Major fuselage subassemblies for the first Fairchild Dornier 728JET were mated last month on the final assembly line at the manufacturer's Oberpfaffenhofen plant near Munich in Germany. The programme remains on schedule for the prototype to make its first flight in the "early spring", with deliveries due to start in mid-2003. Meanwhile, work is under way at Oberpfaffenhofen for series production of the 70-seat regional jet, with two new hangars under construction - one for final assembly and the other for fitting out the aircraft.
Source: Flight International