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backlogs, by Tempest model E-Jet sales, with
packing in fresh and combat air regional power
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CONTENTS
Volume 194 Number 5646
24-30 JULY 2018
NEWS
SHOW REPORT
Freight stuff Storm force Added bite
Cargo carriers UK goes on the Embraer gets
bulk up their offensive, as teeth into fresh
backlogs, by Tempest model E-Jet sales, with
packing in fresh and combat air regional power
6 Al Baker reveals Airbus plan for A350-1000

commitments strategy take to advance via
for delivery 10 centre stage 12 Boeing pact 18
range boost
7 Trade war concerns keep buyers quiet over
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deals.
UK eyes prize in Europe FCAS race
8 ‘Undisclosed customer’ is show winner
Mark Kwiatkowski/FlightGlobal
10 Resurgent cargo operators behind improved
Rich Cooper/COAP Media
forecasts
SHOW REPORT 11 ‘No rush’ to launch NMA, says Boeing
Rising
fortunes 12 Tempest set to strike as UK unveils air combat
ambitions
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13 Eurofighter a ‘benchmark’ for FCAS Airbus confident over A400M refuelling trial P24
COVER IMAGE 14 Momentum builds for renamed A220
Farnborough local and 16 Trent 7000 certification is ‘immnent’. 32 Interest rises in fledgling Starling types.
aviation photographer A350-1000 is approved for ETOPS over Aston Martin looks to sky with Volante Vision
Rich Cooper took this 180min 33 CFM will look before it Leaps towards higher
great shot of the newly 17 H3 hitches first customer for its Icarus- production rates
named Airbus A220 to converted Caravan. 34 UK puts space industry on launch pad
grace the cover of our Q400 makes splash in maritime role.
show report issue P6 Team Shadow’s benefits brought into clear FARNBOROUGH PICTURES
view 20 Flair in the air While the limited duration of its
18 Embraer eyes boost from Boeing tie-up daily flying display and near-absence of
22 MRJ90’s flying display debut is marred by fighters brought the volume down,
ground collision. Farnborough’s aerial attractions offered much
ATR anticipates entry to Chinese market by 30 Ground force Static display features ranged
2019. from old favourites to the latest types
Atmosphere is improved inside CRJ900 cabins
24 Atlas advances on fresh refuelling trials. RIAT PICTURES
FireHerc proposal could fan sales for LM-100J 36 Battle formation A showery interruption at
25 Ottawa evaluates Norwegian AW101. the Royal International Air Tattoo thwarted a
Turkish Aerospace targets further ATAK flypast for the Royal Air Force’s centenary, but
BEHIND THE HEADLINES exports the aircraft still wowed the crowds
FlightGlobal’s editorial 26 Solar-powered Zephyr gains altitude with
team decamped to its S-model testing. REGULARS
Farnborough news hub Engine switch creates drag for Boom.
where we produced four 5 Comment
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issues of Flight Daily News 38 Straight & Level
27 RAF lauds Protector as game-changer
as well as a constant flow of 40 Classified
28 Sikorsky seeks lift from S-92 updates.
stories for flightglobal.com 41 Jobs
Rotary revolution promised by Bell on Uber
and Flight Dashboard
design 43 Working Week
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While most of the attention
this week was focused on
Farnborough, Airbus also
had a whale of a time in
Toulouse, where its new
outsize transport, the
BelugaXL, performed a 4h
11min maiden sortie. The
airframer is building five of
the A330-200 freighter-
based aircraft
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Airbus
The week in numbers Question of the week
50%
Last week, we asked: Top attraction at Farnborough? You
said:
Gatwick airport
Total votes: 3,478
A321neos beginning flights this week with EasyJet at London
Gatwick airport are 50% quieter than existing types based there A220
1,313 votes
$2.82bn
F-35
729 votes
21%
A330neo
38% 557 votes
Boeing
E190-E2
List price value on Hawaiian Airlines’ order for 10 787-9s, which 16% 526 votes
carrier confirmed at Farnborough; the deal includes 10 options

737 Max 7
2% 15% 266 votes
50
8%
LM-100J
87 votes
Airbus
This week, we ask: Biggest winner at Farnborough?
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COMMENT
Not last orders

It may not have seen a sales bonanza, but the business notched up by the big commercial
airframers at Farnborough indicates that demand for their wares is far from being satiated
T here were no mega deals or aircraft launches, but

anyone who thought this year’s Farnborough would
pass with a whimper was mistaken. Swelling backlogs
and a straining supply chain appear to be doing little to
deter demand for Airbus and Boeing single-aisle types,
even though many customers will not get their hands
on purchases until well into the 2020s.
It was a good year for sub-150-seat aircraft, with
Embraer unveiling deals for up to 300 of its E1 and E2
large regional jets, as it waits to consummate the
marriage of its commercial business with Boeing.
Meanwhile, the erstwhile Bombardier CSeries, ap-
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pearing for the first time as the Airbus A220, saw an
immediate boost to its prospects with a 60-aircraft com- Don’t expect all the credit
mitment from David Neeleman’s planned US start-up. It
followed a tentative deal on the eve of the show for 60 they are buying a product that – as well as being packed
A220-300s from Neeleman’s former airline JetBlue. with innovative technologies – will be properly sup-
ported in the aftermarket, and around for the long term.
Airbus would be churlish to claim And despite concerns that a Trump-initiated trade
war could have the same effect on global trade as the US
that the A220’s success was down president’s favoured ketchup-laden cheeseburgers have
on the arteries, those whose business it is to move goods
solely to its own deal-closing skills around the world seem undeterred. A DHL Express
order for 14 Boeing 777 Freighters was among several
commitments for cargo transports.
The agreements came as a welcome boost for two This year’s show notched up deal announcements of
moribund product families. Despite losing the JetBlue all kinds for almost 1,500 commercial aircraft, the
business, Embraer’s John Slattery claimed a string of highest level since Paris 2013. Once the options, confir-
announcements on the second day of the show were mations and other ifs, buts, and maybes are extracted,
about the Brazilian airframer “reaffirming its leadership the “real” new orders total was down on last year’s Paris
in the space for up to 150 seats”. air show. But the continued strong activity is still a sign
At the same time, it would be churlish of a post-John of an industry enjoying a period of stability.
Leahy-era Airbus to suggest the A220’s success at Farn- There will be turbulence at some point. For now, the
borough was down to the deal-closing skills of its sales skies are clear, the seatbelt signs are off, and we are
staff. However, there is no doubt Toulouse’s takeover of cruising at a comfortable altitude. ■
the programme has given potential customers belief See Show Report P8
Storm warning
T he UK’s leading industry players and Ministry of
Defence played a great hand at the Farnborough air
show, with a clear statement of intent that they will not
the Eurofighter Typhoon, it is far more than a hollow
model. Rather, it is the representation of a broad-rang-
ing technology development activity that will span
be left behind as their French and German counterparts some 50-60 demonstrations on aspects including
strive to create a future combat air system. low-observable materials, advanced propulsion sys-
By laying out not only the contents of its first tems and futuristic cockpits. Early work already being
Combat Air Strategy, but doing so in front of a full- performed dates back almost three years.
scale model of a stunning concept for a notional Many international delegations were invited to see
“sixth-generation” fighter, the UK delivered a crystal- Tempest mock-ups at Farnborough and within a mys-
clear message: while it intends to work with partners tery marquee at the Royal International Air Tattoo, im-
– maybe including Berlin and Paris – it is only pre- mediately before the main industry event of the year.
Stay up to date with the latest
news and analysis from the pared to do so on its own terms. What officials from nations such as Japan, Sweden
commercial aviation industry: While the displayed Tempest platform is of course and Turkey saw cannot have failed to impress. ■
flightglobal.com/dashboard unlikely to see operational duty as a replacement for See Show Report P12

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FARNBOROUGH 2018
This year’s edition of the Farnborough air show was a
strange affair: sales were brisk, but tentative orders
dominated and most were from undisclosed customers;
the UK’s future fighter strategy was revealed, but political
turmoil elsewhere cast a shadow over the announcement.
Even the weather was less extreme than previous events.
Nonetheless, our team were on hand to get under the skin
of all the show’s big stories, including the arrival of the
Airbus A220 and the Boeing-Embraer tie-up. Report by
FlightGlobal’s team; images by BillyPix
A irbus is working on a further

A350-1000 range increase
which Qatar Airways group chief
Launch customer has taken
delivery of two aircraft so far
executive Akbar Al Baker expects
will create a “huge competitor” to
the aircraft’s rival, the Boeing
777-300ER.
The European manufacturer
recently boosted the -1000’s max-
imum take-off weight by 5t to
316t, which is available on all air-
craft through paperwork changes
and does not include any fuel-
capacity increase.
Al Baker says Airbus has dis-
closed plans to Qatar Airways for
a further weight increase, along
with additional fuel capacity.
“They are going to increase the
MTOW shortly, and then there
will be a second increase... which
will be a very huge competitor for
the -300ER, from what we can
see,” he says.
ADDED CAPACITY
This second increase will be VARIANT
Al Baker reveals Airbus plan

available “in the mid-term”, adds
Al Baker. “It’s a very promising
aeroplane. They have told us they
for A350-1000 range boost

can increase the range of the
-1000 by putting in additional
[fuel] tanks.”
Sources indicate that the weight
increase under study is a 3t rise, to Potential 3t rise in take-off weight by 2020 would give variant an edge over 777-300ER
319t, available from around 2020,
suggesting that structural changes whether the plan requires addi- about possible improvements”. velopments to meet the Qantas
could be required rather than sim- tional thrust from the Rolls- It is possible the potential requirement but declined to dis-
ply paperwork. With the current Royce Trent XWB-97 engine, cur- -1000 improvements could be close whether these would be
highest MTOW of 316t, the A350- rently rated at 97,000lb (432kN). part of studies into an A350 vari- based on the -900 airframe or the
1000 has a range of 8,400nm Airbus declines to comment ant in response to the Qantas larger -1000.
(15,500km). about the specifics of any pro- “Project Sunrise” request for an Boeing’s response is likely to
It is not clear how much addi- posed changes, saying only that it ultra-long-range aircraft. be based on the 777-8, which is
tional range the new MTOW and is “always looking at develop- Airbus has previously con- sized between the A350-900 and
fuel capacity will provide, or ments and talking to airlines firmed it is examining A350 de- -1000. ■

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Trade war concerns keep buyers quiet over deals

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trade relationships, particu-
larly in Asia, is responsible for
referred to the influence of mes-
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undisclosed deals,” he says.
Any potential trade war could
have an effect on aircraft orders,
the high number of orders lantic” – and particularly the warns Domhnal Slattery, the
logged at Farnborough that were threats of trade conflict. chief executive of Avolon, the
attributed to undisclosed cus- “That is putting a lot pressure world’s third-largest lessor.
tomers, Airbus claims. [on] airlines, putting a lot of “When you talk to key strate-
In several cases, no airline or pressure [on] governments,” he gic stakeholders, that’s the thing
lessor was revealed for signifi- says. “And some of our custom- they’re most worried about,”
cant commercial aircraft agree- ers have asked us not to fuel the Slattery says.
ments which were unveiled dur- [trade war] and all of these Greg Hayes, the chief execu-
ing the show. things.” tive of Pratt & Whitney parent
Speaking to investors during Schulz states that requests to company United Technologies,
the UK event, Airbus chief com- “slow down and not to fuel the “We don’t like also cautioned over worsening
mercial officer Eric Schulz said: fire” have particularly originated undisclosed orders. international relationships.
“We don’t like undisclosed or- from “the east” – suggesting that “The big threat is an all-out
ders. But we have to respect cus- the pleas have come from Chi-
But we have to trade war that could impact de-
tomers.” nese or other Asian operators. respect customers” livery of aircraft into China,” he
Without naming US President “That’s basically the main ex- Eric Schulz says. “That puts Boeing produc-
Donald Trump directly, Schulz planation why we have so many Chief commercial officer, Airbus tion at least at risk.” ■
STRATEGY
UK eyes prize in Europe FCAS race

