Looking at commercial aircraft deliveries in May from manufacturers beyond Airbus and Boeing shows that Comac handed over the highest number of aircraft to customers.
ATR CEO Nathalie Tarnaud Laude says the aircraft manufacturer has received 30 firm orders since the beginning of the year, all for the 70-seat-class ATR 72-600.
The partnership will focus on work toward future engine iterations, including potential powerplants for ATR’s planned EVO hybrid-electric aircraft family.
More details are emerging on how ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada plan to improve on the ATR 72-600 as they target 2035 for entry into service of a new aircraft.
The turboprop manufacturer announced its largest aircraft order since 2017 in the lead up to the Paris Air Show, says the market is “clearly picking up.”
Leonardo has established a new aeronautics division, consolidating the company’s fixed-wing crewed aircraft, aerostructures and UAS work under one roof.
To accelerate the production of inertial reference systems and make them more compact, Thales is relying on micro electro-mechanical systems accelerometers.
DAE has signed agreements with multiple counter parties to acquire 17 aircraft for an aggregate consideration of approximately $1 billion, the UAE-based lessor said.
By Joe Anselmo, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
As Airbus puts hydrogen on the back burner and ATR delays its hybrid-electric turboprop, does the industry have a prayer of meeting its net-zero goals?
As battery performance is expected to remain insufficient in the coming years, ATR has delayed the launch of a hybrid-electric version of its ATR 72 turboprops.
Supply chain issues ATR has faced since the pandemic are not only causing late deliveries, they are also impeding sales, ATR CEO Nathalie Tarnaud Laude says.
With Aviation Week’s MRO Latin America coming up, this week’s Flight Friday looks at the last two years of flights for Latin American operators by aircraft class.
