Air Madagascar has ordered two ATR 72-500s and an ATR 42-500 here at the show. The national carrier, which already operates ATR 42-320s, will take delivery of the first two ATR 72s in October and the ATR 42 in mid-2006.
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to require airlines to inspect horizontal stabiliser hardware on Boeing 787s due to components possibly being assembled incorrectly by the company during manufacturing.
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is positioning itself to sell more jets to Chinese buyers and work closer with Chinese suppliers, moves coming as Brazil’s government tightens ties with China – and US-China relations seem set to further sour.
Southern California start-up Natilus has emerged with a blended wing-body aircraft design it believes will upend decades of tube-and-wing dominance in the commercial jet market.