B y unveiling its Tempest con-
cept for a “sixth-generation”
fighter as the show opened, the
tions a reality”. Its ambition to
remain “a global leader in the
sector” includes a willingness to
UK made clear its ambition of work in partnership with other
gaining “first-mover advantage” nations, he adds.
in Europe’s race to develop a fu- Involving BAE Systems,
ture combat air system. Leonardo, MBDA and Rolls-

Standing before UK industry’s Royce, Team Tempest is
vision of a stealthy future com- involved in a broader pro-

bat platform as the Ministry of gramme that aims to develop
Defence also published its Com- supporting technologies for an
bat Air Strategy, defence minis- FCAS, which is spanning 50-60
ter Gavin Williamson spoke of national demonstrations. ■
Williamson sees Tempest concept as maintaining global leadership its desire to make “lofty aspira- See Show Report P12

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DEALS
‘Undisclosed customer’ is show winner

Trade war pressures cause raft of undeclared clients, but business remained brisk despite airframers’ record backlogs
T otal firm orders, tentative

commitments and options
announced during the Farnbor-
ough air show – at nearly 1,500 –
outstripped any major air show
since Paris 2013, although the
number of new firm agreements
was lower than last year.
While the precise figure will
not be clear until the dust has
settled and all orders resolved

against those already in the back-
log, preliminary analysis indi-
cates a figure of a little over 200.
Complicating factors this year
include the more than 400 air-
craft covered by tentative deals
for unidentified customers. At
the same time, as many as 200 of
the firm orders announced were
potentially already booked in the
airframers’ backlogs, but were Embraer announced commitments for 300 aircraft – including 100 E175s for US carrier Republic Airways
without attribution.
Lessors, Asian low-cost carriers Neeleman’s start-up, mean- 20 737 Max 8s, taking options on
and narrowbodies again made up while – which he revealed would
Mystery shoppers a further 55 of the latter.
a large chunk of the types and cus- not keep its working title, Moxy – accounted for over This was part of a string of
tomers involved in Farnborough struck a preliminary deal for 60 400 aircraft covered commitments from aircraft les-
business – at least those that were A220s. sors, which also included
disclosed. There were also a large Republic Airways signed a let- by preliminary deals Goshawk being disclosed as the
chunk of regional aircraft deals, ter of intent for 100 firm Embraer customer behind 20-unit narrow-
largely from Embraer. 175s and took options on a fur- body orders for both Airbus and
There were relatively slim pick- ther 100, part of commitments for but interestingly also signed an Boeing. Other lessors signing for
ings for passenger twin-aisles, up to 300 aircraft the Brazilian MoU for two A330-800s, the first new metal included Aviation
however, although Boeing en- manufacturer unveiled at the commitment for the variant since Capital Group, Jackson Square
joyed a pick-up in widebody show. Customers included an- its backlog was wiped out when Aviation, Macquarie AirFinance
freighter deals. other Neeleman project, Azul. its only customers cancelled their and Novus Aviation.
Low-cost carrier AirAsia X, ATR, Bombardier and Comac orders. A much larger than usual share
Air Lease, US regional carrier also disclosed deals at the show. Air Lease chairman Steve of business announced at the
Republic Airways, Uganda Air- Uganda Airlines not only gave Udvar-Hazy says the US lessor show was attributed to undis-
lines, V ietJet and the still-un- Bombardier its only deal of the was “topping off” its Boeing or- closed customers. These mystery
named US start-up backed by show by signing for four CRJ900s, ders in signing for three 787s and shoppers accounted for over 400
David Neeleman were among aircraft covered by preliminary
the highest-profile deals done Show announcement by type New LOIs deals. That compares with 215 at
during the show. 58% Paris last year – itself a relatively
VietJet signed preliminary deals high figure against just 30 at Farn-
covering follow-on orders for 150 borough two years ago.
204
more narrowbodies – 100 Boeing New firm orders* By the end of the show, Air-
737 Max jets and 50 Airbus 201 15% bus flagged 431 commercial
A320neos. Malaysian airline commitments, including 93 firm
group AirAsia, had been tipped to
Total orders. Boeing counted a total of
unveil both narrowbody and 1,464 196 Options
14%
673 during the show, which
widebody business; the latter includes 145 aircraft already in
came to fruition when long-haul, the backlog as unattributed. Pre-
low-cost operation AirAsia X 863 Previously disclosed liminary analysis suggests that
signed for 34 more A330-900s: the orders* this leaves Boeing matching Air-
largest single widebody commit- 13% bus with 93 new firm commit-
Source: FlightGlobal analysis, * based on preliminary analysis
ment during the show. ments struck at the show. ■

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predicted airlines will need thou-

CargoLogicAir had 747-8F sands of converted aircraft in the
present at Farnborough coming decades.
To meet demand, conversions
specialist Israel Aerospace Indus-
tries is poised to launch a 777 pas-
senger-to-freighter programme,
says vice-president of marketing
Rafi Matalon. In April, Flight In-
ternational reported that IAI had
secured a launch customer for its
777 freighter programme.
“We believe, on the 777, we are
very close to announce that we are
going to convert,” said Matalon.
IAI can sell cargo-converted 777-
300s for about $60 million, Matal-
on indicates. He sees particular air
cargo demand coming from Cam-
Rich Cooper
bodia, India and Vietnam.
Paul Nolan, fleet development
director at CargoLogicManage-
ANALYSIS ment, predicts that in the coming
Resurgent cargo operators

decades nearly all Airbus A321s
and more than 1,000 737-800s
would be converted to freighters.
behind improved forecasts

The recent aircraft orders come
amid a broader air cargo uptick.
The industry suffered many years
of malaise until 2017, when,
Industry predicts strong demand driven by burgeoning growth in the “new economy” amid a boom in e-commerce, air
freight demand surged by 9%
T he air-cargo sector was a

major talking point at this
year’s show, with an improved
vice-president of marketing
Randy Tinseth revealed that the
manufacturer had revised up-
converted freighters in that period,
including 1,170 narrowbodies and
500 widebodies.
year on year, IATA figures show.
Growth has since slowed, but re-
mains positive in 2018.
long-term outlook driving signifi- wards its 20-year cargo outlook. Three large cargo aircraft were ATR chief executive Christian
cant business for Boeing from This year it estimates demand for on display at Farnborough’s dedi- Scherer says that last year’s
freighter operators. 980 new cargo aircraft over the cated Cargo Village area. These launch of a freighter version of
The US manufacturer landed next two decades; 60 more than included a 747-8F and an An- the ATR 72-600 – prompted by an
dozens of freighter orders at Farn- predicted in 2017. tonov An-124 exhibited by strate- order by FedEx for up to 50 air-
borough, a development seen as a Boeing’s 2018-2037 cargo de- gic freight partners CargoLogic- craft – has “sparked a lot of inter-
precursor to a widely expected mand forecast comprises 470 me- Air, Volga-Dnepr and est” in the variant.
surge in demand for cargo aircraft. dium-size freighters, like the 767- AirBridgeCargo, along with a He says this has come from tra-
Describing the freight sector as 300F, and 510 large freighters such Qatar Airways 747-8F. ditional air freight operators and,
being “centre stage” at the event, as the 777F and 747-8F. The air- During a cargo panel at the what he describes as, “new-econ-
Boeing Commercial Airplanes framer expects demand for 1,670 show, executives from the sector omy players”.
Airbus did not figure in any of
the show cargo order announce-
SALES ments and the airframer’s chief
Expanding freight firms deliver package of big deals to Boeing commercial officer Eric Schulz
admits it has work to do. “It’s
A raft of cargo deals were an- Volga-Dnepr placed a firm or- Lessor GECAS is to take up to 35 pretty clear from the result that
nounced during the show for a der for five 747-8 Freighters and more 737-800 Boeing Converted our competitor has sold a lot of
mix of new and converted aircraft. committed to the purchase of 29 Freighters, building on its current airplanes. The [operators] would
The biggest deal came at the 777Fs. The Russian cargo airline is commitment for 15. The deal com- love a bit more competition,” he
start of the week, when DHL also in discussion with Boeing prises firm orders for 20 conver- says. “We are going to do things
Express announced an order for about further orders of new and sions and options on 15 more. that we will talk about a bit later.”
14 Boeing 777 Freighters worth converted 767 freighters and con- The Farnborough orders come Airbus’s only new-build
$4.7 billion. verted 737 freighters. amid a strong recovery in freight- freighter is the A330-200F, and
The German express shipper Qatar Airways finalised an order er sales for Boeing. Last month during the show, Etihad Airways
expects the first four of the aircraft for five 777Fs, confirming a deal the manufacturer announced 24 confirmed it was selling its five
to be delivered in 2019, and has announced as a commitment in freighter orders – comprising 12 aircraft as part of moves to boost
also taken purchase rights and op- April. Qatar’s current fleet includes 767-300ERFs and 12 777Fs – to cargo yields and focus on “core”
tions on a total of seven more. 13 777Fs and two 747-8Fs. FedEx Express. ■ routes from Abu Dhabi. ■

Tempest set to strike
as UK unveils air FARNBOROUGH 2018
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DEVELOPMENT
‘No rush’ to launch NMA, says Boeing

Airframer will make decision next year, but slight delay will not affect propsed service-entry date in middle of next decade
B oeing now plans to make a

launch decision on the New
Mid-market Airplane in 2019,
have too many aircraft types and
sub-types – is it significantly in-
creases their cost of operations in
but remains committed to an en- terms of crews, infrastructure,
try-into-service date in 2025, spares, training, and ability to in-
says chief executive Dennis terchange aircraft.”
Muilenburg. Aengus Kelly, who heads the
The proposed concept for a world’s largest lessor, AerCap,
200-270-seat family of aircraft wants to see different priorities.
with 4,000-5,000nm (7,400-
9,250km) range has been on Boe- “When airlines have
ing’s drawing board since 2012,
but the launch decision is still at
too many aircraft
least six to 18 months away. types it significantly
Boeing executives emphasised increases the cost of
in a pre-show news conference
that the six-year development operations”
schedule would be feasible if the Steve Udvar-Hazy
board of directors approved the Executive chairman, Air Lease
launch decision next year.
“We’re also not going to be
rushed into a decision,” Muilen- “The OEMs need to focus on
burg says. “It’s about pushing the what they’re doing at the mo-
future production system more ment,” he says. “There are just
than about pushing technology.” too many airplanes at the mo-
Boeing has proposed an air- ment. If you look at Boeing, for
craft with a hybrid fuselage cross- example, we have a [737] Max 7,
section, which is generally taken New widebody will depend on production system, says Muilenburg Max 8, Max 9, Max 10, Max 200...
to mean a wider passenger cabin It’s too much customisation and
and a narrower cargo bay. ing a conference session at Farn- phasis on their existing products. too much reaction by the OEMs
While Boeing remains upbeat borough about the need for a new “The menu has got too large,” to what the other guys are doing.
about its plans to develop a clean- clean-sheet airliner to deliver says Steve Udvar-Hazy, executive You’ve got to build one that you
sheet airliner, there was less en- game-changing economics, two chairman of Air Lease. “For some really feel your customer base
thusiasm from the leasing sector leasing company chiefs urged airlines, it is very confusing; and needs and wants.”
during the show. Speaking dur- manufacturers to put their em- what it leads to – when airlines Meanwhile, Airbus continues
to stress that it has covered the
market Boeing is aiming at with
PROPULSION the NMA with its existing narrow-
CFM plans participation in programme, despite issues of thrust and widebody product lines.
“The mid-range market for us
The power requirement for en- from the competition for GE and whether it can justify competitive is a combination of the A321LR
gines equipping Boeing’s New Safran to pursue separate bids, engine offerings. ` and A330neo. I can absolutely
Mid-market Airplane could slight- Joyce says. “People feel great when you see every day, in every discus-
ly exceed 50,000lb-thrust (222kN) “We’ve committed that we’ll launch, but your shareholders sion I have with airlines, that this
each, but CFM International still do the engine with Safran, our don’t feel great until it’s success- is the right way to go,” says Air-
plans to participate in the compe- engine partner, even if it sneaks a ful. So at the end of the day that bus chief commercial officer Eric
tition, GE Aviation chief executive little bit north of 52,000lb-thrust,” programme has got to turn into Schulz. “The NMA is not a good
David Joyce indicates. Joyce says. “We would still con- GEnx for us or like Leap for us,” proposal”, he adds.
The agreement between GE sider it to be in the spirit of the Joyce says. It recently emerged through
and Safran Aircraft Engines un- [joint venture],” he adds. “We’re not completely recon- European intellectual property
derpinning CFM sets 50,000lb- Boeing expects to make a ciled right now but we haven’t documents that Boeing had regis-
thrust as the upper limit for launch decision on the NMA in done all our homework.” tered the name “797” as a trade-
engines produced by the joint 2019, but CFM is still analysing Joyce expects Boeing to pro- mark. This is the next available
company. the business case for the provide feedback on the first-round slot in Seattle’s seven-series nam-
If Boeing’s studies for the NMA gramme. A key question for the proposals that were submitted by ing convention, so it would be the
concept begin to creep over that engine manufacturers remains engine manufacturers for the logical choice for the NMA when
threshold, CFM will not withdraw the size of the NMA market and NMA two weeks ago. ■ the programme is launched. ■

