Air Transport China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its 7th COMAC C919 COMAC delivered its 7th C919 jet to China Eastern Airlines (CEA) on July 29. The aircraft landed at… Ricardo MeierJuly 30, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Uzbekistan’s new carrier Air Samarkand launches flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan’s new carrier Air Samarkand has completed its first flights between Samarkand and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, expanding operations… Ricardo MeierJuly 30, 2024 Read More
Air Transport TUI fly grounds three E195-E2s due to engine oil consumption issues Leisure carrier TUI fly Belgium has had to ground its three Embraer E195-E2s due to oil consumption issues… Ricardo MeierJuly 30, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Cessna Caravan and Grand Caravan EX now feature enhanced flight deck During the Farnborough Airshow, Textron Aviation unveiled enhancements to the flight decks of the Cessna Caravan and Grand… Ricardo MeierJuly 29, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Croatia Airlines takes delivery of its first Airbus A220-300 Croatia Airlines is the new operator of the Airbus A220. The Eastern European country’s flag carrier took delivery… Ricardo MeierJuly 29, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Who are the potential candidates to be Boeing’s new CEO? Boeing needs to find a new CEO by the end of the year when Dave Calhoun steps down.… Ricardo MeierJuly 29, 2024 Read More
Defense Russia mulls 5th-generation vertical take-off and landing fighter Yakovlev, a division of UAC and part of state-owned Rostec, is reportedly working on a 5th-generation fighter capable… Ricardo MeierJuly 28, 2024 Read More
Air Mobility Second prototype of the VX-4 eVTOL completes first tethered flight Vertical Aerospace, the British startup developing the VX-4 eVTOL, has completed the first tethered flight of the aircraft’s… Ricardo MeierJuly 28, 2024 Read More
Farnborough Airshow Airbus beats Boeing orders at Farnborough; Embraer ends with no sales The 2024 Farnborough Airshow ended on Friday in a frustrating atmosphere, with few orders for commercial aircraft. With… Ricardo MeierJuly 27, 2024 Read More
Farnborough Airshow First D328eco turboprop begins to take shape Deutsche Aircraft, the manufacturer of the D328eco regional turboprop, has shared a significant milestone in the project, with… Ricardo MeierJuly 26, 2024 Read More
Farnborough Airshow Embraer’s family of eco-friendly aircraft now has up to 50 seats Embraer has been periodically presenting updates on research into its “Energia” family of sustainable aircraft, and at Farnborough… Ricardo MeierJuly 26, 2024 Read More
Defense Greece joins global F-35 alliance with order for 40 stealth jets Greece has become the newest member of the “Global F-35 Lightning Alliance” by finalizing an order for 20… Ricardo MeierJuly 26, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Embraer begins helping to repair problematic GTF engine in Portugal Since July 25, Pratt & Whitney has been counting on Embraer’s help to solve the problems of the… Ricardo MeierJuly 26, 2024 Read More
Farnborough Airshow Owner of Gol and Avianca orders five Airbus A350 In a surprising move, Abra Group, parent company of Gol Linhas Aéreas, Avianca and Wamos Air, announced a… Ricardo MeierJuly 25, 2024 Read More
Farnborough Airshow flynas signs agreement for 75 A320neo and 15 A330-900 family aircraft Airbus has finally unveiled a new commercial aircraft deal that lives up to the Farnborough tradition. On Thursday,… Ricardo MeierJuly 25, 2024 Read More
Defense Russian and Chinese bombers are intercepted off Alaska NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) revealed that it detected and intercepted two Russian Tu-95MS bombers and two… Ricardo MeierJuly 25, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Boeing and DOJ finalize 737 MAX plea deal Boeing and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have finalized an agreement in which the planemaker takes the blame… Ricardo MeierJuly 25, 2024 Read More
Farnborough Airshow Air Tahiti orders four more ATR 72-600 ATR announced a new agreement to sell four ATR 72-600 turboprops to Air Tahiti in addition to a… Ricardo MeierJuly 24, 2024 Read More
Farnborough Airshow E195-E2 jet now flies further and carries four more passengers Embraer unveiled several technical improvements for the E175 and E195-E2 commercial jets in Farnborough, as promised. The improvements… Ricardo MeierJuly 24, 2024 Read More
Farnborough Airshow Lessor Macquarie AirFinance closes order for 20 Boeng 737 MAX jets Lessor Macquarie AirFinance and Boeing signed the first contract to purchase 737 MAX 8 jets from the company… Ricardo MeierJuly 24, 2024 Read More