Ricardo Meier
3099 posts
Creator of the website that started in 1996 as a magazine. He also writes on Brazilian websites AUTOO, MOTOO and MetrôCPTM.
Mexican state carrier will acquire 20 aircraft by October, said country’s president
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, confirmed on Tuesday that the state-owned airline Mexicana will place…
US Air Force could shrink by 160 aircraft by 2025
The US Air Force (USAF), the largest and most powerful in the world, is expected to shrink by…
Russian military freighter Il-76 crashes after one of its engines catches fire
A four-engine Ilyushin Il-76 military transport crashed near the city of Ivanovo, about 200 km from Moscow on…
Virgin Australia eyes A220 and E190-E2 to replace its Fokker 100s
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) is evaluating a replacement for its four aging Fokker 100 jets, according to…
Stratolaunch’s Talon-A hypersonic vehicle makes first powered flight
Stratolaunch performed the first powered flight of Talon-A (TA-1), an unmanned hypersonic vehicle on Saturday, March 9. The…
Dornier D328eco turboprop will have front fuselage supplied by Embraer partner
Deutsche Aircraft announced the choice of Brazilian company Akaer to supply the front fuselage of the D328eco, a…
LATAM Airlines Boeing 787 drops suddenly in flight and injures passengers
A LATAM Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner flying LA800 suffered a “strong movement” before landing in Auckland after departing…
Delta Air Lines expects deliveries of the Boeing 737 MAX 10 in 2027
Delta Air Lines, one of the most recent customers of the 737 MAX, already plans to receive the…
How many passengers can carry the largest commercial aircraft?
If a Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8 can carry 197 passengers and an Easyjet Airbus A321, 235 people,…
Boeing 787 should take over Lufthansa routes in South America
Lufthansa wants to fly its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to destinations in South America, revealed the airline’s CEO,…
United States will resume flights with the V-22 Osprey
The United States armed forces announced the resumption of the flights with the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor even…
Swedish Gripen fighters are now part of NATO
NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, gained its 32nd member on March 7 when Sweden was formally accepted…
United Boeing 777 loses tire on takeoff and hits cars on the ground
A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 lost one of its main landing gear tires shortly after taking off from…
Airbus delivers 49 more commercial aircraft in February
Airbus delivered 49 commercial jets in February, three more than in the same month in 2023. Of these,…
Airbus unveils CityAirbus NextGen electric aircraft prototype
Taking advantage of the inauguration of the CityAirbus test center in Donauwörth, Germany, Airbus revealed the prototype of…
First three F-16 Block 70 fighters on their way to Bahrain
The first three F-16 Block 70 fighters of the Royal Bahraini Air Force took off from the Lockheed…
NTSB suggests Boeing did not fully cooperate in investigation into Alaska 737 MAX crash
Boeing has so far not shared all the information and documents requested by the NTSB, the National Transportation…
Textron sells a single Cessna SkyCourier to Indonesian company
Textron Aviation has won the first order for a Cessna SkyCourier in Indonesia. The company PT Smart Aviation…
Azul prepares offer to buy Gol carrier, says reports
Azul Linhas Aéreas is preparing an offer to take over rival Gol, which has been in bankruptcy since…
Qatar Airways claims to have all its Airbus A350s in flying condition
Qatar Airways has completed repairs to its Airbus A350 jets that had paint cracks on the surface of…