A highly ambitious vision of

the UK’s next-generation
fighter was revealed on the open-
ing day of the show, with the Tem-
pest concept adding significant
firepower to the Ministry of De-
fence’s new Combat Air Strategy.
Unveiling a full-scale model of
a possible future platform within
BAE Systems’ exhibit, defence
secretary Gavin Williamson said:
“We are entering a dangerous new
era of warfare, so our main focus
has to be the future. Today, we
offer you a glimpse of tomorrow.”
Describing the UK as “a world
leader in combat air, combining
skills and technology from right Capabilities could
across Europe”, Williamson says include deploying
BAE Systems
its new strategy provides a tem- swarming munitions
plate for making “lofty aspira-
tions a reality” when pursuing a
future replacement for the Eu- PROGRAMME
Tempest set to strike as UK

rofighter Typhoon.
“This is a strategy to keep con-
trol of the air, both at home and
unveils air combat ambitions

abroad, to remain a global leader
in the sector, support the wider
prosperity agenda, and build on
key skills across the UK’s indus-
trial base,” he says. Defence minister reveals timetable for development supporting future strike capability
The UK’s vision for Tempest –
a large, twin-engined model with such as low-observability, ad- tin] F-35 programme and inte- ment of intent”, BAE chief execu-
design traits broadly resembling vanced sensors, propulsion and grating fourth- and fifth-genera- tive Charles Woodburn says the
those on the Lockheed Martin future cockpit design, contained tion systems means we are FCAS development initiative is
F-22 and so-called “sixth-genera- within an existing future combat ideally placed to work with a “a great opportunity for us all”.
tion” fighter concepts – is seen as air system technology initiative. wide range of partners to achieve However, while the document
incorporating a wide range of The current partners signed a first-mover advantage within this confirms an interest in attracting
technologies, including an adapt- new heads of agreement deal at market,” the MoD’s strategy doc- partners to work on such an ac-
able propulsion system and a the show to advance the activity. ument states. tivity, it cautions: “There are of
“virtual” cockpit to be shown on “We want new partners as Nations including Japan, Swe- course risks; if badly conceived,
a pilot’s helmet-mounted display. well. We want to put our world- den and Turkey are among those collaboration can increase
An operational platform could be class skills at the disposal of our the UK would be willing to work programme overheads, cause

manned or unmanned, and capa- friends, by embracing the high- with, while the companies behind delay, increase cost and deliver
ble of deploying swarming muni- end skills that they also offer and a separate Franco-German project sub-optimal capabilities.”
tions and carrying a laser direct- can bring to the table,” William- have called for greater collabora- Referring to “an iron-clad com-
ed-energy weapon. son says. tion between European nations, mitment to deliver” on the strate-
“The UK’s experience in devel- potentially incorporating the UK. gy’s vision, Williamson says: “A
JOINT EFFORT oping the [Panavia] Tornado and Describing the new Combat new team is already on the run-
A symbol of the work conducted Typhoon, on the [Lockheed Mar- Air Strategy as a “powerful state- way. Their timetable is clear: I
so far as part of a £2 billion ($2.6 want to see a business case for the
billion), 10-year allocation an- acquisition programme by the
nounced in the MoD’s 2015 Strate- end of the year. Early decisions
gic Defence and Security Review, around acquiring next-generation
the concept is the result of a collab- capability will be made by the
oration named Team Tempest. In- end of 2020, with final invest-
volving BAE, Leonardo, MBDA, ment decisions by 2025. By 2035,
Rolls-Royce and the RAF’s Rapid I want to see Tempest flying
Capabilities Office, this embodies a alongside world-beating Ty-
UK capability, but is very much in- phoons and F-35s.”
viting international participation. “We are working at pace – that
BAE Systems
Team Tempest’s activities will is the mantra of the team,” says

span work across 50-60 national Air Vice Marshal Simon Rochelle,
demonstrations, covering aspects Futuristic concept could attract partners such as Japan and Turkey the RAF’s chief of staff, capability.

Momentum builds FARNBOROUGH 2018
for renamed A220 Show report
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Pointing to a model of “shared eq- ENHANCEMENTS
Eurofighter a ‘benchmark’ for FCAS

uity and shared risk” across the
industry partners and the MoD, he
adds: “The funding is real.”
Key requirements for a future
system include its developers’ abil-
ity to call on spiral development
techniques and use app-type soft-
I n unveiling its Tempest concept
for a future combat air system,
the UK has set a clear target to re-
tions on the future of this weapon
system.” Eurofighter hopes to fi-
nalise plans for packages of en-
While the UK’s Team Tempest
activity is advancing technolo-
gies for future combat systems
ware to support a system’s contin- main at the forefront of the fighter hancements later this year, he wholly separately from a French/
ued evolution via rapid updates. arena in Europe. adds, stating: “It is a question of German project involving Airbus
Conrad Banks, R-R’s chief en- Responding to the full-scale in which order we are going to Defence & Space and Dassault,
gineer, future defence pro- model’s unveiling alongside the deliver capability.” Paltzo concludes: “It is our belief
grammes, says the company will Ministry of Defence’s release of a Eurofighter will deliver “greater that Europe will eventually con-
investigate a full range of tech- Combat Air Strategy document, connectivity, sensor and data fu- verge on one FCAS solution.”
nologies for a future propulsion Airbus says it “is encouraged to sion” and a technology refresh for Speaking to FlightGlobal
system, including meeting ther- see the [UK] government’s finan- the Typhoon’s cockpit, including ahead of the Combat Air Strate-
mal management and cooling cial commitment to the project, the introduction of a high-resolu- gy’s publication, Saab chief exec-
needs – potentially via the use of which supports the goal of sover- tion, large-area display, as part of utive Håkan Buskhe said: “I have
a diverted third stream of air from eign European defence capabili- such evolution plans. all the doors open” to potential
its gas turbine engines. Other ty”. It adds: “A future combat air Referring to the UK’s combat co-operation on a European
areas of interest include the in- system is of utmost importance air ambitions, he adds: “The an- FCAS. “I think we can contrib-
creased use of composite materi- and we look forward to continu- nouncement is fully in line with ute,” he adds.
als, plus embedded generators, a ing discussions in this area with the strategy we are running for However, noting that the
distortion-tolerant fan system all relevant European players.” the Eurofighter Typhoon product Swedish company already inde-
and battery storage technology. Volker Paltzo, chief executive and our further evolution.” Firm pendently produces the Gripen
of the multinational Eurofighter plans to further evolve the Royal C/D and new-generation E, he
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY consortium, is convinced that the Air Force’s examples are “en- adds: “there are possibilities for
“For the Royal Air Force, it is current programme will remain couraging”, he adds. more than one” system. ■
about taking ownership... It is a relevant for years to come, calling
unique opportunity to architect a the Eurofighter “the benchmark
system that will ensure we can for European collaboration”.
sustain the combat air capabilities Speaking the day after the Tem-
that are so important today, and pest’s emergence, Paltzo said the
continue to control airspace in the Eurofighter consortium remains
future,” says chief of the air staff in discussion with partner nations
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK
Hillier. He sees a future strike over a broad raft of enhancements
asset as being a “flexible and agile for the twin-engined type, which
capability, delivered rapidly, af- he believes could support an
fordably and configurable for a FCAS programme.
range of future conflicts”. “We are in an intensive debate
“The UK is fully open to inter- about the mid- and long-term
national partnership,” Hillier says. evolution,” he says. “There are
“It is an entirely fitting way for the more than 500 requirements we
RAF to enter its second century.” ■ are discussing with our core na- Volker Paltzo says Typhoon’s evolution will support future system
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NARROWBODY
Momentum builds for renamed A220

Newly acquired Airbus twinjet’s Farnborough debut – of a sort – included tentative agreement covering 60 aircraft
A irbus arrived at Farnborough

with fresh momentum for its
newly minted A220 family, after
unveiling its branding for the for-
mer Bombardier CSeries a week
before the UK event – and having
already logged a tentative deal
from JetBlue Airways for poten-
tially up to 120 aircraft.
It added to that total at the
show, with a 60-unit deal from a
US start-up.
The new head of the A220 ven-
ture believes that breaking a cycle
of doubt over the programme is
crucial to establishing the twinjet
as a successful model.
Philippe Balducchi is the chief
executive of the venture –
CSeries Aircraft Limited Partner-
ship – which gave Airbus control
of the former CSeries at the begin-
ning of July. Sustained success for ex-CSeries depends on breaking “vicious circle” of doubt, says programme chief
“Momentum in terms of cer-
tainty over the future of the pro- vantage of their familiarity with thin routes, with passenger negotiation with suppliers, la-
gramme wasn’t there,” he says, particular customers to which comfort, without compromising bour efficiency, and an examina-
pointing out that this lack of con- Airbus has had limited exposure. costs – particularly on longer- tion of the A220 structure to de-
fidence effectively held back the “The customer base we’ve in- range sectors. termine the scope for potential
entire supply chain. herited [with the CSeries] is not Balducchi is supported by manufacturing improvements.
“We need to get out of the vi- bad,” he says. “There are some David Dufrenois, who has served
cious circle, need to show there’s blue-chip customers out there.” as head of A380 market develop- IMPROVED DESIGN
a market. Once you have that, Airbus disclosed JetBlue as an ment, as well as former CSeries Balducchi says Dewar has “ideas
you can go to suppliers and say A220 customer shortly after the general manager Rob Dewar. on improving the design” of the
there’s a demand.” airframer took over, but Balduc- “We can push the value-sell- A220, to save costs, but Airbus
Airbus aims to leverage its chi points out that the airline ing,” says Balducchi. “This air- will need to weigh the
commercial influence, its cus- had already been engaged with craft has lots of value to offer.” investment considerations.
tomer support reach, and its ne- the CSeries long before Airbus’s Airbus wants to establish the “I don’t think we’ll see
gotiating power to convince op- involvement. A220 as a “complement” to the anything drastic,” he says,

erators – and, in turn, supply A320, but Balducchi acknowl- pointing out that Airbus will

partners – that the A220’s pros- BUDGET CARRIER edges that the aircraft are “not a benefit from the freshness of the
pects have strengthened. He suggests, however, that the family”, although closing the gap A220’s development.
Illustrating its belief in the new Airbus acquisition helped to
is not an immediate concern. Bombardier was “pretty brave”
jet, Airbus has raised the list price nudge the budget carrier into com- Balducchi says Airbus is “still to have stepped into the intense-
of the aircraft – it officially sells mitting, and that it demonstrates in the relaunch phase” but he is ly-competitive single-aisle com-
the A220-300 at $91.5 million and the “credibility” which has been optimistic about securing a share mercial jet market, he says, given
the smaller -100 at $81 million. given to the programme’s future. of the forecast demand, and that Airbus and Boeing are “not
Airbus will be relying on its At Farnborough, Airbus gained achieving margin gains and cash sleeping giants”.
own sales force, rather than a tentative commitment from generation – although he declines “That makes life very difficult,
Bombardier’s, to generate orders. JetBlue founder David Neele-
to specify the timeframe or near- and puts lots of risk on the air-
Balducchi says the airframer man’s new US start-up for 60 term sales targets. craft,” says Balducchi. But he
“won’t duplicate” the sales team A220-300s. “We’re not here to say we’re says that, while the entity in
and its regional sales units will Delivery of the twinjets for the going to lose money on the air- charge of the programme might
simply add the A220 to their in- start-up will commence in 2021, craft,” he states. A220 sales will have changed, the A220’s perfor-
dividual portfolios. from a proposed final assembly be entirely consolidated in Air- mance and economics have not,
But Balducchi says Airbus is line in Mobile, Alabama. bus’s financial figures, he adds. and Airbus aims to give the air-
likely to “complement” the team Neeleman says the A220 will Cost reduction will be tackled craft the chance of success its
with “a few new hires”, to take ad- allow the new carrier to operate from several angles, including characteristics deserve. ■

