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United Airlines Announces Fleet Update

Company To Purchase 25 New Embraer E-175 And Four New Boeing 787-9 Aircraft

United Airlines (UAL) today announced orders to purchase 25 new Embraer E-175 and 4 new Boeing 787-9 aircraft. United expects to take delivery of the Embraer E-175 aircraft in 2019 and expects to take delivery of the Boeing 787-9 aircraft in 2020.

Airbus Projects $4.6 Trillion Worldwide Market For Commercial Aircraft Services

Forecast Period Covers The Next 20 Years

Airbus’ new Global Services Forecast predicts a $4.6 trillion worldwide market for commercial aircraft services from 2018 to 2037. The new analysis is based on a three-way market segmentation, respectively focusing on the aircraft, the airline operation, and the passenger experience.

GECAS, Boeing Announce Agreement for 35 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters

Includes 20 Firm Orders And 15 Options

GECAS and Boeing have reached an agreement for 35 additional 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow.

Production Of First Tecnam P2012 Traveller For Cape Air Underway

Slated For Delivery In Early 2019

Production of Tecnam P2012 Traveller serial number 3 is now well underway at Tecnam’s Capua production facility. Slated for delivery to launch customer Cape Air in early 2019, key members of its leadership team including Dan Wolf, Founder & CEO and Jim Goddard, SVP Fleet & Technical Operations, recently visited Tecnam to inspect the significant progress made on the first P2012 Travellers to be delivered.

Austrian Airlines, GE Aviation Sign Digital Solutions Agreement

Expands Agreement For Flight Operations Quality Assurance (eFOQA) Software And Technologies

Austrian Airlines has renewed and expanded an agreement with GE Aviation to provide Flight Operations Quality Assurance (eFOQA) software and technologies across its fleet of more than 80 aircraft.

Intel Breaks Guinness World Records Title For Drone Light Shows

Part Of The Company's 50th Anniversary Celebration

In celebration of Intel’s 50th anniversary, the company flew 2,018 Intel Shooting Star drones over its Folsom, California, facility, setting a new Guinness World Records title for the most unmanned aerial vehicles airborne simultaneously.

Sikorsky Secures Sale Of S-76D Helicopter In India

Will Be Used For VIP Transport Missions

Sikorsky has announced the sale of an S-76D aircraft to the Government of Maharashtra in India. The announcement came during the Farnborough International Airshow.

BRS Appoints AVIASUR As Its Distributor And Installer For Chile

Company Has Documented 383 Lives Saved By Its Whole-Airframe Parachutes

BRS Aerospace named AVIASUR of Santiago, Chile, as the whole aircraft parachute manufacturer's distributor and Authorized Installation Center in Chile. AVIASUR's modern facility at Santiago's Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Chile offers a wide range of aeronautical services, including selling Cessna brand aircraft for Textron Aviation.

CAE Signs Commercial Aviation Training Solutions Contract With Qatar Airways

Including The World’s Second Airline-Operated Boeing 777X Full-Flight Simulator

CAE has sold five CAE-built full-flight simulators (FFSs) – 3 Boeing 777X and 2 Boeing 737 MAX – and two flight training devices (FTDs) – one Boeing 777X and one Boeing 737 MAX to support the growing pilot training needs of the airline. This order includes the world’s second airline-operated Boeing 777X full-flight simulator (FFS).

Garmin Introduces The GWX 75 Aviation Doppler Weather Radar

Four-Times More Color Contouring For Superior Weather Analysis

Garmin has added the GWX 75 to its suite of weather radars. Intended for a wide range of aircraft, the Doppler-based, solid-state GWX 75 incorporates exceptional range and a new, enhanced color palette that features more color contouring than traditional weather radar on the market. A helicopter version of the weather radar, the GWX 75H is also available. Optional features such as turbulence detection and ground clutter suppression are also available with the GWX 75.

First PC-21 Delivered To QinetiQ

Empire Test Pilot School To Operate The Aircraft

Under a contract concluded with the British company QinetiQ in 2016, Pilatus is to provide two PC-21s to the “Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS)” based in Wiltshire, in the south of England. Operated by QinetiQ, ETPS functions as a training center for flight test engineers and test pilots, and enjoys an excellent reputation worldwide.

Drone Assists In Rescue Of Stranded Mountaineer In The Himalayas

Helped Direct Sherpa Rescuers To The Injured Climber

A Scottish mountaineer who had climbed solo to the 26,401-foot summit of Broad Peak in the Himalayas was rescued with the assistance of a drone after he fell while descending the mountain.

