Turning corner: Boeing 787 begins crucial period
On December 15, 2009, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner flew for the first time, finally defeating the delays and…
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Alaska Airlines boosts Boeing 737 MAX order to 68 jets
Alaska Airlines will boost its fleet with 23 more Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in addition to its original…
Boeing 737 MAX to fly in Canada in January 2021, Transport Canada indicates
Transport Canada validated the design changes of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.On December 17, 2020, the Canadian air…
What is COMAC C939 and when will it fly?
Chinese manufacturer COMAC has already tested the C919 and started working on the CR929. The next logical step…
Il-114-300 Russian regional airliner completes maiden flight
The Ilyushin Il-114-300, new regional turboprop airliner currently under development in Russia, successfully landed after its maiden flight.…
Mitsubishi Aircraft to reduce workforce by 95%
As the development of the Spacejet, Japan’s first domestic passenger aircraft, is on indefinite hold, Mitsubishi Aircraft plans…
Boeing finds more fuselage issues on 787 Dreamliner
The recent, broader Boeing quality control inspection on 787 Dreamliner fuselages revealed structure-related issues in some areas of…
Irkut MC-21 conducted first flight with Russian PD-14 engines
The first prototype of the new Russian airliner MC-21-300 fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines successfully finished its first…
China aims to start delivering CR929 in 2023, build 1,000 by 2035
COMAC chief designer Chen Yingchun said that despite problems, the development of CRAIC CR929 wide-body airliner is going…
Dassault rolls out the Falcon 6X: a game-changer?
Article written by Rytis Beresnevičius and Clément CharpentreauAs Dassault rolls out the Falcon 6X business jet, will it be…
An-178 takes off: Ukraine to make first Antonov order ever
The Ukrainian government plans to place a much-anticipated order for three new Antonov An-178 planes, the country’s ministry…
EASA certifies ATR72-600F turboprop freighter
A French-Italian turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR announced that it obtained the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for…
Bumpy story of Baikal, newest Russian bush plane
Attempts to replace Russian utility plane Antonov An-2 were failing since the 70s, but the new LMS-901 Baikal…
Texas lawmaker jet overruns runway, ends in field [Video]
A Cessna 551 Citation II/SP II transporting U.S. Republican politician Dade Phelan overran the runway of Angelina County Airport,…
China Airlines receives first Boeing 777F in new livery
Taiwan-based China Airlines took delivery of its first Boeing 777 cargo aircraft. The freighter is the first of…
Private luxury carrier gets first Embraer Praetor 600 jet
Embraer announced completing a successful delivery of the first Praetor 600 jet to a private jet operator Flexjet.…
Airbus finds home for 6 jets rejected by Malaysia’s AirAsia
The European planemaker Airbus reportedly found new homes for its six A320 Family aircraft that had been rejected…
COMAC C919: design finalized, certification tests to begin
Chinese manufacturer COMAC has received type inspection authorization for its newest airliner, the C919, and now aims to…