The rumors have been flying for some weeks. When the story first appeared we contacted Antonov and we were sent the following: “Information published in Le Devoir newspaper in the article “Le géant ukrainien Antonov veut atterrir au Québec” (“Ukrainian…
UPDATE – Today on July 20, the first international airshow of any significance since the start of the pandemic kicks off: the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS 2021. The six-day event at Moscow Zhukovsky Airport will traditionally be a…
When Embraer’s shareholders approve the nomination of two new members to the Board of Directors of the Brazilian airframer, it will mean the return to the commercial aviation industry after a 22 months’ absence for one of them: Kevin McAllister. He…
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is to develop a hybrid-electric engine and test it on a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100. The first ground tests are planned for 2022 but the first flight will not happen until 2024, the engine…
Porter Airlines is well known to air travelers in the northeastern part of North America. That friendy Racoon always gets a smile. Just this week Porter made big news – it announced its restart port-Pandemic and also announced a big…
[UPDATED] Porter Airlines is launching the Embraer E2 in North America with the introduction of up to 80 Embraer E195-E2s into its fleet. The planes have a transcontinental range and should enter into service with Porter starting in the second…