Final flight of the supersonic Concorde turns 20
This Tuesday, October 24th, marked 20 years since the final supersonic passenger flight. On that day in 2003,…
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Tech Eagle: check out the new paint job for Embraer’s “Profit Hunter” jet
Embraer unveiled on Tuesday the E195-E2 “Tech Eagle” jet. The aircraft, used for demonstrations to customers, the press…
Off-duty pilot tried to shut down engines on Alaska Air E175 jet flight
An unexpected incident occurred aboard a Horizon Air Embraer E175 jet (in Alaska service) on October 22. An…
Embraer E195 starts flying with Lumiwings
Greek charter airline Lumiwings put into service in recent weeks an Embraer E195 leased from Azorra Aviation. The…
Airbus delivers first A319neo assembled in China to Tibet Airlines
Airbus delivered the first A319neo, whose final assembly took place in Tianjin, China. The aircraft was received by…
Bamboo Airways cuts long-haul flights and is expected to get rid of Boeing 787s
Bamboo Airways has suspended long-haul flights to destinations including Sydney, Melbourne and Frankfurt amid a severe financial crisis.…
Two years after delivery, ANA’s third Airbus A380 debuts commercial flight to Hawaii
After a long wait of exactly two years, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has put its third and last…
Embraer managed to increase deliveries of commercial aircraft in the 3rd quarter
Embraer increased the number of commercial aircraft delivered in the 3rd quarter of 2023, according to data collected…
TUI Boeing 737-800 ends up in mud during landing in Leeds
A Boeing 737-800 from the airline TUI experienced an incident early Friday afternoon while landing at Leeds Bradford…
American Airlines places second order for Embraer E175 in 2023
American Airlines has closed another small firm order for E175 jets with Embraer. According to the manufacturer, the…
Aerolíneas Argentinas evaluates alliance with Gol and Avianca, partners in the ABRA group
Aerolíneas Argentinas and the ABRA group, the holding company that controls Gol Linhas Aéreas and Avianca, signed a…
Qantas abandons plans to acquire Alliance Aviation
Qantas will no longer take over all the shares in Alliance Aviation, a company dedicated to charter flights…
Marathon Airlines and Royal Jordanian sign agreements to service Embraer’s Pool Program
Embraer signed two agreements under the Pool Program technical support this week. The first customer was Royal Jordanian…
Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems reach agreement to stabilize aerostructure production
Boeing and its main aerostructures supplier, Spirit Aerosystems, announced a Memorandum of Agreement on Wednesday that aims to…
Air Nostrum and CityJet create regional aviation platform in Europe
The airlines Air Nostrum (Spain) and CityJet (Ireland) announced on Tuesday the creation of the Strategic Alliance of…
Boeing demonstrates 777-9 folding wingtip at Seattle-Tacoma airport gate
Boeing decided to test the functionality of the 777-9’s folding wingtips in practice by parking the huge widebody…
How many Boeing 777X have been ordered so far?
With the end of production of the 747 and A380, the Boeing 777X became the largest commercial aircraft…
Lufthansa CEO reveals plan to order 40 Embraer E195-E2 or A220 jets for subsidiary
Lufthansa expects to have 40 new jets with 120 to 140 seats to equip its new subsidiary, City…
United Airlines takes delivery of its first Airbus A321neo
United Airlines and Airbus celebrated the delivery of the first A321neo on Thursday, October 12, according to journalist…
Caribbean Airlines will expand fleet with leased E175 jets
Trinidad Tobago’s state-owned airline Caribbean Airlines revealed its fleet expansion plans to the country’s parliament, set out in…