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Airbus A321XLR flies for over 13 hours
The Airbus A321XLR proved this week what it is capable of. The ultra-long-range version of the A320neo family…
Boom will have a bespoke engine for the Overture supersonic airliner
Boom Supersonic delivered on its promise and announced the Overture supersonic airliner propulsion solution, which aims to provide…
United Airlines confirms deal for 100 787s, plus massive order for 737 MAX
Boeing and United Airlines announced on Tuesday the largest 787 Dreamliner order in history. The US carrier has ordered…
In a late decision, Swiss will replace its old A340s with the A350-900
Although part of the Lufthansa group, the Swiss carrier has a fleet of aircraft with some very old…
Air India close to mega order of 500 aircraft
Battered during its state-owned days, Air India was taken over by the Tata group with an ambitious goal…
Four Etihad A380s to fly again in 2023
Etihad Airways is yet another airline rethinking the retirement of the Airbus A380. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier confirmed…
Embraer to postpone launch of its new passenger turboprop – report
Embraer is about to announce a program postponement of its new advanced technology passenger turboprop, according to Aviation…
New Chinese airliner, First C919 delivered in China
China’s most advanced commercial aircraft, the twin-engine C919 had the first example delivered on Friday. The jet registration…
Madagascar Airlines announces leasing of three Embraer E190-E2 jets
Madagascar Airlines, the small flag carrier of the African country, signed on Wednesday a leasing agreement to receive…
Air Greenland is the new operator of the Airbus A330-800
Small carrier Air Greenland has become the new operator of the A330-800, the smallest variant of the A330neo…
Russian jetliner Irkut MC-21 completes static tests
Moscow’s Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) and Irkut Corporation, part of the Russian state group United Aircraft Corporation (UAC),…
Boeing misses chance to change law and avoid rework on 737 MAX 7 and 10
The likelihood that Boeing will have to revise the design of the 737 MAX 7 and 737 MAX…
Final Boeing 747 leaves assembly line in Everett
Boeing has rolled out of its Everett factory the last 747 manufactured. The aircraft, a 747-8F freighter, will…
Airbus abandons target of delivering around 700 jets in 2022
Airbus announced that it will no longer pursue its goal of delivering 700 jets in 2022, although it…
LOT’s Embraer jet fleet reaches 41 aircraft
LOT Polish Airlines is part of Embraer’s history. It was the Polish carrier that debuted the first E-Jet…
United Airlines may close order for up to 100 Boeing 787 jets
United Airlines’ massive order for a hundred widebody jets could be announced in the coming weeks, as reported…
Binter Canarias confirms new order for five Embraer E195-E2s
The mystery surrounding the order for five E195-E2s announced by Embraer lasted a few days. Binter Canarias, the…
Two proposals in the US Congress try to exempt Boeing from modifying the 737 MAX 7 and MAX 10
Boeing has just over three weeks to change a bitter reality: the obligation to include a new crew…
British company buys two E190s for dismantling and parts sale
Executive Jet Support (EJS), an aeronautical services company headquartered in Chippenham, in the United Kingdom, signed the contract…
Embraer sells five more E195-E2s, but does not disclose the customer
Embraer announced another agreement for the sale of the E195-E2 jet, the largest model in the E2 family,…