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Air Canada rolled its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft out of the paint shop in late October. It’s the first Boeing 737 series aircraft for the Canadian airline since it retired its former 737 fleet in 2004. The new aircraft is painted in Air Canada’s recently updated livery. The new paint scheme, featuring a […]

On Friday, the final Air Berlin flight departed Munich bound for Berlin. The airline had recently declared bankruptcy, causing them to cease operations. The final flight, Air Berlin 6210, was operated by an Airbus A320, departing Munich at 9:35 p.m. and arriving at Berlin’s Tegel airport just over an hour later at 10:45 p.m. Based […]

On October 16, Qantas celebrated the delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft at the Boeing factory in Seattle with a special ceremony. “Taking delivery of a new type of aircraft is always an important milestone for an airline and the 787 is a game-changer. From the distance it’s able to fly, to the […]

On Monday, two aircraft manufacturing giants, Airbus SE and Bombardier Inc., announced their partnership to manufacture and sell Bombardier’s newest line of aircraft, the C Series. This is the first partnership on a new aircraft program between European-based Airbus and Canadian-based Bombardier, as airlines are rushing to acquire new small, fuel-efficient and single-aisle jets. Under […]

On Thursday, Boeing rolled the first passenger 787-10 out of the paint shop in North Charleston, S.C. painted in the livery of launch customer, Singapore Airlines. The first 787-10 is expected to be delivered to Singapore Airlines in early 2018, after being constructed at Boeing’s North Charleston plant. Just rolled out of paint! Here’s your […]

The Boeing 737 MAX is seen by many as the future of the narrowbody market, along with Airbus’ A320neo family. However, it seems that the MAX may be filling a different role: nonstop trans-Atlantic flights. On Sept. 13, Air Canada announced that they would be operating their 737 MAX aircraft on trans-Atlantic routes once the […]

In the world of aviation, enthusiasts are often seen discussing aircraft that land on concrete runways rather than those that land over water. However, living in a state that has a large coastline, as well as needing to obtain my rating for my job, I wanted to share my story highlighting the process and experience […]

The first of 100 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to be delivered to American Airlines was rolled out of the paint hangar at Boeing Field on Monday night. The airframe, LN6515, will eventually become one of nearly 1,000 aircraft currently flying for the world’s largest airline. It will be the first of four 737 MAX […]

Earlier this week, United Technologies Corp agreed to purchase Rockwell Collins, Inc. for approximately $23 billion. This proposed merger has the potential to significantly shake things up within the aircraft-parts manufacturing industry. United Technologies Corp is among the largest aircraft-parts manufacturers in the world, producing a considerable amount of aerospace systems including aircraft engines, which […]

On Sept. 1, Hong Kong Airlines took delivery of their first Airbus A350-900XWB aircraft. The delivery is the first of four for the airline via AerCap Holdings, a leasing company. The airline is expecting a second A350 to be delivered in November of this year. In a press release from AerCap, Zhang Kui, Co-Chairman of […]