Ricardo Meier
3081 posts
Creator of the website that started in 1996 as a magazine. He also writes on Brazilian websites AUTOO, MOTOO and MetrôCPTM.
SKY Express will increase ATR 72-600 fleet by two aircraft
SKY Express, from Greece, took delivery of the seventh ATR 72-600 ordered directly from ATR in December. The…
Ural Airlines pays rent to farmer after its Airbus A320 lands in wheat field
The episode in which an Airbus A320 from the Russian airline Ural Airlines landed in a wheat field…
Airbus obtains Air Operator Certificate for Beluga cargo airline
Almost two years after creating Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT), Airbus obtained the cargo company’s Air Operator Certificate (AOC).…
LATAM will paint five planes with the colors of the countries where it has domestic flights
Created in 2015, LATAM Airlines symbolized the unification of the airlines LAN Chile and TAM (Brazil), in which…
Lockheed Martin announces delivery of first two F-16 Block 70 to Slovakia
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first two F-16 Block 70 fighter jets to the Slovak Air Force, the…
Transavia takes delivery of its first Airbus A320neo
Weeks after receiving an A321neo, Transavia took delivery of the first Airbus A320neo on January 9, the Air…
Norway transfers two F-16 fighters to train Ukrainian pilots in Denmark
Norway recently confirmed that it had sent two reactivated F-16 Fightning Falcon fighter jets to Denmark, where training…
Boeing delivered 528 commercial aircraft in 2023, 10% growth
Boeing had a 10% increase in the number of commercial aircraft delivered in 2023, compared to 2022. According…
Delta could become an Airbus A350-1000 customer – report
Delta Airlines could announce a substantial order for Airbus A350 wide-body jets at any time, Reuters said. The…
Embraer expects to sell more C-390 Millennium in 2024 than last year
After a very promising 2023, in which it added three new customers (Austria, Czech Republic and South Korea)…
Airbus and EVA Air finalize firm order for 18 A350-1000 and 15 A321neo
EVA Air and Airbus have finalized a contract for the acquisition of 15 A321neo jets and 18 A350-1000…
Indonesia gives approval for third batch of Dassault Rafale fighter jets
Dassault confirmed on January 8 that Indonesia has given its go-ahead to receive the third tranche of Rafale…
Boeing begins conversion of MD-90 jet into NASA’s X-66 experimental aircraft
Boeing has begun the conversion of an old MD-90 commercial jet into the X-66 technology demonstration aircraft, a…
US investigators find part that fell from Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet
The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board), which is in charge of investigating the causes of the explosive depressurization…
New Lufthansa subsidiary, City Airlines has the first plane in its colors
City Airlines, a new subsidiary of the Lufthansa group, already has the first jet with its livery. The…
FAA orders 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets to be grounded
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the US civil aviation authority, ordered on Saturday that 171 Boeing 737 MAX…
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 loses emergency exit disabled in flight
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 suffered an in-flight decompression after losing a section of a disabled…
Brazilian Air Force may have its last C-130 Hercules retired
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has not carried out flights with its Lockheed C-130 Hercules since December 16,…
United States loses B-1B Lancer bomber in accident
A US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber crashed during a landing attempt at Ellsworth Air Force Base,…
Alaska Airlines takes delivery of its first Boeing 737-8 with just 159 seats
Alaska Airlines confirmed the arrival of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 on January 4th. The aircraft, however,…