After signing an MoU in February, Avianca has now firmed its order for 100 A320neo Family aircraft. This is the largest single aircraft order made in Latin America’s aviation history. The agreement, which includes A319neo, A320neo and A321neo aircraft, allows…
Airbus Group has announced that it is bringing the first electric airplane into production, the E-Fan 2.0 through its subsidiary, Voltair. The group also announced a factory will be built in Pau, near the Spanish border, at which the aircraft…
Brazil is a large country in real estate terms – 8.5M km2, or 14 times bigger than Alaska, making it only slightly smaller than the entire USA. We know how crucial air transportation is to the United States, and this…
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Last week, Harry Nelson, former Vice President of Airbus flight test department, warned about pilots relying too much on automation, and that airlines need to better train their flight crews who may have become complacent and may not be capable…
The US airline fleet has been remarkably stable since 2000 in terms of narrow and wide body aircraft. Wide body aircraft have typically accounted for under 15% of the jet fleet for many years. Views: 29