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REGULATION
A350-1000 is approved
for ETOPS over 180min
Hi Fly’s A380 arrived
in a customised livery T he Airbus A350-1000 has been
cleared for extended twin-en-
gined operations beyond 3h.
XWB-97, including 405min at
maximum continuous thrust plus
15min at hold thrust.
OUTLOOK The -1000 is the larger of the Three A350-1000s have so far
Airbus keeps faith in superjumbo two A350-family variants, and is

powered by Rolls-Royce Trent
been delivered: two for Qatar
Airways, and a single aircraft for
XWB-97 engines. Cathay Pacific.
E ric Schulz, Airbus chief com-

mercial officer, is optimistic
that the A380 will gain a handful
disappointed if we would not
book at least five or six additional
orders this year.”
R-R obtained initial certifica-
tion for the XWB-97 from the Eu-
ropean Aviation Safety Agency at
EASA approved the smaller
A350-900 for beyond-180min
ETOPS in October 2014.
of orders this year. Hi Fly, the latest operator of the end of August last year. R-R says the Trent XWB
The airframer logged a 20-unit the superjumbo, brought its A380 EASA subsequently granted recently passed an accumulated
deal from Emirates this year, but to Farnborough on the Thursday. 120min ETOPS approval to the 2 million flight hours, shortly
otherwise slow sales have forced The former Singapore Airlines jet A350-1000 in February this year, after the company took total de-
it to cut its production rate to just will be used for wet-lease opera- and 180min approval in liveries of the powerplant family
six per year from 2020. tions. mid-June. But type certificate
to 500 engines. R-R says the
Schulz told investors at a brief- The double-decker features a documentation from the engine has achieved dispatch re-
ing during the show that he did unique livery promoting marine regulator shows this was upgrad- liability of 99.9% and zero in-
not want them to believe that Air- conservation, on behalf of the ed to beyond-180min clearance flight shutdowns.
bus had “given up” on orders. Mirpuri Foundation, which was on 6 July. Airbus has additionally se-
“We have not,” he says. “To be founded by Hi Fly chief execu- EASA lists a maximum diver- cured Chinese certification for
very open with you, I’d be very tive Paulo Mirpuri. ■ sion duration of 420min for the the A350 in recent days. ■
PROPULSION
Trent 7000 certification is ‘imminent’

Approval nears for powerplant equipping A330neo family, with extended twin-engined operations clearance to follow
A irbus’s A330-900 is likely to

obtain extended twin-en-
gined operations approval in
is “confident the engine meets de-
sign targets for fuel burn”.
R-R claims a 10% specific fuel
October, as the type’s Rolls-
consumption improvement over
Royce Trent 7000 engine closes the earlier Trent 700 for the A330.
in on certification. Airbus says that, once adjusted for
The -900 is one of two aircraft the higher engine weight and aer-
in the re-engined A330neo fami- odynamic tweaks, the A330neo
ly, and launch operator TAP Air will cut fuel burn by 14%.
Portugal’s initial aircraft has re- Airbus brought two -900 test
cently undertaken extensive aircraft to Farnborough: one, in
route-proving exercises. the airframer’s colour scheme,
R-R states that it is expecting participated in the flying display,
“imminent” certification for the Airbus-liveried twinjet was one of two examples displayed at show while a TAP-liveried example
engine from the European Avia- was on the static line.
tion Safety Agency, ahead of that by the end of September or “There’s a spare engine in Tou- The airframer secured a wel-
third-quarter entry into service. early October,” he says. louse, but we’ve not needed it at come boost for the type at Farn-
Trent 7000 programme direc- R-R on 15 July shipped the first all,” he says. borough, with AirAsia X adding
tor Chris Davie says the manufac- production A330neo powerplant Johnston describes the Trent 34 orders for the -900, taking the
turer will then aim for ETOPS to the airframer’s assembly line. 7000 as a “twin” to the Trent carrier’s total A330neo commit-
approval, with the intention to Six Trent 7000s are fitted to 1000-TEN, combining Trent 1000 ment to 100. In addition, Airbus
get 330min clearance. three test A330-900s, including architecture with Trent XWB booked a two-unit memorandum
He says testing should be com- the TAP route-proving jet, and R-R technology. of understanding for two -800s
pleted around early August. head of Airbus customer market- Davie is not specific about the from Uganda Airlines, plus six
“We’ll strip the engine down, ing Peter Johnston says the flight fuel savings achieved during test firm A330neos from an undis-
assess the components, and do testing has progressed smoothly. flights, but says the manufacturer closed customer. ■

Embraer eyes
boost from FARNBOROUGH 2018
Boeing tie-up Show report
Show Report P18
SURVEILLANCE UPGRADE
H3 hitches first customer for Team Shadow’s

benefits brought
its Icarus-converted Caravan into clear view
African buyer to take utility aircraft adapted for special mission use by German company T wo of the UK Royal Air
Force’s key intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance
G ermany’s H3 Aerospace
Group revealed a special-mis-
sion development of the Cessna
assets are receiving an operation-
al lift as the result of a strategic
agreement between the Ministry
Caravan, with its Icarus adaptation of Defence, Raytheon UK and
to the high-winged utility type Textron Aviation.
adding an intelligence, surveil- Operating under the name
lance and reconnaissance pod be- Team Shadow, the relationship
neath its fuselage and between two will “further improve effective-
and four onboard operator stations. ness and realise efficiencies” on
The parent company of H3 the Sentinel R1 and Shadow R1
Grob Aircraft – which used the fleets, the partners say.
Tony Best/FlightGlobal
show to promote its broadening An immediate objective is to
range of capabilities, also includ- smooth the delivery of a major
ing a sensor-equipped G120TP upgrade programme for the Shad-
trainer – has spent the last year ow: a heavily modified Beech-
working on the Caravan deriva- Cessna type receives new sensor pod and onboard operator stations craft King Air 350CER.
tive, says Joerg Dommasch, direc- The MoD pledged in its 2015
tor H3 Mission Systems. also will enable users to relay in- an unidentified African military Strategic D efence and Security
Equipment options include a formation gathered by the aircraft customer. Its next identified plat- Review to boost the fleet from
Hensoldt or L3 Wescam electro- to a ground control station. form integration for Icarus in- five to eight examples, and to re-
optical/infrared sensor and Leon- “The beauty is, it’s modular volves the Beechcraft King Air. tain the type in use until 2030.
ardo Seaspray 7000E-series sur- and scalable,” says Dommasch, “We see a large market,” Roland Howell, Raytheon UK’s
veillance radar, plus potentially adding that the equipment on Dommasch says. “There are so director airborne ISR, says that
3D mapping and hyper-spectral offer is free of international traffic many Caravans and King Airs out six of the twin-turboprops are
sensors, a signals intelligence in arms regulations restrictions. there, and entities that can’t now involved in a first-stage up-
package or equipment to support H3 Mission Systems has al- afford to spend $100 million on grade. This standard should
the oil and gas sector. A datalink ready sold an adapted Caravan to an ISR aircraft.” ■ reach initial operational capabili-
ty status before the end of next
year, and be followed by a more
DEBUT capable Shadow 2 standard to be
Q400 makes splash in maritime role

in use across the fleet by 2022.
Air Cdre Ian Gale, the RAF’s
senior responsible owner ISTAR
platforms, says one effect of the
L 3 Technologies introduced
its Bombardier Q400-based
multi-mission aircraft (MMA),
petitions, the Q400 MMA has re-
ceived several major modifica-
tions, including the addition of
A multi-mission systems bay
has been added below the fuse-
lage to house payloads based on
Team Shadow partnership has
been to slash the current upgrade
phase’s expected duration from
eyeing market demand for types large fuel tanks on either side of customer requirements, and there five years to just 18 months.
to patrol the maritime domain. the aircraft, which double its are hardpoints for weapons. Current plans call for the
Being pitched in various com- range and boost endurance to 12h. Darryl Conley, vice-president RAF’s Sentinel ground surveil-
strategic capture for L3 Aerospace lance aircraft to remain opera-
Systems, says the Q400 was cho- tional until March 2021. Four ex-
sen due to its low-level perfor- amples are in use, but Gale
mance, high horsepower, electri- reveals that a fifth, removed from
cal power and internal cooling. service post-SDSR, has been re-
“L3 has modified 1,500 aircraft tained by Raytheon at the com-
in its history, so we were able to pany’s Broughton facility, and re-
modify the Q400 without mains in a “viable” condition.
changes to its operating enve-
“As we wait for decisions from
lope,” he says. the Modernising Defence Pro-

The company foresees the air- gramme we are really well
craft having four to six operator positioned – should we be asked
stations and a mission planning to do so – to move it back into the
Enlarged fuel tanks will boost twin-turboprop’s endurance to 12h station, with a crew of 10. ■ fleet,” Gale says. ■

ORDERS
Embraer eyes boost from Boeing tie-up

Brazilian airframer and joint-venture partner-in-waiting emphasise strength of brand as E-Jets deliver strong sales boost
E mbraer unwrapped commit-

