Brazil imposes limits on E190 after A220 engine problems
ANAC, Brazilian aviation regulator, issues a directive instructing Embraer 190-E2 operators to limit trust and climb settings at…
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Your last chances to fly Boeing 747
The era of the most iconic passenger jet of all time is almost over. News of its grounding…
Embraer deliveries fall to record low in the second quarter
Fewer commercial and executive jets were delivered in the second quarter of 2020 than in any given second…
Bureaucracy commences as 737 MAX prepares for October relaunch
Boeing 737 MAX, possibly the most troubled aircraft of our times, gears for long-awaited ungrounding. Yet a lot…
737 MAX: still wanted, but more troubles ahead
Contracts will need to be reset, timelines moved and significantly smaller deliveries acknowledged as Boeing 737 MAX prepares…
737 MAX production rate cut kills 1100 jobs at Spirit AeroSystems
Spirit AeroSystems, one of the main Boeing’s suppliers for the 737 MAX programs, announced another round of layoffs…
Russian turboprop Il-114-300 set for maiden flight in September
New Russian regional turboprop Ilyushin Il-114-300 will take to the skies for the first time in September 2020,…
Cancellations persist as 737 MAX ungrounding nears
43 Boeing 737 MAX airplane orders were cancelled and 9 additional ones removed from the backlog. Boeing registered no…
Antonov An-225 Mriya temporarily grounded over engine problem
The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world’s largest aircraft, has been intensely called upon in the past few weeks…
U.S. rejects EU calls to drop 15% tariffs on Airbus aircraft
European Union Commission acknowledged the United States’ decision not to increase tariffs on European products and said it…
Keeping promises: FAA Head to pilot Boeing 737 MAX
Steve Dickson, the Chief of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will fulfil his promise and pilot a Boeing 737…
SSJ New: how and why is Superjet 100 shedding American parts?
There were many problems with the new Russian regional airliner program right from the beginning. One of them…
Boeing 777 fuel indicator discrepancies prompt FAA directive
The Federal Aviation Administration issued an airworthiness directive regarding the fuel quantity indicating system of the Boeing 777…
Boeing hopes to repeat 747’s success: fourth 777X takes off
The fourth Boeing 777-9 took its first test flight over Washington, the United States. The twin-engine jet joined…
Boeing 737 MAX receives criticism by NATCA engineers
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association’s (NATCA) engineers criticized a redesign of the grounded Boeing 737 MAX, raising…
Guillaume Faury: Airbus is in danger of collapse
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is in danger of collapse warned the company’s chief executive. It seems that…
Final convoy for fuselage of last Airbus A380 [Video]
The parts of the last Airbus A380 superjumbo left the factory of Montoir-de-Bretagne, in western France, for the…
Flying-V completes the first real flight test
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in collaboration with Technische Universiteit (TU) Delft completed the successful first real flight test…