Airbus Perlan Mission II glider soars to 76,000 feet to break own altitude record, surpassing even U-2 reconnaissance plane
Stratospheric glider yielding insights into high-altitude aerodynamics, flight safety and Martian explorationFor the third time in a week, Airbus Perlan Mission II has set...
Singapore Air Force receives first Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT)
Airbus has delivered the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) first A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT). The aircraft made its first official public...
Embraer E195-E2 passes water spray tests
As part of the certification campaign for the E195-E2, Embraer concluded water spray tests. The tests were conducted in July at the company’s Gavião...
A Lockheed-Martin F-35 will touch base on Belgian soil and that’s a first
A Lockheed-Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighter from the Italian Air Force is set to appear at the Belgian Air Force Days, held at Kleine...
U.S. Navy awards Boeing a contract to provide carrier-based unmanned aerial refuelers
Boeing will build the U.S. Navy’s first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft, the MQ-25 aerial refueler, through an $805 million contract awarded today.Boeing was awarded...
First ANA Airbus A380 rolls out of final assembly line in Toulouse
The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse. The aircraft has now been...
[Update] Avgeek only: Antonov An-225 to the UK on 29 August, heading towards Athens on 30 August
On 29 August, an Antonov AN225 "Mriya" landed at Brize Norton at 20:37 (UTC +1) after overflying Rotterdam, Colchester London and Cirencester. Brize Norton...
GOL to open new routes with new, longer-range Boeing 737 MAX 8
GOL's second 737 MAX also arrived this month
Carrier's MAX fleet to become largest in Latin America with 135 jets, including 30 MAX 10sBoeing and...
Boeing welcomes Virgin Australia as newest 737 MAX 10 customer
Australian airline expands capacity by converting ten MAX 8s to the larger MAX 10 modelBoeing and the Virgin Australia Group announced the airline is adding...
British Airways to add more aircraft, more routes and more frequencies at London City Airport
British Airways is celebrating its busiest ever summer at London City Airport with news that more aircraft, more routes and more frequencies will be added to...
Corsair forced to axe flights between Paris Orly and Dakar as Air Sénégal takes over the route
From 31 January 2019, Corsair is forced to suspend its seven weekly flights between Paris Orly and Dakar in favour of Air Sénégal. The...
Boeing forecasts greatest demand for pilots, technicians, cabin crew in Asia Pacific Region
Boeing reports that the Asia Pacific region will have the greatest global demand for new civil aviation personnel over the next 20 years. The region is...
Airbus Perlan Mission II soars to over 62,000 feet, setting second altitude world record and crossing Armstrong Line
Airbus Perlan Mission II, the world’s first initiative to pilot an engineless aircraft to the edge of space, made history again yesterday in El...
airBaltic receives eleventh Airbus A220-300 aircraft
Latvian airline airBaltic on August 25, 2018, in Riga welcomed its eleventh Airbus A220-300 jet, registered as YL-CSK. By the end of 2018, airBaltic...
First horizontal empennage in composite material for the future Embraer E175-E2
The E175-E2 horizontal empennage, made of composite materials, was completed on time last week.The E175-E2 is the third member of our three new-generation E2...
Gulfstream IV carrying rapper Post Malone and 15 others has landed safely in New York after blowing its tires during takeoff
On 21 August, a Gulfstream IV (N101CV) reportedly blew two tires on departure from Teterboro Airport, the private jet was heading to London Luton Airport....
LC Perú Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 makes emergency landing after nose gear failure
On 19 August, an LC Perú Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 (reg. N404AV) operating flight W4 1323 towards Ayacucho (AYP) made an emergency landing back at...
The world’s largest business jet, a Qatar Amiri Boeing 747-8i, is for sale
In addition to a rare 40-year old Boeing 747SP (available for 9.5 million dollars), a virtually brand new Boeing 747-8i from the royal family...
Aeroflot takes delivery of its 46th and 47th Sukhoi Superjet 100
Aeroflot has taken delivery of two new Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft. The airline now has 47 domestic short-haul passenger aircraft of this kind.The...
“Tulip” is the name of KLM’s latest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines welcomed its 13th Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner bearing registration PH-BHP to Schiphol today, concluding its flight from Seattle, where it took off...