Embraer, in the last few years, has been hit by several events outside of its control, including the deal breakup with Boeing, the global pandemic, and continued pilot union intransigence regarding the scope clause, impacting the regional jet segment in…
Cessna officially launched the Citation Ascend at EBACE today, the business aviation exhibition in Geneva. With it comes the new Pratt & Whitney PW545D engine, which has better fuel consumption, more power, and greater durability thanks to a number of improvements.…
Swiss regional airline Helvetic Airways has leased two Embraer E190s from lessor TrueNoord to expand its fleet. The aircraft recently flew with TUI fly Belgium, which is replacing them with new E195-E2s on lease for AerCap. For Helvetic, the two aircraft are…
Turboprops, since the advent of the regional jet, have been thought of as “old technology” in the US, which drives the global market for regional aircraft. An aircraft that does not succeed in the US market will not be a…
Wheels Up is a private aviation company that has fallen on difficult financial times. The company, which enables customers to prepurchase business aircraft flights, also has an arrangement with Delta through which those private flight deposits can be turned into…
For some four months, KLM Cityhopper managed to work around aircraft shortages caused by the unavailability of a fair number of Embraer E195-E2s. But as repairs of the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan-powered aircraft take longer than anticipated, Cityhopper has now…