Author: Dominykas

NetJets Will Receive up to 325 Textron Cessna Business Jets

Reading Time: < 1 minute NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company, has struck a deal with Textron to acquire up to 175 super-midsize Cessna Longitude aircraft and 150 Cessna Citation Hemisphere aircraft and which Textron anticipates will be firmed up over the next few weeks. NetJets has operated Cessna aircraft since 1984 and the current deal would see its fleet of […]

China Airlines Boeing 737 Bursts Both Left Main Tyres on Landing

Reading Time: < 1 minute A China Airlines Boeing 737-800, performing flight from Manila (Philippines) to Kaohsiung (Taiwan) with 98 people on board, bursts both left main tyres on landing. Aircraft landed on Kaohsiung’s runway 09 but burst both left hand main tyres on roll out. The aircraft became disabled about 2100 meters/6890 feet past the runway threshold. The passengers disembarked […]

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Boeing Business Jets Delivers First BBJ MAX Airplane

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) has delivered the first BBJ MAX airplane to a customer, the company announced at the National Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition. The aircraft is scheduled to fly to an interior finishing center. “We are excited to begin delivering a longer-range and more capable version of the world’s most popular business jetliner,” […]

Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 Experiences Engine Problem

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of United, performing flight from San Francisco to Burbank (USA), experienced engine problem. Aircraft was descending towards Burbank when the crew reported a problem with the right hand engine (CF34) and decided to divert to Los Angeles (USA). The aircraft landed safely on Los Angeles’ runway 24R, queried with tower […]

Airbus Wins Kuwait Airways Order for Eight A330neo Aircraft

Reading Time: < 1 minute Kuwait Airways, the national carrier of the state of Kuwait, has signed a Purchase Agreement (PA) for eight A330-800 aircraft. The announcement marks an important step in Kuwait Airways’ fleet renewal and expansion strategy. The national carrier of Kuwait also has A350 XWB and A320neo Family aircraft on order. The delivery of the new Airbus fleet […]

Supersonic Business Jet to Cross Atlantic Already in 2023

Reading Time: < 1 minute Aerion Corporation, a manufacturer of a new generation of efficient supersonic aircraft, revealed that it expects to fly its Aerion As2 supersonic business jet already in 2023. According to Aerion Chief Executive Tom Vice, Aerion AS2 is due to cross the Atlantic at supersonic speed before the end of 2023. This would be the “first supersonic crossing […]

Embraer Unveils Most Technologically Advanced Business Jets

Reading Time: < 1 minute Embraer introduced the new Praetor 500 midsize and Praetor 600 super-midsize business jets during a company event at Orlando Executive Airport. “The Praetor 500 and Praetor 600 are the disruptive aircraft for the entrepreneur, for the pioneer, for the innovator,” said Michael Amalfitano, President & CEO, Embraer Executive Jets. The Praetor jets will introduce unprecedented […]

Russia Receives First Boeing 737 MAX

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing, Air Lease Corp. and S7 Airlines celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 737 MAX, via lease from ALC. S7, operated by Globus Airlines, becomes the first Russian airline to fly the new and improved 737 airplane. S7 plans to take 10 more 737 MAX jets over the next few years as part of its […]

Air India Crew Member Hospitalized after Falling off Aircraft

Reading Time: < 1 minute A 53-year-old flight attendant was injured on Monday after she fell off an Air India plane preparing for a flight to Delhi that was about to take off at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai. According to media reports, the airline said that the “unfortunate incident” happened while the flight attendant was closing the door […]

Transavia Boeing 737-800 Faces Flaps Problem

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Transavia Boeing 737-800, performing flight from Malaga (Spain) to Rotterdam (Netherlands), experienced flaps problem. Aircraft was on final approach to Rotterdam’s runway when the crew initiated a go around reporting a flaps problem. The crew subsequently decided to divert to Amsterdam (Netherlands). The crew declared emergency reporting the flaps were not responding, they needed to […]