achieves fully automatic refuelling contacts

Airbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation with a boom system. The flight test campaign, conducted earlier in the year over the Atlantic Ocean, involved an Airbus tanker test aircraft equipped with the Airbus A3R solution, with an F-16 fighter aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force acting as a receiver. This milestone is part of the industrialisatio...

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