+++ Lufthansa launch order for 747-8I +++ Grob SPn prototype crashes +++ BAE gets order for Taranis UAV demonstrator +++ NASA unveils Lunar architecture +++ Alenia factory in the USA opens +++ 787 progress update +++ News in brief +++s
Lufthansa launch order for 747-8I
Neuer Jmbo für Lufthansa
At its meeting on 6 December 2006, the Lufthansa Supervisory Board approved orders for a total of 27 new aircraft. Twenty of those orders are for new long-range Boeing 747-8 jets, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2010. A further seven Airbus A340-600 long-haul aircraft will be joining the fleet from 2008. Lufthansa has also taken out options on a further twenty of the B747-8 type. With the order placements, Lufthansa is underpinning its planned growth in intercontinental traffic and, simultaneously, replacing some of the existing aircraft in the fleet. "With aircraft types in the B747 series from Boeing, on the one hand, and others from the A330/A340/A380 family from Airbus, on the other, Lufthansa is ideally equipped to strengthen and expand its leading position in intercontinental traffic," said Wolfgang Mayrhuber, Chairman of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. The orders reflect Lufthansa's growth and profitability targets. "By modernising the fleet, the new aircraft will bring further gains in efficiency as well as reduce fuel and operating costs. Both aircraft types are sustainable investments in ecological efficiency and add greater weight to Lufthansa's active commitment to environmental protection," said Mayrhuber. And he emphasised: "Today's decision on the fleet underscores Lufthansa's clear commitment to customer orientation and profitable growth as well as the deep sense of responsibility it brings to bear on environmental issues and sustainability. With these new aircraft we will reduce emissions by 20 per cent compared with earlier models."
Only profitable and sound companies are today in a position to invest in modern, fuel-saving, quiet and thereby environmentally friendly and economical long-haul aircraft for their customers. "Lufthansa is modernising, Lufthansa is growing and Lufthansa investing in further progress and a successful future," Wolfgang Mayrhuber emphasised. A modern and well-structured fleet forms the backbone of a service and market-driven airline. Wolfgang Mayrhuber continued: "With the orders for the highly modern B747-8, Lufthansa is setting standards. The Boeing B747-8 is more than just a derivative of the successful Boeing B747 series." The airline will be the world's first carrier to operate services with the new wide-body – the longest passenger jet in the world. In the Lufthansa configuration, the B747-8 will be capable of carrying around 400 passengers. "The B747-8 underlines our strategy of graded market-specific services and capacity expansion. It fits perfectly in our intercontinental fleet structure and slots neatly capacity-wise between the A380 with around 550 seats and the A340-600 with around 300 seats." Lufthansa is equipping the 20 B747-8s with new General Electric GEnx-2B67 powerplants.
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Grob SPn prototype crashes
Jet-Prototyp bei Tussenhausen abgestürzt
It is with deep regret and sincere condolences that Grob Aerospace must report the loss of its Chief Test Pilot, Captain Gérard Guillaumaud. Captain Guillaumaud, aged 45, was performing a demonstration flight aboard the spn test aircraft D-CGSP. This was the second flight of the day for this aircraft. The accident occurred shortly after he took off from the manufacturer's Mattsies-Tussenhausen, German facility on Wednesday 29 November at 1315 local time. He was the sole person on board. Captain Guillaumaud had 25 years' experience in flying, 18 of them in the French Air Force and Air Force test centre. He had flown a wide range of aircraft from Mirage F1 fighter jets to light aircraft and helicopters and had performed a total of about 260 flight hours on the spn type.
Grob Aerospace CEO Niall Olver said: "Our heartfelt sympathies go to Gérard's family. He was a superb pilot and a close personal friend. He so enjoyed flying the spn. Our thoughts and condolences are with his partner and family" Gérard flew a total of about 260 hours aboard the two spn aircraft. Grob Aerospace is working closely with the German Civil Aviation Authority and accident investigation team to determine the cause of this accident. Grob Aerospace remains committed to the program and production of aircraft number three will continue. The possible impact on the certification program can not be foreseen for the moment, Niall Olver stated. The second spn test aircraft first flew on 29 September this year and had to date accumulated a total of 40 cycles and 28 flight hours. The first aircraft (D-CSPN) has to date logged about 300 flight hours and 450 cycles.
