Aviation Capital Group signs for 20 A220s and 40 A320neos
US-based lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 20 Airbus A220s and a firm order contract for 40 Airbus A320neo family jets, five of…
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Russian MC-21-300 passenger jet obtains type certificate
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia (Rosaviatsia) has issued local aircraft manufacturer JSC Irkut Corporation a type…
Canada Jetlines takes delivery of its first Airbus A320
Low-cost carrier Canada Jetlines (JETMF) took delivery of its first Airbus A320-200 aircraft from Irish lessor Jackson Square…
Three years after Lion Air crash, Boeing 737 MAX can fly again in Indonesia
The Indonesian Ministry of transportation and the country’s aviation authority – the Directorate General of Civil Aviation – announced that they revoke the prohibition on operating…
Paint peeling on Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787s
Air New Zealand has been experiencing issues with paint peeling on some of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, according to New Zealand press…
Russia’s first serial Irkut MC-21 takes off
The first serial production Irkut MC-21, the latest airliner from Russia, has completed its maiden flight. The aircraft is the first of…
Air Force One vs Putin Force One: which is more impressive?
Stakes were high as Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin met in Geneva. The meeting may have not resolved…
SAS Airbus A321 LR to complete its first long-haul flight
Scandinavian Airlines System’s (SAS) brand-new Airbus A321 Long Range (LR) aircraft will soon complete its first long-haul flight to the United States. Scandinavian Airlines’ Airbus A321LR aircraft, registered as SE-DMR, took off…
Delivery of Russia’s first MC-21 scheduled for September 2022
Rossiya, a subsidiary of Aeroflot, will take delivery of the first Irkut MC-21 airliner in September 2022, making…
Boeing caps record year for freighter sales with UPS order for 19 767s
Package delivery company UPS has ordered 19 Boeing 767 freighters, adding to a record year for freighter sales…
Norse Atlantic receives first 787-9 ahead of transatlantic start in Spring 2022
Start-up Norse Atlantic Airways has taken delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, ahead of starting…
Peach Aviation becomes Japan’s first Airbus A321LR operator
Peach Aviation, a low-cost arm of All Nippon’s Airways (ANA), announced that it took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo Long…
ATR delivers its 1,600th turboprop
On December 17, 2021, Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR announced that it had delivered its 1,600th aircraft. The milestone aircraft, an…
Emirates receives final A380 manufactured by Airbus
Emirates has taken delivery of its 123rd and last Airbus A380 aircraft, marking the end of a program…
Air France-KLM places order for 100 Airbus A320neo and LOI for 4 Airbus A350F
Airbus is on a winning streak as it secures over a hundred aircraft orders from the Air France –…
Airbus TwoTwenty bizjet takes off for the first time
The Airbus TwoTwenty business jet has conducted its maiden flight, the company announced. The aircraft took off from Montreal Mirabel airport…
Boeing delivers 34 jets, gets order boost in November 2021
Boeing handed over 34 aircraft to 16 customers in November 2021, which was seven aircraft more than in October 2021. The deliveries consisted of 28 Boeing 737…
Australia to resume production of Albatross flying boat after 60 years
Australian company Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) will begin a modernization programme for the G-111, a civilian version of the Grumman HU-16 Albatross,…