Aeroitalia to expand fleet with leased Boeing 737 MAX
In service since April, the new Italian airline Aeroitalia has leased three Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets from…
Australia to order new C-130Js, discarding KC-390, A400M and C-2
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) confirmed on Tuesday that the C-130J-30 turboprop is chosen to replace the…
Russia tests PAK DA stealth bomber engines
Russia says it has advanced with static tests of the engine that will equip the PAK DA, a…
US to deploy six B-52 bombers in northern Australia
The United States Air Force (USAF) plans to deploy six Boeing B-52 long-range bombers in northern Australia, according…
Air Madagascar is expected to operate an Embraer jet and a single Boeing 787
The small Air Madagascar (also called Madagascar Airlines) will be the new customer for Embraer’s commercial jets, announced…
50 years since the first flight of the A300, the jet that started the ‘Airbus revolution’
In the mid-1960s, US aircraft manufacturers so dominated commercial aviation that 9 out of 10 planes belonged to…
Lufthansa to return three A380s to service in 2023
Lufthansa will put three of its stored A380s back into service in 2023. Airbus’ double-decker jets will begin…
Stratolaunch Roc takes off carrying Talon-A hypersonic vehicle
Stratolaunch’s ‘Roc’ carrier aircraft completed a major milestone on Friday as it took off from California’s Mojave Airport,…
IAG Group approves order for 737 MAX and acquires 37 more A320neo
The Board of Directors of IAG (International Airlines Group) approved the order of 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets…
A321XLR entry into service is delayed to Q2 2024
The A321XLR should only enter service in the 2nd quarter of 2024, admitted Airbus on Thursday, during the…
Russia to convert four-engine Il-96 into two-engine jet
The old four-engine Ilyushin Il-96 aircraft might lose two turbofans in 2025, but that’s good news. Russia hopes…
Gol announces agreement with Boeing to receive an additional 12 737 MAX 10s by 2030
Gol Linhas Aéreas announced on Thursday that it had closed an agreement with Boeing to have 12 more…
Lufthansa refocuses on ordering small jets like the A220 and Embraer E2
Lufthansa is expected to soon announce an order for new small jets to renew and expand its fleet…
To offer the KC-390 to South Korea, Embraer approaches the country’s aerospace companies
Embraer announced on Thursday the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with the companies ASTG (Aerospace Technology of…
First C919 appears in China Eastern Airlines livery
The first series-production C919 jetliner will have the China Eastern Airlines livery. Images of the COMAC aircraft were…
Air Canada increases A220 order from 45 to 60 aircraft
Air Canada has expanded its original order of A220 jets from 45 to 60 aircraft. The agreement was…
Improved Su-57 fighter performs first flight, says Russia
The state-owned United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), which controls Russia’s main planemakers, revealed on Tuesday that an improved version…
Argentine carrier Andes announces resumption of operations in December
Andes Líneas Aéreas, an Argentinean airline founded in 2006, announced the resumption of its operations in December. Through…
Air Côte d’Ivoire acquires two A330-900s
Airbus closed the sale of two A330-900neo to the small Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national airline of the…
Following the Super Tucano, OGMA now carries out heavy maintenance on the E2 jets
OGMA, Embraer’s subsidiary in Portugal, has increasingly become an important part of the Brazilian group. The company, which…