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Canadian Government orders 4 new Airbus A330 MRTT’s

WIL BALDWIN July 27, 2023

Getafe, Spain / Ottawa, Canada - 25 July 2023 – The Government of Canada has awarded Airbus (OTC: EADSY) Defence and Space with a contract for four newly-built Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft (MRTT) and…

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Hungary Signs Contract For Two Multi-Mission KC-390 Millennium Airlifters

WIL BALDWIN November 18, 2020

Budapest, Hungary, November 17th, 2020 – The Hungarian Government and Embraer signed today a contract for the acquisition of two new generation multi-mission transport aircraft Embraer C-390 Millennium, in its air-to-air refueling (AAR) configuration, designated…

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Airbus Delivers A400M to Luxembourg’s Armed Forces

WIL BALDWIN October 11, 2020

The Luxembourg Armed Forces have taken delivery of its Airbus A400M military transport aircraft, which was accepted at the A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville (Spain) and has performed a ferry flight. It will make…

Boeing Terminates Joint Venture Agreement With Embraer

WIL BALDWIN April 27, 2020April 27, 2020

Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today that it has terminated its Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) with Embraer, under which the two companies sought to establish a new level of strategic partnership. The parties had planned to create…

Boeing Activates Airlift Capability for First COVID-19 Transport Mission

WIL BALDWIN April 20, 2020April 20, 2020

Boeing [NYSE: BA] completed its first COVID-19 transport mission, using a 737-700 aircraft from its corporate fleet to bring personal protective equipment (PPE) from China to the United States. Working in partnership with FIRST® Robotics Founder Dean Kamen, the company transported 540,000…

Embraer Delivers 198 Total Jets in 2019

WIL BALDWIN February 19, 2020

Embraer (ERJ) delivered a total of 198 jets in 2019, of which 89 were commercial aircraft and 109 were executive jets (62 light and 47 large), which represents an increase of 9% compared to 2018,…

Portugal Announces Firm Order for Embraer Airlift KC-390

WIL BALDWIN July 12, 2019July 12, 2019

São Paulo, Brazil, July 11, 2019 – The Portuguese Government announced today a firm order of five multi-mission airlifters Embraer KC-390 as part of the process to modernize Portuguese Air Force capacities to support national…