The long death of Frigate Ecojet, Russia’s revolutionary wide-body
Frigate Ecojet was a Russian project of a wide-body, four-aisle airliner with an oval fuselage cross-section. The team…
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United hopes for quick Boeing 737 MAX return after electric fault fix
Following the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for the fixes of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft electrical…
FAA orders reinforcement of Boeing 777 engine after failure
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will order the structural reinforcement of the engine cowling on Boeing 777-200…
Boeing gets greenlight from FAA for the 737 MAX electric fix
Boeing received a green light from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding the Boeing 737 MAX…
Airbus resumes the A321 FAL installation in ex-A380 Lagardère site
Airbus already sees market recovery ‘in sight’ as it resumes modernization works on its new, digitally-enabled A321 final…
Latest 737 MAX electric issues curtail aircraft deliveries in April 2021
The latest Boeing 737 MAX aircraft electrical issues, which resulted in certain 737 MAX aircraft temporary groundings, took…
Dassault unveils its largest business jet yet: the Falcon 10X
Dassault Aviation unveiled the latest addition to the Falcon business jet family: the Falcon 10X. The largest business…
Boeing to open first 737 conversion line of Latin America
On May 5, 2021, Boeing announced it would expand to Costa Rica, creating additional capacity for Boeing 737-800…
Electric issues to prolong Boeing 737 MAX groundings?
The request for extra analysis proving that the Boeing 737 MAX subsystems would not be affected by recently…
Malaysia Airlines to oust the Airbus A380 from its fleet
Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380 could be permanently retired soon, the airline’s parent company announced. Another airline is joining the…
JetBlue to operate first transatlantic route with new A321LR
On April 29, 2021, JetBlue (JBLU) announced it had taken delivery of its first Airbus A321 Long Range…
Boeing 737 MAX electric issues prompt FAA directive
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) requiring Boeing to address the “unsafe condition”…
Head of Rostec calls Russian supersonic bizjet „unprofitable”
Russian supersonic business jet project is going to be unprofitable unless it finds investors from the UAE, admits…
Delta Air Lines boosts its Airbus A321neo order to 125 jets
American air carrier Delta Air Lines boosted its order from the European aircraft manufacturer to 125 Airbus A321neo…
Ryanair hopes to get the first Boeing 737 MAX in two weeks
On April 22, 2021, Ryanair DAC CEO Eddie Wilson said that the first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft delivery…
Airbus to reorganize its aerostructure sites in Europe
During a meeting of the European Works Council on April 21, 2021, Airbus announced the creation of two…
US Department to audit the FAA’s 737 MAX recertification
Following the ungrounding of the Boeing 737 MAX, authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on November 18,…
United to resume operations with Pratt-powered Boeing 777
United Airlines announced that it plans to restart operations of temporarily suspended Boeing 777-200 aircraft equipped with Pratt…