The recently introduced Bombardier Global 7500 has set another record for the longest non-stop city pair in business aviation history – Sydney to Detroit. This flight is 8,225nm point to point, and was flown with low tailwinds averaging about 20…
October 7th, 2019 marks a unique occasion in the world of commercial aviation, something that had never happened before: the first airline to turn 100 years of continuous operations and under the same brand name. KLM’s CEO, Pieter Elbers, addressed…
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The FAA has issued a proposed airworthiness directive for the Prat & Whitney PW1100G engines that power the Airbus A320neo family. Engines for the A220 (nee C Series), Embraer E2 jets, and Mitsubishi SpaceJets are not impacted by this AD.…
How to celebrate your 100th birthday? KLM knows only one way to do it: BIG and in style. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij used its founding date October 7 to good effect to invite special guests, former KLM bosses, the minister of…
See the updated model here. Orders remain weak this year as it becomes clearer a downturn is coming Orders this year are focused on NEO models, the A220 and A350 Lessor orders are scarce this year Deliveries are on track…