WEDNESDAY
In terms of commercial activity, the 2025 Paris Air show is witnessing substantial orders, though the overall volume may not reach the unprecedented heights of 2023. While 2025 has kicked off with significant wins, such as Airbus’s orders from AviLease and VietJet Air, and Embraer’s deal with ANA, there’s an expectation for a somewhat quieter year for commercial aircraft orders compared to 2023, partly due to existing production backlogs and ongoing supply chain issues. Here is the news that emerged from Paris on Day 3 of the show, typically the last day in which manufacturers and airlines announce major deals.
SkyWest, one of the largest regional airlines in America, ordered 60 Embraer 175 regional jets with purchase rights on 50 additional aircraft, with deliveries of the aircraft to begin in 2027. The list price value of the firm order contract for 60 aircraft is $3.6 billion, according to Embraer. Skywest is the largest E-175 operator in the world.
GKN Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney have extended their contract for engine component repair services until 2029, continuing GKN’s provision of repairs for Pratt & Whitney and IAE V2500 engine fan blades from its San Diego facility.
Greenerwave has been awarded a key role in a French Ministry of Defense contract, led by Airbus Defence and Space and Eutelsat OneWeb, to enhance military connectivity using its low-power,
next-generation satellite communication technology. The project will test Greenerwave’s SATCOM system in mobile vehicle-based configurations using the Ku-band on OneWeb’s LEO constellation, supporting France’s strategic communication efforts and complementing the SYRACUSE IV system.
For the first time ever, Dassault Aviation will manufacture its Falcon business jets outside of France through a new partnership with India’s Reliance Aerostructure. Announced at the Paris Air Show, the joint venture, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd. (DRAL), will assemble Falcon 2000LXS twinjets at a facility in Mihar, India, with the first “Made in India” business jet expected by 2028.
Boeing and the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Angola signed a Memorandum of Strategic Cooperation. This agreement aims to advance Angola’s aviation sector, with a particular focus on supporting TAAG Angola Airlines, the nation’s flag carrier. Angola has prioritized the development of its aviation industry to stimulate tourism and foster economic growth.
Egyptair ordered six more Airbus A350-900 widebodies, taking the airline’s fleet of A350s to 16 aircraft.
ATR’s new turboprop market forecast projects a global need for 2,100 passenger aircraft and 500 freighters over the next 20 years. ATR sees fleet replacement as a key driver, with six out of every 10 new turboprop deliveries replacing older aircraft.
Embraer and aircraft lessor Regional One announced that Bridges Air Cargo will be the launch customer for Embraer’s new passenger-to-freight (P2F) E-Freighter E190F conversion. The first of two converted jets is set to join Bridges’ fleet and begin operations in the third quarter of this year.
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, a groundbreaking space-based observatory designed to study gravitational waves, officially kicked off with a celebration at the Paris Airshow. The European Space Agency awarded OHB System AG the prime contract, valued at 839 million Euros, for developing the LISA space segment. This segment includes the construction of three spacecraft that will form a triangular constellation with sides measuring 2.5 million kilometers, promising to reveal new mysteries of our universe.
The European Space Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and Blue Origin to foster and facilitate commercial and industrial advancements in the area of space exploration in Low Earth Orbit.
Embraer‘s subsidiary EVE Air Mobility announced the receipt of a 54 unit Letter of Intent (LOI) for its flagship eVTOL platform from AAM specialist Future Flight Global (FFG), with the company hoping to utilize the assets to advance the expansion of air taxi capacity in Brazil and the United States. Earlier in the week, Eve secured a binding $250.0 million agreement for 50 eVTOLs from São Paulo based operator Revo.