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BAE gets order for Taranis UAV demonstrator
UCAV-Entwicklung in Großbritannien gestartet
Under a contract awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence, BAE Systems will be the industry lead and prime contractor of a joint £124 million project to develop a world-class UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) Technology Demonstrator Programme called Taranis. BAE Systems, together with Rolls-Royce, Smiths Aerospace and QinetiQ, will work alongside MoD military staff and scientists to develop and fly Taranis. Named after the Celtic God of Thunder, Taranis will explore and demonstrate how emerging technologies and systems can deliver battle-winning capabilities for the UK armed forces. The four-year Taranis project, part of the UK Government's Strategic Unmanned Air Vehicle (Experimental) Programme [SUAV(E)], will result in a UAV with fully integrated autonomous systems and low observable features.
About the size of a BAE Systems Hawk, Taranis will provide the MoD with experimental evidence on the potential capabilities of this class of UAV and help to inform decisions on the future mix of manned and unmanned fast jet aircraft. Taranis is jointly funded by the UK MoD and UK industry, and will bring together a number of technologies, capabilities and systems to produce a technology demonstrator based around a fully autonomous intelligent system. Ground testing of Taranis is expected to take place in early 2009 with the first flight trials taking place in 2010. In addition to the existing industry partners, the project will also engage a significant number of other UK suppliers who will provide the programme with supporting technology and components.
Mark Kane, managing director of Autonomous Systems & Future Capability (Air) for BAE Systems, said: "Taranis will make use of at least 10 years of research and development into low observables, systems integration, control infrastructure and full autonomy. It follows the completion of risk reduction activities to ensure the mix of technologies, materials and systems used are robust enough for the 'next logical step'. These risk reduction activities include the Replica programme, jointly funded with the MoD and the MoD funded 'Nightjar' programme. He added: "Taranis will build on and use the technologies and systems trialled in the previous demonstrators we have produced such as Kestrel, Corax, Raven and HERTI. It is an important part of our future."
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NASA unveils Lunar architecture
Pläne für die Exploration vorgelegt
NASA unveiled the initial elements of the Global Exploration Strategy and a proposed U.S. lunar architecture, two critical tools for achieving the nation's vision of returning humans to the moon. NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale, who is guiding the long-term strategy development effort among 14 of the world's space agencies, said, "This strategy will enable interested nations to leverage their capabilities and financial and technical contributions, making optimum use of globally available knowledge and resources to help energize a coordinated effort that will propel us into this new age of discovery and exploration." The Global Exploration Strategy focuses on two overarching issues: Why we are returning to the moon and what we plan to do when we get there. The strategy includes a comprehensive set of the reasons for embarking upon human and robotic exploration of the moon. NASA's proposed lunar architecture focuses on a third issue: How humans might accomplish the mission of exploring the moon.
In April 2006, NASA initiated development of the Global Exploration Strategy in order to meet a congressional mandate, as well as to accomplish goals outlined in the agency's strategic plan and the Vision for Space Exploration. The strategy is evolving from a lengthy dialogue among more than 1,000 individuals, including experts from NASA and 13 other space agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations and commercial interests. Experts from the Australian, Canadian, Chinese, European, French, German, British, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Russian, South Korean and Ukrainian space agencies participated. As currently envisioned, an incremental buildup would begin with four-person crews making several seven-day visits to the moon until their power supplies, rovers and living quarters are operational. The first mission would begin by 2020. These would be followed by 180-day missions to prepare for journeys to Mars. The proposed lunar architecture calls for robotic precursor missions designed to support the human mission. These precursors include landing site reconnaissance, natural resource assays and technology risk reduction for the human lander. Moving into 2007, NASA will continue to refine its lunar architecture, maintaining the open dialogue initiated in 2006, to enhance further the Global Exploration Strategy. NASA's goal is to enable a sustainable space exploration effort in which participating organizations can achieve individual goals with mutually beneficial results.
