The recent discussion about replacing aging 50-seat regional jets in US service garnered considerable attention. What is the market situation for the 50-seater segment? Can a tuboprop solve the “issues”? There are a myriad of issues. We had a discussion…
A Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft crashed this morning on takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport earlier today. 18 of the 19 on board were killed, with the Captain being the only survivor. All of the fatalities were airline employees on…
Embraer celebrated more than St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th. It also marked the 20th anniversary of the first commercial flight of an E-Jet, an E-170 flying for LOT Polish Airlines. That began a revolution in the regional market, culminating…
UPDATE – A joint study between ZeroAvia and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Regional Jet Aviation Group (MHIRJ) has identified that there are no showstoppers in converting the Bombardier/Mitsubishi CRJ series into a hydrogen-electric aircraft with fuel-cell technology. The program still has…
As western airframers elbow each other to meet Uganda Airlines’ near-term fleet requirements , Chinese aviation infrastructure major Aviation Industries Corporation of China (AVIC) is pursuing a different strategy. AVIC is instead seeking to unseat SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance Netherlands as…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) confirmed on Tuesday that it will discontinue the SpaceJet program, a day after stating that media reports were unfounded. The Japanese industrial giant admits that it has underestimated the complexity of the type certification process for a…