12 years after the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (Mitsubishi) MRJ program was unveiled to the world, the Japanese plane manufacturer has announced that the name of the program is to change from Mitsubishi MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet) to Mitsubishi SpaceJet in what the company describes as a move to “redefine the business of regional travel.” The
Airbus has handed over the first A350 XWB to Japan Airlines (JAL) at its headquarters in Toulouse, France. This is the first aircraft produced by Airbus for the Japanese carrier, which has ordered 31 A350 XWB aircraft, comprising 18 A350-900s and 13 A350-1000s. JAL will initially operate the A350-900 on high frequency domestic routes, while
Boeing has delivered 56% fewer airplanes compared to May 2018, citing the continued suspension of the 737 MAX as the main culprit for the low figure. Having delivered 68 planes in May 2018, the U.S. planemaker delivered only 30 last month. For the first five months of 2019 net orders now stand at a total
Nakanihon Air Service’s has taken delivery of its 20th H135 from Airbus Helicopters. This new light-twin helicopter will join Nakanihon Air Service’s growing fleet of H135s to support emergency medical service (EMS) missions throughout the country. One of the largest aircraft operators in Japan, Nakanihon operates 45 Airbus’ helicopters – about two-thirds of its rotorcraft
During Uber Elevate Summit 2019 in Washington, D.C, EmbraerX has unveiled a new electric flying vehicle concept . The event convenes a global community of manufacturers, investors, policymakers, and government officials, all working to make the urban aerial ridesharing vision a reality. The aircraft concept, with electric vertical take-off and landing capability, known as eVTOL,
Boeing’s largest shareholder, the Vanguard Group Inc which currently holds a 7.1% stake in the U.S. plane maker, has made public its concerns over Boeing management’s handling of the grounding of the 737 MAX and that its fund managers have become “very concerned” regarding oversight failures in light of the two recent fatal 737 MAX
FedEx has made the strategic decision to not renew the FedEx Express U.S. domestic contract with Amazon.com, as it will focus on serving the broader e-commerce market. This decision does not impact any existing contracts between Amazon.com and other FedEx business units or relating to international services. Amazon.com is not FedEx’s largest customer. The percentage
A technology kit developed by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, was used for the first time to operate a Black Hawk helicopter with full-authority, fly-by-wire flight controls. The May 29 flight marked the official start to the flight test program for the soon-to-be optionally piloted aircraft. Follow-on flight testing aims to include envelope expansion throughout
The first single-aisle A321neo destined for La Compagnie, an exclusively business-class French airline operating scheduled transatlantic flights, has commenced transatlantic services on June 6, from Paris Orly Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport. On lease from GECAS, La Compagnie’s A321neo is powered by CFM International LEAP 1A new generation engines and features a business class
Zephyrus Aviation Capital has acquired an Airbus A330-300 aircraft on lease to Thai AirAsia X, a new customer for Zephyrus. The aircraft is equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, and the A330-300 is a new model addition to the Zephyrus fleet. This transaction is the first aircraft acquisition for Zephyrus outside of the 21 aircraft
