Commercial Aviation News

News out of Canada where Porter Airlines has made an order for Embraer E195 E2 jets. The plan is for 30 Embraer 195-E2s and the option to take a up to 50 more of the new generation E-jets. Additionally Porter said that they have plans to expand its operation to include flights at Toronto Pearson airport.

The V2500 engine from IAE has gone pass 250 million flight hours now. North American carrier jetBlue utilizes those engines on many of their aircraft. "We built JetBlue on the V2500-powered A320 family," said Colin Donohoe, director of heavy maintenance, JetBlue Airways. "With 192 such aircraft in our fleet today, we’ve seen firsthand how reliable and efficient these engines are. With the maintenance agreement to which JetBlue and IAE agreed in 2020, the V2500 will remain a mainstay of our fleet for years to come."

United's electric push with the ES-19.

https://www.jetforums.net/threads/n...to-purchace-all-electric-es-19-aircraft.3871/

Greek airline SKY EXPRESS has confirmed an order for 6 ATR 72-600 regional turboprops. The company has already received one unit from that order at the end of June. Ioannis Grylos, CEO of the IOGR Group of companies said, "SKY express has spread its wings to fly even higher. We are expanding and modernizing our fleet, increasing the number of destinations and developing our operations. The acquisition of six new state-of-the-art ATR 72-600 aircraft is yet another landmark in SKY express' course. In today’s context, it is more important than ever before to be able to offer our passengers efficient and flexible solutions with the best possible standards of comfort and safety. Our ATRs will support the Greek tourism industry and help reboot the Greek economy, always showing due respect to our clients and the environment, reaching every single area of our country."

A look back last year when Heart Aerospace had their Hangar Day showcasing what we know as the ES-19.

Flyadeal has received its first Airbus A320neo. This is the first of 30 examples that are expected to be delivered to the low cost airline in the next 3 years. Flyadeal is the LLC arm of Saudi Arabia Airlines. Flyadeal’s A320neo is configured with 186 seats in a comfortable all economy class layout.

The rise of Chinese commercial aircraft.

Malaysia Airlines appear to be getting ride of their Airbus A380s.

KLM City Hopper Embraer E195-E2

United's MAX 8... what is in store for passengers?

Another significant milestone in the making of the first A321XLR: The nose and front fuselage assembly has started in France, following the earlier accomplishment of the center wing box. Less than two months after the start of structural assembly of the rear & center fuselages in Germany, Airbus teams are taking another significant production step with the structural assembly and system equipment of the nose and front fuselages at its Saint-Nazaire facility in Western France.

Airbus has delivered the first A350 from its widebody completion & delivery center in Tianjin (C&DC), China, taking additional steps in the expansion of its global footprint and long-term strategic partnership with China. The A350-900 aircraft was delivered to China Eastern Airlines, the largest Airbus operator in Asia and second largest in the world. At the end of June 2021, China Eastern Airlines operated an Airbus fleet of 413 aircraft, including 349 A320 Family aircraft, 55 A330 Family aircraft and nine A350 aircraft. "I’m proud that Airbus successfully extended the capability of the widebody C&DC in Tianjin to the A350, the latest new generation aircraft, at such a difficult time of global aviation," said George Xu, Airbus Executive Vice President and Airbus China CEO. "This is a new milestone in the long-term cooperation between China and Airbus, which further demonstrates Airbus’ commitment to the country. Congratulations to China Eastern Airlines, our long-term strategic partner, for receiving the first A350 delivered from China, and I appreciate their trust in Airbus and in our products as always."

Easy Jet issues.

Breeze route resuffling.

A look back at when the Boeing 747-8 was testing and did the Rejected Take Off (RTO) test.

First Airbus A220 for Air Austral...

By now you would have heard about the choice that Condor made concerning their replacement of their Boeing 767s for their longhaul program. Their choice is the Airbus A330neo. "Condor excels in operating profitably many routes no other carrier is able to; we are proud to see a demanding airline such as Condor selecting our latest-technology A330neo as the aircraft of choice, building the future of their widebody fleet in the relentless pursuit of lowest operating costs and passenger comfort," said Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International. "By operating the A320 and A330neo aircraft side by side, the airline will benefit from all the commonality economics these two premium products offer, with the embedded flexibility to address new and existing markets with the right-sized, right-efficiency aircraft."

Analysis on why middle Eastern airlines are 'so good'.

A look at the first Airbus A220 for Air France.

There is a new airline around and this time it is located in Africa. It is a startup called Green Africa Airways in Nigeria. Having received its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) the new airline is looking to commence service on the 12th of August. It appears the airline is starting service with ATR aircraft. Green Africa is set to become one of the largest operators of the ATR72-600 in the region with plans to deploy 12-15 aircraft primarily across Nigeria between March 2021 and December 2022.

https://www.greenafrica.com/en-us/