ATR announces mid-year orders for 28 new aircraft,
At a recent press conference, Stéphane Mayer, ATR CEO, announced 28 new orders for the first half of 2009, bringing the total number of new aircraft sold since the beginning of the campaign to 998.

The déconstrution, a sector of the future?
Protection the environment involves removing the oldest aircraft from the fleet. Tarmac AEROSAVE specializes in "aircraft demolition or dismantling, which, according to the French paper Les Echos, is a simple operation "though it requires highly technical skills". According to aviation experts, the lifespan of an aircraft is about thirty years. 300 aircraft per year will stop flying over the next twenty years. Tarmac AEROSAVE is not running much of a risk by "betting on the industrialization of the demolition process".

ROYAL AIR MAROC ORDERS 8 ATR ‘-600’, INCLUDING 2 OPTIONS
Today, Royal Air Maroc signed an order for 4 ATR-72-600 and 2 ATR42-600, as well as taking out an option on 2 ATR-72-600. This contract follows an agreement announced in March 2009. Aircrafts will be operated by Royal Air Maroc Express, the regional subsidiary of the Moroccan airline.

FRENCH RECOVERY PLAN: NEW INFRARED DECOYS FOR MILITARY HELICOPTERS
As part of the French economic recovery plan, the DGA (French Armament Procurement Agency) awarded a contract to the firm Etienne Lacroix Tous Artifices S.A. for new infrared decoys French military helicopter, amounting to €13.5 million.

SABENA TECHNICS SIGNS A 3-YEAR C-CHECK CAMPAIGN WITH AIR TAHITI NUI FOR ITS A340 FLEET
Sabena Technics signed a three-year exclusive C-check and cabin retrofit campaign with Air Tahiti Nui for its fleet of A340 aircraft. Sabena Technics will perform 9 C-checks for Air Tahiti Nui for three years and will carry out cabin retrofitting, starting in early 2010.

AIR NOSTRUM ORDERS 10 ATR 726600S AND 10 OPTIONS
Today, ATR and the Spanish airline, Air Nostrum, signed a firm order contract for 10 ATR 72-600 with an option on 10 more aircraft, worth €425, options included. The aeroplanes will be fitted with 70 seats. Deliveries will begin in 2011.

MASTERJET EXPANDS AT THE BOURGET AIRPORT
Masterjet, a business company at the Bourget Airport, plans to expand its jet fleet based at this airport in the next few years: 9 by the end of 2009 and almost 15 by the end of 2011. The airline is integrating a 26-seater A320 Corporate Airbus available for charter at the beginning of 2010.

ARIANESPACE AND ESA SIGN CONTRACT ON THE BOURGET
Arianespace and ESA have sign, today, at the Paris Air Show, a agreement about the launching supplies of the future mission of the European agency.

PIAGGIO AERO SIGNS CONTRACT WITH SABENA TECHNICS FOR ITS P180 AIRCRAFT
Piaggio Aero has signed a contract with Sabena Technics for the externalization of its painting requirements for part of its P180 Avanti aircraft. Sabena Technics will carry out painting services in Genoa, Italy.

EUROCOPTER SOUTH EAST ASIA WILL MOVE
Eurocopter South East Asia (ESEA) plans to move in 2010 to the newly redeveloped 300 hectare Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore. ESEA employs close to 200 people and achieved a turnover of €85 M in 2008.

ZODIAC AEROSPACE GROWING BY 12.6%
Zodiac Aerospace increased its turnover by 12.6% in the nine first months of 2008/2009 period. The “Cabin Interiors” division increased by 20% while the “Aircraft Systems” rose by 9.7%.

AIRBUS MINISTERIAL MEETING AT PARIS AIR SHOW
The Ministers responsible for Airbus held their regular meeting on Monday at Le Bourget. They stated their satisfaction with the results of the Power8 and Power8+ restructuring plan and with the A380. They also acknowledged the requirement for sizeable investments in research and technology to be made by all stakeholders involved in the European aerospace industry.

SONACA AND BOMBARDIER SIGN A NEW MAJOR CONTRACT FOR THE NEW CSERIES
Sonaca has been awarded a long-term contract to design and manufacture the complete leading edge structure for the new Cseries by Bombardier. This contract will be effective for the entire lifespan of the aircraft and will cover all components comprising the wing leading edge.

OPENING OF BORDEAUX AEROPARC
Innovation at the heart of the strategy: Bordeaux Aeroparc opened at Merignac, and simultaneously announced the creation of a UAV zone and the signing of the AEROfan project.