Embraer’s first commercial jet flew 25 years ago
It was on August 11, 1995 that Embraer was practically born again. The Brazilian airframer, founded in 1969 to produce the Bandeirante turboprop, was...
August 12, 2020
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August 11, 2020
First Cessna SkyCourier freighter performs maiden flight
Textron Aviation announced on Tuesday that the second Cessna SkyCourier made its maiden flight. The turboprop aircraft is the first to be built in...
August 10, 2020
Peruvian Army puts on sale three Mi-26s, the largest helicopter in the world
A traditional aircraft customer from the former Soviet Union, Peru has a wide range of Russian and Ukrainian models in its military forces. But...
August 8, 2020
Conviasa will resume flights from Caracas to Moscow
Venezuelan state-owned airline created under Hugo Chavéz in 2004 to take the place of the bankrupt Viasa, Conviasa will resume its transatlantic flights in...
August 7, 2020
U.S. startup receives investment from Trump administration for hypersonic aircraft
Imagine Donald Trump boarding Air Force One in the US capital and just over an hour later meeting Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London?...
August 6, 2020
Airbus did not deliver any widebody aircraft in July
Airbus was able to increase the number of aircraft delivered in July, however, none of them belonged to the A330 and A350 widebody families....
August 6, 2020
Uncertainties lead Embraer to postpone E175-E2 debut for 2023
After announcing an accumulated loss of $ 1.8 billion, Embraer revealed on Wednesday that the E175-E2 jet development program will be postponed for two...
August 5, 2020
King Air 360 is the enhanced version of the veteran turboprop plane
Textron Aviation announced the new King Air 360 version of the veteran turboprop business aircraft. The model brings updates and is already in production,...
August 5, 2020
Embraer stops offering Lineage and Legacy business jets
Embraer decided to reduce its business jet portfolio, concentrating its product line on the Phenom and Praetor models. As a result, the Legacy series...
August 4, 2020
FAA approves modifications made by Boeing to the 737 MAX
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released two documents on Monday which detail the last phase of the recertification process for the 737 MAX, Boeing’s...
August 4, 2020
Virgin Galactic enters the race for new passenger supersonics
For almost two decades without supersonic passenger flights, the commercial aviation market is expected to gain new aircraft in the near future, and one...
August 3, 2020
Largest Fokker 100 operator, Alliance Aviation becomes an Embraer customer
The largest operator of the Fokker 100 jets in the world, Alliance Aviation announced on Monday the purchase of 14 used Embraer E190 aircraft....
August 1, 2020
Almost supersonic: Gulfstream G700 hits Mach 0.99 on test flight
One of the oldest and most important manufacturers of business aircraft in the world, Gulfstream revealed this week that the G700, its newest corporate...
July 31, 2020
Aeroflot plans to operate 200 Russian aircraft in 2026
Owner of a fleet of 359 aircraft, Aeroflot and its subsidiaries operate mostly Western models with the exception of the SSJ100 jet. But that...
July 30, 2020
British Airways and LATAM use pandemic to cut wages permanently
The seriousness of the situation in the airline industry in the face of the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic is no secret to...
July 29, 2020
Boeing confirms postponement of 777X and end of production of 747 in 2022
Boeing confirmed on Wednesday two rumors that had been circulating in the market for a few weeks, both negative. The first is the delay...
July 29, 2020
Old Mirage F1 fighters are increasingly being used as aggressor aircraft in the USAF
Since entering service in 1973, the Dassault Mirage F1 has never become a highly prominent fighter, although its career has been quite diverse. Replaced...
July 28, 2020
Embraer jets lead resumption of flights by Lufthansa members
Embraer has frequently pointed out that its E-Jets have been used frequently during the COVID-19 pandemic due to its more realistic passenger capacity in...
July 27, 2020
World’s largest amphibious aircraft, AG600 takes first flight from the ocean
Two years and seven months after making its maiden flight on land, the Chinese amphibious aircraft AG600 took off for the first time from...
July 26, 2020
Boeing 777X debut to be delayed by up to one year
The COVID-19 crisis would have affected the already delayed development schedule for the 777X, the world’s largest twin-engine jet. According to Reuters sources, Boeing...
