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Bombardier and CAE sign flight training agreement for CRJ Series Family of Aircraft

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RAA Annual Convention – Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has appointed CAE as its Authorized Training Provider (ATP) for Bombardier’s CRJ family of regional aircraft that includes the CRJ100/200, CRJ700 NextGen, CRJ900 NextGen and CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft. Under the ATP agreement, CAE instructors will deliver CRJ aircraft flight training courses at locations around the … Dowiedz się więcej

Russian Helicopters changing the face of Russia’s helicopter industry

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Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, discussed a broad range of issues to do with restructuring and upgrading its production capacities and streamlining its management processes at a meeting of the company’s Collegium on 24 April. The Collegium – held at Kazan Helicopters, a Russian Helicopters company – also discussed … Dowiedz się więcej

Electric E-Fan Aircraft Demonstrates Airborne E-Mobility

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The successful first public flight of the electric E-Fan experimental aircraft was the highlight of Airbus Group’s E-Aircraft Day in Bordeaux, France. The flight demonstration was attended by Arnaud Montebourg, French Minister for Economy, Industrial Renewal and Digital Economy, Alain Rousset, President of the Aquitaine Region, Josy Reiffers, who represented Alain Juppé, President of the … Dowiedz się więcej

AgustaWestland Completes Autorotation Trials for The AW609 Program

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AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that autorotation trials for the AW609 TiltRotor program have been completed successfully. Between the end of March and early April 10 dedicated flight hours saw more than 70 power-off conversions from airplane mode to helicopter mode flown from the Arlington (Texas) facility in the USA. The tests … Dowiedz się więcej

Embraer Projects 530 New Deliveries of 70 to 130-seat Jets in Africa and the Middle East over the Next 20 Years

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Embraer Commercial Aviation forecasts that airlines in Africa and the Middle East will take delivery of 530 new jets in the 70 to 130-seat segment over the next 20 years (valued at USD 25 billion at list prices), representing 8% of the worldwide demand for the segment in the period. It is estimated that 65% … Dowiedz się więcej

ILFC and Azul Brazilian Airlines Sign Agreement to Lease Five Airbus A350-900 and Three A330-200 Aircraft

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International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), a wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG), announced today that it has signed an agreement with Azul Brazilian Airlines (Azul) to lease five Airbus A350-900 and three A330-200 aircraft. The aircraft will be operated on the airline’s new international routes from São Paulo/Campinas airport to the … Dowiedz się więcej