ments and options for up to
300 E-Jets at the Farnborough air
ing: “The Embraer brand is
strong, and we want to continue
to build on that.”
show, buoyed by a proposed joint Characterising the partnership
venture with Boeing that promis- as a “holistic enterprise”, Muilen-
es to expand the reach of the Bra- burg says: “This is not about an
zilian airframer’s commercial individual product line… This is
business. an enterprise combination, and I
The bulk of Embraer’s deals, think that will differentiate us in
worth $15.3 billion at list prices, the marketplace.”
were letters of intent by existing Slattery is emphatic that E-Jet
operators. US regional carrier Re- production will remain in Brazil,
public Airways Holdings plans to rather than shifting to Boeing’s US
take 100 E175s, with 100 purchase facilities in the future. “That is not
rights, while Brazil’s Azul intends envisioned,” he says. “We don’t
to order 21 E195-E2s. Switzer- plan to build E-Jets anywhere out-
land’s Helvetic Airways inked a side of São José dos Campos.”
letter of intent for 12 E190-E2s and The approach by Boeing and
12 purchase rights, and lessor Nor- Embraer for their planned joint
dic Aviation Capital plans to order venture differs from that of rival
three E190s. Slattery unveiled a striking new livery in the “Profit Hunter” series Airbus, which wasted little time
An unidentified customer, de- in rebranding the Bombardier
scribed by Embraer as an airline the year, he added. posal is subject to clearance by CSeries to the A220 after taking
from Spain, agreed to a letter of Embraer had a striking shark- Brazil’s government, whose ap- a majority stake in the pro-
intent covering three E195-E2s themed E190-E2 at the show, proval Embraer hopes to win be- gramme on 1 July.
and two purchase rights. continuing the “Profit Hunter” fore the administration of presi- Hours after the official unveil-
Three airlines signed firm or- theme it unveiled at last year’s dent Michel Temer leaves office ing of the A220, shortly before the
ders at the air show: Kuwait’s Wa- Paris event, where it showed the at the end of this year following a show, Airbus announced a deal to
taniya Airways (10 E195-E2s re-engined jet with an eagle general election in October. sell 60 A220-300s to JetBlue Air-
with 10 purchase rights); Mauri- painted on the nose. Despite plans by Boeing to take ways, beating Embraer’s E195-E2
tania Airlines (two E175s) and the lion’s share of Embraer’s com- offering to the New York-based
United Airlines (25 E175s). MARKETING DRIVE mercial aircraft portfolio, the pair airline. JetBlue will use the A220s
“Today is about Embraer reaf- The airframer is pushing E-Jet have sought to portray the partner- to replace its 60-aircraft E190 fleet
firming its leadership in the sales as it embarks on the ship as a win-win for both parties, starting in 2020, and estimates it
space for up to 150 seats,” said planned joint venture with Boe- with Boeing senior executives will have removed the Embraer
the manufacturer’s commercial ing that it hopes to close by the paying tribute to Embraer’s legacy. jets from its fleet by 2025.
chief John Slattery at a crowded end of 2019 – a deal that will see Boeing indicates that the E-Jet
press conference on 17 July an- the US aerospace giant take an name could remain even under OPTIONS
nouncing the deals. More orders 80% stake in Embraer’s commer- the joint venture, with chief ex- JetBlue, which was the E190
could come in the second half of cial aviation business. The pro- ecutive Dennis Muilenburg say- launch operator and customer, said
that while the E195-E2 is a “fabu-
lous next-generation aircraft”, it se-
MILITARY lected the A220 for its range, eco-
KC-390 could gain lift beyond sales and marketing collaboration nomics and order flexibility. The
airline has the option to substitute
The scope of a proposed joint rating on sales and marketing of quired to open that marketplace some of its 60 A220-300 options
venture between Embraer and the KC-390, but it also could in- for the KC-390.” with the smaller A220-100.
Boeing includes collaborating on clude re-engineering the airlifter Although the deal encompass- While Slattery says any cam-
potential upgrades and modifica- as new requirements from poten- es other defence products and paign loss is “always disappoint-
tions of the Brazilian manufac- tial customers emerge, says Greg services, the main purpose of the ing”, he maintains that JetBlue’s
turer’s KC-390 airlifter. Smith, Boeing’s chief financial of- new joint venture, if finalised, defection will not cause Embraer
Details of the final agreement ficer. would be to support sales for the any lasting damage.
between the pair remain under “Most of it [will be] sales and KC-390, Smith says. After announcing the $15.3 bil-
negotiations, but the potential marketing of the programme,” “We’re going to partner and lion-worth of deals, he says: “It is
remit appears to be broader than Smith says. “But we will collabo- sell that aircraft globally,” he hard to argue that Embraer has no
first realised. rate on next generations and adds. “That is the foremost ob- momentum when you have these
The focus remains on collabo- modifications that will be re- jective here.” ■ sales numbers behind us.” ■

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Spitfire mark Royal Air Force’s centenary;
EASP Air Dornier 328; A400M angles in;
737 Max 7 debuts; T129 goes on the
ATAK; KC-390 advances sales thrust;
Typhoon power; MRJ bounces back

FARNBOROUGH 2018
Show report
FLAIR IN
THE AIR
While the limited duration of its daily flying display
and near-absence of fighters brought the volume
down a few notches, Farnborough’s mix of aerial
attractions still offered much. Pictures by BillyPix

INTERIORS INCIDENT
Atmosphere is
improved inside MRJ90’s flying display debut
CRJ900 cabins is marred by ground collision
N ewly focussed on its regional
aircraft range, Bombardier at
Farnborough displayed its CRJ900
Aircraft suffers damage to radome while being pushed back into position after first sortie
decked out in the company’s new

Atmosphere cabin.
The Canadian manufacturer
M itsubishi Aircraft’s long run
of misfortune seemed set to
continue at Farnborough after a
showcased the interior, supplied collision with a ground truck
by Zodiac Aerospace, in a Delta Air looked likely to curtail the MRJ’s
Lines CRJ900 on the static line. flying display debut.
Delta has ordered 20 CRJ900s The incident took place on 16
with the Atmosphere cabin. July, as the MRJ90 was being
“There is a tremendous oppor- pushed back into position follow-
tunity for the CRJ,” says Bombar- ing its display sortie. It left the re-
dier president of commercial air- gional jet’s radome with impact Replacement part was flown to the UK, enabling resumption of flights
craft Fred Cromer. damage, which Alex Bellamy,
Bombardier projects airlines chief development officer and kets, believing these can each ac- Since All Nippon Airways
will need 5,750 large regional air- head of the programme manage- count for 15% of MRJ orders. placed a launch order in 2008,
craft within 20 years. Cromer ment division for Mitsubishi Air- Yugo Fukuhara, vice-president Mitsubishi has gained firm com-
calls the Atmosphere cabin a “di- craft, described as “like a crack”. and general manager of sales and mitments for 213 MRJs, plus 174
rect response” to customer needs. Although the airframer marketing, says it still expects the options and purchase rights. Cus-
The Atmosphere cabin features patched the damage, the aircraft majority of transactions, around tomers include Aerolease, Air
larger overhead bins that can ac- was pulled from the flying dis- 40%, to come from North Ameri- Mandalay, ANA and Japan Air-
commodate large carry-on bags. It play on 17 July. However, the ex- ca, with Europe and Asia-Pacific lines. The backlog, however, is
also features mood lighting, in- press shipment of a radome taken accounting for 15% each, and the dominated by orders from two
seat power and bigger lavatories. from another flight-test aircraft at remainder from China, Latin US regional carriers: SkyWest
Delta managing director of fleet its Moses Lake, Washington facil- America and the Middle East. Airlines and Trans States Air-
transactions Daniel Pietrzak says ity allowed demonstrations to re- “Europe is our immediate mar- lines, who account for more than
that he found the Atmosphere sume the following day. ket, but Asia-Pacific will be for 70% of the total.
cabin “very impressive”. Orders for the regional jet re- future growth,” he says. “Airlines Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Air-
Bombardier netted a single deal main key. Mitsubishi Aircraft is that we speak with are either craft is preparing the support net-
at Farnborough for four CRJ900s, working to further penetrate the looking to upguage or downguage work for the MRJ90, ahead of ser-
from Uganda National Airlines. ■ European and Asia-Pacific mar- their services.” vice entry with ANA in 2020. ■
TURBOPROPS
ATR anticipates entry to Chinese market by 2019

A TR chief executive Christian
Scherer is optimistic the
manufacturer could start deliver-
of the production in the country
in order to gain market access,
which would “hardly make
ing its turboprops in China from sense” for an airframer of ATR’s
2019, even though its current size, says Scherer.
-600-series ATR 42/72 aircraft He thinks China’s market is “so
have not been certificated by the vast” there is “room for everyone”.
Tony Best/FlightGlobal
nation’s aviation regulator. ATR foresees demand for 300

“I still believe we can get the turboprops in China through
certification of our -600 version of 2037. This would be “primarily”
our airplane done this year so for 50-seat ATR 42s, says Scherer.
that we can start delivering air- Company brought ATR 42-600 destined for US carrier Silver Airways Sales at the show were mini-
planes,” says Scherer. mal, with two tentative deals the
This could be “possibly next Scherer acknowledges poten- ATR’s arrival in the country. only commercial activity dis-
year, if not the year after”, he adds. tial competition with China’s Without competition against in- closed by the airframer. Its static
The Civil Aviation Administration own AVIC MA60 and MA600 tur- digenous aircraft, a Western man- line exhibit featured an ATR
of China has accepted ATR’s ap- boprops, but suggests that situa- ufacturer could be required by 42-600 destined for US carrier

plication for type certification. tion might actually simplify Chinese authorities to place part Silver Airways. ■

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PROGRAMME
Atlas advances on fresh refuelling trials

Company confident of success in supporting helicopters following windtunnel work, as new export deal draws closer
A irbus Defence & Space will

launch flight tests in the first
quarter of next year to prove the
volve either an H225M or a Leon-
ardo Helicopters AW101.
Airbus and UK personnel also
ability of its A400M tactical recently advanced air-to-air refu-
transport to refuel helicopters in elling trials in Spain involving a
flight. “Grizzly” test aircraft and a Royal
Previous tests involving an Air Force A330 Voyager, with the
Airbus Helicopters H225M ex- Atlas receiving fuel “over a wide
posed stability issues for the ro- range of altitudes and air speeds”.
torcraft while it was operating Meanwhile, Alonso expects to
near the Atlas, with the 27m close a new international A400M
(90ft) length of its refuelling hose sale in the near future.
also bringing it too close to the European airlifter could also soon be heading for use with Indonesia “Now is the right time to go for
airlifter’s tail. export,” he tells FlightGlobal.
Successful windtunnel testing in the same under-wing refuel- “The next test will be done in “We have some campaigns ac-
has already been conducted ling pod, this has an increased the first quarter of 2019,” says tive: one of them is very active,
using a thinner hose design pro- length of 37m, and a slower rate head of military aircraft Fernan- and I think that in the next
duced by Cobham. Housed with- of fuel flow. do Alonso. The activity will in- months we can probably sign a
first contract.”
Alonso declines to identify the
MODIFICATION potential buyer, but the pro-
Airbus weighs military A320 variant to replace ageing MPA gramme’s strongest recent signal
of interest came in March, when
Plans are advancing for Airbus A first application could come system which can match it,” says Jakarta’s state-owned Indonesia
Defence & Space to adapt the via a Franco-German requirement Airbus Defence & Space head of Trading Company announced
A320 for military applications, to replace the nations’ Dassault strategy Antoine Noguier. plans to acquire two of the type.
with the need to replace obsolete ATL-2 Atlantique and Lockheed Airbus is assessing whether to The A400M has been devel-
maritime patrol aircraft fleets in Martin P-3 Orion platforms. The best serve the market by offering oped for partner nations Bel-
Europe driving early activities. partners plan to field a future new-build Neo aircraft, or gium, France, Germany, Luxem-
However, the company says its maritime airborne warfare system offering conversions of second- bourg, Spain, Turkey and the
planned modular multi-mission from around 2035. hand a irframes. It is also con- UK, which will take a combined
product – the A320M3 – could “We are at the beginning of ducting design studies on 170 examples. Airbus’s only
also be adapted for airborne early understanding exactly what that integrating a bomb bay and new other success with the type so
warning, intelligence, surveillance common requirement could be, sensors onto the narrowbody, far has been with Malaysia,
and reconnaissance and signals but believe we have a platform and studying where to perform which has received four of the
intelligence tasks. which can easily be turned into a such modification work. ■ airlifters. ■
DEMONSTRATION
FireHerc proposal could fan sales for LM-100J

L ockheed Martin showcased its
LM-100J commercial freighter
with a stunning aerial display, as
closed launch operator, as well
as 20 tentative commitments
from ASL Aviation and Brazilian
the Super Hercules derivative air cargo specialist Bravo
closes in on securing US certifi- Industries.

cation later this year. Lockheed also introduced a
Flight tests with two examples new fire-fighting variant at the
are continuing, says Tony Frese, show, which it dubs the FireHerc.
the manufacturer’s vice-president “A lot of its design attributes – Commercial freighter is heading towards US certification approval
of business development, air mo- such as the four turboprop en-
bility, with a third example in gines and straight wings – are with two different retardant dis- metre-wave sensors from else-
final assembly. very well aligned to take on that pensing systems, and Lockheed where within its business to en-
So far, Lockheed has taken mission,” says Frese. is working on the integration of able fire-fighting missions to be
five firm orders from an undis- The FireHerc can be equipped synthetic vision/infrared/milli- carried out at night. ■

Solar-powered Zephyr
gains altitude with FARNBOROUGH 2018
S-model testing Show report
Show Report P26
ROTORCRAFT
Turkish Aerospace targets further ATAK exports

