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Commercial Aviation / USA Certification Boeing 737 MAX family Image: Boeing 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 (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 11/27/2023	Commercial Aviation / USA Modernization Airbus A300 CC BY SA 2.0, via wikimedia commons Nearest DHL Express to choose A350F or B777F DHL is closer to deciding whether to choose the Airbus A350F or the Boeing 777-8F as its next-generation freighter. The choice of planes is part of the goal that the company has set for itself of usin (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 11/3/2023	Commercial Aviation / USA Four more Embraer E175 operated by Envoy CC BY SA 4.0, via wikimedia commons American Airlines acquires new Embraer E175 aircraft for Envoy Air Embraer has received an order for four units of the E175. The customer, American Airlines, will use the new aircraft to form the fleet of its subsidiary, Envoy Air. “These new jets will allow us to (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 10/20/2023
Commercial Aviation / USA Dominating the skies Boeing 737-800BCF Image: Boeing Boeing 737-800BCF has its 150th unit converted Boeing announced that it has completed the conversion of the 150th 737-800NG into a freighter at STAECO (Taikoo Shandong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited), in China. The model has proven to be (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 10/9/2023	Sports Aviation / USA tragedy North American T6-D CC BY SA 4.0, via wikimedia commons Two pilots die in collision during Reno Air Race In a tragic accident that occurred on Sunday in Reno, Nevada, two pilots were killed when their planes collided while landing during an air racing event. The Reno Air Racing Association reported th (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 9/19/2023	Commercial Aviation / USA Less than Airbus Boeing 737 MAX family Image: Boeing Boeing delivers just 43 commercial planes in July Boeing informed, on August 8, that it delivered 43 planes during the month of July. There are 22 aircraft less than the European rival Airbus. Despite having delivered 32 MAX, less than last month, th (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 8/11/2023
Military Aviation / USA Incomplete? Lockheed Martin F-35 Public Domain Belgian Air Force does not accept the first Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters Belgium is joining the US in not accepting new deliveries of the latest Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters, pending certification of an improved flight computer and new software. According to the B (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 8/8/2023	Commercial Aviation / USA Expansion Airbus A220 CC BY-SA 4.0, via wikimedia commons Delta Airlines increases its number of firm orders Airbus revealed that Delta Airlines has exercised its options and increased its firm order for the A220-300 by 12 units, bringing the airline's firm order to 86 A220-300s and 45 A220-100s, bringing th (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 7/13/2023	Commercial Aviation / USA setback Boeing 737 MAX fuselages Billings Spotter/Twitter Bridge that collapsed on June 24 poses logistical challenges for Boeing Boeing is facing yet another challenge in the production of the 737 MAX, but this time it is a logistical challenge. The railroad bridge over the Yellowstone River collapsed and collapsed on June 24. (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 7/11/2023
General Aviation / USA on an experimental basis Alef Model A Image: Alef First All-Electric Flying Car Just Got FAA Certified Alef's electric flying car received the Special Airworthiness Certification from the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). This means that the aircraft will only be able to fly on an experimental bas (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 6/29/2023	Commercial Aviation / USA lower demand Boeing 757-200 CC BY-SA 4.0, via wikimedia commons FedEx plans to retire 29 planes from its fleet Global freight company FedEx is seeing demand for air cargo drop to levels that no longer justify having so many planes in its fleet. Therefore, the company is planning to retire 29 of its planes. (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 6/22/2023	Commercial Aviation / USA Again Boeing 787-9 Image: Boeing Manufacturing issues on Boeing 787 set to slow deliveries Boeing has discovered a problem in the manufacture of the 787 that could delay deliveries of the aircraft again. The company claimed that a problem due to a non-compliant situation in a horizontal (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 6/12/2023
executive Aviation / USA In investigation Cessna 560 Citation CC BY-SA 2.0, via wikimedia commons Cessna Citation is intercepted by F-16 fighters and crashes into mountain A Cessna 560 Citation business jet that took off from Tennessee bound for New York stopped responding to air traffic control, diverting its route near Washington D.C. The US Air Force sent F-16 jets t (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 6/5/2023	Commercial Aviation / USA BBJ777-9 BBJ777X Image: Boeing Boeing announces significant sale of executive jets The new head of Boeing Business Jets (BBJ), Joe Benson, started the week with the announcement that the company has received orders for up to four long-range executive jets, two Boeing 787-8, one 737- (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 5/22/2023	Commercial Aviation / USA Fire risk Boeing 787 Dreamliner Image: Boeing FAA issues AD over Boeing 787 cargo hold The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued yet another airworthiness directive (AD) for the Boeing 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10. A potentially unsafe condition was found in the plane's cargo h (...) Por: Rafael Ramos Em: 5/18/2023

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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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