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B-21 Raider stealth bomber made its maiden flight
The B-21 Raider stealth bomber, considered the most advanced military aircraft known, took off for the first time…
Yakovlev completes first flight with “Russified” SJ-100 regional jet
Formerly known as Irkut’s SSJ-New, the now renamed SJ-100 regional jet from Yakovlev completed its maiden flight on…
Airbus response to the Boeing 787, A350 completes 10 years of maiden flight
Airbus celebrated on Wednesday the 10th anniversary of the inaugural flight of the A350, which took place on…
Iranian aircraft Simorgh performs maiden flight
Aircraft named after the legendary bird in Persian mythology, the twin-engine turboprop “Simorgh”, developed by the Iranian state-owned…
TAI Hürjet, Turkey’s first supersonic jet, makes maiden flight
The first supersonic aircraft designed and built in Turkey, the prototype Hürjet, from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), performed…
Capable of flying 8,000 nm, Gulfstream G800 takes off for the first time
On Tuesday, June 28, Gulfstream performed the maiden flight of the G800, its longest-range business jet in history.…
First Air France A220 takes its maiden flight
Air France’s first A220-300 made its maiden flight on Thursday, the airline said. The Airbus aircraft took off…
737 MAX 10 is expected to fly for the first time in the coming days
Largest 737 of all time, the MAX 10 is about to take its maiden flight. Boeing revealed that…
Boeing 777X completes maiden flight, but jetliner still has many challenges ahead
The weather around Paine Field in Everett, Washington, where Boeing’s largest assembly line is located, seemed to reflect…
Ten years ago, the 787 Dreamliner took the skies to change air transport
On December 15, an important date in aviation history went a little unnoticed. That day, 10 years ago,…
Flight Review: Embraer E195-E2 from Azul Linhas Aereas
Embraer’s launch customer of the E195-E2, Azul Linhas Aereas performed this week the first demonstration flight with the…