Embraer nears certification of world's first automatic takeoff system
E2TS automatically controls aircraft rotation and could increase payload or effective range from performance-limited airports
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NASA reveals new colors of Boeing 737 with secretive Air Force past
The 13-year-old 737-700 spent years as a classified USAF flying testbed before being transferred to NASA for a very different role
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier19 Aug
STARLUX completes Sorayama A350-1000 pair with arrival of gold jet
B-58554 joins the silver aircraft delivered in July, completing a two-aircraft project created with Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier19 Aug
Russia consolidates Tu-204 and Tu-214 certification as old jet returns to production
Single type certificate will simplify maintenance and modifications as the Tu-214 fills a temporary gap while newer Russian airliners struggle to reach production scale
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier19 Aug
Vietnam Airlines 787 lost speed twice during troubled Munich takeoff
Pilots reported abnormal acceleration before V1 and another speed loss afterward, leaving insufficient runway to reject the takeoff
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier19 Aug
Israel strikes Syrian airbase days after restored Su-22s return to the air
Reports claim aircraft were based at Abu al-Duhur, but there is no confirmation that the recently seen Su-22s were destroyed
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier19 Aug
Air France pushes Airbus A318 retirement into 2027
The smallest member of the A320 family will remain in scheduled service until March 27, extending its unexpected stay by another four months
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier18 Aug
Israeli media says country is seeking information on Boeing F-47
Defense officials reportedly want to determine whether Washington could eventually allow Israel access to the sixth-generation fighter
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier18 Aug
American Airlines reverses course on seatback screens for narrowbody fleet
Carrier will install individual displays across its single-aisle aircraft while increasing the share of First Class and extra-legroom seats
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier18 Aug
Airbus targets September for first A350 Freighter flight
Maiden flight could take place in the third week of the month, leaving a tight test schedule before the planned first delivery in late 2027
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier18 Aug
Northrop Grumman prepares major E-2D Hawkeye upgrade
Block II will replace mission-system hardware and software as the US Navy prepares to keep flying a design whose origins date back more than six decades
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier18 Aug
COMAC struggles to meet C919 demand as more Chinese airlines seek the jet
Shenzhen Airlines and Loong Air have expressed interest in the narrowbody, but limited production remains a major obstacle to expanding its operator base
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier18 Aug
New image adds to claims of Uzbek J-10CE order, but questions remain
Photo apparently taken in China shows a J-10 with its markings covered, but its authenticity and intended customer remain unconfirmed
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier18 Aug
SWISS to replace A220s with larger A320neos on Geneva-Heathrow route
Two 180-seat A320neos will move to the Geneva base for summer 2027, adding capacity on one of the airline’s busiest routes from the city
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier18 Aug
Google buys 600 million Spirit Airlines emails and messages for AI training
Tech giant will pay US$10 million for the defunct carrier’s corporate communications and documents after winning a bankruptcy auction
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier18 Aug
Textron Aviation delivers 500th Cessna Citation CJ4
Latest aircraft went to a customer in the Philippines as Cessna prepares to certify the CJ4 Gen3 with a revised avionics package
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier17 Aug
First components for Switzerland’s F-35As take shape in Italy
Fuselage section and wing for J-6004 are being built at Cameri before the structure is shipped to Fort Worth for final assembly
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier17 Aug
MC-21-310 completes longest flight, but still falls short of A320neo range
Russian narrowbody flew more than 4,000 km from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky, although the ferry flight cannot be compared directly with commercial range figures
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier17 Aug
Bolivia looks to Embraer as BoA faces an aging fleet problem
Government plans to lease at least 10 Brazilian-built jets, with the E195-E2 emerging as the logical candidate to replace older Boeing 737s
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier17 Aug
Lufthansa City Airlines’ first Airbus A220-300 takes shape in Canada
Future D-ACAA is now in final assembly at Mirabel, with delivery scheduled for November and commercial service expected in 2027
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier17 Aug