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.
Czech Republic approves acquisition of 24 F-35 fighters
The government of the Czech Republic announced the approval of the plan to acquire 24 Lockheed Martin F-35A…
Surf Air Mobility confirms acquisition of 20 Cessna Grand Caravan with Textron Aviation
Surf Air Mobility, a Los Angeles-based startup, has placed an order for the first 20 Cessna Grand Caravan…
Video emerges showing Il-76 plane exceeding runway limits in Mali
A video from what appears to be a security camera at Gao International Airport was shared on Telegram…
Brazilian Defense Minister will negotiate sale of the KC-390 to Sweden
Embraer will have special help in October to try to sell the KC-390 multi-role transport aircraft to the…
U-2 spy plane completes first flight with updated avionics package
Lockheed Martin, through its Skunk Works division, performed the first flight of a U-2S DragonFly aircraft equipped with…
Airbus appoints Christian Scherer as CEO of commercial aircraft division
Airbus recreated the role of CEO of the commercial aircraft division and appointed Christian Scherer as its holder.…
Scoot airline joins Embraer’s support and maintenance program
Scoot, one of the new customers of the E2 family of jets, signed a service contract for Embraer’s…
Air France-KLM will acquire 50 Airbus A350 widebodies
Air France-KLM announced that it plans to expand an agreement with Airbus to acquire 50 A350 widebodies, in…
Air Canada orders 18 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner
The widebody 787-10 has a new customer, Air Canada. The largest Canadian airline, the company has agreed a…
Road in Finland becomes improvised runway for F-35, Typhoon and F/A-18 fighters
If you complain about traffic jams on your way to work, you better think twice. In the town…
Prime Minister of Vietnam went to Embraer headquarters and visited the Madagascar Airlines E190-E2
The Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, who is visiting Brazil, was at Embraer’s headquarters in São…
Owner of the largest A380 fleet in the world wants to hire experienced captains
Owner of the largest fleet of Airbus A380 jets in the world, with 119 aircraft, Emirates Airline is…
VoltAero performs flight with hybrid powertrain fueled by sustainable fuel derived from wine
VoltAero, a French start-up focused on electrified aircraft, carried out the first flight of a proprietary hybrid-electric powertrain…
Tablet-induced error caused Embraer E195-E2 to take off from shortest runway position
Two accidental taps on the screen of a tablet on an Embraer E195-E2 almost caused an accident on…
US Air Force accepts first Boeing T-7 Red Hawk supersonic trainer
Boeing delivered the first T-7A Red Hawk supersonic trainer jet to the US Air Force (USAF) on September…
Brunei start-up airline becomes second foreign customer of COMAC jets
The ARJ21 and C919 jets, produced by COMAC, were ordered by yet another airline outside China, Gallop Air,…
Boeing and Airbus jets are flying with unapproved engine parts, CFM says
An unknown number of CFM56 and CF6 engines are flying with parts not certified by aviation authorities, CFM…
Maldivian acquires two more ATR 42-600
The Maldivian carrier and ATR have signed an agreement to purchase two new ATR 42-600s, the Italian-French manufacturer…
Cubana de Aviación takes back a Tupolev Tu-204 jet
The state-owned airline Cubana de Aviación has recovered one of its four Tupolev Tu-204 jets. The single-aisle aircraft…
Textron and NetJets sign record deal to sell 1,500 Cessna Citation business jets
Textron Aviation and US business airline NetJets have announced a historic agreement that could see the acquisition of…