T urkish Aerospace – newly re-
branded without the former
Industries suffix – is confident of
Company – a joint venture be-
tween Honeywell and Rolls-Royce.
Once the export conditions are
winning more international or- satisfied, deliveries can com-
ders for its T129 ATAK helicop- mence in three months, says Bilgi.
ter, having secured a 30-unit deal The Pakistan deal is a water-
with Pakistan on the eve of the shed moment for Turkey’s aero-
Farnborough show. space industry, he says. “Follow-
A delivery schedule with Islam- ing Pakistan there are a lot of
abad has yet to be agreed as export countries that we are negotiating
licence formalities must first be with. Pakistan is a tough custom-
cleared with the Turkish and Ital- er. We went to the Himalayas for
ian defence ministries, says high-altitude tests, we went to the Bangladesh, Morocco and Thailand are all considering the T129
Gorkem Bilgi, corporate marketing desert for testing in hot condi-
manager at Turkish Aerospace. tions at 52°C [125°F]. They tested quirements in Bangladesh, Moroc- develop the T129, is strong, the
Rome is involved because the the helicopter for four years. It’s co and Thailand. Of these, companies have different attack
T129 is largely based on the Leon- kind of a diploma – if you sell a Morocco is looking to buy 24 and helicopter paths in the future.
ardo Helicopters AW129 Mangus- helicopter to Pakistan, then all Thailand 12-15. Bangladesh has Turkish Aerospace’s focus going
ta. In addition, the helicopter’s countries are interested.” yet to determine a quantity. forward will be on the updated
T800 engines are produced by the Specifically, the T129 is in con- While Bilgi says the relation- ATAK II, while Leonardo is devel-
Light Helicopter Turbine Engine tention for attack helicopter re- ship with Leonardo, which helped oping the AW249. ■
PROCUREMENT
Ottawa evaluates Norwegian AW101

Delegation expresses interest in technologies equipping latest SAR variant for mid-life upgrade of Cormorant fleet
C anada is still evaluating poten-

tial enhancements for its fleet
of Leonardo Helicopters CH-149
previously acquired nine surplus
AW101s from the USA following
the cancellation of the VH-71 presi-
Cormorant search and rescue rotor- dential helicopter programme.
craft, with a delegation at Farnbor- A number of the VH-71s are
ough to facilitate the process. likely to be brought back into op-
The CH-149 is the local desig- erational use as part of the mid-
nation for Leonardo’s AW101. The life upgrade programme, with the
airframer had a SAR-roled exam- goal of delivering a “common
ple on its Farnborough display, fleet” with identical equipment
part of a 16-unit order for Norway. and mission systems.
Canadian officials toured the Leonardo was selected earlier
AW101 at the show, as they con- this year to perform the moderni-
sider their options for the CH-149 sation work.
modernisation. Oslo’s helicopters feature enhanced Osprey radar, and new avionics The company believes that the
Speaking following his aircraft helicopters for the Royal Norwe-
visit, Terry Wood, director general He notes the addition of Leon- airframes it can field. gian Air Force – four of which
of major procurements air and land ardo’s “more powerful” Osprey Although Canada has previ- have so far been delivered – can
at the Canadian Department of Na- active electronically scanned ously indicated that it hopes to form a “basic standard” from
tional Defence, said it had yet to array radar, modernised cockpit operate “up to 21 airframes”, which it can “springboard”, says
define the exact requirements for and improved winch. Wood says that figure is “still up Sean McElliott, senior product
the upgrade programme, but will “Those are the key aspects that for consideration”. marketing manager for special-
be led by the needs of the Royal Ca- the operational community are “If the [improved] engines and ised aircraft.
nadian Air Force. interested in,” he says. avionics prove more reliable it He identifies Portugal as a like-
“We are very much interested However, Wood cautions that could be that we sacrifice an ly future customer for a similar
in what Norway has done. There with cost an important consider- airframe or two for additional
mid-life upgrade on its AW101
are a number of important design ation, the department will have capabilities.” fleet, as well as potential export
changes over our configuration,” to evaluate the benefits of certain In addition to its 14-strong in- sales opportunities for “long-
he says. upgrades, versus the number of service fleet of Cormorants, Ottawa range SAR”. ■

PROPULSION SUPERSONIC
UTC develops
hybrid-electric
Engine switch creates drag for Boom
demonstrators B oom Technology now expects
to fly a supersonic demonstra-
P aul Eremenko, the newly ap-

pointed chief technology
officer of United Technologies, is
tor for its future Mach 2.2 airliner
up to two years late – by the end
of 2019, says chief executive
already making his mark on the Blake Scholl.
company, with the revelation The XB-1 demonstrator, nick-
that it is working on a hybrid- named “Baby Boom”, was sched-
electric demonstrator pro- uled to achieve first flight in late
gramme, as well as launching a 2017, but that timeline was de-
Boom Technology
new rapid prototyping and de- layed a year ago to later in 2018.
velopment unit. During an airshow presenta-
Eremenko says the company tion, however, Scholl confirmed
is currently developing a that the XB-1’s maiden sortie will The one-third scale XB-1 was originally due to make its debut in 2017
number of hybrid-electric flight be pushed back again, to 2019.
demonstrators, as it looks to- The entry into service of the switching to a different variant of faster than most subsonic jets, but
ward future propulsion systems. M2.2, 55-seat airliner remains set the GE Aviation J85 engine. for the same seat-mile cost as a
However, he says it will be a for 2025, despite the new delay, “The big risks in the pro- business-class flight.
“couple more months” before it Scholl says. gramme are in the rear-view mir- A future factory operated by
is ready to reveal details on the Boom fell behind schedule by ror,” Scholl says. Virgin Galactic in California will
experimental aircraft. taking more time to optimise the The $200 million airliner is be designed to build 60 aircraft
In addition, the new unit – aerodynamics of the XB-1 and being designed to travel 2.6 times per year. ■
called UTC Advanced Projects –
will be a “Skunk Works-type”
outfit, and will operate in a “fast- UNMANNED SYSTEM
Solar-powered Zephyr gains

paced, risk-tolerant environment
at the heart of UTC”, behaving
more like a start-up than a tradi-
altitude with S-model testing

tional aerospace company.
He says it will work across the
whole of UTC, rather than being
confined to a single division like
the recently established Gator Latest version of pseudo-satellite makes flawless 10-day maiden flight, reaching 74,000ft
Works operation at its Pratt &
Whitney military
ness.
engines busi-
Eremenko joined UTC earlier

F or Airbus Defence & Space
and its Zephyr S, the sky real-
ly is the limit – because any high-
Staying high is the key to
Zephyr’s value, she says. Solar-
powered aircraft lose some
this year, following a two-year er and this high-altitude pseudo- altitude to conserve power at

stint in the CTO position at Air- satellite would be a spacecraft. night, but if the aircraft is able to
bus. Prior to that, he held roles at Zephyr S is a solar-powered remain in the stratosphere for a
the US Defense Advanced Re- unmanned air vehicle designed full 24h cycle then it can stay
search Projects Agency and for tactical deployment to pro- above commercial air traffic and
Google Alphabet. vide persistent surveillance or rough weather.
He says the rapid pace of im- deliver communications to ill- Sophie Thomas, who heads
provement seen in the power den- served locations. the Zephyr programme, adds that
sity of electrical components of- As the show began, the Zephyr going from the 40,000ft maxi-
fers the “tantalising possibility” of S was halfway through its 10-day mum altitude achieved by an ear-
all-electric aircraft in the future. flight in Arizona, with results lier prototype to 70,000ft-plus in-
A separate unit inside UTC pointing to full-term success and dicates the progress Airbus has
Aerospace Systems – the high- an endurance record for the type. made in battery management.
voltage electrical systems lab in The UK Ministry of Defence has Rosenmann says UAV’s battery The value of Zephyr lies in per-
Rockford, Illinois – has recently ordered three, for unspecified management gives persistence sistence, and Rosenmann says
validated a 1MW generator, four use. Production is ongoing at a ground testing suggests that it may
times as powerful as the units it new factory just outside the Farn- in battery performance. The air- be possible to fly the UAV for 100
makes for the Boeing 787. borough airfield fence. craft has achieved 74,000ft alti- day-night cycles without having
“We are investing heavily in Jana Rosenmann, head of un- tude in Arizona and, critically, to land and change batteries.
more-electric [architectures],” manned systems at Airbus, says has remained above 50,000ft at Later this year, further testing
says Dave Gitlin, president of the key to the flight-test campaign dawn, after a night’s flying with in Australia will aim to push
UTAS. ■ so far has been “fantastic results” no sun to charge its batteries. those limits. ■

Sikorsky seeks lift FARNBOROUGH 2018
from S-92 updates Show report
Show Report P28
UNMANNED SYSTEMS
RAF lauds Protector as game-changer

Service sees potential follow-up orders based on advanced capabilities such as anti-submarine missions alongside P-8A
G eneral Atomics Aeronauti-

cal Systems was at the show
on a high, after completing a his-
fleet, including a new hangar.
Fourteen of an expected 21 air ve-
hicles are currently on order.
toric transatlantic first with its “I think we will see that the
MQ-9B SkyGuardian – the basis utility for this aeroplane is so
for the UK Royal Air Force’s spectacular that we probably will
future Protector remotely-pilot- feel the urge to look again at those
ed air system. figures,” Gale says. Potential fur-
The medium-altitude, long- ther applications include operat-
endurance unmanned air vehicle ing in concert with the RAF’s
touched down at RAF Fairford in Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime
Gloucestershire on 11 July, fol- patrol and anti-submarine war-
lowing a more than 24h direct fare aircraft, possibly while carry-
flight from Grand Forks, North ing a maritime search radar.
Dakota: a distance of 3,760nm A diverse industry team in-
MQ-9B arrived off the Welsh
Crown Copyright
(6,950km), flown at 27,000ft. The cluding Cobham, GKN Fokker,
coast on 11 July, during debut
aircraft appeared in the static dis- MBDA and Raytheon UK joined
24h transatlantic flight
play at the Royal International ranks at Farnborough to highlight
Air Tattoo. the importance of the Protector
Air Cdre Ian Gale, the RAF’s equipped with the Panavia Tor- precision-guided bombs, using acquisition.
senior responsible owner, ISTAR nado GR4 – will be the first unit six under-wing pylons. Leonardo and General Atom-
programmes, describes the me- to field the type, at its Wadding- The SkyGuardian uses an au- ics announced a collaboration in
ticulously planned transatlantic ton base in Lincolnshire. A sec- tomatic take-off and landing sys- integrating the former’s Sage elec-
crossing as “mundane”, with the ond squadron will follow, with tem and satellite-controlled taxi- tronic support measures equip-
SkyGuardian touching down Wg Cdr Neil Towers, the service’s ing, with other features including ment with the S kyGuardian air-
within 4cm (1.5in) of the runway programme manager, expecting lightning protection and anti-ic- frame, which will be offered as
centreline. the Protector force to eventually ing. General Atomics has already an option to the UK and other fu-
To carry the designation Pro- total around 500 personnel. demonstrated a flight endurance ture customers.
tector RG1 in UK service, and to Offering twice the endurance of over 48h with the type. Alastair Morrison, Leonardo’s
replace the RAF’s current MQ-9 of the Reaper and with a larger, However, its most significant deputy managing director UK,
Reapers, the new type is expect- 24m (79ft) wingspan, the new advance is around planned certi- says the company is also eyeing
ed to achieve initial operational type is expected to carry MBDA fication to operate routinely in the MALE platform as a potential
capability during 2023. The ser- Brimstone air-to-surface missiles non-segregated airspace along- candidate for equipment includ-
vice’s 31 Sqn – formerly and Raytheon UK Paveway IV side commercial traffic. ing its BriteCloud active decoy,
“Protector is going to change Mysis directed infrared counter-
how we look at remotely-piloted measures suite, Osprey and Sea-
aircraft,” Gale says. “I think it is spray radars and an infrared
going to change European air- search and track sensor.
space – when we put detect and Meanwhile, the Netherlands is
avoid in there, you suddenly re- to field four MQ-9 Reapers from
veal the limitations of the human mid-2020, after signing a contract
[operator].” at the show. Its order, which also

The Ministry of Defence on 13 includes four ground control sta-
July announced a £93 million tions, will lead to deliveries of
($123 million) investment in in- Block 5-standard examples to the
frastructure at Waddington to ac- Royal Netherlands Air Force’s 306
Aircraft gained 31 Sqn markings for static appearance at RIAT show commodate the future Protector Sqn at Leeuwarden air base. ■
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Sikorsky seeks lift from S-92 updates

