Air Transport Mexican state carrier will acquire 20 aircraft by October, said country’s president The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, confirmed on Tuesday that the state-owned airline Mexicana will place… Ricardo MeierMarch 12, 2024 Read More
Defense US Air Force could shrink by 160 aircraft by 2025 The US Air Force (USAF), the largest and most powerful in the world, is expected to shrink by… Ricardo MeierMarch 12, 2024 Read More
Defense Russian military freighter Il-76 crashes after one of its engines catches fire A four-engine Ilyushin Il-76 military transport crashed near the city of Ivanovo, about 200 km from Moscow on… Ricardo MeierMarch 12, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Virgin Australia eyes A220 and E190-E2 to replace its Fokker 100s Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) is evaluating a replacement for its four aging Fokker 100 jets, according to… Ricardo MeierMarch 12, 2024 Read More
Technology Stratolaunch’s Talon-A hypersonic vehicle makes first powered flight Stratolaunch performed the first powered flight of Talon-A (TA-1), an unmanned hypersonic vehicle on Saturday, March 9. The… Ricardo MeierMarch 11, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Dornier D328eco turboprop will have front fuselage supplied by Embraer partner Deutsche Aircraft announced the choice of Brazilian company Akaer to supply the front fuselage of the D328eco, a… Ricardo MeierMarch 11, 2024 Read More
Air Transport LATAM Airlines Boeing 787 drops suddenly in flight and injures passengers A LATAM Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner flying LA800 suffered a “strong movement” before landing in Auckland after departing… Ricardo MeierMarch 11, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Delta Air Lines expects deliveries of the Boeing 737 MAX 10 in 2027 Delta Air Lines, one of the most recent customers of the 737 MAX, already plans to receive the… Ricardo MeierMarch 11, 2024 Read More
Air Transport How many passengers can carry the largest commercial aircraft? If a Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8 can carry 197 passengers and an Easyjet Airbus A321, 235 people,… Ricardo MeierMarch 10, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Boeing 787 should take over Lufthansa routes in South America Lufthansa wants to fly its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to destinations in South America, revealed the airline’s CEO,… Ricardo MeierMarch 9, 2024 Read More
Defense United States will resume flights with the V-22 Osprey The United States armed forces announced the resumption of the flights with the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor even… Ricardo MeierMarch 8, 2024 Read More
Defense Swedish Gripen fighters are now part of NATO NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, gained its 32nd member on March 7 when Sweden was formally accepted… Ricardo MeierMarch 8, 2024 Read More
Air Transport United Boeing 777 loses tire on takeoff and hits cars on the ground A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 lost one of its main landing gear tires shortly after taking off from… Ricardo MeierMarch 8, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Airbus delivers 49 more commercial aircraft in February Airbus delivered 49 commercial jets in February, three more than in the same month in 2023. Of these,… Ricardo MeierMarch 7, 2024 Read More
Air Mobility Airbus unveils CityAirbus NextGen electric aircraft prototype Taking advantage of the inauguration of the CityAirbus test center in Donauwörth, Germany, Airbus revealed the prototype of… Ricardo MeierMarch 7, 2024 Read More
Defense First three F-16 Block 70 fighters on their way to Bahrain The first three F-16 Block 70 fighters of the Royal Bahraini Air Force took off from the Lockheed… Ricardo MeierMarch 7, 2024 Read More
Air Transport NTSB suggests Boeing did not fully cooperate in investigation into Alaska 737 MAX crash Boeing has so far not shared all the information and documents requested by the NTSB, the National Transportation… Ricardo MeierMarch 6, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Textron sells a single Cessna SkyCourier to Indonesian company Textron Aviation has won the first order for a Cessna SkyCourier in Indonesia. The company PT Smart Aviation… Ricardo MeierMarch 6, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Azul prepares offer to buy Gol carrier, says reports Azul Linhas Aéreas is preparing an offer to take over rival Gol, which has been in bankruptcy since… Ricardo MeierMarch 6, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Qatar Airways claims to have all its Airbus A350s in flying condition Qatar Airways has completed repairs to its Airbus A350 jets that had paint cracks on the surface of… Ricardo MeierMarch 6, 2024 Read More