Antonov Airlines has added another aircraft to its freighter fleet. This is the amazing AN-22. Dating from 1964, this is the largest turboprop still flying. Antonov says it has a payload of 60 tonnes. The aircraft will be based out…
Aircraft and engine manufacturers spend considerably to continuously improve their products after they enter service. Virtually every aircraft and every engine have several performance improvement campaigns during their life cycle. Typically, about every five to ten years, OEMs bundle aerodynamic…
Luciano Froes, Sr. VP Marketing for Embraer Executive Jets provides his thoughts on the business jet market in this interview conducted July 1 2016 at Embraer’s US facilities in Melbourne, Florida. Views: 33
Today we had an opportunity to visit Embraer’s Melbourne, Florida plant. The facility acts as a final assembly line for the Phenom line and the Legacy 450 Embraer’s history in the business jet industry is impressive. The company has only…
AirInsight has released its latest in-depth report on the Bombardier CSeries program. The report consists of 55 pages of analysis and charts. A significant portion of the report is focused on the history since our previous 2012 report. The report…
The COMAC ARJ-21, China’s first passenger jet, entered service today with Chengdu Airlines. The 78-90 passenger aircraft, originally scheduled to enter service in 2006, has finally entered revenue service. The Advanced Regional Jet was designed nearly 15 years ago, and…