Airframer hopes for orders boost via enhancement packages designed to improve performance and operating costs
S ikorsky plans a 2019 launch

for a number of undisclosed
upgrade packages for its S-92
of crew-change operations in the
North Sea.
Although offshore operations
heavy helicopter, which could have been hard hit by falls in the
include uprated engines. price of crude, Previte says it is
The US manufacturer, now seeing a recovery in the segment
part of Lockheed Martin, is bat- – flight hours rose by 3% last
tling a downturn in the market year, and Sikorsky expects to see
for civil rotorcraft that has seen a 6-8% rise in 2018.
sales and output slide across the However, Previte acknowledg-
sector over the past two years. es that this has partly been driven
Upgrades would help to lift or- by the difficulties experienced by
ders and provide better value for Most recent deals have come from search and rescue operators the Airbus Helicopters H225, the
existing operators, it believes. S-92’s direct rival in the sector.
Nathalie Previte, vice-presi- tion under the package of up- with new hardware – but what No orders for new oil and gas-
dent of strategy and business de- grades would be to offer a version we are going to develop is a mod- roled S-92s have been received
velopment, says any enhance- of the CT7-8A7 that powers the ular approach depending on for “quite some time”, admits
ments would offer “better CH-148 Cyclone – a military de- what customers want.” Previte. Recent sales have mostly
performance, range and pay- rivative of the S-92. “That’s some- The upgrades will also be focused on SAR-configured ex-
load”, as well as reduced operat- thing we are looking at,” she says. available as retrofits to the exist- amples of the S-92, she says,
ing costs. However, she indicates that an ing fleet, says Previte. pointing to the presence of an
The 11t-class rotorcraft is pow- uprated powerplant will not be Sikorsky has a strong presence HM Coastguard-liveried helicop-
ered by twin GE Aviation CT7 the only option on offer. “A lot of in the offshore oil and gas seg- ter outside Lockheed’s Farnbor-
engines, and Previte says one op- times technology insertion comes ment, with the S-92 the mainstay ough chalet. ■
TECHNOLOGY
Rotary revolution promised by Bell on Uber design

B ell is moving closer to reveal-
ing the rotor system that will
equip its future urban air mobili-
(1,000lb) maximum take-off
weight air vehicle in collabora-
tion with Uber for the technology
preliminary design review, when
we really know the architecture
of the system, that’s when we will
ter” from its name to reflect its
change to a “technology compa-
ny that is redefining flight”.
ty vehicle, with the manufacturer firm’s Elevate urban mobility ini- unveil it.” However, traditional rotorcraft
now settled on its preferred ar- tiative. Service entry is expected The US airframer recently se- still provided the backbone for
chitecture. in the “early 2020s”. lected Safran to supply a hybrid- the company’s static display,
Chief executive Mitch Snyder Bell has yet to share with Uber electric power system for the air- with a Farnborough air show
says the programme is moving its latest configuration for the air craft, which Snyder describes as debut for its 505 Jet Ranger X
from a conceptual to a prelimi- vehicle as it wants to “hold off a the “biggest piece” of the design. light-single. Snyder highlights
nary design phase. little longer”, says Snyder. Bell earlier this year changed the type’s potential as a cost-ef-
“We have actually tested “Once we get it close to the its brand, ditching the “Helicop- fective military trainer. ■
enough systems in the lab to
know what we are going to do
with that vehicle,” says Snyder. DEVELOPMENT
It is developing the 453kg Partners reveal 412EPX as precursor to military medium-twin
Subaru and Bell have u nveiled local assembly of the 150 aircraft Improvements over the cur-
the 412EPX commercial helicop- a condition of the contract. Del- rent iteration, the 412EPI, will
ter, an upgraded version of the iveries are expected in 2022. concentrate on the main gear-
US manufacturer’s medium-twin, Bell says the UH-X will be a mil- box, which has an enhanced dry-
which will form the basis of a new itarised derivative of the 412EPX. run capability and helps to
military model for Japan. A commercial variant was increase the type’s maximum
In 2015, the pair were selected always envisaged as part of the gross weight to 5,530kg
by Tokyo under the UH-X contest development; Bell says the type (12,200lb), up from 5,360kg cur-
to replace the Japan Ground achieved US Federal Aviation rently. Mast torque output will
Snyder says 505 has potential Self-Defence Force’s current fleet Administration certification on 5 also be increased by 11% at
as cost-effective military trainer of UH-1J troop transports, with July. speeds below 60kt (111km/h). ■

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gr-eight look; DA42 shines for Diamond; 747-8F
stars in Cargo Village; A330-900 on TAP; goodbye
CSeries – hello A220; E190-E2 deals fed backlog;
Gripen E model packs big punch

FARNBOROUGH 2018
Show report
GROUND FORCE
Static display features ranged from old favourites to the latest generation of
airliner, fighter, business jet and advanced rotorcraft. Pictures by BillyPix

START-UP
Interest rises in fledgling Starling types

Samad Aerospace “overwhelmed” by response to recently unveiled electric and hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft programme
U K start-up Samad Aerospace

is already seeing considera-
ble interest in its eStarling and
The $6.4 million eStarling will
be first to market, with certifica-
tion and service entry planned
Starling Jet vertical take-off and within five years. Designed for
landing business aircraft, despite intra-city travel, the eStarling has
only unveiling the programme in a projected range of 350nm
February. (650km) and a top speed of 260kt
Chief executive Seyed (480km/h). “As battery technolo-
Mohseni says the company has gy improves the aircraft will be-
secured letters of intent for 103 come all-electric,” says Mohseni.
examples of the electric and hy- The $12 million hybrid-elec-
brid-electric-powered aircraft tric Starling Jet is scheduled to
since the project was revealed. enter service in 2024 with antici-
“We have been overwhelmed pated range and top speed of
by the response to the pro- Mohseni says start-up has amassed 103 letters of intent for aircraft 1,300nm and 400kt, respectively.
gramme,” says Mohseni, who The project still depends on a
displayed at the show a one-fifth to switch from a V- to a T-tail con- but is in discussions with four fundraising effort. Samad has
scale prototype of the aircraft. figuration to improve handling. manufacturers, Mohseni says. spent £2 million ($2.6 million)
The six-seat eStarling has se- The Starling aircraft will use Hover testing of the scaled pro- and a further £40 million is need-
cured 75 tentative sales – 50 of four electric-powered fans to de- totype was completed in June ed to bring the aircraft to market,
which are for an unnamed air liver VTOL performance: two in and Samad will begin transition on top of £60 million to build a
ambulance provider – with the the wingroots thrusting vertically, testing after the show. “We will manufacturing facility. “We are
10-seat Starling Jet making up the and two on pylons further aft, start building a 50%-scale model in touch with investors and hope
remainder. which are retracted when the fan in August and plan to fly it in to make a funding announcement
Samad wrapped up testing of a is employed for forward move- 2020,” says Mohseni. within weeks,” Mohseni says.
one-tenth-scale prototype in ment. A gas turbine provides both Construction of the first of five Samad has appointed business
April. As a result of these evalua- main forward thrust and battery full-scale prototypes will begin aviation services provider Luxa-
tions, Mohseni says the Cran- charging for the fans. Samad has early next year, “leading to first viation to promote the aircraft in
field-based company has decided yet to select an engine provider, flight in 2021”, he adds. Africa and the Middle East. ■
CONCEPT
Aston Martin looks to the sky with Volante Vision

A ston Martin is not a name
usually associated with avia-
tion, but the luxury car maker is
months ago by approaching Cran-
field with a design, which they
validated,” he says. “Rolls-Royce
hoping to change that with the came on board around six months
introduction of a high-end, three- ago, and together we have pro-
seat hybrid-electric vertical take- duced what we believe will be a
off and landing aircraft targeted at very successful programme.”
the wealthy elite. The Volante is an electric air-
The concept, known as the craft that gets its power from a
Volante Vision, made its interna- R-R Model 250 gas turbine con-
tional debut at Farnborough, figured as a generator to drive its
where Aston Martin and its UK three propellers.
partners Cranfield University, The aircraft is projected to Car maker sees strong potential market for urban mobility aircraft
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions have a top speed of 175kt
and Rolls-Royce were seeking to (320km/h), and a 215nm (400km) show rather than a motor show. will proceed with full-scale de-
drum up interest in the project. range – putting Paris easily with- There is a growing market for this velopment early in the next dec-
“This is a new line in luxury in reach of London. type of vehicle.” ade,” Sproule says.
urban mobility,” says Aston Mar- Sproule says Aston Martin is The company will carry out an With a price tag in the “seven-
tin vice-president and chief mar- “very serious” about the aircraft international demonstration tour figures”, the Volante will appeal to
keting officer Simon Sproule. “We market. “That’s why we are with the concept to gain custom- air taxi operators and wealthy
started our journey around 18 launching the Volante at an air er feedback. “If it is positive, we owner-flyers, Sproule says. ■

UK puts space
industry on FARNBOROUGH 2018
launch pad Show report
Show Report P34
ENGINES
P&W back up to
speed, ready for
output ramp-up
P ratt & Whitney is confident it
will meet the ramp-up de-
mands for its geared-turbofan nar-
rowbody engines, despite issues
earlier this year that temporarily
halted deliveries of the PW1100G
to Airbus for the A320neo family.
Speaking at the show on 16
July, the US engine maker’s presi-
dent Bob Leduc said it was now
Max Kingsley-Jones/FlightGlobal
“on schedule” with engine deliv-
eries.
“We are all caught up,” he
says. “The problems we had over
the last few years are behind us.
Leap powerplants have suffered from durability issues related to barrier coating on turbine shrouds We are on schedule and will
ramp up on schedule.”
PROPULSION Leduc’s comments were
CFM will look before it Leaps

echoed by Greg Hayes, chief ex-
ecutive of parent company Unit-
ed Technologies, who says it will
towards higher production

achieve “rate 63” for Airbus “at
some time next year”.
With both airframers consider-
ing taking narrowbody produc-
Manufacturer to restore existing rate-rise plan ahead of embarking on further increases tion to 70 aircraft per month or
higher, there are concerns as to
C FM International will not de-

cide on further increases to
Leap engine output until it has
keep pace with scheduled in-
creases in the ramp-up plan.
The delay in CFM’s delivery
plant available for the 737 Max,
while the -1A competes with Pratt
& Whitney’s PW1100G geared tur-
whether the supply chain can
support that increase.
recovered from a delay to its ex- plan peaked at seven weeks and bofan on the A320neo family. “The problems we had
isting ramp-up plan, which it ex- has since been reduced. “We are Both the Leap-1A and -1B have
pects to achieve later this year. confident we will close the gap in been affected by a premature loss
over the last few years
Leap production fell behind 2018,” Imbourg says. CFM has a of a barrier coating on high-pres- are behind us. We are
schedule earlier this year be- dual-source policy, but this has sure turbine shrouds made from on schedule and will
cause suppliers of a “very small been increased to four suppliers ceramic matrix composites.
number” of parts – in particular for certain components. Executive vice-president and ramp up on schedule”
castings and forgings – did not Over the full course of this general manager Allen Paxson Bob Leduc
meet production targets, execu- year, CFM intends to deliver, for says “the shroud is fine”, but the President, Pratt & Whitney
tive vice-president and general the first time, more Leap than coating loss cuts exhaust gas tem-
manager Sebastien Imbourg said CFM56 engines – at least 1,100 perature (EGT) margin and, as a
during a briefing in London on versus 1,050, respectively. “But result, reduces time on wing be- Hayes says the issue for P&W
14 July, ahead of the Farnbor- we are just in the middle [of the fore engines require restoration. is whether it can “make invest-
ough air show. ramp-up plan],” Imbourg says. He says CFM has been able to ments fast enough” to satisfy the
Imbourg says this was not a More than 2,000 Leap deliveries recertificate the engine with in- airframers’ demands.“There’s no
matter of part design or technolo- are planned for 2020. creased EGT margin – to boost technical reason why we can’t do
gy, but a “first-time yield issue”: Airbus and Boeing are evaluat- time on wing – because the en- it; it’s simply an issue of supply-
the proportion of components ing further increases in their re- gine was tested under harsher chain constraints,” he says.
that had to be scrapped because spective A320- and 737-family conditions than required for the But Leduc believes the engine
they did not meet production production rates, but Imbourg original approval. suppliers have not been given
standards was too high. says CFM’s priority is to restore its Additionally, CFM introduced enough credit for achieving high-
Recovery plans have been im- existing ramp-up plan. He says in June a modified shroud with a er output in relatively little time.
plemented, and CFM is “now de- the venture will decide in 2019 thinner, more durable barrier “It took Airbus and Boeing 30
livering at the rate we have to”, whether it can raise production coating. Paxson says the improve- years to get to rate 60: the engines
Imbourg says. But he notes that further as both airframers evaluate ments were achieved through companies are going to do it in 30
production needed to be raised as taking narrowbody output higher. process changes rather than refor- months. No-one ever seems to
a result of the delay, in order to The Leap-1B is the sole power- mulation of the coating. ■ want to talk about that piece.” ■

