Ricardo Meier
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Creator of the website that started in 1996 as a magazine. He also writes on Brazilian websites AUTOO, MOTOO and MetrôCPTM.
Off-duty pilot tried to shut down engines on Alaska Air E175 jet flight
An unexpected incident occurred aboard a Horizon Air Embraer E175 jet (in Alaska service) on October 22. An…
Lockheed Martin will not compete to replace the USAF’s KC-135 tankers
Lockheed Martin will no longer offer the LMXT aircraft, an A330 MRTT aerial refueling aircraft designed to replace…
Embraer E195 starts flying with Lumiwings
Greek charter airline Lumiwings put into service in recent weeks an Embraer E195 leased from Azorra Aviation. The…
Airbus delivers first A319neo assembled in China to Tibet Airlines
Airbus delivered the first A319neo, whose final assembly took place in Tianjin, China. The aircraft was received by…
Bamboo Airways cuts long-haul flights and is expected to get rid of Boeing 787s
Bamboo Airways has suspended long-haul flights to destinations including Sydney, Melbourne and Frankfurt amid a severe financial crisis.…
Saudi Arabia may close order for 54 Dassault Rafale fighter jets – report
Saudi Arabia may break with tradition and order French fighters for the first time. According to the newspaper…
Two years after delivery, ANA’s third Airbus A380 debuts commercial flight to Hawaii
After a long wait of exactly two years, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has put its third and last…
Embraer managed to increase deliveries of commercial aircraft in the 3rd quarter
Embraer increased the number of commercial aircraft delivered in the 3rd quarter of 2023, according to data collected…
TUI Boeing 737-800 ends up in mud during landing in Leeds
A Boeing 737-800 from the airline TUI experienced an incident early Friday afternoon while landing at Leeds Bradford…
Ecuador acquires two more Airbus C295 turboprops, now for the Navy and Army
The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced on his social media accounts that the government has closed a…
First KC-390 Millennium of the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) enters service
The Portuguese Air Force’s KC-390 Millennium is officially in operation. The transfer flight that began on Tuesday and…
American Airlines places second order for Embraer E175 in 2023
American Airlines has closed another small firm order for E175 jets with Embraer. According to the manufacturer, the…
Aerolíneas Argentinas evaluates alliance with Gol and Avianca, partners in the ABRA group
Aerolíneas Argentinas and the ABRA group, the holding company that controls Gol Linhas Aéreas and Avianca, signed a…
Philippines announces acquisition of three C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical freighters
The Department of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines has selected the Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super…
Qantas abandons plans to acquire Alliance Aviation
Qantas will no longer take over all the shares in Alliance Aviation, a company dedicated to charter flights…
First KC-390 of the Portuguese Air Force is flying for its official delivery
The Portuguese Air Force (FAP) is expected to officially take delivery of its first KC-390 Millennium on Thursday.…
Marathon Airlines and Royal Jordanian sign agreements to service Embraer’s Pool Program
Embraer signed two agreements under the Pool Program technical support this week. The first customer was Royal Jordanian…
Honda names its second business jet as HondaJet Echelon
Honda Aircraft Company has officially named its second executive jet, the HondaJet Echelon. The aircraft for up to…
Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems reach agreement to stabilize aerostructure production
Boeing and its main aerostructures supplier, Spirit Aerosystems, announced a Memorandum of Agreement on Wednesday that aims to…
Argentina and Norway sign agreement for the sale of four P-3 Orion
The governments of Argentina and Norway have signed an agreement to transfer four P-3 Orion maritime patrol turboprops…