EMIRATES KICKS OFF MEGA AIRCRAFT ORDERS
The Dubai-based airline Emirates has signed a contract with Boeing to purchase 90 of their future widebody aircraft. These planes are named the B777X. ...
SUCCESS: THE FIRST LONG-HAUL FLIGHT WITH SUSTAINABLE JET FUEL
France's first long-haul flight using sustainable jet fuel made from used cooking oil took off from Paris on May 18, 2021, bound for Montreal. This is a new step towards the "decarbonization of air tr ...
BOEING TO LOWER ITS MARKET SHARE
Boeing, the US plane maker, is facing a growing list of problems that is giving its European rival, Airbus, an advantage in the competition for the skies. Quality has become a significant focus on the ...
RUSSIA ABANDONED A 400-SEAT PASSENGER AIRCRAFT PROJECT
The Russian company United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), which had plans to manufacture a four-engine Ilyushin with a capacity of 400 passengers, has scrapped the idea after no airline showed interest i ...
A DIFFICULT RELAUNCH FOR THE PASSENGER AIR TRANSPORT IN EUROPE
In the air transport sector, efficient low-cost carriers such as Ryanair and Wizz Air are gearing up for an ever-intensive competition in Europe's skies. Both airlines have ordered hundreds of additio ...
