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
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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 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 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 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 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...
March 22, 2020
Emirates Airline will suspend most of its passenger flights from March 25
Owner of the largest fleet of Airbus A380 jets in the world, with 115 aircraft, Emirates Airline announced on Sunday that it will suspend...
March 21, 2020
Luggage tags made from parts of the first disassembled A380 sell out in less than two days
Specializing in metallic luggage tags with an aviation theme, the company Aviationtag had its limited edition manufactured with parts of the fuselage of the...
March 20, 2020
Air traffic tracked by FlightRadar24 has dropped sharply in the past days
The restrictions on air passenger traffic around the world, caused by the expansion of the pandemic of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) have transformed airports...
March 20, 2020
Analyst suggests that European governments can buy up to 600 Airbus jets to keep it running
With its shares in free fall and its customers struggling to survive amid the aerial chaos caused by the new coronavirus (Covid-19), financial consultancy...
March 19, 2020
Enhanced MRJ90, SpaceJet M90 performs its maiden flight
Mitsubishi Aircraft announced on Wednesday that it had completed its first flight with the SpaceJet M90 in Japan. Fifth test aircraft of the model...
March 19, 2020
Boeing and Embraer joint venture under threat from coronavirus crisis
Announced in 2018, the creation of a joint company between Boeing and Embraer to take over the commercial aircraft division of the Brazilian manufacturer...
March 18, 2020
Trump administration to increase fares on Airbus planes
The US government is expected to announce a 50% increase in tariffs charged for Airbus commercial jets manufactured in Europe. Currently, these aircraft pay...
March 16, 2020
Alitalia will have control assumed by the government
Alitalia is about to be rescued by the Italian government. The country’s flagship airline, which was looking for a buyer after years of losses,...
March 14, 2020
KLM will retire its last 10 Boeing 747 in April
KLM has decided to anticipate the retirement of its last 10 Boeing 747-400. Before planned for the beginning of 2021, the withdrawal of these...
March 13, 2020
American Airlines announces retirement of its 767 by May
American Airlines has confirmed that it will retire all of its Boeing 767s by the end of May and 757 in 2021. The information...
March 12, 2020
Boeing gets first commercial aircraft orders in 2020
After ending January without a single plane sold, Boeing finally managed to close its first orders in 2020. In February, the US manufacturer won...
March 11, 2020
Colombian low cost Viva Air rules out flying to Brazil and Chile
One of the most aggressive low cost airlines in South America, Viva Air, discarded Brazil in its expansion plans. Declan Ryan, president of the...
