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Qantas’ First Boeing 717 Retires
After operating for two decades, Qantas Airways’ first Boeing 717 with registration VH-NXI will bid farewell to the airline in June. The aircraft operated Jetstar’s maiden flight between Melbourne and Launceston on the airline’s launch day in 2004. It has…
March 19, 2023 6:00 pm ET -
Museum of Ingenuity Charts Bombardier History
The Bombardier brand is one of the most familiar names in the global aviation industry and has its origins in Quebec, Canada. The Museum of Ingenuity J. Armand Bombardier (Musée de l'ingéniosité J. Armand Bombardier) in Valcourt, Quebec — ninety minutes east of…
February 6, 2023 3:00 am ET -
Bristol Airport Expansion Remains Uncertain
United Kingdom’s Bristol Airport is facing a challenge again after the High Court gave a green light to an expansion. The original project was banned in 2020 by North Somerset Council which could increase annual passenger capacity to 12 million…
December 1, 2022 10:00 am ET -
Airbus A220 – Corporate Business Jet Competition
In October 2020, Airbus announced they would offer the A220-100 as an Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ), known as the ACJ TwoTwenty. The Toulouse, France-based manufacturer had limited success marketing the A319 as an ACJ with only around 70 currently operating…
October 26, 2022 11:01 am ET -
Air Canada Doubles Down on the Airbus A220 and Orders…
Air Canada will add another 15 Airbus A220s, bringing the total number of Airbus A220 aircraft it will complete in its fleet over the next few years to sixty. "The A220 has become an important component in Air Canada's fleet…