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Commercial Aviation / Americas Modernization Embraer E195-E2 Image: Embraer Aerolíneas Argentinas announces the purchase of 12 E195-E2 aircraft With plans to modernize its fleet, Aerolíneas Argentinas announced the purchase of 12 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, which will serve to replace the company's previous generation E190s. “With this agree (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 10/13/2023	Commercial Aviation / Americas Getting started Airbus A321neo Image: Airbus Latam receives its first A321neo and places order for 13 more The plane with registration PS-LBB marks LATAM's first Airbus A321neo. The aircraft arrived on the 30th (Saturday) and landed at Fortaleza airport, Ceará. The narrowbody left the Airbus factory in (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 10/2/2023	Commercial Aviation / Americas First time Air Canada Boeing 787-10 Image: Boeing Air Canada places order for Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner The airline Air Canada, which already operates the Boeing 787-8 and 787-9, has placed a firm order for 18 units plus 12 options of the 787-10, the largest variant of the model. The new planes are sche (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 9/25/2023
Commercial Aviation / Americas rare occurrence Boeing 787 CC BY-SA 4.0, via wikimedia commons LATAM pilot falls ill and is declared dead after the flight A pilot of the Chilean airline, LATAM, died in the middle of a flight with a Boeing 787-9 that was flying to the capital of Chile, Santiago. The aircraft diverted and made an emergency landing at Tocu (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 8/16/2023	Commercial Aviation / Americas growth strategy Airbus A321 CC BY SA 4.0, via wikimedia commons LATAM Group sees passenger demand increasing 33% in June 2023 According to official data, LATAM Brasil transported 15.5 million passengers on domestic flights in Brazil between January and June this year. The number is 23% higher than the 12.6 million recorded i (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 7/19/2023	Commercial Aviation / Americas Sixth month in a row Boeing 737-9 CC BY-SA 4.0, via wikimedia commons Copa Airlines is recognized as the most punctual airline in Latin America Cirium, a company specialized in statistical analysis on aviation, elected Copa Airlines as the most punctual airline in Latin America for the sixth consecutive month. Copa Airlines managed to keep (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 7/18/2023
Commercial Aviation / Americas Back CC BY SA 2.0, via wikimedia commons Passenger numbers from Latin America and the Caribbean on domestic flights are almost recovering to pre-pandemic levels The Latin American and Caribbean Association (ALTA) shows in its latest report that Brazil, Mexico and Colombia have already recovered their domestic and international traffic levels. The report pu (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 7/17/2023	Commercial Aviation / Americas fleet expansion Airbus A321neo Image: Airbus Viva Aerobus wants another 90 Airbus 321neo jets in its fleet Mexican airline Viva Aerobus signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for the acquisition of up to 90 A321neo. The ultra low cost company, which is the exclusive operator of Airbus ai (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 7/6/2023	Military Aviation / Americas Collision Embraer T-27 Tucano CC BY-SA 4.0, via wikimedia commons Two Embraer AT-27M Tucano aircraft collide in flight in Colombia AT-27M Tucano aircraft of the Colombian Air Force (FAC) collided in flight this Saturday at around 5:30 pm local time during a training session. The pilot of one of the aircraft involved, Lieutenan (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 7/3/2023
Executive Aviation / Americas without landing gear Gulfstream G-II Image: AIFA Executive jet made an emergency landing that was recorded in Mexico The nose landing gear of a Gulfstream G-II executive jet, registration XC-LPY, suffered from a failure and ended up not descending during the approach. Thus, the landing of the plane was on an emergen (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 6/28/2023	Commercial Aviation / Americas It's official Airbus A321neo Image: Airbus Volaris finalizes October 2022 deal for the acquisition of 25 Airbus A321neos An order for 25 Airbus A321neos was placed in October 2022 for an undisclosed customer. The client was revealed only yesterday (20th) as Volaris, an ultra-low-cost Mexican company. The company, whi (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 6/21/2023	Commercial Aviation / Americas financial restructuring Airbus A320neo CC BY-SA 2.0, via wikimedia commons To reduce its aircraft leasing debts, Azul announces a bond exchange Azul announced that it will launch offers to exchange senior debt securities that mature in 2024 and 2026. The new securities mature in 2029 and 2030. The securities total US$ 1 billion. The airlin (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 6/13/2023
Commercial Aviation / Americas Sustainability Airbus A320 CC BY 2.0, via wikimedia commons Avianca is one of the best airlines in Latin America in managing climate change The Carbon Disclosure Project recognized Avianca as one of the companies most committed to the environment. The airline received classification B, one of the highest scores granted by the internationa (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 6/6/2023	Commercial Aviation / Americas Long way Image: Global Aero Latin America needs to improve the use of SAF to avoid the risk of being left behind, says IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has demonstrated that airlines in Latin America use very little sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and governments must do something so that countries d (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 6/5/2023	Commercial Aviation / Americas Energy evolution Airbus A220 CC BY 2.0, via wikimedia commons Airbus and Pratt Airbus and Pratt (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 4/24/2023

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Certification
FAA authorizes Boeing to begin 737 MAX 10 certification flights

The largest variant of the Boeing 737, the MAX 10, will begin its flights for certification with the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), the manufacturer announced on Wednesday, 22. “The 737-10 (...)

