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Delivered to launch customer China Eastern Airlines in December 2022, and after considerable flight testing, the COMAC C919 has completed its first commercial flight. Built by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) the narrow-body C919 left Shanghai ... Read More »

Embraer has appointed Frederico Lemos to the position of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for international businesses of Embraer Defense & Security. Following the appointment of Bosco da Costa Junior as President & CEO of Embraer Defense & Security ... Read More »

Qantas will mark the end of an era with the departure of one of its Boeing 717 jets, the first of its type to be registered and flown in Australia. The departing 717 (registration VH-NXI) holds a special place in the Qantas Group’s modern history, having ope... Read More »

Boeing and ST Engineering have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to outline potential areas of collaboration in systems integration, training, local parts distribution, support and sustainment work for the P-8A Poseidon. Boeing and ST Engineering have... Read More »

Eve Air Mobility (Eve) has released that it continues to advance its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) testing phase as it continues to make strides toward key programme milestones. The various tests performed throughout this phase are part of Eve... Read More »

ITA Airways, Italy’s national carrier, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330neo aircraft, on lease from Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The A330-900 will join the ITA Airways’ fleet in June to serve its long-haul routes and new intercontinental dest... Read More »

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa) has agreed with the Italian Ministry of Economy (Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, MEF) to acquire a 41% stake in ITA Airways through a capital increase of €325 million (£283 million). As part of the agreement, the... Read More »

The Ministry of Defence of Malaysia has signed a contract with Leonardo to supply two ATR 72 MPA (Maritime Patrol Aircraft) platforms. A signing ceremony took place at LIMA 2023, a key maritime and defence exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region held in Langkawi... Read More »

SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest, has been awarded a technical license from GE to use its 360 Foam Wash system on its CF34 aircraft engines, making SkyWest the first North American operator to license the patented engine cleaning system. Estimates are... Read More »

Spirit AeroSystems (Spirit) has finalised a partnership agreement with MAB Engineering Services (MAB Engineering) to provide MRO services for nacelle and flight control surfaces to Malaysia Airlines and other operators at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Se... Read More »

Geoff Shearer is to become AJW Group‘s new representative for the Australasia region. In this role, Shearer will be responsible for nurturing relationships with key customers, maximising opportunities arising from the Group’s presence in the region... Read More »

Brazil and Costa Rica have joined the International Transport Forum (ITF) as the organisation’s 65th and 66th member countries. The ITF’s highest statutory body, the Council of Ministers of Transport, voted to admit both Latin American nations on May 24, 2... Read More »

Effective May 23, France has activated a ban on all short-haul flights to destinations where there is an existing train connection that can be reached within two-and-a-half hours. However, the train service has to offer the same degree of flexibility as a flig... Read More »

A consortium led by Glasgow Airport and net-zero consulting co-developer Ikigai, has successfully secured funding from the Scottish Government to test the feasibility of a hydrogen production, storage and distribution hub that would support zero-emission fligh... Read More »

Air Corporate, the Italian business aviation operator, has placed a firm order for 43 helicopters from Airbus on the concluding day of EBACE 2023. The helicopters include 40 single-engine helicopters (H125/H130) plus three ACH160s from Airbus Corporate Helicop... Read More »

Benelux-based business jet operator ASL Group and Lilium, developer of an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, have inked an agreement for the delivery of six Lilium pioneer edition jets. The agreement, which includes deposit payments to Lil... Read More »

SKS Airways has signed a deal with Embraer for the purchase of ten E195-E2 jets. The deal was announced at a signing ceremony at the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA’23). Furthermore, the two companies signed a service agreeme... Read More »

Jenny Critchley joins the IAG Cargo Executive Team as Chief Transformation Officer. IAG Cargo, is the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG). Critchley takes over from David Rose, who was recently appointed to a new role on the IAG Cargo Executiv... Read More »

Lufthansa Technik AG (Lufthansa Technik) has revealed fist glimpses of its design for a government cabin for the smallest Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) type, the TwoTwenty. The new cabin will target both governments as well as military operators and MedEvac organ... Read More »

SKY2SHARE, a Swiss-based aviation company that offers fractional ownership and is focused on radically decreasing the CO2 footprint of its operations, has pre-ordered 15 of VoltAero‘s Cassio electric-hybrid airplanes. This commitment begins with the... Read More »