ATW On Location: Paris Air Show 2023

ATR has delayed a go-ahead decision for the future EVO turboprop family from 2023 to early 2025 to consider engine options.

A slew of deals for Embraer jets have been announced, including firm orders for six E195-E2s for Binter and seven more E175s for American Airlines.

Qantas Group has finalized an incremental order for nine Airbus A220-300s ahead of taking its first deliveries of the aircraft before the end of the year.

Embraer sees world demand for 11,000 new commercial airliners in the 150-seat or smaller range over the next 20 years.

Eve Air Mobility announced conditional orders from a lessor and two operators for up to 150 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxis.

Recently-appointed ATE CEO Nathalie Tarnaud Laude discusses supply chain and delivery challenges, and the futuristic EVO project.

Irish aircraft lessor Avolon has finalized an order for 40 more Boeing 737 MAX 8s, firming a nonbinding commitment that was first announced in April 2023.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is targeting a return to the European market after finalizing a firm order for nine Airbus A350-1000s at the Paris Air Show.

Air Algérie has followed up an order for seven widebody Airbus aircraft with a deal for eight narrowbodies from Boeing.

Lilium has announced a pair of new partnerships aimed at establishing a presence in China.

Eve Air Mobility and Blade Air Mobility have announced plans to integrate Eve’s electric air taxis into Blade’s European helicopter network.

A “groundbreaking” new event is being launched to bring together professionals from the aviation, shipping, rail and road industries.

Omani LCC SalamAir signed a letter of intent to lease three Airbus A330neos from Dublin-based lessor Avolon on the first day of the Paris Air Show.

Indian operator flybig has been revealed as another customer for De Havilland Canada’s new Twin Otter Classic 300-G variant.

India will become the first location in which flight simulator and training provider CAE offers Boeing’s Competency-Based Training and Assessment curriculum.

The US state of Washington has pledged further investment to support the expansion of ZeroAvia’s facilities at Paine Field in Everett, Washington.

Saudi Arabian LCC flynas has firmed an order for 30 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft in an agreement signed at the Paris Air Show June 19.

Air Mauritius confirmed an order for three Airbus A350s on the first day of the Paris Air Show, bringing its fleet to a total of seven of the type.

American Airlines is calling for an extension of US tax incentives supporting the development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) of at least 10 years.

IndiGo has firmed a “landmark” order for 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft, believed to be the largest ever single purchase agreement.

Italian regional SkyAlps, which currently operates four De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q400s, plans to grow its fleet to 14 aircraft next year.

Sky Alps provide details of their growth ambitions including the addition of 10 new aircraft to their fleet.

Boeing says the company is unfazed by the prospect of Airbus launching an A220-500 aircraft, which Airbus hopes will take on the Boeing 737 MAX 8.

French startup VoltAero sees its clean-sheet Cassio 330 as an ideal way to introduce hybrid-electric propulsion—and eventually hydrogen—to regional aviation.

De Havilland Canada has unveiled a new version of its long-lived DHC-6 Twin Otter, which it calls the Classic 300-G.