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Russian Helicopters Wins Pakistan
Contract for Civil Mi-17I Rotorcraft
March 31 Inaugural Flight of C-3PO ANA JET Russian Helicopters, has been contracted
Japan’s largest airline, All Nippon Airways existing planes that have Star Wars characters by Pakistan’s Balochistan provincial
(ANA) has announced the schedule for the as livery: the R2-D2 ANA JET and BB-8 ANA government for the supply of a single Mi-
inaugural flight of its C-3PO ANA JET, the JET, which both operate on international 171 helicopter. Delivery of the helicopter is
newest Star Wars themed aircraft in its fleet routes. The new C-3PO ANA JET is assigned expected to take place later this year. “Our
which is part of its ANA Star Wars Project. to Japan domestic routes. On the C-3PO ANA victory in the tender is a natural indication
The Boeing 777-200 which features the livery JET, passengers will experience the world that Russian helicopters are most suitable
of C-3PO, will make its inaugural flight on of Star Wars with specially-designed C-3PO for use in this region. We expect that
March 21, from Tokyo Haneda to Kagoshima. paper cups and headrest covers and cabin the Pakistani authorities will continue
The C-3PO ANA JET will join ANA’s fleet of attendants will wear C-3PO aprons. to increase the volume of deliveries of
Russian rotorcraft in the future. There
are preconditions for that already,” - said
Russian Helicopters Deputy CEO for
Marketing and Business Development
Alexander Shcherbinin.The government
of Balochistan will use its first Russian
civilian Mi-171 for transporting passengers
and cargo, sanitation tasks, patrolling and
emergency response.

Japan Air Commuter Receives First ATR 72-600 Arrives in Argentina GoAir Firms-Up Orders for 72
ATR 42-600 Avian Líneas Aéreas has taken delivery of A320neos
Japan Air Commuter Co. Ltd. (JAC), the first new-generation ATR 72-600 to Indian Low Cost Carrier, GoAir has firmed-up
subsidiary of Japan Airlines, has taken fly in Argentina. Commercial operations its orders for 72 A320neo airplanes for which it
delivery of the first of nine new ATR 42- with the new regional transport aircraft had signed a Memorandum of Understanding
600s as part of a fleet modernisation (RTA) will start during the first quarter of (MoU) during the Farnborough International
process. JAC also becomes the first 2017 under Avianca Argentina, following Airshow 2016.
airline in Japan to introduce the ATR 42- the carrier’s current certification process. The Indian LCC has now placed orders
600 into service. Hiroki Kato, President Avian Líneas Aéreas is a subsidiary of with Boeing for 144 A320neos. “The A320neo
of Japan Air Commuter Co. Ltd, declared: the South American company Synergy provides the latest technical innovations
“The unrivalled airport accessibility of the Aerospace, which placed firm orders for and unbeatable economics. We are happy to
ATRs, along with their high standards of 12 ATR 72-600s and options for 6 more. offer our passengers the most modern and
safety and comfort, make the ATR -600s Germán Efromovich, Chairman of Synergy comfortable cabins,” said GoAir Managing
the perfect solution for our mission: Aerospace, declared: “Our Group has been Director & CEO, Wolfgang Prock-Schauer.
connecting small communities and successfully operating ATR aircraft with The airline took delivery of its first A320neo in
providing high quality air service across different regional airlines throughout June 2016 and now operates a fleet of 23 A320
the country.” The new aircraft will not Latin America. Operating ATR -600s Family jetliners. GoAir was the first airline to
only be operated on mainline routes but will enable us to provide an essential air use A320neo in the Spaceflex configuration
also on connections from and to smaller service throughout the Americas, from the with 186 seats. Airbus has delivered 68
islands Japan. Rio Grande to Tierra del Fuego.” A320neo airplanes to 17 customers till date. .

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