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Azerbaijan Airlines closes order for 12 A320neo and A321neo
The flag carrier Azerbaijan Airlines announced on Thursday that it had closed a firm order with Airbus to…
Airbus starts production of parts for the first A350F freighter
A newly created division of the Airbus group, Airbus Atlantic started this week, at the facility in Nantes,…
Embraer E2 airliner reaches 5 years in service with a fleet of 75 aircraft
Embraer’s E2 family of airliners has reached five years since the delivery of the first aircraft, celebrated the…
LATAM Airlines resumes flights from Santiago to Melbourne after more than three years
LATAM Airlines announced the return of direct flights between Santiago, Chile, and Melbourne, Australia, starting September 1, 2023.…
United Airlines reaches one hundred Boeing 737 MAX
Almost a year ago, Boeing had reached the milestone of 740 737 MAX jets delivered, after a long…
JetSmart debuts flight to Sao Paulo, the largest city in South America
JetSmart debuted on Monday the flight between São Paulo (Guarulhos) and Santiago de Chile, starting to compete on…
Airbus completes first A330neo for ITA Airways
Airbus has completed the first A330-900neo that will be delivered to ITA Airways. The Italian carrier shared images…
Government of Japan to investigate reasons for SpaceJet failure
The Mitsubishi SpaceJet regional jet had its program ended in February after 15 years and about 1 trillion…
Close to certifying MAX 7, Boeing says 737 production will be increased ‘very soon’
Boeing is finally close to obtaining certification for the 737 MAX 7, the smallest variant of the single-aisle…
Purchase of ITA Airways stake by Lufthansa is close to completion
The acquisition of a 40% stake in ITA Airways by Lufthansa advanced a few more stages this week.…
ATR projects growth in deliveries in 2023 after years of pandemic
The world’s leading manufacturer of turboprop passenger planes, ATR admitted on March 30 that it has suffered a…
Carrier Ultra Air, from Colombia, ceases operations
Yet another Colombian airline has ceased operations, Ultra Air. The ultra-low-cost carrier has announced the suspension of its…
Order for 20 Embraer E2 jets in China is postponed due to illness of Brazilian president
Pneumonia prevented Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva from visiting China this week and, by extension, put an…
Four ex-LATAM A350s could reinforce Lufthansa’s fleet
Lufthansa is bolstering its long-haul fleet with new orders, but also the leasing of used aircraft. Among them…
Eswatini Air is the new operator of the Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft in Africa
New African carrier, Eswatini Air, from the Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) started its flights on Sunday with…
Embraer seeks orders in Europe and China and mulls aircraft larger than the E195-E2
Embraer holds periodic meetings with the aviation media and one of these events took place last week in…
‘Big Twin’, a Boeing 777 converted into a freighter, flies for the first time
On March 25, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) performed the maiden flight of the first Boeing 777-300ER “Special Freighter”.…
Chinese C919 jetliner engine spotted in tests on Y-20 aircraft
A Chinese Xian Y-20 airlifter configured for flight tests was spotted in flight with a CJ1000A turbofan, developed…
Airbus delivers first A321neo assembled in China
Airbus completed an important milestone on Friday by delivering the first assembled A321neo at its Tianjin, China facility.…
JetSmart abandons purchase of Ultra Air, Avianca rethinks merger with Viva Air
Considered one of the most effervescent commercial aviation markets in South America, Colombia made headlines due to the…