AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE has successfully trialled the first series-manufactured aircraft, L-39NG. President and CEO Viktor Sotona said the trial had confirmed the jet’s (and the complex training aircraft’s) readiness for series supplies to customers. Aero registers orders for 34 units. The company has recently commissioned a new production line designed solely for the L-39NG aircraft. It plans to boost production to 24 units a year in two years. (Source ČIA News, www.cianews.cz/en)