Dornier Seawings starts series production of the Seastar

Production has begun on the Seastar, announced Dornier Seawings at this year’s Singapore Airshow. The Seastar is the most advanced amphibious aircraft, engineered to operate on both land and water. This versatility sets it apart from helicopters and conventional seaplanes. The Seastar combines cutting-edge technology with Dornier’s 100 years of flying-boat experience. Dornier Seawings is scheduled to receive the amended Type Certificate according to CS23 (FAR 23) by the European Aviation Safety Agency in the second quarter of 2018 and will deliver the first aircraft to customers later that year. Dornier Seawings GmbH is an affiliate of the newly established joint venture between the Dornier family, the Wuxi Industrial Development Group and the Wuxi Communications Industry Group Co., Ltd. The joint venture is headquartered in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China. The Seastar will be assembled and outfitted in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany and later in Wuxi, China.