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INDUSTRY NEWS AND UPDATES

Embraer to Roll Out First
E-Jets E2 on February 25
Embraer announced in the last week of
December, that it would perform the
maiden roll-out of its second generation
airliner family, the E-Jets E2, on February
25, this year. The $1.7 billion E-Jets E2
program was launched in June 2013 and
has received 267 firm orders along with
First Airbus A320neo Delivered to Lufthansa 373 options and purchase rights. The
The first A320neo has been delivered to haul routes…. As a result, we have ordered E190-E2 aircraft is scheduled to complete
Lufthansa Group, which is also Airbus’ largest a total of 116 aircraft of this type for the its maiden flight in the second half of this
airline customer and operator. The aircraft was airlines of the Lufthansa Group”, states year and planned for in-service entry in
originally scheduled to have been delivered in Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive 2018. “It will be gratifying to see the first
December 2015. Powered by Pratt & Whitney Board and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. E190-E2 leave the hangar towards the
PurePower Geared Turbofan engines, the The A320neo Family has been a tests that will lead to the inaugural flight,”
A320neo will deliver a 15% improvement in massive sales success for Airbus with said Paulo Cesar Silva, President & CEO,
fuel efficiency when compared to current approximately 4,500 orders for the type Embraer Commercial Aviation. “The second
generation aircraft from day one and 20% having been placed by nearly 80 customers, generation of E-Jets will allow current and
less by 2020. since the programme was launched in 2010. future operators to incorporate aircraft
“We are happy that today we are the Lufthansa Group’s Airbus orders have that are even more modern, with significant
first airline worldwide to receive the reached a combined total of 582 aircraft reduction in operating cost and unmatched
Airbus A320neo. Featuring the leading including 386 A320 Family, of which 116 are passenger comfort.” Following the E190-E2
technology of Airbus and Pratt & Whitney, NEOs (71 A320neo and 45 A321neo). The full into service after 2018 will be the E195-E2
the A320neo is by far the most efficient and range of Airbus wide-body aircraft have and E175-E2, which are slated to enter
most silent aircraft on short- and medium- been or will be a part of Lufthansa’s fleet. service in 2019 and 2020, respectively.

Alessandro Amendola customization, systems and propulsion,
Appointed as Senior Vice- structures, support, and quality, processes
President Engineering at ATR and methods. Amendola will be closely
Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA) involved with the work undertaken by
specialist ATR has announced the the Programs directorate at ATR, on
appointment of new a new Senior Vice- engineering support and solutions in the
president Engineering in Alessandro definition of new aircraft developments.
Amendola. He now takes over the An experienced industry professional,
important role from the previous prior to taking over in the new role, he was
incumbent Carmine Orsi and will be Chief Engineering of Next Generation
responsible for all the engineering Turboprop (NGTP). Prior to that assignment
activities related to the fields of he held roles such as Head of New Projects,
certification and airworthiness, flight of Surveillance Systems and of the
tests, flight technologies, in addition to CleanSky programme, while at Alenia.

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