Aerospace Industry Growth Spurs First Made-in-Portugal Aircraft

Tony Osborne January 14, 2021
CEiiA twin-turboprop ATL-100
With a potential market for 6,000 aircraft over the next 15 years, CEiiA is sensing a good opportunity for the twin-turboprop ATL-100.
Credit: Desaer/CEiiA
Portugal wants to position itself on the map of nations capable of developing and producing an aircraft in-country. Brazil’s Desaer and Portugal’s CEiiA are developing the ATL-100 Portuguese aerospace and defense sector employs 18,000 and generates 1.4% of national GDP Lisbon is participating or...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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