When talking to future pilots someone asks which type of aircraft they are dreaming to operate, hundreds of them start laughing when saying: ‘If it’s not Boeing, I’m not going!’.
Embraer received Type Certificate for the E190-E2, the first member of the E-Jets E2 family of commercial aircraft, from the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency, Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency.
American Airlines and Qantas have filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation seeking approval to form a joint business to better serve customers flying between North America and Australia and New Zealand.
The latest variant of the best-selling A350 XWB Family will be able to fly further than any other commercial airliner and will enter service with launch operator Singapore Airlines later this year.
Dassault Aviation, the French aerospace company, has announced the launch of the new Falcon 6X luxury business jet, while also announcing that it has scrapped its Falcon 5X model.
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 was climbing out Salt Lake City when the crew reported they had engine compressor stalls, there were streaks of flame but not engine fire indication.
A Smartlynx Estonia Airbus A320-200 was doing touch and gos when the aircraft touched down, accelerated again, lifted off but could not climb out touching down again very hard.
Rising passenger traffic means rising demand for aircraft – but big fleets in low season are an issue for some airlines. Luckily there’s a great solution to this seasonal variability, and it’s wet leasing.