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…
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.…
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…
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.…
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…
Boeing will have an independent advisor to improve quality control after the 737 MAX 9 incident
Boeing announced the appointment of an independent advisor to evaluate the quality management of the company’s commercial aircraft.…
Porter Airlines debuts flight between Toronto and Los Angeles
Porter Airlines began flying between Toronto and Los Angeles, its first destination in California. Announced in October, the…
Judge blocks US$3.8 billion merger between JetBlue and Spirit in the US
A federal judge blocked JetBlue’s deal to acquire Spirit Airlines on Tuesday, January 16, following the US Department…
Bulgaria’s first F-16 Block 70 fighter will be completed by the end of 2024
Lockheed Martin has revealed that seven of Bulgaria’s eight Block 70 F-16 fighter jets are in various stages…
Shares of carrier Gol fall amid bankruptcy rumors
One of the largest Brazilian airlines, Gol Linhas Aéreas can file under Chapter 11, legislation that governs companies…
Video: firefighting plane hits pole and crashes onto road in Chile
An accident with an agricultural plane on January 15 was caught by people watching the aircraft attempt to…
Helvetic Airways will reinforce its fleet with four leased Embraer E195s
From the Fokker 100 to the Embraer E190 and then to the new E2 jets: Helvetic Airways undertook…
Ukraine claims to have shot down an A-50 radar plane and a Russian Il-22 command aircraft
Russia would have lost a Beriev A-50U ‘Mainstay’ airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft in addition having a badly…
Embraer reaches the milestone of 1,600 Ipanema agricultural airplanes delivered
Embraer’s agricultural aviation division reported an 18% increase in deliveries of Ipanema aircraft in 2023 compared to the…
Boeing 737 Max 9 from Alaska may have been delivered without bolts holding the door plug
Ten days after an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 have a door blown out on Flight 1282, FAA,…
Ukraine asks for USAF A-10 Thuderbolt attack planes
Ukraine is close to receiving its first F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters, transferred by European air forces, but the…
X-59, the plane that promises to make supersonic commercial flights something trivial in the next decade
On January 12, Lockheed Martin and NASA presented the X-59, an experimental aircraft that aims to enable supersonic…
Dassault has a new order for 42 Rafales fighters for the French Air Force
Dassault Aviation has clinched a significant order from the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) for 42 Rafale combat…
Delta Air Lines confirms order for 20 Airbus A350-1000
Delta Air Lines confirmed rumors linking it to an unprecedented order for the Airbus A350-1000. The US carrier…
Airbus closes 2023 with more than 2,000 firm orders for its commercial jets
Airbus had a year like no other in terms of firm orders for its commercial aircraft. According to…