Dominican start-up AVA Airways seeks four Airbus A320 aircraft for operations
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Boom Supersonic to build ‘Superfactory’ at Piedmont Triad International Airport
Aircraft manufacturer Boom Supersonic has announced that it has selected the Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro,…
Qatar Airways eyes potential order of Boeing 777X freighters, report says
Doha-based Qatar Airways is in “advanced” talks with Boeing to firm up a hefty order of Boeing 777X freighters, people familiar with the…
Russian MC-21-300 plane to be tested under low sub-zero temperatures in Yakutia
Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut Corporation has announced that it will conduct testing under sub-zero outside temperatures on its…
Brazil’s GOL signs financing for 12 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes has agreed financing of up to $600 million to fund the purchase of 12 new…
Lessor Azorra orders 20 Embraer E2 aircraft worth $3.9B
Florida-based leading company Azorra has signed a deal to buy 20 new Embraer E2 aircraft, the Brazilian manufacturer said on…
China Southern completes Boeing 737 MAX test flight
China’s largest 737 MAX operator, China Southern Airlines, has completed a test flight of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, as sign that the country’s aviation…
Airbus opens aircraft maintenance and recycling facility in China
Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Chinese city of Chengdu and Tarmac Aerosave for the…
Icelandair to lease additional two Boeing 737 MAXs
Iceland’s flag-carrier Icelandair will expand its fleet by leasing two additional Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE). The…
Luxair eyes Airbus A220-500, the most wanted non-existent aircraft
Luxembourg’s flag carrier Luxair had expressed an interest in the Airbus A220-500, the much-anticipated addition to the A220…
Stratolaunch Roc conducts third flight, prepares for hypersonic tests
Stratolaunch Roc, the world’s largest aircraft by wingspan, has completed its third test flight. The airplane took off at…
Caribbean Airlines begins Boeing 737 MAX operations
Caribbean Airlines has begun operations with its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, marking the jet’s first entry into service. Caribbean Airlines’ Boeing 737 MAX jet,…
Greater Bay Airlines eyes potential order of 30 jets
Cathay Pacific’s rival Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) is reportedly in talks with both Airbus and Boeing to purchase at least 30 narrow-body aircraft valued at $1.8 billion, a source familiar with…
Airbus vs Boeing deliveries 2021: who has the upper hand?
2021 seemed like a good year for both Airbus and Boeing. Both aircraft manufacturers managed to deliver more aircraft and win more jet orders than in…
Airbus doubles its aircraft orders in 2021
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has doubled its gross intake in 2021 with 771 new aircraft sales (507 net). The Airbus A320 family aircraft achieved the greater number of gross orders…
Injured giant: Antonov An-225 damages landing gear sensor during incident
Antonov An-225 Mriya, the heaviest and, arguably, largest aircraft in the world, has suffered a mechanical problem with its landing gear. The…
Qantas returns Airbus A380s to commercial service
Qantas Airbus A380 aircraft have returned to the skies once again, almost two years after the carrier grounded its fleet of Super Jumbos. Qantas’ Airbus…
AVIC finishes general assembly of latest AG600 amphibian prototype
Chinese plane manufacturer Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has finished a general assembly of the latest prototype of the…