INVESTMENT
UK puts space industry on launch pad

Government unveils £31.5 million in grants supporting capabilities to orbit satellites from sites in Cornwall and Scotland
N early 50 years after abandon-

ing a home-grown launch
capability, Britain has kicked off a
domestic space race – with opera-
tors at both ends of the British
mainland vying to be first to fly.
In Scotland, Lockheed Martin
is leading a UK Space Agency-
supported scheme to fly small,
vertical-launch rockets from as
early as 2020. In the far southwest,
Cornwall’s champion is Virgin
Orbit, whose air-launch system is
being readied in C alifornia for a
maiden sortie late this year or
Virgin
early 2019, with first flight from
Newquay airport possible in 2021. “Cosmic Girl”, a Virgin 747-400 modified to carry rockets to 35,000ft, could fly from Newquay airport
Both schemes were unveiled at
the Farnborough event. Talk of £23.5 million for Lockheed “to ing ahead, and now has its own is expected in 2021; target custom-
establishing a UK launch indus- establish vertical launch opera- dedicated carrier aircraft – a ers are European, so flying from
try dates to the early 2010s, and tions and develop innovative modified former Virgin Atlantic Scotland offers huge convenience.
the 2014 Farnborough air show technologies”; £5.5 million is Boeing 747-400 called “Cosmic The Scotland operation – ini-
saw the government unveil ambi- going to Orbex, a U K-Danish Girl”, which will carry the rocket tially seen as launching about 10
tious plans to establish a space- start-up developing a small to 35,000ft before releasing it to times yearly – is eagerly encour-
port – at that time billed to be launcher designed to orbit small continue its journey to orbit aged by the Royal Air Force,
operating by 2018. satellites to polar orbits; and, £2.5 under rocket power. which enjoys a “growing rela-
The spaceport project went million to support the Highlands As an air-launched system, tionship” with UKSA to develop
quiet until recently, but the gov- and Islands Enterprise council. LauncherOne can operate from a “responsive space” capability.
ernment has long been billing the any suitable airport. Newquay is RAF chief of staff for capability
UK space industry as a world COMPOSITE VEHICLE ideal – its runway points straight and force development, Air Vice
leader and encouraging domestic Lockheed’s contribution is al- to the Atlantic for safe, over-sea Marshal Simon Rochelle, says
and overseas businesses to invest ready flight-proven: the company launches to the north, perfect for Britain and the other so-called
in Britain. Regularly cited are am- is a “strategic investor” in Los An- putting small, Earth-observing sat- “Five Eyes” security partners –
bitions to capture, by 2030, 10% geles-based RocketLab, whose ellites into polar orbits. Australia, Canada, New Zealand
of a global space market forecast composite, low-cost vehicle, Elec- Virgin Orbit special project boss and the USA – agree that “space
to be worth £400 billion ($522 tron, made its maiden flight last William Pomerantz flew in to sign is now a contested war-fighting
billion) by 2030. year from a purpose-built space- the deal from California, where he environment”.
Success stories are many. The port in New Zealand. “Tried and says there is a real “buzz” around
Harwell industry cluster near Ox- tested” Electron’s first flight failed the Long Beach factory readying RAPID NOTICE
ford already hosts some 80 organi- to reach orbit, but a second outing LauncherOne for flight. So, the RAF needs rapid launch
sations employing 800 people – orbited multiple payloads. Lockheed’s operation, from the capability – to orbit surveillance
including the European Space Cornwall, meanwhile, is run- A’Mhoine peninsula in Suther- or communications assets on as
Agency, the UK’s Satellite Appli- ning with Virgin’s satellite launch land, also enjoys favourable geog- little as 72h notice.
cations Catapult and the Ruther- operation, unveiled by Virgin raphy, with a clear run to the Enthusiasm for launch repre-
ford Appleton Laboratories. Over- Group boss Richard Branson at north and valuable polar orbits. sents a dramatic government pol-
all, space employs nearly 40,000 the 2012 Farnborough show. At A dark horse is Orbex, which icy U-turn. The UK is a major
people in the UK. that time, it was envisioned that will use its grant money to build a player in the European Space
Launch has been a missing the LauncherOne rocket would factory in Scotland to make struc- Agency, but for decades has re-
link in the value chain, but the be deployed from the same twin- tures, assemble rockets with Dan- fused to fund launchers. Ironical-
Space Industry Act passed by fuselage aircraft developed to ish engines and integrate pay- ly, the country was an early lead-
Parliament earlier this year launch Virgin Galactic’s passen- loads. Chief executive Chris er in ballistic missile technology
cleared regulatory and liability ger-carrying suborbital space- Lamour declines to indicate the and successfully developed an
roadblocks to flights from the UK. craft, SpaceShipOne. target price of a launch and calls orbital launch vehicle called
Now the government is putting But while development issues Electron a worthy rival – but says Black Arrow. But the government
its money where its mouth is, un- and a fatal accident have spelled innovative fuel technology will then cancelled the programme,
veiling at Farnborough £31.5 mil- years of delay for Virgin Galactic, slash the mass of the Orbex deciding that it would be cheaper
lion in UK Space Agency grants: the spun-off Virgin Orbit is charg- launch vehicle. First vertical flight to buy American flights. ■

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BATTLE FORM
A brief, showery interruption to the scorching summer at the
Royal International Air Tattoo thwarted a planned mass flypast
from commemorating the Royal Air Force’s centenary, but the
event’s spectacular array of aircraft from around the globe still
wowed huge crowds. Pictures by Mark Kwiatkowski
Battle of Britain
Memorial Flight in
stunning formation
Couteau Delta team

displayed Mirage 2000Ds
Royal Air Force Chinook HC6A was among large

variety of service’s types on display at RIAT

RIAT 2018
Show report
ATION
Helsinki deployed two NH90 transports from its
Utti Jaeger Regiment to Fairford
Hovering F-35B Lightning from Marham-based

617 Sqn pumped up the volume
Canada sent CF-18 Hornet in special NORAD livery

Belgium twice beat England in the World
Cup, but its F-16 received a warm welcome
Kiev sent a pair of iconic Su-27s to the UK, with

this two-seat trainer appearing in the static
display, alongside an accompanying Il-76 transport

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The single-seater fighter
After Airbus gave both barrels to class with a low-resistance
the UK government over its body has been
Brexit strategy, boss Tom Enders given more
was tired of talking about the attention in
subject by the time Farnborough Germany than
rolled around. ever before. As the
So the airframer maintained machines of the Allies
its pro-European stance during increased in speed and
the event in the most subtle of climb it became obvious
ways, with a bit of passive- that something more than
aggressive entrenchment in its mere engine power would
corporate chalet. be required to cope with
Anyone trying to find a power the constantly increasing
source to plug in their laptop or demands.
phone suddenly found
themselves unable to use a Sicily landings
familiar three-pin plug – as Events in Sicily have moved
British as teapots and queuing – so fast that it is not possible
because all the wall outlets for a weekly
featured continental sockets. paper to keep
So much for entente cordiale. pace with them.
Given that Farnborough is All has been
part of Rushmoor borough, going well for the invading
which voted 58% in favour of Allies, though a rumour has
leaving the EU during the 2016 got about that a nasty wind
referendum, the situation might interfered with the landings
have been perceived as the Teething troubles: it looks like this unfortunate fitter has of the parachute troops.
stirrings of another French ended up as a tasty snack for the shark-liveried Embraer
revolution, driven by the E190-E2 “Profit Hunter” at Farnborough. The Brazilian Jetstream success
momentum of Bastille Day and manufacturer is hoping its alliance with Boeing will Initial demonstrations of the
triumph in the World Cup. ensure its new regional jet family eats up the competition Handley Page Jetstream in
But there was probably little North America
danger of the atmosphere have brought
becoming politically charged – aisle”, “intermediate twin- “We’re still stumbling a little bit confirmation of
because if you didn’t have the aisle”, and “very large aircraft” over the ‘two’,” he admits. its appeal.
right adapter, you couldn’t have been replaced by “small”, “‘Two’ is sometimes a little bit Various individual customers
charge anything. “medium”, “large” and “extra difficult to pronounce.” have placed firm orders for a
large” – bringing its naming total of 14 aircraft.
Name games policy into line with Marks &
Spencer’s underwear range. Connie’s colours Russia sanctioned
Airbus has also revised how it Meanwhile, if you’re Volunteers at the Qantas Russia has reneged on its
categorises airliners, judging by struggling not to say “CSeries” Founders Museum in Longreach deal to provide India with
its latest 20-year outlook. when referring to the rebranded have completed the external cryogenic rocket
“Single-aisle”, “small twin- A220, Enders will sympathise. restoration of a Lockheed Super engines and
Constellation, two years after it related
was shipped in bits from its technology for
“mud-encrusted” resting place its space programme, after
at Manila airport. the USA threatened further
Since its arrival in sanctions. These included
Queensland, Qantas engineers the blocking of possible
have worked to reassemble the Russian co-operation with
aircraft, replacing corroded and the Freedom Space Station.
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WORK EXPERIENCE ANDY COULSON
Plan, be organised and don’t panic

As head of air show operations at Farnborough International, Andy Coulson has helped to transform the
venue from hard standing and grass to three exhibition halls, four chalet rows and many outside displays
How did you end up working Working with the emergency ser-
at Farnborough? vices, specialist consultancies
I started working in construction and the rest of the team at Farn-
when I was 17 and stayed within borough International, we have
the industry for many years. I developed detailed procedures
moved on to Farnborough 26 that enable us to cope with just
years ago and have been fortu- about any type of eventuality.
nate enough to be a part of more You are retiring at the end of the
than a dozen successful shows. show. What are your plans and
What are your responsibilities and what advice would you give
what sort of qualifications would your successor?
someone need to do your job? I am moving on to something a
During my time at Farnborough little more straightforward. My
International, my job expanded best advice to my successor, or
to include different responsibili- anyone looking to join in the
ties and I now become involved future, is do your planning
in just about anything. Primarily, properly, be organised and,
I am a site manager – I develop above all, don’t panic.
the entire infrastructure that will What has been the most
BillyPix
allow the show to take place, and memorable moment?
I am responsible for co-ordinat- Being able to solve issues quickly and calmly is crucial, says Coulson I believe all of the shows have
ing emergency services and de- been memorable in different
veloping crucial site regulations. the real lifeblood of the entire What does a typical day look like ways. Each comprises different
Many of the qualifications re- system. during the show? responsibilities and expecta-
quired for this kind of job are What have the past couple of I am responsible for maintaining tions. The common denominator
skills that cannot necessarily be months been like? everything that happens on site. I between them all is simply that
learned and are ultimately de- The five- to six-week build-up to make the key decisions to ensure there are no second chances.
pendent on the individual. For the show inevitably involves a everything operates smoothly. Everything has to run according
example, it’s important to be able lot of hard work. At times it can Given the complexity of the to plan, and must be fully
to cope well under stress. You be frustrating, but I have never show, it’s likely that some prob- prepared and ready to go before a
are constantly bombarded with found it to be overwhelmingly lems will be entirely out of your very strict deadline. Bringing the
phone calls and emails, and stressful. In fact, I’d say that the control. Intense heat or heavy impressive Hall 1 to life was cer-
must be able to keep on top of a build-up is my favourite part. I rainfall, for example, can tainly a highlight, as was design-
vast array of responsibilities. thrive on the buzz of excitement, catalyse any number of issues. ing and building the permanent
A logical, pragmatic mind is cru- as well as being able to interact We have a large team of contrac- chalets. n
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