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Commercial Aviation / China More than US$10 billion Airbus A350-1000 Image: Airbus EVA Air places large order for Airbus aircraft to renew its fleet EVA Air, Taiwan's international airline, plans to renew and modernize its fleet, with both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft. The company expects to receive 33 Airbus jets divided into 15 A350-1000 w (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 11/7/2023	Commercial Aviation / China redirecting Boeing 737 MAX 8 Image: Boeing 55 Boeing 737 MAX made for China will be part of the Air India fleet According to Leeham News, Air India (AI), owned by the Tata group, will receive 55 new Boeing 737 MAX that were previously assigned to the Chinese market. There will be 55 aircraft, which should fo (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 8/7/2023	Commercial Aviation / China electric aviation COMAC C919 Image: COMAC COMAC forms a joint venture with CATL for new aeronautical solutions Battery giant CATL is starting a joint venture with state-owned aircraft manufacturer COMAC to produce electric aircraft. The new company, called COMAC CATL Aviation, is backed by Shanghai Jiaotong Un (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 7/24/2023
Commercial Aviation / China International market Harbin Y-12 Image: Harbin Harbin Y-12F twin-engine turboprop received its EASA type certificate The Harbin Y-12F turboprop received its type certificate from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The Chinese plane had already received its type certificate by the Federal Aviation Admi (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 7/18/2023	Commercial Aviation / China Starting in August COMAC C919 Image: COMAC China Eastern Airlines takes delivery of second Comac C919 aircraft The second C919, China's first self-developed narrow-body jet, was delivered to its first global customer, China Eastern Airlines, on Sunday morning in Shanghai. Seven months after receiving the fi (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 7/17/2023	Commercial Aviation / China Almost all Boeing 737 MAX family Image: Boeing Boeing claims 90% of 737 MAX aircraft have returned to service in China 90% of the Boeing 737 MAX in China have already returned to regular service, according to Boeing on its official WeChat channel. Planes have been grounded in China due to fatal accidents since 2019 (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 6/30/2023
Commercial Aviation / China gaining space ARJ21-700 Image: COMAC Comac delivers second ARJ21 to TranNusa Airlines Comac delivered the second ARJ21 to the Indonesian company TransNusa. The airline, which was the first outside the Chinese market to receive a jet of this model, received its second aircraft of the mo (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 6/27/2023	Commercial Aviation / China At home COMAC C919 Image: COMAC Hainan Airlines Group orders up to 100 Chinese planes Hainan Airlines Group of China has signed a deal for up to 100 aircraft from COMAC, a Chinese manufacturer. This is a firm order for 30 COMAC C919 narrowbodies, with options for a further 30, and a le (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 5/4/2023	Commercial Aviation / China after four years Boeing 737 MAX family Image: Boeing All Chinese companies operating the MAX have already resumed flying the aircraft. Even after the 737 MAX received the necessary certifications to fly again, the second largest aviation market, which is China, took a while to resume flights with the model. However, Boeing CEO Dav (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 4/19/2023
Commercial Aviation / China reintroduction in the market Boeing 737 MAX-8 Image: Boeing 45% of Chinese airlines have already returned the 737 MAX to service 11 Chinese airlines have already returned to operations with the Boeing 737 MAX. According to Boeing, about half of the existing MAX fleet in the country is already flying again. There are around 4 (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 4/12/2023	Commercial Aviation / China doubling the capacity Airbus Factory in China Image: Airbus Airbus will create its second assembly line in China Airbus confirmed, this Thursday (6) agreements with China. Among other cooperations, the manufacturer is going to open its second assembly line in the country, which is the second most important aviat (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 4/11/2023	Commercial Aviation / China Boeing returning Boeing 787-8 CC BY-SA 2.0, ia wikimedia commons Xiamen Air is the ninth Chinese airline to restart flights with the 737 After the MAX groundings because of fatal accidents, Chinese airlines have been returning to service with the type. The airline Xiamen Airlines has reactivated one of the ten Boeing 737 MAX aircraft i (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 4/4/2023
Commercial Aviation / China operating loss Airbus A350-900 CC BY-SA 4.0, via wikimedia commons Chinese companies report their 2022 financial results China's three largest airlines, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Air China, reported their 2022 financial results. In total, the loss of the companies reached US$ 15.8 billion, w (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 4/3/2023	Commercial Aviation / China Renovation and expansion Image: China Southern Airlines China Southern Airlines plans to take delivery of more than 200 narrow-body aircraft from Airbus and Boeing In a move to further grow its fleet, which is already the largest of Chinese airlines, China Southern Airlines aims to take delivery of more than 200 Boeing and Airbus narrow-body jets in three years. (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 3/31/2023	Commercial Aviation / China in indonesia ARJ-21-700 Image: COMAC Ahead of commercial service, Chinese regional jet ARJ21 starts flying on 100-hour training Indonesian low-cost carrier TransNusa has started a 100-hour training campaign with COMAC's Chinese ARJ21 regional jet. The ARJ21-700 was received in December last year, making TransNusa the first (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 3/21/2023

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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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