Air International 2019-10
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AT VIENNA Airport, the DLR (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt, or German Aerospace Centre) and Austro Control are investigating how to break up wake vortices around runway thresholds.
The first A340, F-WWAI (msn 1), has studied how to improve natural laminar flow over the wing.
The new Mi-8AMTs for Norilsk Avia will be used to support Norilsk Nickel Group activities and provide emergency services transportation for remote communities in Northern Siberia.
Qantas will gather data on ultra-long-haul passenger experience during forthcoming 787-9 delivery flights.
The NOAA already operates a single Gulfstream IV-SP, registered N49RF, used for hurricane forecasting and research.
The 1,000th Super Puma joins three H215s delivered to Germany's Bundespolizei in December 2018 and will operate alongside 19 earlier AS332 L1 helicopters.
EMBRAER HAS unveiled the aircraft that will serve as a demonstrator for 100% electric propulsion technology currently under development.
The first G600 was delivered to an undisclosed US-based customer at Gulfstream's headquarters in Savannah, Georgia, on August 8, 2019.
Bell’s 505 Jet Ranger X has recorded its 200th delivery and the achievement of 20,000 flight hours since entering service in March 2017.
The H145 helicopter fitted with a five-bladed main rotor will offer customers an extra 150kg (330lb) of useful load.
The two H145s recently delivered to New Zealand Emergency Medical Services represent the first of the type to be sold for the EMS role in the country.
Embraer announced Brazilian Type Certification for its mid-size Praetor 500 and the LABACE show in Brazil on August 13, 2019.