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Scramble 469
Bombardier
Bombardier received orders from various airlines. Start-
ing with American Airlines on 3 May 2018, reviving much
needed vibes for the CRJ programme. Fifteen CRJ900NGs were
ordered, destined for PSA Airlines and operating under the
American Eagle brand. The airplanes will feature the new
Atmosphère cabin, 76 seats including twelve first class. Deliv-
eries are expected from Q2 2019.
On the Q400 (DHC-8-400) programme, Ethiopian Airlines
placed an order for ten more Dash 8s with an option for five
extra frames. From Angola Bombardier received an order
for six DHC-8-400s. On 5 May 2018, the deal was signed with
African Aero Trading who is acting on behalf of Air Connec-
tion Express.
Dassault
During the ILA 2018 in Berlin Dassault was granted with an
order for at least one Falcon 2000LX. While a single Falcon
order is not special, this one is as the German Aerospace
Center (DLR) placed the order. The Falcon 2000LX will replace
the aging Falcon 20 currently in service and is expected to
enter service in 2020. The order involves the delivery and
its conversion into the flight test vehicle iSTAR (in-flight
Systems and Technology Airborne Research) by 2020. With
iSTAR, it is possible to test (in real conditions) the flight char-
acteristics of newly designed, real or virtual aircraft within
the iSTAR flight envelope, including the in-flight simulation
of unmanned air systems. In addition, iSTAR will serve as
test bed in the classic fields of aerodynamics, aero elastic-
ity, structures, propulsion, flight control and flight guidance.
The aircraft will be transferred to Bordeaux-Mérignac, where
it will initially be converted into an instrumented flight test
vehicle to be operational by 2020. Two further development
phases will follow until mid-2020s, in order to achieve full
operational capability (FOC).
Embraer
Embraer also received additional orders from American Air-
lines, which ordered fifteen EMB175s destined for Envoy and
operated under the American Eagle brand. With deliveries
starting in 2019 this order will add to the success story of the
Embraer 175.
The Q1 2018 results of Embraer reveal that they have deliv-
ered fourteen E-jets (11x EMB175, 3x EMB190) and eleven
business jets (8x Phenoms and 3x Legacys), slightly less as the
results from a year before. The firm backlog for the E-jets is
421 aircraft, valuing 19.1 billion USD. Thanks to Embraer we
can also provide an overview with the totals for their types.
Backlog Firm Orders Options Total Deliveries Firm Backlog
E170 191 5 196 190 1
E175 603 150 753 511 92
E190 592 44 636 549 43
E195 169 1 170 164 5
E175-E2 100 100 200 - 100
E190-E2 74 97 171 - 74
E195-E2 106 90 196 - 106
TOTAL 1,835 487 2,322 1,414 421
Irkut Corporation
MC-21-300
As reported in Scramble 467 the unveiling of the second pro-
totype has led to a successful first flight on 12 May 2018. After
departure from Irkutsk Aviation Plant MC-21-300 number
two, 73053 (c/n 0003 ) was airborne for 1 hour and 17 minutes.
A third MC-21 is also being used in the programme, it being
used for static testing at the Central Aerohydrodynamic
Institute (TsAGI) at Zhukovsky facility.
Textron
Cessna Skyhawk
During the 2018 edition of the Asian Business Aviation Con-
ference and Exhibition (ABACE), held in Shanghai, Textron
was pleased to announce a joint order for 52 Cessna Skyhawk
trainers. Hairuo General Aviation ordered 39 Cessna Sky-
Civil News
Manufacturers news
As a replacement for the Fokker 70 PH-KBX the Dutch Government chose the Boeing 737-700 BBJ. After being manufactured at Renton (WA), the
Boeing was ferried to Ostrava for painting. After painting it was ferried to Woensdrecht for completion of its interior. The new colours of the
PH-GOV registerd aircraft are less “orange” than many would have expected. (Woensdrecht, 15 May 2018, Johan Havelaar)