Boeing Takes $100 Billion In Orders And Commitments At Farnborough

Jointly Presented Strategic Partnership With Embraer

Boeing strengthened its position as a global leader of the aerospace industry, booking historic orders and showcasing its innovation and strategy for growth at the Farnborough International Airshow. At the close of the industry portion of the show, Boeing announced a total of $98.4 billion in orders and commitments for commercial airplanes at list prices and $2.1 billion in commercial and defense services orders and agreements.

Airbus Wins New Business For 431 Commercial Aircraft At Farnborough

Strong Show Endorsement For Airbus’ Widebody Family, Including The New A330neo

Airbus announced strong commercial aircraft business during the Farnborough Airshow 2018, with successes across its broad product portfolio – including the new A220 and A330neo families.

Future U.S. Airline Signs Commitment For 60 A220-300 Aircraft

Carrier Backed By JetBlue Founder David Neeleman

A new U.S. airline start-up announced a commitment for 60 Airbus A220-300 aircraft, with deliveries beginning in 2021. The Memorandum of Understanding was revealed at the Farnborough Air Show. This new airline is backed up by a group of experienced investors led by David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue, investor in TAP in Portugal and controlling shareholder in Azul airlines in Brazil.

Boeing, ALC Announce Orders And Commitments For 78 Boeing Jets

Includes 75 737 MAX 8 Airplanes

Boeing and Air Lease Corporation have announced orders and commitments for up to 78 Boeing airplanes, including 75 737 MAX 8s and three 787-9 Dreamliners, at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow.

RAF Reopens Airstrip In Michigan’s UP

Region Was Devastated By Fire In 2012

The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has opened Two Hearted airstrip,(6Y5) a reclaimed recreational airstrip near where Ernest Hemingway’s “Big Two Hearted River” joins Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Rainbow Lodge and Mouth of the Two Hearted River State Forest campground are near the airstrip.

Boeing Inks Services Orders And Agreements At Farnborough

Commercial Orders And Agreements Valued Up To $2.1 Billion Provide Tailored Services Solutions To Keep Airplanes And Airlines Running Efficiently

Boeing has reached services orders and agreements worth up to $2.1 billion that provide customers more value throughout the lifecycle of their investments. The contracts and agreements span commercial and government customers.

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Airborne 07.18.18: Blue Origin $$$, Electric U/L VTOL, Airborne ‘Aviatrix’

Also: Rotax Info Sessions, DeLand Opens New Admin Bldg, Aeronca Champ SAIB, BRS Founder To Speak

If you want to take a suborbital space tourism flight with Blue Origin, you can plan to pony up not less than $200,000, according to the company. Blue Origin executives said that they are planning manned test flights aboard New Shepard "soon", and tickets will be on sale beginning sometime in 2019. Two company employees speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed the ticket prices to Reuters. One said that the cost could rise as high as $300,000. Opener, Inc., has introduced BlackFly; which the company says

It's On--Again! EAA/ANN Announce 2018 AirVenture Innovation Preview!

Stunningly Successful Innovation Program Draws Hundreds of Thousands of Eyeballs to ‘All Things AirVenture’

E-I-C Note: We're tremendously excited to work with EAA again... on this and some other truly exciting programs to be announced shortly -- stay tuned! We’re onto something… Something huge. In the years since the truly astounding results for the 2+ hour debut of the 2015 AirVenture Innovation Preview, as well as nearly a decade of coverage of the AEA New Product Introductions and other efforts conducted at Sun ‘n Fun, XPONENTIAL, and other exciting venues, ANN is already hard at work on the next edition of our Airborne Innovation Preview programming for this y

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Company To Purchase 25 New Embraer E-175 And Four New Boeing 787-9 Aircraft

Forecast Period Covers The Next 20 Years

Includes 20 Firm Orders And 15 Options

Slated For Delivery In Early 2019

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Expands Agreement For Flight Operations Quality Assurance (eFOQA) Software And Technologies

Part Of The Company's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Will Be Used For VIP Transport Missions

Company Has Documented 383 Lives Saved By Its Whole-Airframe Parachutes

Including The World’s Second Airline-Operated Boeing 777X Full-Flight Simulator

Four-Times More Color Contouring For Superior Weather Analysis

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Empire Test Pilot School To Operate The Aircraft

Helped Direct Sherpa Rescuers To The Injured Climber

Jointly Presented Strategic Partnership With Embraer

Strong Show Endorsement For Airbus’ Widebody Family, Including The New A330neo

Carrier Backed By JetBlue Founder David Neeleman

Includes 75 737 MAX 8 Airplanes

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