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Alenia factory in the USA opens
Neues 787-Werk eröffnet
Alenia North America - a Finmeccanica company - joined with Vought Aircraft Industries in opening the Global Aeronautica 787 integration and assembly facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. The joint venture company is the largest investment by Alenia North America in the U.S. to date. "Following the strategy of our shareholders we are focused in the United States on industrial investment to create new jobs, collaborating with major U.S. defense and aerospace firms and establishing joint venture companies," said Giuseppe Giordo, president and chief executive officer of Alenia North America. "It is not just about selling our products. The opening of this facility today confirms this strategy and sends a clear signal to our industrial partners and our customers that we are committed to this market." Global Aeronautica, a joint venture with Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. will assemble, integrate, test and apply surface finishes to more than 60 percent of the Boeing 787's fuselage prior to shipment to Everett, Washington for final assembly and delivery to airline customers. The company currently employs 100 people. At peak production rate, the facility will employ more than 350.
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787 progess update
Boeing zelebriert „virtuelles Roll-out"
Customers, partners and employees gathered at the Boeing Everett factory to celebrate the virtual rollout of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the program's progress over the last year. Mike Bair, vice president and general manager of the 787 program, hosted the event. "Today's virtual rollout is the culmination of many months of effort by thousands of team members at Boeing and its 787 partners," said Bair. "Through the use of our new digital toolset, provided by Dassault Systemes, the team has proven the ability to manufacture 787 designs. The engineering data behind these simulations gives us confidence in our assembly processes and our ability to meet our commitments to our customers," Bair said. "Our tools have enabled us to model the entire production process from our partners' factories to our own. We have found errors in simulation that would have been costly to find in production and have been able to design corrections quickly to keep the program on track."
In addition, the program unveiled the new paint scheme for its 747-400 Large Cargo Freighters and announced that those airplanes will be named "Dreamlifters." "The Dreamlifter is a vital tool that allows us to create a production flow around the world that is very efficient," said Bair. "We look forward to receiving the second Dreamlifter from EGAT in Taiwan early next month. It will arrive in Seattle already painted and ready to participate in the ongoing flight test program." Additionally, the program unveiled the Dreamliner Gallery, a new facility in Everett, Wash., that provides 787 airline customers a more streamlined approach to airplane configuration. "The Gallery provides a single location for airlines to configure their 787s," said Bair. "All catalog selections will be physically present in the Gallery for customers to see, touch and evaluate prior to selection. Previously, this was done at various locations around the world."
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NEWS IN BRIEF / KURZMELDUNGEN
Alcatel Alenia Space announced it has signed a Euro 661 million contract with Globalstar, a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, government and individuals, to provide their second-generation satellite constellation. Per this contract, Alcatel Alenia Space, as prime contractor, will design, manufacture and deliver 48 low-earth-orbit (LEO) Globalstar satellites as well as launch support services prior to and during the launches and mission operations support. Jay Monroe, Chairman and CEO of Globalstar, Inc. and Pascale Sourisse, President and CEO of Alcatel Alenia Space formally signed the contract agreement in New York, N.Y. This definitive contract occurs a few weeks after the preliminary contract (Authorisation To Proceed) signature aimed at defining the program readiness review and developing program milestones. With a launch mass of approximately 700 kg and an end-of-life power of 1.7 kW, Globalstar satellites will be fitted with 32 transponders in C-band, S-band and L-band. Starting in 2009, Globalstar satellites will be launched by 6 to 8 at the same time and will have a lifetime of 15 years.
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Transtech Control Ltd., a leading provider of comprehensive airfield management and control systems announced that Frankfurt-Hahn Airport has purchased the Transtech Critical Area Management System (CAMS(R)). This procurement decision is the result of the European tender procedure managed by FRAPORT; the primary owner of the airport. Frankfurt-Hahn Airport selected CAMS, based on a distributed millimeter wave radar, for seamless coverage of its runways and aircraft parking areas. CAMS innovative technology provides accurate and reliable ground surveillance together with exceptional situational awareness for ATC and operational users. The cost effective system has a fully scalable architecture and may be increased as the airport expands, thus meeting today's needs and offering a strategic infrastructure for future development.
