December 2019

General Aviation News December 24, 2019

Boeing Fires its CEO at Last. And Before Anybody Flies on a 737 MAX, 10 Questions Need Answering

Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing’s CEO, finally has been fired. Many wonder why it took so long. The last straw for Boeing’s board of directors came on…

General Aviation News December 24, 2019

Boeing Announces Leadership Changes

David L. Calhoun Named President and CEOLawrence W. Kellner to Become Chairman of the BoardNew Leadership to Bring Renewed Commitment to Transparency and Better Communication…

Space News December 23, 2019

Boeing Starliner Completes First Orbital Flight Test with Successful Landing

– Starliner touches down safely in Western U.S. two days after post-launch anomaly The Boeing [NYSE: BA] CST-100 Starliner’s first mission ended historically today when…

Civilian aviation news December 23, 2019

Air Canada takes delivery of its first A220

Air Canada has taken delivery of its first A220-300, designed, built and delivered from the Mirabel A220 programme facilities in Canada. The first aircraft out…

Space News December 20, 2019

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi fails to reach its intended orbit for first space station trip

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi blasted off for the first time today on an uncrewed mission to the International Space Station, but ran into a problem…

Civilian aviation news December 19, 2019

First Airbus A350-1000 joins Air Caraïbes’ fleet

Air Caraïbes (a member airline of Groupe Dubreuil) has taken delivery of its first A350-1000, the largest member of Airbus’ new-generation A350 XWB Family, making…

Civilian aviation news December 19, 2019

Mongolian Airlines to Welcome First Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

The Dreamliner will open direct flights between Ulaanbaatar, Berlin, Paris and the West Coast of the U.S. ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, December 19, 2019 — MIAT Mongolian…

Civilian aviation news December 19, 2019

Airbus begins deliveries of first A350 XWBs with touchscreen cockpit displays option to customers

Airbus has commenced deliveries to airlines of the first A350 XWBs equipped with pioneering new touchscreen cockpit displays. Specially developed for the A350 XWB together…

Civilian aviation news December 19, 2019

ATR Delivers First Ever Green Financed Aircraft

First of five new 72-600 orders by Braathens Regional Airlines Toulouse, 19 December, 2019 – ATR, world number one regional aircraft manufacturer, today delivered the…

Civilian aviation news December 18, 2019

Air France-KLM firms up order for 60 Airbus A220s

The Air France–KLM Group has firmed up an order for 60 Airbus A220-300 aircraft to modernise its single-aisle fleet. The aircraft are intended to be…

Military Aviation News December 18, 2019

China’s First Domestically-Produced Aircraft Carrier Commissionned into Service

The new vessel, which was previously codenamed the Type 001A, received the name “Shandong”. It was expected to enter service in April, but its trial…

Space News December 18, 2019

Airbus-built CHEOPS satellite successfully launched on Soyuz

Kourou, 18 December 2019 – The Airbus-built CHEOPS satellite has been successfully launched this morning on a Soyuz rocket from the European spaceport in Kourou,…

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