The first of the twenty Boeing 737 MAX 8s ordered by Air Italy was delivered to its base of Milan-Malpensa airport (MXP) on May 12, 2018. The delivery marks the beginning of the company’s fleet modernization and expansion, en route to become the new national carrier of Italy.
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers approved the “Strategy for Revival of the Ukrainian Aircraft Manufacturing Industry for the Period until 2022” on May 10, 2018.
The second prototype of the MC-21-300 took off for its maiden flight on May 12, 2018, at Irkut testing aerodrome, in Irkutsk, Russia. The plane maker, part of the Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), aims for mass production by 2019.