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Alcatel-Lucent and Thales announced that they have signed a final agreement on the transfer of Alcatel-Lucent's transportation, security and space assets to Thales and on the future industrial cooperation of the two groups. This agreement follows the signature of a new Space Alliance agreement between Thales, Alcatel-Lucent and Finmeccanica, in which Finmeccanica agreed to the transfer to Thales of Alcatel-Lucent's share in Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio, the two joint ventures with Finmeccanica. On November 28, the European Commission has entered Phase II of the regulatory approval process for the transfer to Thales of Alcatel-Lucent's share in Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio because of competition concerns related to the position of Thales' Space Traveling Wave Tubes (TWT) business. This phase is foreseen to last for a maximum of 90 working days. On November 7, 2006, the European Commission provided its approval to the transfer of Alcatel-Lucent's transportation and security assets. The transaction will be implemented in two phases: : Thales will convene an extraordinary general Shareholders' Meeting on January 5th, in order to approve the transfer of Alcatel-Lucent's transportation and security assets, subject to the approval by French regulatory bodies. : Regarding the competition concerns related to the transfer of the space activities, Thales will provide the Commission with clarifications and remedies in view of reaching a positive conclusion and a closing no later than April 2007. Once completed, the activities transferred to Thäales include a total of approximately 11,000 employees. They generated revenues of approximately Euro 1.9 billion in 2005.
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International Communications Group (ICG) sannounced that it has been selected by Gulfstream Aerospace to supply Iridium satellite systems as standard equipment on the new G150 executive, high-speed business jets. The new Gulfstream aircraft will be fitted with ICG's ICS-200 dual-channel Iridium satellite phone systems, which will provide two-way air-to-ground voice, fax and data connections anywhere in the world. The ICS-200 incorporates two independent Iridium transceivers and an internal cabin telecommunications unit (CTU), with a small omni-directional passive Iridium antenna. The system is easy to install and is simple to use. By offering standard telephony conventions and automation the ICS-200 provides familiar and convenient "pick up and dial" calling practices similar to those offered by a contemporary office system. It provides full private branch exchange (PBX) features, including intercom calling, call transfer, conferencing and follow-on dialing.
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AgustaWestland announced that the Libyan Red Crescent has purchased five A119 Koalas. The sale of the A119 Koala for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) in Libya marks further success for the aircraft in this important market sector, having secured more than 100 orders from customers around the world.
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Dart Helicopter Services LLC announced that they have acquired Geneva Aviation Inc. in a stock transaction. Geneva is a world leader in high definition ENG integrations and holds over 25 STCs for AS350, 407 and 206 aircraft. The STCs include consoles, audio systems, seatbelt kits and an assortment of AS350 airframe kits. Geneva will continue to operate from its facility in Kent Washington. Jeff Shapiro will act as their President/CEO.
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During the visit of Norbert Ducrot, Eurocopter Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing -Asia Pacific, at the company's India's facility in Bangalore, an agreement with high-ranking HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.) representatives was settled to enlarge the production scale of Ecureuil/Fennec. With this, HAL is to become a first line partner for the global supply chain of the world's leading helicopter manufacturer. This further enlarged cooperation isexpected to create approximately 150 high-quality jobs in the Bangalore region for more than ten years. Mr. Ducrot said "HAL and Eurocopter are familiar with each other, having worked together ina trustful relationship for more than 40 years. Since the 1960ies, HAL has manufactured around 600 Chetaks and Cheetahs, the legendary predecessors to the Ecureuil/Fennec aircraft, under license from Eurocopter. The new Ecureuil work packages to be processed byHAL are expected to give job to up to 150 specialised Indian workers and technicians in Bangalore for more than 10 years". In the framework of this trustful and mutually fruitful industrial cooperation, Eurocopter iscontracting latest technologies in metal and composite work to its partner HAL and would behelping in creating high-quality jobs in India. HAL itself decisively contributes to the fact that Eurocopter's yearly production rate of all Ecureuil versions is more than twice that of its closest competitors. Every second day, one Ecureuil (civil version) or Fennec (militaryversion name) leaves the final assembly lines.
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Lockheed Martin has selected Rockwell Collins to provide the image generation system for F-35 Lightning pilot training devices. As part of the award, two image generator configurations will be installed, one in a Full-Mission Simulator and the second in a Deployable Mission Rehearsal Trainer. The award also includes database generation tools and a database preview station, both based on EPX technology. EPX technology is a new offering from Rockwell Collins, made possible by the company's acquisition of the visual systems business of Evans & Sutherland in May 2006.
