Embraer delivers 11 commercial aircraft in 1Q
Embraer delivered 11 commercial aircraft in the 2019 first quarter, including the first E175 jet to Mauritania Airlines, the first of this model to the African continent. The Brazilian manufacturer’s 1Q commercial deliveries comprised 10 E175s and one E190-E2. E175 deliveries included seven to Dallas/Fort Worth-based American Airlines and one each to Japan’s Fuji Dream […]
BOC Aviation Delivers First Of Seven Boeing 787-9 Aircraft To Air Europa
BOC Aviation Limited (“BOC Aviation” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has delivered to Air Europa the first of seven new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. These are part of a purchase and leaseback transaction. The remaining six aircraft – also Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners – are scheduled for delivery between now and the fourth […]
Mexico, Canada to sign aircraft maintenance agreement
Mexico will sign an agreement with Canada this month to provide maintenance for Canadian planes, an air force general announced. Rodolfo Rodríguez Quezada said the agreement will create new jobs in Mexico and bring a significant amount of foreign investment into the country. The deal will be inked during the Mexico Aerospace Fair (Famex), which […]
Embraer names auto industry exec as new CEO
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has selected Francisco Gomes Neto, president of street bus body supplier Marcopolo, to be its next CEO and president, the company announced April 9. Embraer shareholders will vote on the nomination April 22. If approved, Neto would take the reins from CEO Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, who will become […]
American Airlines Launches Customer Flights Aboard Newest Fleet Type
American Airlines introduced customers to its new Airbus A321neo on Tuesday, welcoming its newest aircraft into the youngest fleet among U.S. network airlines. The first flight was American Flight 682 from Phoenix (PHX) to Orlando, Florida (MCO). Other routes will be added this year as additional A321neos join the fleet. American’s A321neo gives customers a […]
Air New Zealand now offers free WiFi on all flights
Air New Zealand is setting the Internet free, with passengers on all of its WiFi-enabled aircraft able to stay connected above the clouds without spending a cent. The Star Alliance member already has high-speed WiFi fitted to most of its Boeing 777 jets, which are typically seen on trans-Tasman, US and London routes, along with […]
Boeing engages pilots, technicians and regulators on 737 Max
Boeing has started holding information sessions with pilots, technical leaders and regulators on the Boeing 737 Max as it works towards having the global grounding of the fleet lifted. The manufacturer confirms that it held a session on 23 March, and is planning a similar one on 27 March at Renton. “This is part of […]
777X: El nuevo avión de Boeing con las alas plegables
Es el avión de Boeing que tendrá el mayor radio de vuelo. Era una presentación que hace apenas un mes se esperaba con ansiedad. Pero este miércoles Boeing no estaba para fiestas. Pero los invitados habían acudido a la invitación y no quedó más remedio que recibirlos y presentar el nuevo Boeing 777X. En realidad, […]
Letter from Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to Airlines, Passengers and the Aviation Community
We know lives depend on the work we do, and our teams embrace that responsibility with a deep sense of commitment every day. Our purpose at Boeing is to bring family, friends and loved ones together with our commercial airplanes—safely. The tragic losses of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 affect us […]
Avianca cancels 17 A320neo family aircraft, defers 35
Colombia’s Avianca has cancelled deliveries of 17 Airbus A320neo family aircraft from a 100-aircraft order signed in 2015, and rescheduled deliveries of another 35 jets. The fleet changes will reduce Avianca’s fleet capital expenditure needs by more than $350 million over the next three years, says the Star Alliance carrier. Financial commitments from 2020 to […]
