Sempati Air has become the first airline to receive the Fokker 70. The privately owned Indonesian airline has received two of the ten Fokker 70s it has on order and holds an option on a further five aircraft. Fokker has already delivered a Fokker 70 to Ford Motors in the USA for use as a corporate jet.
Source: Flight International
Embraer’s leaders stressed this week that they want to better understand technology advancements before committing to a development track. Embraer must also still work out the tricky question of how to pay for such a project – the answer seemingly being collaborations with deep-pocketed partners.
Textron Aviation has secured an agreeement to deliver a pair of Cessna SkyCourier turboprops to Air Marshall Islands.
Boeing has secured a $2.4 billion US government contract to build 15 KC-46A tankers, adding to the number of contracted orders for the 767 derivative.
