Russian jetliner MC-21 will cost half as much as a Boeing 737
New jetliner from Russia, the Irkut MC-21 is on “sale”. In an interview with TASS, Sergey Chemezov, CEO…
Colombia gives final approval for Avianca and Viva Air to merge
It was on April 29, 2022 that Avianca and Viva Air announced their intention to merge their businesses.…
Reports of billionaire investment by Antonov in Brazil reverberate in the local media
The plans for a US$ 50 billion investment funded by Antonov had a big impact in the Brazilian…
Embraer delivered 7 commercial jets and 8 business aircraft in the 1st quarter
Embraer recorded a slightly better beginning of the year than in the first quarter of 2022 in deliveries.…
Brazilian Air Force aims to decommission AMX attack aircraft by 2025 and F-5 fighters by 2029
With the arrival and commissioning of the first Saab F-39E Gripen fighter jets, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB)…
TAI Hürjet, Turkey’s first supersonic jet, makes maiden flight
The first supersonic aircraft designed and built in Turkey, the prototype Hürjet, from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), performed…
SpaceJet launch customer All Nippon Airways terminates agreement to acquire 15 aircraft
Ended on February 7, Mitsubishi’s SpaceJet program of regional jets officially lost its launch customer, All Nippon Airways…
Madagascar Airlines receives Air Operator Certificate
Embraer’s next customer in Africa, Madagascar Airlines obtained the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the aviation authority of…
Embraer signs MoU to expand defense partnerships in Portugal
Embraer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the companies Center for Engineering and Product Development (CEiiA), Empordef…
Portuguese government owes 189 millions euros to Azul Linhas Aéreas
Azul Linhas Aéreas has 189 million euros to receive from the Portuguese government. The debt originated from a…
Embraer ERJ 145XR jet was hit in both engines by birds but completed flight
Bird strikes are a sadly common phenomenon in aviation, but on Thursday, April 20, an episode drew attention…
Aerolíneas Argentinas takes delivery of first Boeing 737-800BCF freighter
On April 19, Aerolíneas Argentinas celebrated the delivery of its first cargo Boeing 737-800BCF in a ceremony with…
Which Countries Can Order The Embraer KC-390 Millennium?
The most complex aircraft developed in Brazil, the Embraer KC-390 Millennium airlifter has already proven its capacity and…
Super Heavy rocket launch failed ‘successfully’
Test launches of SpaceX rockets follow a logic quite different from what we are used to with state…
Embraer will have a Super Tucano assembly line in Portugal – report
Embraer would have decided to open an assembly line for the A-29 Super Tucano turboprop in Portugal, according…
Mexico sells presidential Boeing 787 to Tajikistan government
More than four years after announcing that he would get rid of the luxurious presidential Boeing 787 Dreamliner,…
US not sending dozens of Super Tucano planes to Ukraine
Several channels on Youtube are spreading the supposed shipment of dozens, if not hundreds, of A-29 Super Tucano…
Australian antitrust authority opposes Qantas’ takeover of Alliance Airlines
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has opposed the acquisition of Alliance Aviation Services by Qantas Airways.…
Uruguay receives offer for second-hand Hawk jets and Tucano turboprops
US company Falcon Air has made an offer to the Uruguayan Air Force (FAU) containing eight BAe Hawk jets,…
All Chinese operators of the 737 MAX have resumed flying the aircraft
Speaking to investors on Tuesday, April 18, Boeing President and CEO David Calhoun commented on the manufacturer’s performance…