Air Transport Aeroflot signs wet lease for three Airbus A330s with Russian company Aeroflot has signed its first wet lease agreement, which involves supplying not only the aircraft, but also the… Ricardo MeierDecember 1, 2024 Read More
Air Transport With a fleet of over 200 aircraft, Azul carrier has at least 14 of them out of service Azul Linhas Aéreas, one of the largest airlines in South America, celebrated the delivery of another E195-E2 jet… Ricardo MeierNovember 30, 2024 Read More
Air Transport European Commission gives final go-ahead for Lufthansa to buy stake in ITA Airways Lufthansa is cleared to acquire a 41% stake in ITA Airways after the European Commission approved a remedies… Ricardo MeierNovember 30, 2024 Read More
Defense Royal Canadian Air Force to Fly Pilatus PC-21 as Primary Trainer The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has found a different way to provide training for its pilots. Through… Ricardo MeierNovember 29, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Malaysia Airlines takes delivery of first A330-900 leased by Avolon Malaysia Airlines’ first A330-900 has been delivered by lessor Avolon, the company announced on November 29. The delivery… Ricardo MeierNovember 29, 2024 Read More
Air Transport COMAC delivers 10th C919 aircraft of the year Chinese aircraft manufacturer COMAC is expanding production of its new jetliner, the C919, a local counterpart to the… Ricardo MeierNovember 28, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Emirates to have two ‘variants’ of the A350-900 in its fleet Emirates Airline held a well-attended ceremony this week to introduce its first Airbus A350-900, the third widebody in… Ricardo MeierNovember 28, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Air France-KLM may acquire stake in Air Europa Spanish leisure airline Air Europa may have a new partner after its sale to IAG Group fell through… Ricardo MeierNovember 28, 2024 Read More
Defense Saudi Arabia could join European 6th generation fighter project The GCAP programme, run jointly by the UK, Italy and Japan to develop a 6th generation fighter, could… Ricardo MeierNovember 27, 2024 Read More
Defense Brazilian Air Force to upgrade 68 A-29 Super Tucanos starting in early 2025 The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) will launch a program to modernize its fleet of 68 Embraer A-29 Super… Ricardo MeierNovember 27, 2024 Read More
Defense Turkey postpones F-16 upgrade, resumes F-35 request Turkey has revised its plans to expand and upgrade its air force, the country’s Defense Minister Yasar Guler… Ricardo MeierNovember 27, 2024 Read More
Air Transport British Airways to launch Airbus A380 first class inspired by Concorde British Airways has unveiled a new first class cabin as part of its Airbus A380 fleet modernisation programme.… Ricardo MeierNovember 27, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Embraer delivers another E195-E2 aircraft to Azul On Monday, Embraer delivered another E195-E2 jet to Azul Linhas Aéreas, the fifth aircraft received in 2024. Painted… Ricardo MeierNovember 26, 2024 Read More
Air Transport The A321XLR’s biggest rival is the A321LR, says consulting firm It took more than five years between the launch by Airbus and the first revenue flight, completed on… Ricardo MeierNovember 26, 2024 Read More
Defense Textron Delivers First T-6 Texan IIs to Vietnam A historic milestone in U.S.-Vietnam relations occurred on November 25 when five Beechcraft T-6 Texan II turboprops arrived… Ricardo MeierNovember 26, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Emirates Airline finally takes delivery of first Airbus A350 After several delays, Airbus has finally delivered the first of 65 A350-900 jets to Emirates Airlines. The delivery… Ricardo MeierNovember 25, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Russian SSJ-100 jet catches fire after hard landing in Turkey On November 24, a Russian Sukhoi SSJ-100 jet belonging to Azimuth Airlines caught fire near the left engine… Ricardo MeierNovember 25, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Boeing 737-400 crashes shortly before landing in Vilnius, Lithuania A SwiftAir Boeing 737-400F freighter crashed shortly before landing at Vilnius Airport in Lithuania in the early hours… Ricardo MeierNovember 25, 2024 Read More
Air Transport TAP and Azul fight in court, putting long-standing partnership at risk The partnership between Azul and TAP survived the forced departure of David Neeleman from the Portuguese airline, but… Ricardo MeierNovember 24, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Problematic GTF engine forces Ethiopian to delay choice between Embraer E2 and Airbus A220 Ethiopian Airlines was close to choosing a new regional jet between the Embraer E2 and Airbus A220 models,… Ricardo MeierNovember 23, 2024 Read More