Embraer will present on Thursday (February 25) made the first jet of the second generation of the family of commercial aircraft E-Jets, the E-Jets E2. The ceremony will be at Embraer's headquarters in São José dos Campos, and the model to be presented is the E190-E2, which has its first flight scheduled for the second half of 2016 and the entry into service in 2018. The other two planes the second generation, the E195 and E175-E2-E2, are scheduled to enter service in 2019 and 2020, respectively. "It will be gratifying to see the first E190-E2 roll out of the hangar where will the start of the tests leading up to first flight," said Paulo Cesar Silva, President & CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation. "The second generation of E-Jets will allow current and future operators to incorporate the aircraft that are more modern, with a significant reduction in operating cost and unmatched passenger comfort." With an investment of USD 1.7 billi...

Boeing  today (feb, 24th) launched the Next-Generation 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) with orders and commitments for up to 55 conversions from seven customers. "The Next-Generation 737 provides exceptional value to express freight carriers through its superior payload, range, reliability and efficiency," said Stan Deal, senior vice president, Commercial Aviation Services, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "While the recovery of the global cargo market has been slow, we see demand for freighters, such as the 737-800BCF, that will carry express cargo on domestic routes," Deal said. "Over the next 20 years, Boeing forecasts customers will need more than 1,000 converted freighters the size of the 737, with China's domestic air freight carriers accounting for nearly one-third of the total market." Through its freighter conversion program, Boeing transitions passenger airplanes into freighters, extending the economic life of the...

  Photos: Iron Maiden - Facebook. Since 2008, the band's heavy metal rock, Iron Maiden, travels aboard a charter plane and customized to carry the band on their world tours. The plane of the band is called Ed Force One name voted on by fans of the band. The mascot of the band, Eddie, who has appeared in all his album covers are painted on the tail of the aircraft. For the World Tour 2016, the band replaced its equipment retired the classic Boeing 757 taking place the best known aircraft in the world, the Boeing 747-400 - known worldwide for jumbo. As all fanatics in aviation know - Bruce Dickinson, and lead vocal of the band is an airline pilot with an enviable license for many pilots. Since 2015 Dickinson has sought approval to fly the Boeing 747-400. The new Ed Force One will fly the 35 countries that the band must pass this year piloted by Dickinson. The aircraft, registration TF-AAK, belongs to Air Atlanta Icelandic, aircraft charter company base...

By Boeing Press  Boeing South Carolina marked a milestone today, with the delivery of the 100th airplane built at the North Charleston site. The airplane, a 787-8, was delivered to American Airlines in front of hundreds of Boeing South Carolina teammates. "Reaching this milestone is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team," said Beverly Wyse, vice president and general manager of Boeing South Carolina. "As we continue to prepare for the new 787-10 and production rate increases, we're excited about what the future holds here in North Charleston." Today's delivery marked American's first 787 from Boeing South Carolina and 14th overall. The airline has 28 more Dreamliners on order. "The 787 has quickly become an important part of our fleet, allowing us to fly profitably to new places like Auckland, New Zealand," said Chuck Schubert, Vice President of Network Planning at American Airlines. ...

Airbus had a good start 2016, especially when it comes to family of widebody aircraft, the most sold with 16 orders in January 2016, comprising a total of 14 new A330-900neo of an undisclosed customer and two for A320ceo CALC (China Aircraft Leasing Company), a lessor based in Hong Kong. The announcement was made today (02.16) in the marketplace Singapore Air Show 2016, held at the Changi Exhibition Centre until February 21 2016. The main highlight of Airbus deliveries until January 2016 was the first A320neo, which was to Lufthansa, the launch customer of the best-selling aircraft manufacturer single corridor. Including the first A320neo, Airbus delivered a total of 22 aircraft in January to 18 guests, including 17 A320 Family, four A330s and one A380. Reinforcing and leadership in the Asia-Pacific region Airbus in 2015 has further strengthened its market leadership position in the Asia-Pacific region, delivered 282 new aircraft to 40 operators and...

By: Airbus Press  This week’s Singapore Airshow is shining a spotlight on Airbus’ important commercial presence in the Asia-Pacific region – which is the fastest-growing market globally for new civil aircraft, as well as a key customer base for the company’s product line of modern widebody and single-aisle jetliners. Airbus entered this market in 1974 with a milestone A300B order from Korean Air. Today, more than 2,800 company-produced aircraft are in service with 100-plus Asia-Pacific-based operators, while customers from the region account for approximately 31 per cent of all Airbus orders worldwide. New-generation appeal                                                       ...

Airbus has started final assembly of the first A350-1000 on schedule at the A350 XWB Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. This A350-1000, one of three flight test aircraft to be built, will take to the skies for its maiden flight before the end of 2016. A350-1000 deliveries will start in mid-2017 with Qatar Airways, which was also a launch customer of the A350-900 version. To ensure the smooth integration of the A350-1000 into the FAL while A350-900 production is ramping-up, Airbus has added three additional final assembly stations and is increasing the number of the final assembly line of the A350 XWB employees from its current level - about 1,500 - 1,900 to about 2018. For maximum flexibility, all stations in the A350 XWB FAL can be used for both models. Currently in “Station 50” for fuselage join-up and nose landing gear installation, the first A350-1000 will next move to “Station 40” where the wings, main landing gear, pylons and tail plane...

The first A321neo equipped with CFM International LEAP-1A engines completed its maiden flight on February 9th from Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft, registration D-AVXB, was flown by Experimental Test Pilots Martin Scheuermann and Bernardo Saez Benito Hernandez. Accompanying them in the cockpit was Test-Flight Engineer Gérard Leskerpit and monitoring the flight’s progress were Flight-Test Engineers Sandra Bour Schaeffer and Emiliano Requena Esteban. The flight lasted five hours and 29 minutes during which tests were performed on the engine speed variation (low/high), systems behaviour and to validate the aircraft’s flight envelope. The A321neo will join the NEO flight test fleet and perform a partial flight test programme to validate the impact on handling qualities, performance and systems. The first A321neo will be delivered at the end of 2016. The A321neo is the largest member of the A320neo Family and incorporates many innovations including latest generation...

Meet the Airbus A350 XWB TAM We visited the 1st Airbus A350 XWB in the Americas. See images inside and outside the aircraft in high definition!

Conheça o Airbus A350 XWB da TAM Visitamos o 1º Airbus A350 XWB das Américas. Veja imagens por dentro e fora da aeronave em alta definição!

Last Saturday (jan, 30) - Press the airline industry, said the closure of the TAM Museum activities, located in São Carlos, in São Paulo. Contact the press office of TAM and the airline in a statement said: TAM Museum temporarily suspending its activities The TAM Museum, located in the São Carlos city, with its activities will be suspended temporarily. This decision is linked to the worsening of the economic challenges of the Brazil, caused by rising inflation and the rise in the dollar against the Real, resulting in a downturn in the airline industry. This scenario has demonstrated the need for an internal economic feasibility study of the museum, which is expected to occur this year. During this analysis, the museum's activities will be suspended. TAM also points out, who tried in every way to seek alternatives to keep the operation in space, but unfortunately facing a challenging economic environment, it was not possible. We hope that...