It seems that the planned entry into service of the Boeing 737 MAX with Ryanair is taking further steps back, with additional delays announced in the airlines latest earnings news. . Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8 200 – Image, The Boeing Company The airline noted in its results that the first Boeing 737 MAX-200 will not be delivered until  September or October 2020. In … [Read more...]

US Regional operator Skywest has signed a firm order with Embraer for additional aircraft. The airline has signed for 20 Embraer E175 aircraft which will be delivered in a 76 configuration. These aircraft will be operated by for American Airlines under the American Eagle brand on US Regional routes. Embraer states the order is valued at US$ 972 million (although we … [Read more...]

The third and final Airbus A380 for All Nippon Airlines has exited the paint shop. And it's very orange. The Sunset Flying Honu departing the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg - Image, Airbus. This is the third A380 rolled out out from the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, Germany with its special orange livery depicting the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle. As per the other Flying … [Read more...]

After a delay due to weather, the first Boeing 777X - a Boeing 777-9 took off on its maiden flight today. Boeing 777X - 777-9 Landing at Boeing Field - Image, via The Boeing Company Live Stream The aircraft - WH001 - completed its maiden flight of 3 hours and 51 minutes - leaving Paine Field in Everett at 10:09PST, with the aircraft completing its flight at Boeing Field … [Read more...]

Airbus is adding additional Airbus A321 production facilities at its site in Toulouse. The Airbus A321XLR - A candidate for assembly at the new line at Toulouse - Image, Airbus This will come at the expense of the A380 Lagardère line in Toulouse, which will be modified to accommodate a digitally-enabled A321 line as a step to modernise the A320 production system in … [Read more...]

Titan Airways is preparing to switch away from their existing Boeing 757 fleet and move to the Airbus A321LR. Some of you will be familiar of what Titan Airways does - it’s an airline that operates Charter operations, aircraft, complete crew, maintenance, and insurance (ACMI) operations, ad-hoc operations and so on - you'll see them flying for different airlines when … [Read more...]

Air Canada has become the latest operator to take delivery of their first Airbus A220. The airline has taken delivery of an A220-300 (the longer length version of the A220). This delivery marks the first time a North American operator is operating this variant of type in the region (with Delta being the North American launch operator of the A220-100). It was delivered … [Read more...]

Air France-KLM Group is busy with Airbus again - this time firming up an order for some of its short-haul aircraft. The airline has firmed up its order for the Airbus A220, following on a Memorandum of Understanding signed in June this year. Air France Airbus A220-300, Rendering - Airbus. They will take delivery of 60 Airbus A220-300 (the larger variant of the A220). The … [Read more...]

A new aircraft took to the air yesterday in Brazil, with the Embraer E175-E2 making its maiden flight. It’s the third member of the E2 series family (The E190-E2 and E195-E2 are already certified for operation). The first E175-E2 conducted its first flight from the company’s facility in São José dos Campos. The first flight was a 2 hour and 18-minute sortie. According … [Read more...]

It seems the next steps have been taken with Qantas's Project Sunrise - its ultra-long-haul flying project. And it's the Airbus's A350-1000 that will take the spoils if the project goes ahead. Qantas Airbus A350-1000 - Rendering, Qantas/Airbus. Airbus has agreed to extend the deadline to confirm delivery slots from February 2020 to March 2020. This provides additional … [Read more...]