A220 becomes ETOPS capable
On January 14, Airbus announced that the A220 has received 180-minute extended operations (ETOPS) approval from the Canadian civil aviation authority, Transport Canada.
Virgin Galactic finishes its historic first spaceflight
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, landed yesterday in Mojave from her maiden spaceflight.
Atmosfair ranked 125 airlines according to carbon emissions
TUI UK and Thomas Cook Airlines among the top 10
most CO2-efficient airlines in the world
MIT engineers fly first-ever plane with no moving parts
The silent, lightweight aircraft doesn’t depend on fossil fuels or batteries.
Arkia takes delivery of world’s first A321LR
Tel Aviv based Arkia Israeli Airlines yesterday took delivery of its first A321LR, becoming the launch operator of the type.
Binter to operate E195-E2 in 2019
Embraer announced today that Binter Canarias will receive its first E195-E2 jet in the second half of 2019.
Bombardier sells the Q400 program to Viking Air
Longview Aviation Capital Corp. agreed on November 7 to acquire the entire Dash 8 program from Bombardier Inc.
First A330-800 takes off for its maiden flight
The first A330-800 took off this morning at Blagnac in Toulouse, for its maiden flight taking place over south-western France.
EASA and FAA certify long-range capability for A321neo
Up to three Additional Centre Tanks (ACTs) are now certified on the A321neo, including for ETOPS operation.
First Ultra Long Range A350 XWB delivered to Singapore Airlines
Airbus has delivered on 22 September the first A350-900 Ultra Long Range (ULR) aircraft to launch customer Singapore Airlines.