Sempati Air has become the first airline to receive the Fokker 70. The privately owned Indonesian airline has received two of the ten Fokker 70s it has on order and holds an option on a further five aircraft. Fokker has already delivered a Fokker 70 to Ford Motors in the USA for use as a corporate jet.
Source: Flight International
Leading US air taxi companies pursuing certification of new and novel aircraft appear increasingly likely to launch passenger service not at home but in a Middle East region eager to embrace advanced air mobility.
Asked to explain what qualities he would like to see in the next chief executive of Boeing, outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun hints at personally favouring an internal candidate to guide the company into its next era.
Boeing is providing a $425 million advance payment to Spirit AeroSystems in an attempt to steady its embattled supplier in the short term.
