Azul Brazilian, in partnership with Amyris, Embraer and GE, will make a demonstration flight today using an innovative, renewable jet fuel produced from Brazilian sugarcane. Heading to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport, the Embraer E195 jet operated by Azul will depart from Campinas Viracopos Airport and will fly over the „Marvelous City” of Rio, which is hosting the U.N. Conference for Sustainable Development this week.
Civil aviation
Bombardier presents its forecasts
Bombardier Aerospace today released its annual 20-year forecasts for the business and commercial aircraft markets during a pre-Farnborough media event, held at its headquarters in Dorval, Quebec, that was simultaneously webcast.
Bombardier signed and a 5 year agreement with Eurolot
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has signed a five-year agreement under its Q400 Smart Parts program with Eurolot S.A. of Warsaw, Poland. Following the first delivery of Eurolot’s Q400 NextGen aircraft in May 2012, the parties finalized a Smart Parts agreement which is customized to the airline’s specific operational requirements.
Bombardier confirms its plant in Morocco
Further to the announcement last November of its decision to establish a manufacturing facility in Morocco, Bombardier Aerospace confirmed today that it has signed an agreement with Midparc Investment S.A., a Moroccan property holding and management company, to purchase from them the land required for its new plant in the Midparc Casablanca Free Zone, in Nouaceur.
NetJets Inc. has signed an agreement with GE Aviation
NetJets Inc. has signed an agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its new CF34 engine fleet, which was part of last week’s order that included 25 firm CF34-3B-powered Bombardier Challenger 605* aircraft with options for up to an additional 50 aircraft. The engine order and OnPoint solution agreement are valued at more $400 million over the life of the agreement.
Boieng has completed the fifth of 12 Global Positioning System IIF satellites
The Boeing Company has completed the fifth of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites the company is building for the U.S. Air Force. The spacecraft was built at the Satellite Development Center in El Segundo using the GPS IIF pulse-line manufacturing approach, which draws on commercial production line practices to build satellites faster and more efficiently.