BREAKING: UK CAA ungrounds Boeing 737 MAX
The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) joins the list of regulators that have ungrounded the Boeing 737 MAX. The…
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Boeing planes to be able to fly on 100% sustainable fuel by 2030
Boeing claims all its commercial planes would be able and certified to fly on 100% sustainable fuels by…
New safety-related concerns raise over Boeing 737 MAX
A former Boeing employee raised new safety-related concerns over the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft that has been already…
Airbus updates production rates, slows down pace on A320
As the aviation market is being shaped by the pandemic, Airbus announced the updated production rates for its…
Airbus preparing for record A320 production rates?
Airbus, which had reached record aircraft production levels in 2019, is reportedly looking to ramp up production of…
EASA to approve Boeing 737 MAX by the end of January 2021
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) intends to approve the recertification of the Boeing 737 MAX by the…
Antonov to resume production of An-74 “Cheburashka” cargo plane?
The production of the Antonov-74 transport aircraft could resume in order to supply Ukraine’s armed forces, the country’s…
BREAKING: Transport Canada un-grounds Boeing 737 MAX
Transport Canada (TC), the authority responsible for transportation policies within Canada, issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the…
Russian MC-21 suffers runway excursion during flight test
As it was undergoing takeoff tests at Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA), in Moscow, an MC-21-300 prototype rolled off…
De Havilland set to pause Dash 8 Q400 production, future uncertain
Manufacturer De Havilland Canada (DHC) is set to pause production once the current Dash 8-400 backlog is completed,…
SpiceJet to restart Boeing 737 MAX ops by March 2021
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet is reported to restart Boeing 737 MAX aircraft flights by March 2021.“We have been…
New commercial airplanes to look for in 2021
2020 was a difficult year for aircraft manufacturers. With hopes for 2021 to be better, let’s look at…
Congo Airways orders two Embraer E195-E2s
On January 13, 2021, African carrier Congo Airways ordered a pair of new Embraer E195-E2 jets. The new…
Boeing reaches deal with Atlas Air for four remaining 747-8F
Boeing announced that the manufacturer has reached an agreement with Atlas Air for the last-ever Boeing 747 aircraft…
Accused of fraud, Boeing pays $2.5 billion settlement for 737 MAX crashes
Boeing has been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) of conspiracy to defraud the government for…
Cracks found in Qatar A350 XWB only superficial, Airbus says
On January 3, 2021, Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 registered A7-ALL presented irregularities on its surface. The plane, ferried…
Boeing 737 MAX crisis: FAA to review self-certification program
In the 2021 U.S. Federal spending bill, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was ordered to review its Organization…
Russian Ansat-M light helicopter completes first flight
Kazan Helicopters’ Ansat-M took off for its maiden flight on December 29, 2020. The aircraft is a modernized…