Air Transport Boeing improperly reinstalled door plug on 737 MAX 9 – reports Workers at Boeing’s final assembly line in Renton reportedly removed and reinstalled the door plug that slipped off… Ricardo MeierJanuary 24, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Royal Jordanian takes delivery of its first two Embraer E195-E2 Embraer finally delivered the first two E195-E2 jets to Royal Jordanian Airlines on Tuesday, January 23. Two aircraft… Ricardo MeierJanuary 24, 2024 Read More
Defense Russian Ilyushin Il-76 crashed near the Ukrainian border A Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 military freighter crashed northeast of the city of Belgorod, near the border… Ricardo MeierJanuary 24, 2024 Read More
Air Transport United Airlines removes the Boeing 737 MAX 10 from its fleet plans The consequences of the door plug blow-out of the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 on January 5th continue… Ricardo MeierJanuary 23, 2024 Read More
Defense Saab and Boeing sign contract to produce T-7A training jet aft fuselage Saab has been awarded a contract worth US$107 million by Boeing to produce an undisclosed number of aft… Ricardo MeierJanuary 23, 2024 Read More
Defense B-21 Raider bomber now in production, says Pentagon The development of the B-21 Raider, the US Air Force’s new bomber and the most advanced aircraft ever… Ricardo MeierJanuary 23, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Embraer: close to commercial aircraft deliveries target in 2023 Embraer has been dealing with issues in the supply chain in addition to difficulties with Pratt & Whitney’s… Ricardo MeierJanuary 22, 2024 Read More
Air Transport ATR delivers first turboprop of 2024 to SKY Express ATR delivered the first ATR 72-600 from the lessor Abelo, which was also the first aircraft delivered in… Ricardo MeierJanuary 22, 2024 Read More
Air Transport FAA recommends airlines inspect the door plug of their Boeing 737-900ERs The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has issued a recommendation to Boeing 737-900ER operators to check the condition of… Ricardo MeierJanuary 22, 2024 Read More
History 50 years since the unexpected first flight of the F-16 fighter Saturday, January 20th, marked 50 years since the first flight of the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, a versatile… Ricardo MeierJanuary 21, 2024 Read More
History Boeing 2707: the supersonic airliner that cost US$1 billion and never took off A few days ago, NASA and Lockheed Martin presented the X-59, a technology demonstration aircraft that aims to… Ricardo MeierJanuary 20, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Delta is expected to keep some of its Boeing 767-300s in service until the end of the decade Despite having increased orders for wide-body jets from Airbus, Delta Air Lines does not plan to get rid… Ricardo MeierJanuary 19, 2024 Read More
Defense Brazilian Gripen fighters carried out aerial combat simulation with F-5 Tiger II fighter Saab, Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) carried out new tests with the Gripen fighter in Brazil… Ricardo MeierJanuary 19, 2024 Read More
Air Transport On different continents, two Embraer ERJ jets slipped after landing on the same Thursday For different reasons, two Embraer ERJ regional jets ended up leaving the limits of the runway and taxiway… Ricardo MeierJanuary 19, 2024 Read More
Defense B-21 Raider stealth bomber made second flight on January 17, from Edwards Air Force Base The B-21 Raider stealth bomber, the most advanced aircraft known, made its second flight on January 17, the… Ricardo MeierJanuary 18, 2024 Read More
Air Transport 2023 had only two fatal commercial aircraft accidents The year 2023 was one of the safest in commercial aviation with only two fatal accidents, according to… Ricardo MeierJanuary 18, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Qantas will use Embraer E190s on flights to Singapore Qantas will resume an international route after 18 years, between Darwin, in northern Australia, and Singapore from December.… Ricardo MeierJanuary 18, 2024 Read More
Air Transport India’s Akasa Air closes huge order for 150 Boeing 737 MAX Akasa Air, an Indian airline that is among the fastest growing in the country, confirmed a new order… Ricardo MeierJanuary 18, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Airbus finally removes Iran Air aircraft pending delivery from order book Without prior notice, Airbus removed nearly 100 pending orders placed by Iran Air from its backlog in December.… Ricardo MeierJanuary 17, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Japan Airlines will have its first female president from April Japan Airlines has announced a change in company management from April 1st when Mitsuko Tottori will take over… Ricardo MeierJanuary 17, 2024 Read More