Boeing versus Airbus: a graphic tale of two disasters | Best of 2020
This article was written and originally published on August 9, 2020. Every facet of the airline industry buckles under…
Top 10 underappreciated aviation movies
While we like our “Top Gun” and “Airplane!” just as the next guy or gal, there is a…
What is COMAC C939 and when will it fly?
Chinese manufacturer COMAC has already tested the C919 and started working on the CR929. The next logical step…
Il-114-300 Russian regional airliner completes maiden flight
The Ilyushin Il-114-300, new regional turboprop airliner currently under development in Russia, successfully landed after its maiden flight.…
Irkut MC-21 conducted first flight with Russian PD-14 engines
The first prototype of the new Russian airliner MC-21-300 fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines successfully finished its first…
Top 10 most produced jet airliners
Some passenger aircraft were more popular than others, and more of them were manufactured. But which jet airliners…
SpaceX Starship exploded. Why is it OK?
On December 9, 2020, a prototype of SpaceX Starship launch vehicle disintegrated upon landing, but the company calls…
China aims to start delivering CR929 in 2023, build 1,000 by 2035
COMAC chief designer Chen Yingchun said that despite problems, the development of CRAIC CR929 wide-body airliner is going…
Who develops aircraft faster than Airbus and Boeing? | Data
Developing new aircraft takes a long time. What aviation companies manage to do it the fastest?AeroTime News has…
Russian Doomsday plane robbery: secret codes “may have been stolen”
The radio equipment, stolen from Russian Ilyushin Il-80 airplanes, could have contained emergency communication frequencies. The robbery was…
An-178 takes off: Ukraine to make first Antonov order ever
The Ukrainian government plans to place a much-anticipated order for three new Antonov An-178 planes, the country’s ministry…
Top 10 fake airlines
There are real airlines and there are fictional ones. Fake airlines lie in between: they pretend to be…
Aevum rolls out satellite launching drone
Aevum presented Rawn X, the largest unmanned aircraft to date, intended as a first stage for launching small…
Bumpy story of Baikal, newest Russian bush plane
Attempts to replace Russian utility plane Antonov An-2 were failing since the 70s, but the new LMS-901 Baikal…
How is crisis changing Qatar Airways fleet?
Qatar Airways, one of the “big three” of the Middle East, had a much more diverse fleet than…
Emirates, Etihad and Qatar: battling the second wave
Despite rising numbers of the COVID-19, the aviation industry seems to be on the recovery track. Three largest…
Russian pilots to use paper maps as software update goes wrong
Aeronautical data providers have warned Russian airlines that updated navigational databases lack information on 49 airports.As a result,…
COMAC C919: design finalized, certification tests to begin
Chinese manufacturer COMAC has received type inspection authorization for its newest airliner, the C919, and now aims to…