TAROM receives its first Boeing 737 MAX
Romanian flag carrier plans to add four 737-8s, with CDB Aviation supplying the first two aircraft
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Boeing reaches tentative agreement with engineers, reducing strike threat
New four-year proposal covers about 17,000 engineers and technical workers involved in aircraft development and certification
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier13 Sept
First Airbus A330 MRTT+ emerges in Toulouse
Thailand’s aircraft is the first example of the new tanker generation, based on the little-used A330-800 commercial variant
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier12 Sept
Military aircraft flight plan reportedly triggered UK air traffic control outage
Anomalous flight-plan data preceded the NATS failure that caused widespread disruption across Britain
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier12 Sept
Vietnam Airlines signs preliminary deal for five more Airbus A350s
Vietnamese flag carrier plans to receive the five A350-900s in 2033 and 2034 as it prepares a broader expansion of its long-haul fleet
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier11 Sept
Wizz Air bought 47 A321XLRs to fly farther. Now it plans to use just 11 like regular A321neos
Closure of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has left the airline with few routes that require the XLR’s additional range, while some of the new aircraft are already flying short European sectors
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier11 Sept
KLM’s first A350 completes flight tests seven years after airline gave up the type
The Night Watch flew on September 4 and 10 and is expected to join the Dutch carrier later this month, becoming the first of 22 A350-900s
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier11 Sept
From Brazil to Uzbekistan: Embraer reveals Central Asia’s first C-390
New aircraft emerges weeks after a Millennium painted for the Brazilian Air Force was stripped of its markings and sent for repainting
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier11 Sept
Vietravel Airlines signs preliminary deal for 50 Airbus aircraft
Vietnamese carrier plans to add 20 A220s and 30 A321-family aircraft, including the A321XLR, with deliveries starting in 2029
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier11 Sept
Argentina turns to older UH-60L Black Hawks to renew Army helicopter fleet
Four-aircraft acquisition would introduce the military Black Hawk into Army service, while the country’s only previous example was acquired as a presidential helicopter
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier11 Sept
General Atomics unveils Wildfire as lower-cost candidate to replace MQ-9 Reaper
New drone is designed to carry two LRASMs or four JSMs over long distances as U.S. Air Force seeks an aircraft that can be produced and deployed in large numbers
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier10 Sept
Amazon Air has more than 100 aircraft, but doesn't operate any of them
Fatal 21 Air crash is drawing attention to a cargo network planned and branded by Amazon but flown under the certificates of several independent airlines
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier10 Sept
airBaltic seeks €257 million emergency financing at 25% interest
Bondholders will vote on September 11 on a costly short-term financing package that would give new lenders priority over existing creditors
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier10 Sept
Boeing may be building the ecosystem for its next commercial aircraft
Former Spirit AeroSystems engineering and technology chief Sean Black will lead development of the manufacturer’s future production system, according to report
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier10 Sept
Netherlands moves to acquire Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft
Letter of Intent with Sweden comes two months after NATO selected the Swedish AEW&C system to replace part of its E-3A fleet
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier10 Sept
Russia takes Su-57E to Africa for first time with new S-71 weapons
Export version of the fifth-generation fighter is making its African airshow debut in Egypt as Moscow expands its campaign for foreign customers
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier10 Sept
American Airlines moves closer to decision on order for up to 65 widebody aircraft
US carrier has advanced its selection process as it prepares for the eventual replacement of its 47 Boeing 777-200ERs in the 2030s
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier10 Sept
Six stranded Airbus A319s put easyJet at center of US$72 million lawsuit
Aircraft were left in Spain and Cyprus after the airline terminated their leases in 2022 following sanctions imposed on Russian companies
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier9 Sept
Sweden expands studies for future fighter system with new Saab contract
Program receives another US$310 million to develop flying and ground demonstrators while keeping manned and unmanned options open for the post-2040 era
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier9 Sept
Hermeus unveils low-cost Ramjet-X for high-Mach flight testing
Ramjet-powered vehicle will be air-launched from a reusable Quarterhorse aircraft, avoiding the need for a rocket booster on each test
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier9 Sept