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Embraer Launches “E2”, the Second Generation of E-Jets
Embraer S.A. announces, today, the launch of the second generation of its E-Jets family of commercial aircraft, named the E-Jets E2 and comprising three new airplanes – E175-E2, E190-E2, and E195-E2. The E190-E2 is expected to enter service in the… Continue reading
Second production Airbus Military A400M makes maiden flight
The second production Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter has made its maiden flight.
Known as MSN8, the aircraft made its first flight from Seville, Spain, the location of the A400M final assembly line on 7 June.
It is scheduled… Continue reading
New suppliers for Embraer’s second-generation E-Jets announced
Embraer S.A. selected and is glad to announce important suppliers for the second-generation E-Jets, whose commercial launch should occur this year. This new family of jets is expected to go into service in 2018.
Intertechnique, a company belonging to the… Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney AeroPower’s APS2600[E] APU Selected for Embraer’s Second Generation E-Jet
Embraer
Pratt & Whitney AeroPower’s* APS2600[E] auxiliary power unit (APU) has been selected by Embraer for its second generation E-Jet. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.
“We are delighted to continue our long-standing relationship with… Continue reading
Embraer Executive Jets Flies Second Legacy 500 Prototype
February 15, 2013 – In the wake of November’s highly successful maiden flight of the Legacy 500, the first, full fly-by-wire midsize business aircraft in the corporate aircraft industry, Embraer Executive Jets’ second Legacy 500 made its maiden flight… Continue reading
Embraer Selects Honeywell to Provide Avionics for E-Jets Second Generation
Embraer S.A. (NYSE: ERJ; BM&FBOVESPA: EMBR3) has selected Honeywell (NYSE: HON) to provide its Primus Epic 2 integrated avionics system for the second generation of E-Jets, which are planned to enter service in 2018. The decision is another important milestone… Continue reading
Second SSJ100 Arrived to Yakutia Airlines
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) delivered its second Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft to the Russian air carrier Yakutia.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100, with a manufacture serial number 95020, arrived to its base airport in Yakutsk in the North-East of Russia… Continue reading
Second F-35A Reaches 500 Flight Hour Milestone
Lockheed Martin
The second Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, known as AF-1, joined the 500 flight hour club recently during its 272nd flight. It joins AF-2 which passed the milestone June 26, 2012. The conventional takeoff… Continue reading
Boeing Dreamliner incidents raise concerns about jet
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Boeing Co’s 787 Dreamliner jet on Tuesday suffered its second mishap in two days, with the same airline and at the same U.S. airport – the latest in a series of setbacks that have heightened safety concerns over the… Continue reading
F-35B completes second airborne weapons separation
The F-35 Lightning II Integrated Test Force (ITF) accomplished another significant test milestone Dec. 3 when an F-35B successfully released another weapon in flight.
BF-3, a short take off and vertical landing variant of the F-35, released an inert 500-pound… Continue reading
Second production-level F-35B arrives at Patuxent River BF-18 temporarily adds to test fleet
Navy test pilot Lt. Christopher Tabert taxis BF-18, a production-level F-35B variant of the Lightning II, after arrival Nov. 8. BF-18 temporarily adds to the complement of F-35B and F-35C test aircraft at the F-35 Integrated Test Facility before heading… Continue reading
Second UK F-35 And Marine Corps F-35B Delivered To Eglin
The second United Kingdom Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base today for delivery to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eglin’s eleventh U.S. Marine Corps F-35B ferried to the… Continue reading