EasyJet considers canceling order for 107 A320neo jets
EasyJet, one of Europe’s largest low-cost airlines, has been under pressure to cancel a remaining order for the Airbus A320neo family. For Stelios Haji-Ioannou,...
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Lufthansa will permanently withdraw six Airbus A380 and five Boeing 747
Faced with the impact of the coronavirus crisis on its operation, Lufthansa announced on Tuesday to retire several planes from its fleet, including six...
South Korean light fighter sale agreement to Argentina put on hold
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) said on Monday that the agreement to sell 10 FA-50 light fighters to the Argentine Air Force was put on...
April 6, 2020
Airbus creates “air force” against coronavirus
Since the coronavirus pandemic has taken on global proportions, several companies have mobilized to help supply hospitals with equipment and vital items to care...
April 6, 2020
LABACE 2020 is postponed, but may occur later this year
The coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) in Brazil forced LABACE 2020 organizers to postpone its date, previously scheduled for August. Largest business aviation event in Latin...
April 5, 2020
Aircraft that dared to reinvent the way of flying – Part 2
After knowing some aircraft designs that bet on unusual shapes, in the second part of the article we will learn more about quite different proposals,...
April 4, 2020
Aging aircraft have early retirement due to coronavirus
On March 30, even before anyone thought, American Airlines took the last flight with a Boeing 767 when repatriating American citizens in Peru. The...
April 3, 2020
Lessor Avolon cancels order for 75 Boeing 737 Max
Boeing lost 75 orders for the 737 Max this week, part of a deal with leasing company Avolon. The aircraft were due to be...
April 3, 2020
Emirates and Etihad announce partial restart of their flights
Although modest, Emirates and Etihad have announced that they will gradually resume some of their flights next week. The two airlines were authorized by...
April 2, 2020
Boeing’s new airplane is expected to be a successor to the 757
Boeing would have given up on creating a new family of medium-capacity commercial jets, known by the acronym NMA (New Midmarket Airplane) and in...
April 1, 2020
American Airlines will retire more than 100 aircraft
Amid a process in which it seeks $ 12 billion in loans to maintain its operation, American Airlines decided to retire 105 more aircraft...
March 31, 2020
KC-46, the new US aerial refueling plane, is leaking fuel
For those who think that the drama experienced by Boeing in the 737 Max program is just an unfortunate coincidence, it is worth knowing...
March 30, 2020
‘Chinese ATR’, MA700 turboprop has first prototype almost finished
If in other sectors, China is an industrial giant capable of materializing any product, in civil aviation the situation is quite different … and...
March 28, 2020
Beech Starship, the visionary aircraft that made history as one of aviation’s biggest failures
In the history of aviation, there are countless aircraft that were huge failures, many of them more than justified, but there are also many...
March 27, 2020
Antonov An-225 returns to flight after 18 months
The Antonov An-225 Mriya, largest aircraft in the world, returned to fly after an 18-month hiatus during which it underwent a maintenance and modernization...
March 26, 2020
Bell and Sikorsky are selected in the US Army’s FARA program
The US Army has announced the selection of two of the five competitors in the FARA program, which will give rise to a new...
March 25, 2020
Boeing plans to resume production of the 737 Max in May
Boeing has already started preparations to resume production of the 737 Max from May, Reuters revealed on Wednesday. According to the news agency, the...
March 24, 2020
Cessna SkyCourier conducts tests of engines on the ground
Cessna announced on Monday that it had carried out the first ground tests with SkyCourier, its new twin utility turboprop. Equipped with two Pratt...
March 24, 2020
With a new mission, Stratolaunch wants to return to the skies in September
Close to completing a year of its first and only flight, the massive ROC aircraft, with its six turbofan engines hanging from its wings...
March 23, 2020
Embraer puts employees on paid leave on behalf of Covid-19
Embraer announced on Sunday that it decided to place employees who cannot work remotely on paid leave until March 31 in Brazil. The manufacturer...
