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Impressive ‘Pro t Hunter’ shark artwork on the nose of an Embraer
E190-E2. This follows the head of an eagle being painted on an
E195-E2 for last year’s Paris Air Show.Mitsubishi presented its MRJ90 for the rst time at Farnborough.
Key-Craig WestPurchaser Aircraft Number Order Placed Notes Purchaser Aircraft Number Order Placed Notes
Azul Linhas Aéreas
BrasileirasE195-E2 21 July 18 Letter of IntentEasyFly ATR 42-600 2 July 18 MoU
EasyFly ATR 72-600 3 July 18 MoU
Helvetic Airways E190-E2 12 July 18 Letter of Intent
Hokkaido Air System ATR 42-600 2 July 18 MoU, plus option for
a third
Mauritania Airlines E175 2 July 18
Nordic Aviation Capital E190-E2 3 July 18 Letter of Intent
Republic Airways E175/E175-E2 100 July 18 Letter of Intent. The deal
also includes purchase
rights for 100 additional
E175/E175-E2s
Uganda Airlines A330-800neo 2 July 18 MoU
Uganda National Airlines CRJ900 4 July 18
Undisclosed A330neo 6 July 18
Undisclosed 737 MAX 93 July 18 Commitment by four
customersVietJet Air 737 MAX 8 20 July 18 MoU
VietJet Air 737 MAX 10 80 July 18 MoU
Viva Aerobus A321neo 25 July 18
Wataniya Airways E195-E2 10 July 18 The deal also includes
purchase rights
for ten additional
E195-E2s
AirAsia A330neo 34 July 19
British Airways 777-300ER 3 July 19 Commitment
Hawaiian Airlines 787-9 10 July 19 The deal also includes
purchase rights for ten
additional 787s
Novus Aviation 777-300ER 4 July 19 Commitment
Undisclosed 737 MAX 100 July 19 Commitment
Undisclosed 787 15 July 19 Commitment by two
customers
Undisclosed A320neo 10 July 19 MoU
Vietjet A321neo 50 July 19 MoUAero Vodochody Launches F/A-259 Striker
Aero Vodochody’s latest product is the
F/A-259 Striker, developed with Israel
Aerospace Industries (IAI) and launched
at Farnborough. The Striker, described as
a “multi-role aircraft for close air support,
counter-insurgency operations and border
patrolling with interception capabilities”,
is derived from the L-159 Advanced Light
Combat Aircraft (ALCA). The new model
adds a ‘wet’ wing and is able to operate
from unpaved runways. As an optional
upgrade, the F/A-259 can be equippedwith an active electronically scanned array
(AESA) radar and helmet-mounted display,
plus an air-to-air refuelling capability.
Benjamin Cohen, general manager of
IAI’s Lahav Division, said: “Our co-operation
with Aero Vodochody offers the USAF
impressive proven performance of the
F/A-259, with new innovative IAI systems,
to provide customers with aircraft that meet
their OA-X requirements.”
Aero Vodochody also announced two
new sales of its L-39NG/CW jet trainerduring the event. A letter of intent was
signed with RSW Aviation, a military training
provider in the US, to deliver 12 L-39NG
aircraft and the upgrade of six legacy L-39s
into the L-39CW variant. RSW plans to
utilise its L-39NG/CW eet alongside its
existing Shorts Tucanos.
Meanwhile, it also announced a binding
agreement with SkyTech, which provides
military aviation services and funding
solutions, to deliver ten L-39NGs, and has
taken options on an additional six aircraft.H125 Delivered to ETPS
Airbus Helicopters H125, G-ETPG, was present in the aircraft static
park and handed over to QinetiQ’s Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS).
It will receive four H125s, which will make up the school’s new
generation, single-engined helicopter eet. Each will receive complex
customisation by Airbus Helicopters’ UK design team, featuring, among
other items, a three-axis autopilot and a traffic awareness system. They
will also have a Flight Test Instrumentation suite installed that can
transmit data to the ETPS base at MOD Boscombe Down, Wiltshire,
in real time, enabling students, both in practical and class-based
environments, to test and evaluate aircraft design and performance.MRJ90 on ShowNew Profi t HunterFreighter PackageVolga-Dnepr Group and CargoLogicHolding signed a package of
deals at the show with Boeing that included a letter of intent to
acquire 29 Boeing 777 Freighters. The US manufacturer stated
the agreements include a commitment “to explore other freighter
solutions, including new production 767 Freighters or converted cargo
jets such as the 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter”. However, it is
likely 737-400s will be re-purposed for the freighter role rst. An order
for ve 747-8Fs, announced at the 2016 Farnborough International
Airshow, was also con rmed.
Alexey Isaykin, president of Volga-Dnepr Group and chairman of
CargoLogicHolding, said: “CargoLogicAir, part of CargoLogicHolding,
started its business by ying 747 scheduled and charter ights to
and from the UK. We are excited to extend the network using a
range of Boeing family aircraft including Boeing 747-8F, 777F, 767F
and 737-800BCF.”