Lufthansa confirms combined Boeing and Airbus order for up to 200 aircraft
The Lufthansa Group has announced that it has placed aircraft orders with Boeing and Airbus for a total…
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EHang signs deal with UAE firm to deliver 100 certified EH216 series eVTOLs
The Chinese electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer EHang has signed a deal to deliver up…
Air Corsica finalizes regional fleet transition with order for two ATR 72-600s
Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR and Air Corsica have confirmed a firm order for two ATR 72-600 aircraft in…
Cessna aircraft crashes into coconut plantation in Kenya, bursts into flames
A Cessna 208 Grand Caravan owned by the Kenyan Government crashed into a coconut farm at Kiunga Airstrip…
Three dead after Cessna plane crashes into power lines amidst heavy fog: video
Police have confirmed that three men died after a Cessna C-172G aircraft crashed in Oregon, United States (US)…
Turkish Airlines orders 220 Airbus aircraft: 150 A321s, 70 A350s
Turkish Airlines has ordered 220 aircraft from Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer announced on December 15, 2023. The new…
UPDATED – Front row view of Japan Airlines’ first Airbus A350-1000 delivery
Japan Airlines (JAL) will take delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 aircraft on December 14, 2023. To mark…
Lufthansa secures $650M through sale and leaseback of 12 Airbus short-haul jets
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has completed a sale and leaseback agreement involving 12 Airbus A320 family aircraft. The agreement…
President Putin says Russia plans to build 1,000 passenger planes by 2030
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has hit it out at the country’s reliance on foreign-made aircraft during the…
Plane unrecognizable after crashing and erupting in flames on interstate: video
A small plane crash-landed on an interstate in the United States (US) when it was unable to reach…
Germany’s state-owned ‘Merkel One’ Airbus A340 to be sold in online auction
A German state-owned Airbus A340-300 aircraft is to be sold off in a live online auction after falling…
eVTOL developer Volocopter completes flight tests in Japan ready for EXPO 2025
The German electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer Volocopter has completed a multi-day flight test campaign in…
The Soviet era’s fastest plane: the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
During the 1960s, the Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau, ‘MiG’, was looking to design a new aircraft to…
Airbus and Boeing receive extended orders from Avolon for A321neos and 737 MAXs
Both Airbus and Boeing have received extended aircraft orders from global aviation finance company, Avolon. Airbus confirmed on…
The SR-71 Blackbird: unveiling the fastest plane ever built
The SR-71 Blackbird was an extraordinary aircraft that was developed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division for the United…
NASA confirms the date its supersonic X-59 aircraft will officially be unveiled
The return of passenger supersonic flight is perhaps one of the most exciting areas of aviation currently in…
Airbus prepares pilot cadets for flight in four new Elixir training aircraft
A flight school in Europe, 100% owned by Airbus, has acquired the first of eight fuel efficient Elixir…
Pilot phoned loved ones before fatal Cessna crash in ‘likely deliberate act’
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has concluded that when a pilot crashed into a cliff face…