Both American Airlines and United Airlines returned to profitability in the second quarter, their first profits since the start of the pandemic. This was thanks to the fact that the two major US carriers had their best Q2 profits ever, they announced…
[UPDATED] When Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker left the Boeing auditorium in Farnborough on Thursday after signing a firm order for 25 MAX 10s, many questions about the deal remained unanswered. In the first place, neither he nor Boeing…
UPDATE – Boeing has come out as the ‘winner’ of the 2022 Farnborough Airshow, beating Airbus fair and square on orders by 176 versus 85 with a last day order from Qatar Airways. That the show would end rather subdued wasn’t…
This week’s Farnborough Airshow might not have been buzzing with commercial aircraft orders, but it was an airshow at which the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) eVTOLs were more prominent on display than at any other airshow. Let’s have a look.…
The first aircraft will not be modified until 2024, but the first Embraer converted freighters have already found their first customer. Lessor NAC has placed two E190Fs with Kenyan airline Astral Aviation, Embraer announced late on July 20. Astral to become…
Covid caused some delays, but the development of Airbus Wing of Tomorrow has got to the next stage with the final assembly of the first prototype. It is the first of three composite demonstrator wings that will be thoroughly tested and…