Akbar al-Baker has confirmed that Qatar Airways will be suspending delivery of all aircraft on order from Boeing until 2022 and that deliveries beyond that will be based on the knock-on effect of these delays owing to the effects on air travel resulting from the global coronavirus pandemic. The Gulf carrier has billions of dollars’
Gulfstream Aerospace has sold the last commercially available Gulfstream G550™ jet, clearing the way for production of the award-winning business-aviation icon to wind down. The final commercial aircraft will be delivered to a customer in 2021. “The G550 set the standard for subsequent aircraft and the industry,” said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. “With more than
Rolls-Royce has delivered the 8,000th engine made at its site in Dahlewitz, Germany. The engine, a BR725, will be shipped to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation in Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A., to power its current flagship business jet, the G650ER. The Dahlewitz site, located south of Berlin, started production in June 1995 and today employs approximately 3,000 people.
After years of intensive research and several successful award-winning electric aircraft models developed since 2007, Pipistrel has achieved a breakthrough feat in aviation history, having type certified the battery-powered Velis Electro. Working in tight collaboration with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), whose engagement was essential to reaching this unprecedented milestone, Pipistrel demonstrated that
While Boeing has made no formal announcement, according to Reuters news agency two people briefed on the matter have confirmed the planemaker’s intent to conduct a key certification test flight for the 737 MAX at the end of this month. The company did confirm that it had won approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for
Airflow, an aerial logistics company building next-generation aircraft and services, is developing the first electric Short-Take-Off and Landing (eSTOL) aircraft designed for middle-mile logistics. Airflow’s aerial logistics network can move short-haul cargo quickly and cost-effectively over road traffic by utilizing the unused airspace around cities. Five former Airbus Vahana team members, who have over 60
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has placed one used Airbus A320-200 aircraft on long-term lease with HiSky Moldova, scheduled to deliver this July. This will be the first aircraft in the fleet of the Moldovan start-up airline. “ALC is pleased to announce this lease placement of our A320-200 with HiSky Moldova. We have worked closely with
Textron Aviation has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) for the sale of 17 Cessna piston engine aircraft. Using fiscal year 2020 funds, the CAP has agreed to purchase 11 Skyhawk 172S, five Skylane 182T and one Turbo Stationair HD T206HD aircraft. The aircraft will join a fleet of nearly
Israel Aerospace Industries has received a US$350 million Special Mission Aircraft-related contract from a major European country. The contract will be executed by IAI’s ELTA Systems, a global leader in the Special Mission Aircraft domain. IAI has delivered Special Mission Aircraft to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and numerous countries worldwide, and they are considered to
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), a provider of medium wide-body aircraft leasing, air transportation and related services, has signed an agreement to lease twelve additional Boeing 767-300 converted freighter aircraft to Amazon. One of the twelve aircraft was delivered on May 29, 2020 and the remaining eleven will be delivered in 2021. All twelve will