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Pratt & Whitney and Turkish Airlines Technic, a Turkish Airlines company , today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build a major aircraft engine overhaul at Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Istanbul. The new facility will be Pratt & Whitney's eighth commercial engine overhaul center. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. "We consider the Memorandum of Understanding to be the first step towards a potential success story by joining the expertise of Turkish Technic, a new, independent Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul (MRO) company that has emerged from an experienced airline MRO center, and Pratt & Whitney, an engine Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and an independent engine MRO," said Dr. Ismail Demir, general manager, Turkish Technic Inc. "This initiative is in line with our strategy of becoming a preferred, well-known, customer-focused maintenance organization with exceptional quality and service within its region."
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Lockheed Martin recently accomplished a first for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), demonstrating that high-resolution, broad-area imaging from a Miniaturized Synthetic Aperture Radar (MiniSAR) could effectively be delivered by a UAS into the hands of tactical unit commanders, regardless of smoke, dust, heavy rain or nighttime conditions. During a successful field exercise at the Minnesota National Guard test facility on October 19, Lockheed Martin's small SkySpirit UAS - with a Sandia National Laboratories developed MiniSAR sensor - soared to nearly 3,000 feet and, in near real-time, became the first UAS to successfully transmit four-inch resolution SAR imagery. During four different mission demonstrations, the SkySpirit transmitted MiniSAR images capturing actionable data in two operational modes: focused area circle-mapping and broad area strip-mapping. Multiple imaging passes were post-processed to demonstrate coherent change detection used to identify changes over time. This demonstration was the first time that an autonomous flight of a small tactical UAS has captured SAR data of this type and resolution. The use of a MiniSAR, which is being produced by Rockwell Collins, Inc., could greatly enhance a ground unit's surveillance capabilities with a UAS, delivering high resolution images to ground units in all-weather, day or night conditions, as well as operating in various modes, including ground-moving target indicator and coherent change detection.
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The European SOSTAR-X (SX) programme for the development and demonstration of an advanced airborne ground surveillance radar system has entered its second flight testing phase. The programme is being performed under a research and development contract awarded under a government agreement between France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. From May to July 2006, a Fokker 100, in which the SX equipment is installed, carried out data gathering flights in Netherland air space in which all sensor modes were tested, both on fixed and moving targets with the support of the Dutch Army and Air Force. The data were afterwards processed and analysed by the SOSTAR industries. This first test campaign primarily focussed on optimising the functionalities of the radar sensor and mission management system. From the very first test flights, high quality Strip SAR and Spot SAR images of respectively large areas and specific places of interest were gathered. The Moving Target Indication mode successfully detected and localised moving targets from controlled areas. Findings of the successfully concluded evaluation phase proved the functionalities of this ultra-modern demonstrator as the best-performing European ISR aircraft ever. "The achieved results demonstrate that the European industries and nations can develop and manage a complex airborne ground surveillance system. This knowledge and experience will be fully applied in the forthcoming NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Programme", stated Peter Angenoorth, General Manager of the SOSTAR GmbH, a company formed by major European defence industries. "We are now well positioned to reach the leading-edge SOSTAR-X performance requirements during the next phases. "
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The Dutch Ministry of Defence awarded EADS the contract to supply technical systems for battle management command, control, communication, computers & information (BMC4I) part of the Netherlands Future Ground Based Air Defence (FGBAD NL). In the face of tough competition, EADS and its partners – Oerlikon Contraves and Kongsberg – won the contract with currently one of the world's most modern mobile air reconnaissance and weapon coordination system solutions available. Through this contract, Full Operational Capability (FOC) of FGBAD NL will be realised. The contract covers full technical system integration responsibility from sensor-to-effector as well as full maintenance responsibility. The components of the system are two TRML-3D mobile surveillance radars from EADS, mobile command and control operation centres provided by EADS and Oerlikon, a digital radio communication network from Oerlikon and six Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air-Missile Systems II supplied by Kongsberg. The Initial Operational Capability (IOC) contract - awarded in October 2004 – covered three TRML-3D mobile surveillance radars, mobile command and control operation shelters including a radio-based communications system – all of which were successfully delivered.
