The aircraft took to the air May 7 from the company’s Gostomel facility in Kiev and performed a one-hour flight under the command of flight test crew Andrii Spasibo, Sergii Troshyn and Mykola Sydorenko.

Just days after BAE Systems announced it would not attend the Paris air show, Italian defense and aerospace group Finmeccanica said it will greatly reduce its presence at the event as the company continues its restructuring and cost-reduction programs.

The aircraft is the third A320neo in the test fleet, and joins the first pair of test aircraft which are powered by the competing Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan. In all, eight A320neo-family aircraft will be involved in the certification effort, which will include one additional Leap-1A powered A320.

Airbus Helicopter’s has lifted the veil on its mysterious X4 development program with the launch of its new H160 medium helicopter.