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NASA’s Boeing 747 Flying Telescope: Keeping the ‘SP’ Variant Airborne

April 21, 2019 Hemal Gosai

The Boeing 747 aircraft is an iconic jet that has graced the skies for decades as the undisputed Queen of the Skies. The aircraft type spurred the global aviation industry as we know it. Unfortunately,

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Embraer E195-E2 Gains Type Certification

April 16, 2019 Pablo Diaz

At a ceremony held on Monday at the company’s facilities in São José dos Campos, Embraer received the Type Certificate for the E195-E2 from three regulatory authorities: ANAC, the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional

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Planes Are Flying Longer but Not Faster

April 14, 2019 Hemal Gosai

New technology developed by incumbent aircraft manufacturing giants Boeing and Airbus are pushing aircraft farther and farther. Singapore to Newark, currently the world’s longest flight by distance, clocks in at 17 to 18 hours nonstop.

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Boeing’s 737 MAX: A Crisis and Opportunity for China

April 9, 2019 Pablo Diaz

It is no secret that in a 20-year forecast, one of the driving markets for commercial aviation will be China, with its increasing demand for long-haul and domestic routes. In that scenario, the Boeing 737

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All Nippon Airways Receives First 787-10 Dreamliner

April 5, 2019 James Dinsdale

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery the first of three Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner’s arriving on March 31 (JA 900A) becoming the first Japanese operator of the longest variant. ANA, which is the largest operator

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American Debuts A321neo into Passenger Service on Phoenix to Orlando Route

April 2, 2019 Ryan Ewing

Just over two months after taking delivery of its newest jet, American debuted its Airbus A321neo into passenger service on Tuesday. The inaugural flight for the next-generation aircraft operated between Phoenix and Orlando as flight

Aircraft Orders and Deliveries

Lion Air Bids Farewell to 747 Fleet, Prepares for A330neo Introduction

March 27, 2019 Jose Antonio Payet

Lion Air announced it has retired the Queen of the Skies from its fleet in what constitutes a milestone for the Indonesian low-cost carrier, after ten years of flying with the airline serving domestic destinations

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Grounded: Southwest Ferries 737 MAXs to California Desert

March 23, 2019 Ian McMurtry

As the fallout of the Boeing 737 MAX groundings continue to linger, Southwest has prepared for a long term wait on getting the newest variant of the Boeing 737 aircraft airborne again with some of

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Aireon: Space-Based Global Aircraft Tracking

March 17, 2019 Hemal Gosai

When Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing most of the world was stunned that a large airliner could simply disappear. To many who aren’t well versed in the

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Boeing’s 737 MAX: Two Opposing Viewpoints

March 13, 2019 Pablo Diaz

While the investigation about the Ethiopian ET302 crash is just starting, there is a strong division between Boeing 737 MAX operators: those who trust the aircraft and those who do not. Either due to an

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Families of MH370 Victims Demand New Search

March 12, 2019 Adrian Vannahme

Five years ago, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared over the Indian Ocean without much of a trace. Only a few wreckage pieces were found floating in the ocean or washed ashore by sea currents hundreds

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Several 737 MAX 8 Operators Begin to Ground Fleets

March 11, 2019 Ryan Ewing

Even though information is still scarce at this point, Ethiopian’s ill-fated ET302 flight has triggered a series of decisions of aviation authorities and operators regarding the Boeing 737 MAX. The Chinese Aviation Authority requested airlines,

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British Airways Reveals Third Retro Livery

March 9, 2019 James Dinsdale

British Airways has unveiled a third retro livery to mark the centenary year for the airline. The return of the Landor livery has been repainted on G-BNLY, one of the airline’s 34 remaining Boeing 747-400s.

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“She Flies! She Flies!”: Celebrating 50 Years of the Concorde

March 2, 2019 Pablo Diaz

“She Flies! She Flies!” is the first sound that most people remember about this day 50 years ago. Raymond Baxter, the BBC’s anchor that was covering the event shouted in excitement while the four Snecma

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British Airways Considers Boeing 777X as 747 Retirement Continues

February 26, 2019 Mateen Kontoravdis

The Boeing 777X project currently has seven named customers, with an order book totaling 326 aircraft. 46 percent of the ordered aircraft are destined for Emirates Airline as airlines in Asia and the Middle East

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The Lost Art of Airborne Ice Accretion Testing

February 21, 2019 Ian McMurtry

On Oct.31, 1994, American Eagle flight 4184 impacted the cold Indiana turf as the aircraft suffered from supercooled droplets freezing and compromising the use of the ATR 72’s ailerons. The immediate impact of this new

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Photo Tour: Onboard WestJet’s New Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

February 17, 2019 Mateen Kontoravdis

The delivery of WestJet’s first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in mid-January marked an exciting new chapter for the Calgary-based carrier. Known for its low-cost business model that’s only been partly rivaled in Canada, WestJet is transforming

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Aerolineas Argentinas Seeks International Assistance for its Fleet Renewal

February 13, 2019 Pablo Diaz

In a new step taken towards a review of the entire operation, Aerolineas Argentinas is looking for an external consulting firm to provide assistance with an overhaul of the revenue management strategy and route network

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Brazilian Regulator Probes Embraer CFO

February 12, 2019 Hemal Gosai

The proposed joint venture between the United States’ Boeing and Brazil’s Embraer is facing another challenge as Brazil’s securities regulator has launched an administrative probe into the chief financial officer of Embraer in regards to

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Boeing 747: Celebrating 50 Years of Flight

February 9, 2019 Pablo Diaz

In each and every conversation about aircraft, her name comes up. And it is her name, because unavoidably, it has become the symbol of commercial aviation worldwide. Its beautiful design is without a doubt the

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Planes

NASA’s Boeing 747 Flying Telescope: Keeping the ‘SP’ Variant Airborne

Embraer E195-E2 Gains Type Certification

Planes Are Flying Longer but Not Faster

Boeing’s 737 MAX: A Crisis and Opportunity for China

All Nippon Airways Receives First 787-10 Dreamliner

American Debuts A321neo into Passenger Service on Phoenix to Orlando Route

Lion Air Bids Farewell to 747 Fleet, Prepares for A330neo Introduction

Grounded: Southwest Ferries 737 MAXs to California Desert

Aireon: Space-Based Global Aircraft Tracking

Boeing’s 737 MAX: Two Opposing Viewpoints

Families of MH370 Victims Demand New Search

Several 737 MAX 8 Operators Begin to Ground Fleets

British Airways Reveals Third Retro Livery

“She Flies! She Flies!”: Celebrating 50 Years of the Concorde

British Airways Considers Boeing 777X as 747 Retirement Continues

The Lost Art of Airborne Ice Accretion Testing

Photo Tour: Onboard WestJet’s New Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Aerolineas Argentinas Seeks International Assistance for its Fleet Renewal

Brazilian Regulator Probes Embraer CFO

Boeing 747: Celebrating 50 Years of Flight

Air India Close to Defaulting on Loans for Aircraft Purchases

United’s Free Sandwiches and What Could Come of Them

NASA’s Boeing 747 Flying Telescope: Keeping the ‘SP’ Variant Airborne

Norway to Get its First Nonstop Link to China

My Unpopular Opinion: It’s the MD-80’s Time To Go