Piper Aircraft Introduces Two New Training Airplanes
Piper aircraft announced two new value-priced trainer airplanes at Sun N’ Fun in Lakeland Florida. The company showed off the proof of concept Piper Pilot 100 and Pilot 100i at…
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Diamond Aircraft Plans To Double Airplane Production
Diamond Aircraft, an airplane manufacturer that builds popular training and general aviation airplanes, has announced plans to double airplane production in 2019. The increased production means the manufacturer will be…
Major Changes For Airbus as the A380 Era Comes to a Close
The European airplane manufacturer has recently announced significant changes in airliner orders and production. Emirates Airlines announced that it recently concluded the review of airplane fleet strategy and changed its…
Skywest Orders Nine Additional Embraer E175s for Delta Air Lines Service
Utah based Skywest Airlines has placed an order for an additional nine Embraer E175 regional jets. The carrier will operate the airplanes under a capacity purchase agreement with Delta Air…
Boeing’s Unmanned Passenger Vehicle Completes First Flight
Boeing recently completed the first flight for its new unmanned passenger air vehicle (PAV). Boeing is attempting to take a market lead in emerging autonomous transportation and urban mobility. The…
Delta Air Lines Extending Airbus A220 Orders
Delta Air Lines has announced that it will extend its orders for the Airbus A220 by 15 additional airplanes. The change means that Delta will eventually take delivery of 90…
Republic Airways Orders 100 E-Jet Aircraft
Republic Airways announced today that its has finalized a deal with Embraer to order 100 E175 aircraft. The order was originally announced early this spring at the Farnborough International Airshow…
Pilot Unions Raising Concern About 737 MAX
Three pilot unions in the United States have raised concerns about a lack of information from Boeing on a new automated flight control feature designed into the newest version of…
Delta Air Lines Mixing Up Widebody Fleet Orders
Delta has announced an agreement with Airbus and Rolls-Royce to add 10 additional Airbus A330-900neo aircraft to its fleet. The order increases total orders by the airline from 25 to…
FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for 737 Max 8
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive on about 250 Boeing 737 Max 8s in response to the recent Lion Air crash. Boeing had previously sent…
P2012 Traveller Nearing Service Entry With Cape Air
Italian Manufacturer Tecnam has completed flight testing of the P2012 Traveller and now expects to revive European and United States type certification by the end of 2018. “All testing is…