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Boeing unveils new potential issue on 737 MAX
Boeing revealed the existence of a potential electrical fault in some units of the 737 MAX this Friday.…
Airbus A350 to leave LATAM aircraft fleet
Brutally affected by the drop in passenger demand during the Covid-19 pandemic, LATAM decided to stop operating the…
Irkut MC-21-300 completes tests on natural icing
The new Russian narrowbody jetliner MC-21-300 has successfully closed a series of test flights in natural icing, said…
EASA follows FAA and certifies the Boeing 737 MAX 8-200
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approved the 8-200 variant of the Boeing 737 MAX on Tuesday, paving…
Qatar Airways expects to receive first 777X in 2023
Qatar Airways expects to have three 777X jetliners starting in 2023, Akbar al-Baker, the carrier’s CEO, said on…
Airbus reportedly offering conversion from A380 to a ‘Combi’ model
Near the end of production, the A380 can survive on the market in a new configuration. According to…
TAP’s A321LR performs 10-hour nonstop flight
TAP’s Airbus A321LR reached a milestone on Monday by flying for 10 hours and 7 minutes nonstop from…
FAA certifies the high density Boeing 737 MAX-8200
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the certification of the high density variant of the Boeing 737 MAX…
Fokker’s new owner also leads project to relaunch its regional jets
GKN Aerospace announced on Wednesday the sale of Fokker Services and Fokker Techniek to PANTA Holdings for undisclosed…
Alaska Airlines confirms order for 23 737 MAX 9
Alaska Airlines signed an acquisition contract for 23 737 MAX 9 in addition to 15 options with Boeing.…
Norse Atlantic Airways signs lease agreement for nine Boeing 787s
The new venture by Bjørn Kjos, founder of Norwegian Air, is getting closer to debut. Low cost carrier…
Aerion introduces AS3, supersonic jetliner capable of flying above Mach 4
The startup Aerion is still a long way from materializing the AS2, its supersonic business jet, but has…
Southwest announces order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX 7
Southwest Airlines and Boeing announced on Monday a new order for 737 MAX jets, as was already speculated.…
Boeing resumes deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner
Boeing resumed deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner after five months. A 787-9 model was received by United Airlines,…
MC-21-300 starts icing tests in certification program
Irkut’s MC-21-300 commercial jet flew this week to Arkhangelsk airport in the White Sea region of Russia to…
In six months, Embraer managed to deliver 11 E195-E2 jets
Last week, Embraer reached a milestone, the delivery of the 19th E195-E2, the largest commercial jet ever developed…
A220 enhancements make A319neo useless
Since taking over the Bombardier C Series program and transforming it into the A220, Airbus has sought to…
Air Peace adds second E195-E2 and commits to the 737 MAX
Air Peace remains committed to ordering 10 Boeing 737 MAX, said Allen Onyema, CEO of the Nigerian airline…
Airbus may launch A350 freighter
Airbus has been studying the possibility of launching a cargo exclusive variant of the A350 model, its most…
Embraer expects to launch new passenger turboprop in 2022
Embraer revealed more details of its new passenger turboprop aircraft project to Aviation Week. The unnamed model is…
