Iran wants to launch 100-seat commercial airliner
Air Transport
Boeing claims A321 XLR carries safety risks
A variant of the A320neo family that accumulates hundreds of orders, the new A321XLR may present risks of fire in unsuccessful landings, pointed out none …
LATAM Airlines to convert eight Boeing 767-300 for freighters
LATAM Airlines announced on Monday that it will convert eight of its Boeing 767-300ER into cargo planes. The widebodies will be converted to the BCF …
Saudi Arabian Airlines plans to order 70 jetliners
Saudi Arabia’s largest airline, Saudia (Saudi Arabian Airlines) is close to announcing new orders for commercial aircraft with Airbus and Boeing, the local newspaper Maaal …
Defense
Hungary considers purchase of Super Tucano: reports
After becoming the third customer of the C-390 Millennium multi-mission jet, the Hungarian Air Force can order another Embraer aircraft, the A-29 Super Tucano training …
De Havilland launches Dash 8 P-4 maritime patrol aircraft
A few days after confirming a pause in the production of the Dash 8 turboprop, De Havilland Canada announced on Thursday that it had signed …
Boeing starts eT-7A Red Hawk training jet production
Boeing announced on Tuesday the start of production of the new US Air Force training jet, the eT-7A Red Hawk. The single-engine aircraft was fully …
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Boeing beats Airbus again in commercial aircraft deliveries
The return of the 737 MAX to commercial service made Boeing surpass Airbus for the first time in a many months in the number of …
Unusual jetliner, ERJ 140 will be phased out by American Airlines
Just over 20 years after flying for the first time, the ERJ 140 is close to retirement on American Airlines, by far the largest operator …
Despite the pandemic, only 30 airlines collapsed in 2020
One of the sectors most afflicted by the coronavirus pandemic, air travel has seen hundreds of airlines rocked after the brutal drop in revenue caused …
Airbus starts 2021 with 21 commercial aircraft deliveries
Airbus started 2021 with a significant drop in the number of commercial aircraft delivered. In January, the airframer said it had delivered 21 jets, 10 …
Boeing will not be able to compete with A321 until 2023
Airbus will be at least two years without being disturbed in the niche occupied by the A321, with aircraft capable of carrying between 200 and …
Amid proposals from abroad, India order 83 HAL Tejas fighters
India’s military escalation is unrelenting, with orders for new fighters continuing uninterrupted. But instead of looking for aircraft abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government decided …
Qantas will fly with Embraer E190 jets
Along a tortuous path, Qantas will become an Embraer customer. Australia’s largest airline has signed a wet lease agreement with Alliance Airlines to operate up …
Boeing plans to deliver two F-15EXs to the USAF in the first quarter
Boeing performed the maiden flight of the F-15EX fighter jet on Tuesday, in preparation for supplying the aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. The fighter …
Breeze takes delivery of its first E190
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) delivered to Breeze Airways on Tuesday the first Embraer E190 of a 15-aircraft leasing agreement signed in 2020. The aircraft, registered …
Boeing 777X firm orders shrink to 191 aircraft
The recent delay in entry into service for 2023 and the rising costs of the 777X program were not the only bad news that Boeing …
