Swiss-based Comlux has sold two Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty ultra-large business jets, the first to Dubai-based Five Hotels & Resorts to fly clients around the world to its properties.
Three African carriers announced orders for new aircraft at Dubai Airshow on Tuesday, demonstrating confidence in the region’s potential for air-traffic growth.
By Thierry Dubois, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne, Jens Flottau
This week in Dubai, the aerospace industry met at an international air show for the first time since Singapore 2020. Aviation Week Network editors discuss their impressions, the news and trends emerging from what turned out to be a surprisingly buoyant event.
The company’s road map includes supporting training for the first commercial electric aircraft with seats up to 10 seats through 2025, as well as providing test facilities for these and other electrical aircraft.
Singapore Airshow, Asia’s most influential aerospace and defense event, concluded a strategic media and knowledge partnership with Aviation Week Network, the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace, and defense industries.
Deliveries are expected to have started by the end of 2023 following first flight, while Aeroter hopes to achieve EASA certification for the type in 2024.
The new unit is independent from the OEM, which was deemed necessary to give Airbus Urban Mobility the nimbleness to react in the dynamic advanced air mobility market.