Sukhoi PAK FA is designated as Su-57
The long-awaited Russian response to American stealth fighters is about to come true. And now it even has official designation: Sukhoi Su-57. This is the …
Swiss receives first Bombardier CS300
The Swiss airline received on Friday (26) the first CS300 from Bombardier. A larger version of the CS100, which also debuted for the Swiss company, the …
Elvis Presley plane to be auctioned
The forgotten plane of Elvis Presley, a former corporate jet, Lockheed Jetstar, will finally have a destination. The aircraft, which has been abandoned since 1990 …
Airbus A350-900ULR can fly 9,700 nautical miles non-stop
A misunderstanding would have made the range of the A350-900ULR jet smaller than previously thought. When it launched the ultra-long-range version in 2015, upon ordering …
First Airbus A321neo starts flying with Virgin
Airbus delivered the first A321neo to Virgin America. The company received the jet in Hamburg, Germany, in the version equipped with CFM International engines – …
Malaysia Airlines will have airplanes monitored in real time
If the mystery about the disappearance of the Boeing 777-200ER from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 continues to this day, at least in the near future …
Iranian stealth fighter taxing for the first time
Iran presented a new version of the Qaher 313 stealth fighter, which has been described by the Western press as a “complete joke” – the …
Embraer E195-E2 flies for the first time
Embraer celebrated the first takeoff of the E195-E2, the largest version of the company’s new commercial jet family. The aircraft had been presented earlier this …
CS100 complete nonstop transatlantic flight between London and New York
Bombardier’s new CS100 passenger jet made an impressive demonstration for a commercial jet focused on regional flights. The aircraft simulated a series of flights between …
United Airlines to retire Boeing 747 in 2017
One of the first customers of the Boeing 747, United Airlines is expected to retire the remaining aircraft from its fleet until October of this …
Embraer rolls out E195-E2, its largest commercial jet
Embraer presented this week the largest commercial jet ever built by the Brazilian company. The E195-E2 is also the largest variant of the new E2-Jets …
Boeing debut 737 MAX 9 and reveals MAX 10X
The 737 family has two more members this week. Boeing debuted on Tuesday (06) the 737 MAX 9, second member of the new series and …
Russia gives green light for stealth bomber project
Developed by Tupolev since 2009, the future Russian strategic bomber, known by the acronym PAK-DA (something like advanced long-range aircraft) should begin to be built …
Tiltrotor AW609 returns to fly with third prototype
One of the longest aviation projects currently, the tiltrotor aircraft AW609 has returned to fly in tests this month. Leonardo, an Italian manufacturer that took …
Robinson celebrates delivery of 12,000 helicopters
The Robinson Helicopter Company in December 2016 reached a total of 12,000 helicopters manufactured since its founding in 1973. According to the manufacturer, the Torrance …
Raytheon withdraws from USAF T-X competition
One of the most important demands of the United States Air Force, the T-X program, which plans to replace the old T-38 Talon jet with …
New Airbus Beluga XL starts to take shape
The new Beluga XL Airbus began to take shape. The manufacturer recently released the first images of the structure and components of the aircraft, which …
Lufthansa receives its first Airbus A350
Lufthansa received its first Airbus A350 shortly before Christmas. The aircraft is part of an order of 25 long range jets of the 900 variant, …
