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New OEM in Germany To Build Upgrade of the Dornier 328
Sierra Nevada Corporation of the U.S. backs the latest effort to revive the Dornier turboprop.
A flybe Dornier 328 takes off from Sumburgh Airport in Scotland in 2015. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Ronnierob)
A flybe Dornier 328 takes off from Sumburgh Airport in Scotland in 2015. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Ronnierob)

Years-long efforts to re-launch production of the Dornier 328 turboprop appear to be bearing fruit with the signing of a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday between 328 Support Services, the German federal government, and the State of Saxony to establish a final assembly line for the D328NEU at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Neu means "new" in German. The project calls for the establishment of a new German OEM, namely DRA GmbH, as a subsidiary of U.S. commercial aerospace, defense, and space firm Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC). Owned and managed by Turkish-American businesswoman Eren Ozmen and her husband Faith Ozmen, SNC has held the type certificate for Dornier 328 turboprop and its jet-powered counterpart since 2015 through its wholly-owned subsidiary 328 SSG.


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