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On 20 Nov 2006, the guided flight trials development programme for the Raytheon Paveway IV dual-mode precision guided weapon was successfully completed with the fourth and final release from a British Aerospace Harrier GR9. The test was carried out over QinetiQ's Aberporth Range in Wales. Paveway IV is the next generation of the combat-proven Paveway family of precision guided munitions. It is jointly developed by Raytheon Systems Limited (RSL) in the U.K. (Prime Contractor) and Raytheon Missile Systems in the United States to meet the U.K.'s Precision Guided Bomb (PGB) requirement.
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CAE was awarded a contract by EADS North America to design and manufacture the first UH-145 cockpit procedural trainer (CPT) for the United States Army. Under terms of the contract, CAE will also build a second UH-145 CPT for American Eurocopter's training centre in Grand Prairie, Texas. EADS North America, prime contractor for the UH-145 helicopter, will acquire the UH-145 CPTs to support pilot transition and proficiency training for the US Army. The UH-145 was selected by the Army as its next-generation Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) earlier this year. "This contract demonstrates the confidence that major prime contractors and military services have in CAE's ability to deliver high-fidelity helicopter training systems," said John Lenyo, President and General Manager, CAE USA. "We have delivered training systems for the greatest variety of helicopters and we're pleased to add the new UH-145 to this growing list." The UH-145 CPTs will be used for procedural, familiarization, and transition training as the Army begins taking delivery of the UH-145 LUH, which will replace aging UH-1 and OH-58 helicopters.
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Concorde Battery Corporation has been selected by the U. S. Navy to provide an advanced prototype lithium-ion battery for the new CH-53K Helicopter. The battery to be developed will be a high discharge rate battery designed for APU start and emergency power. Initial prototype batteries will be tested by the Navy for electrical performance, safety, and abuse tolerance. Following the initial test program, additional samples for qualification testing will be required. The lithium-ion battery for the CH-53K will be part of an integrated design with the control software and electronics of the aircraft system. Redundant safety systems built into the helicopter as well as into the battery are required to control the lithium-ion battery. The protection systems and monitoring of the battery will provide safe reliable power for this next generation of CH-53 helicopters."
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Boeing and Continental Airlines announced that Continental has converted 12 of its existing orders for Next-Generation 737 jetliners to . The announcement follows a Continental decision last August to become the first airline in the Americas and the first two-class carrier to order Boeing's newest and largest-capacity member of the 737 family, the -900ER. With this conversion, Continental now has orders for 24 737-900ER jetliners.
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Boeing and international business aviation group PrivatAir announced an order for one Boeing airplane. PrivatAir, headquartered in Geneva, becomes the first company of its kind to purchase the 787. The order is valued at $153 million at today's list prices. The order is accounted for on Boeing's Orders and Deliveries website, identified as a 787 BBJ VIP customer. PrivatAir will be the first commercial business aviation specialist to offer the 787 to its customers. The 787 complements PrivatAir's existing Boeing fleet, which includes a newly acquired 767, one 757, three Boeing Business Jets (BBJs) and one BBJ2.
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Boeing and Nakash Group of America announced an order for two Boeing . Nakash Group of America is a multi-national, multi-billion dollar conglomerate that owns Arkia Israeli Airlines. Arkia, based in Tel Aviv, will operate the 787s, making it the first airline in Israel to offer 787 services to its passengers. The order is valued at $366 million at list prices. Deliveries are in 2012. Nakash Group also secured options for two 787-9s.
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Northrop Grumman announced the creation of Northrop Grumman UK Limited, a new UK-registered company based in London that will facilitate the growth and expansion of Northrop Grumman activities in the UK defence, security, civil government and commercial sectors.
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Embraer announces that Sirte Oil Company has placed an order for one EMBRAER 170 jet. With this contract, Embraer gains its first customer in Libya, with delivery scheduled for March 2007. This firm order was already accounted for in Embraer's orderbook as "undisclosed", therefore the current order backlog is not affected by this announcement. Configured in a spacious single-class 76-seat layout, the EMBRAER 170 will be used to transport company personnel from the main base in Marsa El Brega to Tripoli and many other station points owned by Sirte Oil Company within Libya.
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