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IAI Joins Merlin’s Push To Automate Cargo Aircraft

Condor program gains a freighter conversion partner

Maintenance and Modifications

Four blue-and-white IAI converted freighters parked on an airport ramp, with a Boeing 777-300ERSF in the foreground

Air India Backs SkyDrive Emergency Medical eVTOL Plans

Partners say eVTOLs could accelerate response times in crowded Indian cities

SkyDrive plans eVTOL medical flights in India

Airbus Balances Shareholder Returns and New Aircraft

Rival Boeing arguably claimed bragging rights at the Farnborough International show

Airbus A350-1000

Virgin Firms Up eVTOL Air Taxi Alliance with Joby

Connections to London Heathrow and Manchester airports will start first

Joby eVTOL route network

How New Covid Travel Passes Make Trips Easier For Airline Passengers

How New Covid Travel Passes Make Trips Easier For Airline Passengers

Mitsubishi Stops Work on Its Long-Delayed SpaceJet M90 Airliner

Mitsubishi Stops Work on Its Long-Delayed SpaceJet M90 Airliner

November 3, 2020

British Airways Bids Adieu to First of 31 Retired Boeing 747s

British Airways Bids Adieu to First of 31 Retired Boeing 747s

August 19, 2020

How Satellites Have Revealed Shifts in Airline Traffic Caused by Covid

How Satellites Have Revealed Shifts in Airline Traffic Caused by Covid

ATR Chases New Regional Markets for Twin Turboprops

Iran war and wider geopolitical pressure stall buying decisions

ATR 42-600 in Papua New Guinea

PAL, Shohin Airlines Sign for 13 More Airbus Jets

Widebody and narrowbody deals follow opening-day surge

Airbus 350

Order Boon Continues for Boeing at Farnborough

Boeing brings in orders for 30 more aircraft

Boeing 787-9

Embraer Racks Up E-Jet Orders at Farnborough

30 firm orders led by Abra

Embraer

IndiGo Orders 1,000 CFM Leap Engines for A320neos

Engine maker will help Indian carrier start its own MRO shop

IndiGo’s Airbus A320neo

Gulf Air May Buy JetZero’s Blended-wing-body Z4

Japan Airlines also expresses interest at Farnborough Airshow

JetZero Z4

Embraer Trims 20-Year Small Jet Forecast

Demand holds near 8,500 sub-150-seat jets

E195

Airbus Sees New Routes and Aging Fleets Driving Demand

Aircraft manufacturer has released its latest Global Market Forecast running through 2045

Air Canada A321XLR

Korean Leasing Group Signs For eViator Electric Aircraft

Nine-passenger commuter could support new regional routes in Asia

MD Aircraft MDA1 eViator with Solyu

AIN Appoints New Editor for Leeham News and Analysis

Appointment marks next chapter for respected commercial aviation news source

Howard Hardee

Electric Aviation Innovators Call for Bizjet Taxes

Open letter to European Commission calls for more support and tax reform

Sustainability and Environment

Vaeridion Microliner

Web Manuals Rolls Out XML Document Management Tool

New software helps aircraft operators avoid reformatting documents

Maintenance and Modifications

Web Manuals document management system

FAA Clears Boeing to Start TIA Phase 4B Testing on 777X

Milestone marks progress in efforts to complete delayed type certification

Boeing 777-9

GE Completes Hybrid-electric Powertrain Ground Tests

Engine maker says it is now preparing to start flight testing

GE Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration

Fuel Crisis Raises the Stakes in Chase for Alternatives

Companies working with SAF and hydrogen propulsion see tipping point opportunity

Sustainability and Environment

OXCCU sustainable aviation fuel production

Electra Report Shows Direct Aviation Market Opportunity

Hybrid-electric aircraft developer wants to expand regional air services

Electra EL2 aircraft