Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream successfully use 100% SAF on trial G650 flight

December 20, 2022

Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. have successfully conducted the first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) test flight of an ultra-long-range business jet powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The test involved a BR725-powered Gulfstream G650 twin-engine jet with the flight taking place over Gulfstream’s headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. This test has laid down the groundwork

Mesa Airlines to cease operations with American as it finalises deal with United

December 19, 2022

Mesa Airlines, which operates regional flights on behalf of American Airlines’ offshoot American Eagle, has announced that it is to wind down its services in March next year, prior to halting all its American Eagle flights on April 3. In addition to this announcement, the carrier has also announced that it is finalising an agreement

Embraer has delivered 44 aircraft in the first quarter of 2026

Embraer’s E2 family of jets obtains type certification from Canadian authorities

December 16, 2022

Brazilian planemaker Embraer has announced that it has received type certification from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) for its E195-E2 and E190-E2 commercial jets, making this the fourth certification after Brazil’s ANAC, America’s FAA and Europe’s EASA. This now means that deliveries can commence to Canada’s Porter Airlines which has placed an order for 50

DAE will acquire a portfolio of Boeing 737-8, 737-9 and 737-10 aircraft from CALC

November sees Boeing deliveries increase in number, while orders fall

December 15, 2022

Having delivered just 35 aircraft in October this year, Boeing Co. has announced that November deliveries reached 48 units. However, the number of orders for new aircraft fell from 122 in October, which included 106 737 MAX airplanes and ten 787 Dreamliners, to just 22 in November, comprising 18 737 MAXs and three 767s. Of

United Airlines places record-breaking order for up to 200 new Boeing Dreamliners

December 14, 2022

United Airlines has placed the largest-ever order from a U.S. carrier for wide-body jets, having signed a deal with Boeing for a firm order of 100 787 Dreamliners with an option for up to a further 100 of the aircraft. The 100 planes will be delivered between 2024 and 2032 and the airline will have

RNZAF gains access to Lufthansa Technic’s parts inventory to support its four new Boeing P-8As

December 13, 2022

Boeing Co. has signed a Total Component Support (TCS) deal with Lufthansa Technic for sustainment services to the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) growing fleet of Boeing P-8A aircraft. Lufthansa Technic’ TCS services will enable the RNZAF to reduce its investment in aircraft parts as the programme for the 737 covers over 400 commercial

COMAC delivers first-ever ‘Made in China’ C919 jet to China Eastern Airlines

December 12, 2022

On Friday, December 9, China Eastern Airlines took delivery of the first-ever Commercial Aviation Corp of China (COMAC) C919 narrow-body jet. The plane is in a 164-seat configuration and has “the world’s first C919” emblazoned on its side in Chinese and English. Its maiden route will be between Shanghai and the China’s capital, Beijing. On

UK, Japan and Italy shun US support with new sixth-generation fighter jet

December 9, 2022

The UK, Japan and Italy have announced that the three countries are to co-operate in the production of a new, sixth-generation fighter jet that will replace the current Typhoon aircraft in Europe and Japan’s F-2. “We are announcing the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) – an ambitious endeavour to develop a next-generation fighter aircraft by

End of an era as last-ever Boeing 747 “Jumbo Jet” leaves Everett factory

December 8, 2022

It was a day for nostalgia at Boeing Co. on December 6 as the last-ever 747 Jumbo Jet, a 747-8 freighter left the company’s plant in Everett, Washington for completion before being delivered to Atlas Air early next year. It was 54 years ago that the first-ever 747 rolled off the production line at the

Airbus likely to miss 2022 delivery target but reaffirms financial guidance

December 7, 2022

Airbus has admitted that owing to a complex operating environment at the moment, it is likely to miss its targeted delivery of “around 700” commercial aircraft this year, albeit marginally. This month its deliveries totalled 68 units, bringing the total deliveries for the year to 565 aircraft. For 2023 and 2024 the European planemaker anticipates

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