Avianca Brasil owner insists on interest in Alitalia
In business logic, a company in financial difficulties seeks buyers among solid groups with sufficient capital to invest. But in commercial aviation this is...
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Creator of the website that started in 1996 as a magazine. He also writes on Brazilian websites AUTOO, MOTOO and MetrôCPTM.
Boeing is expected to end production of the 747 in 2022
Boeing has already decided to end production of the 747, its most iconic aircraft, Bloomberg said on Thursday. According to sources, the planemaker is...
Embraer reaches 1,600 E-Jets delivered in 16 years
Embraer celebrated the delivery of the 1,600th E-Jet, an E190-E2 model to the Swiss airline Helvetic Airways. It is quite a milestone for the...
FAA completes series of 737 MAX certification flights
The FAA, the US civil aviation agency, completed on Wednesday the certification flights with the 737 MAX aircraft. Now, the data collected in this...
July 1, 2020
Aeromexico is another Latin American airline to file for bankruptcy
Aeromexico announced on Tuesday that it was filed under Chapter 11 in the US in order to start its restructuring plan. It is the...
June 30, 2020
Irkut MC-21 passenger aircraft due to enter service in late 2021
The A320 and 737 jets are expected to have a new competitor by the end of next year, when Irkut is due to deliver...
June 30, 2020
Norwegian Air cancels orders for nearly 100 Boeing aircraft
Cornered by the commercial aviation crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Norwegian Air confirmed in a filling to the stock exchange that it canceled...
June 29, 2020
As expected, Boeing 737 MAX performs its first certification flight with the FAA
As expected, the 737 MAX 7, registration N7201S, took off from Boeing Field in Seattle at 9:55 am on Monday for the first of...
June 29, 2020
COMAC jointly delivers the ARJ21 aircraft to three Chinese state-owned airlines
COMAC held a special ceremony on Saturday to mark the delivery of three ARJ21 jets to China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Air...
June 29, 2020
Brazilian Air Force has now three KC-390 Millennium
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) received the third unit of the new military transport jet KC-390 on June 27. The aircraft was sent by...
June 28, 2020
First 737 MAX certification flight could take place on Monday
After many months of preparations, Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are due to begin a three-day test flight campaign with the 737...
June 27, 2020
Embraer ends the “Legacy dynasty”
“Legacy”, the name that marked Embraer’s debut in the business aviation sector has come to an end. The Legacy 650 business jet had its...
June 26, 2020
A330-800neo from Kuwait Airways performs maiden flight
Among several models of Airbus commercial aircraft there is a jet that has been ignored by airlines, the A330-800neo, the version with less capacity...
June 26, 2020
In recovery plan, Qantas retires its 747 and sends the A380 to the desert
The recovery plan announced by Qantas on Thursday reveals how serious the situation in the air transport sector is. Australia’s leading company, Qantas had...
June 25, 2020
Air France performs last flight with the A380 this Friday
Air France will make the last flight with an Airbus A380 on Friday. The melancholic farewell comes in advance of the airline’s already announced...
June 25, 2020
US Navy receives the first Osprey for its aircraft carriers
The US Navy received the first CMV-22B Osprey on Monday. The tilt-rotor aircraft, which already operates in the country’s Armed Forces, will now assume...
June 24, 2020
Breeze Airways should debut only in 2021
The businessman David Neeleman has been dedicated in recent years to the creation of Breeze Airways, a new U.S low cost airline that should...
June 24, 2020
Russia approves production of new military freighter IL-276
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced last week the selection of the Ilyushin IL-276 as the new medium-sized military transport aircraft. The jet cargo...
June 23, 2020
Emirates’ Airbus A380 has a date to fly again: July 15
Emirates Airline confirmed on Tuesday that the Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger jet, will resume flights on July 15. The first destinations that...
June 23, 2020
Sweden gives green light to substitute for Gripen fighter
One of the few countries to manufacture its own fighter jets, Sweden has given the green light for the development of a new aircraft....
