Ricardo Meier
2049 posts
Creator of the website that started in 1996 as a magazine. He also writes on Brazilian websites AUTOO, MOTOO and MetrôCPTM.
Saab 340 regional turboprop completes 40 years since its first flight
Best known for its family of fighter jets, Saab has had a significant career in commercial aviation. After…
Future 737 replacement may have truss-braced wings, says Boeing
Boeing is betting on the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing concept to design the future replacement for the 737, admitted…
Final Boeing 747 to be delivered on January 31
Boeing scheduled the delivery ceremony of the final 747 manufactured for January 31st. On this date, Atlas Air…
US regional airlines have one in five jets on the ground
At least one in five commercial jets for major US regional airlines was on the ground, according to…
Virgin Atlantic ‘steals’ Boeing 747 nickname on its new A330-900
Virgin Atlantic, the airline of British tycoon Richard Branson, decided to honor Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who…
Former aircraft carrier Foch/Sao Paulo is towed away from the Brazilian coast
The fate of the hull of the former São Paulo aircraft carrier (FS Foch in the French Navy)…
Black Hawk helicopter reaches 5,000 aircraft delivered
Sikorsky has reached an impressive milestone of 5,000 “Hawk” helicopters delivered. The versatile rotorcraft has been in service…
Brazilian Air Force appoints Cessna SkyCourier as ‘priority aircraft’
The new Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine turboprop can replace the old Embraer Bandeirante in the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).…
Air India close to announce order for 235 A320neo jets
Air India is on the verge of announcing a series of record aircraft orders, including an order for…
Air France will expand flights in the Caribbean to Brazil
Air France will have one more destination in Brazil, Belém do Pará, in the Amazon region. However, this…
Uzbekistan Airways signs agreement for eight A320neo and four A321neo
Airbus won its first new order for commercial jets in 2023 with the announcement of the agreement with…
Boeing goes on trial for the crash of two 737 MAX 8 that killed 346 people
Boeing will have to report to a federal court in the state of Texas, in the US, on…
ZeroAvia performs first flight of the largest aircraft with a hydrogen-electric engine
Startup ZeroAvia performed the first flight with a Dornier 228 regional aircraft converted to operate with an electric…
Electric plane Alice is gaining interest despite being unprecedented
First electric plane designed from scratch, the twin-engine Alice, from startup Eviation, has experienced significant delays in its…
China’s 6th generation fighter concept appears in AVIC simulator
Two images shared by a user of the Chinese social network Weibo reverberated in Western forums. They show…
Lufthansa submits proposal to acquire minority stake in ITA Airways
Lufthansa officially made an offer for a minority stake in ITA Airways, the airline that replaced Alitalia in…
Delta Air Lines exercises option for 12 more Airbus A220-300s
Delta Air Lines has further expanded its order of A220 jets from Airbus. On Wednesday, the US carrier…
Ukrainian government H225 Super Puma helicopter crashes in Kiev
A Ukrainian government H225 Super Puma heavy helicopter crashed this morning in an eastern suburb of the capital…
COMAC should surpass Embraer as the 3rd largest airliner maker in the coming years
The position of 3rd largest manufacturer of commercial aircraft in the world should be lost by Embraer within…
Iran expected to receive first Sukhoi Su-35S fighters from March
Iran’s long-awaited delivery of Sukhoi Su-35S fighter jets looks set to take place. According to Shahriar Heidari, member…