On January 11, the Mexican carrier Aeromexico got the approval of its restructuring plan from creditors. This approval will allow the airline to take one step closer to exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States. Subscriber content –…
Japanese-owned but California-based lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has placed a last-minute 2021 order with Airbus for forty A320neo-family aircraft. This includes five A321XLRs. It also signed a Memorandum of Understanding for twenty A220s, both ACG and Airbus announced on December 30.…
UPDATE – After four years and seven months to the day of its first flight, the Russian Irkut MC-21-300 has received its type certificate on December 28. The Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsiya awarded the basic certificate after the MC-21…
Airbus will establish a new entity of its UpNext innovation subsidiary and a third Zero Emission Development Center (ZEDC) in Spain to help develop the future generation of hydrogen airliners, it announced on December 10. The two units strengthen the…
After a quiet start with only news about passenger to freighter conversions, Boeing finally announced orders for new aircraft on the third day of Dubai Airshow. However, to none of the two occasions, media was invited. Day 3 Dubai Airshow: Boeing…
Aside from the rare occasions when a new model is introduced, few aircraft deliveries have generated as much expectation. The delivery ceremony of All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) first Airbus A380 was certainly special. It is not just the colourful, eye-catching…