Libyan energy company Sirte Oil has been named as the customer for an Embraer 170. The deal, previously listed on the Brazilian airframer's backlog as an undisclosed order, is the first sale of an Embraer type to Libya. Sirte Oil, a subsidiary of Libya's National Oil Corporation, is to take delivery of the 76-seat regional jet in March.
Source: Flight International
The 200-plus old turboprops operating in Canada give Deutsche Aircraft reason for excitement.
After months of flight-testing a prototype capable of taking off and landing with 46m (150ft) of runway, US aircraft developer Electra has revealed the design for its proposed production aircraft – the EL9 Ultra Short.
ATR has ended its effort to develop a short take-off and landing (STOL) variant of the ATR 42-600 after failing to secure as many orders as it had hoped.
