Embraer and Iran
A news source today announced that Iran had ordered 50 Embraer aircraft. The story uses the term “government spokesman”. One might think, based on the rest of the story, the source is Iran. Turns out it may actually be a…
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Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown – RIP
Arguably the world’s greatest test pilot, Eric Brown, passed away yesterday in England at 97. His record is amazing and may not be beaten in a long time, if ever. Here is an appreciation from the BBC. Here is our…
The 90-seat turboprop is here
Industry talk about the need for a 90-seat turboprop is well known. Both of the principal OEMs, ATR and Bombardier, have not rushed to develop something new. As we have heard both OEMs say at ISTAT – the business case…
MITAC wins an order
At the Singapore airshow, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Aerolease Aviation, LLC announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for an order of ten firm MRJ90 aircraft with an option to an additional ten MRJ90 aircraft. Based on…