11/27/2023

Modernization Nearest DHL Express to choose A350F or B777F 11/3/2023	Four more American Airlines acquires new Embraer E175 aircraft for Envoy Air 10/20/2023	Dominating the skies Boeing 737-800BCF has its 150th unit converted 10/9/2023	tragedy Two pilots die in collision during Reno Air Race 9/19/2023
Less than Airbus Boeing delivers just 43 commercial planes in July 8/11/2023	Incomplete? Belgian Air Force does not accept the first Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters 8/8/2023	Expansion Delta Airlines increases its number of firm orders 7/13/2023	setback Bridge that collapsed on June 24 poses logistical challenges for Boeing 7/11/2023

General

on an experimental basis First All-Electric Flying Car Just Got FAA Certified 6/29/2023	It's serious Youtuber faces 20 years in jail for obstructing investigation after causing accident 5/12/2023	New customer China Southern Airlines acquires a Sikorsky S-92 3/2/2023	hybrid-electric Converted Cessna Caravan makes its first flight seeking certification by 2024 11/22/2022

on an experimental basis
First All-Electric Flying Car Just Got FAA Certified
6/29/2023

It's serious
Youtuber faces 20 years in jail for obstructing investigation after causing accident
5/12/2023

New customer
China Southern Airlines acquires a Sikorsky S-92
3/2/2023

hybrid-electric
Converted Cessna Caravan makes its first flight seeking certification by 2024
11/22/2022

Commercial

Hitting the goal? Airbus delivers fewer planes than expected in November 12/15/2023	Certification FAA authorizes Boeing to begin 737 MAX 10 certification flights 11/27/2023	Homage Discover the colors of the new QantasLink Airbus A220 11/17/2023	Growth Emirates orders 15 Airbus A350-900 11/16/2023
Growth At Dubai Air Show, Ethiopian Airlines orders 67 planes from Boeing 11/14/2023	More than US$10 billion EVA Air places large order for Airbus aircraft to renew its fleet 11/7/2023	Modernization Nearest DHL Express to choose A350F or B777F 11/3/2023	Renovating Air Niugini confirms the purchase of six A220s 11/1/2023

More orders
easyJet places large order for 157 Airbus aircraft

Airbus reported yesterday (19) that the airline easyJet placed a firm order for 157 aircraft. The order for A320neo family aircraft is divided into 56 A320neo and 101 A321neo aircraft. Additionally (...)

12/20/2023

Sports

Military

Replacement
Portugal wants the F-35 fighter to replace its F-16s

Portugal, a NATO member country, is expected to replace its F-16 fighters with the Lockheed Martin F-35. The aircraft, however, would only begin to be received in the 2030s. The country has around (...)

12/7/2023

Greater presence South Korean Air Force will have three Embraer C-390s 12/4/2023	modernization Russia equips its Su-57 stealth fighter jets with state-of-the-art communication systems 8/9/2023	Incomplete? Belgian Air Force does not accept the first Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters 8/8/2023	Collision Two Embraer AT-27M Tucano aircraft collide in flight in Colombia 7/3/2023
after four years Embraer presents its defense and security products at the LAAD 2023 fair 4/6/2023	Unified Air Forces Four Nordic nations agree to unify air defense system 3/27/2023	A-29 in NATO? Portuguese Air Force seeks planes of the same category as the Super Tucano 3/23/2023	Not here Russian Su-35 intercepts US B-52 bombers over the Baltic Sea 3/22/2023

Executive

without landing gear Executive jet made an emergency landing that was recorded in Mexico 6/28/2023	In investigation Cessna Citation is intercepted by F-16 fighters and crashes into mountain 6/5/2023	PW 812D Engine for the Dassault Falcon 6X Receives FAA Certification 12/6/2022	Pilatus PC-24 Super versatile jet will be presented at the Labace fair in August 7/12/2022

without landing gear
Executive jet made an emergency landing that was recorded in Mexico
6/28/2023

In investigation
Cessna Citation is intercepted by F-16 fighters and crashes into mountain
6/5/2023

PW 812D
Engine for the Dassault Falcon 6X Receives FAA Certification
12/6/2022

Pilatus PC-24
Super versatile jet will be presented at the Labace fair in August
7/12/2022

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