Commercial Aviation News

ITA becomes the world's first Italian operator of the Airbus A350.

It appears that operators of the Embraer E175 regional jet have been ordered via a directive to check the winglets for cracking following an incident that resulted in the loss of a winglet during flight on this aircraft type. Civil aviation regulator ANAC says there is a "possibility of cracks development" on the wing-tip connection area. An Envoy Air E175 lost its starboard winglet during a flight between Charleston and Dallas on 3 May.

Longtime Gol chief executive Paolo Kakinoff will step down from his post in July, with current chief operating officer Celso Ferrer to succeed him as CEO.

China’s first Comac C919 bound for a customer has carried out its first test flight, with a 3h sortie from Shanghai.

Commercial regional turboprop airframer ATR is eying the possibility of hybrid-electric propulsion on its aircraft. The airframer said it has received the funding to commence the analysis for the feasibility of a next-generation turboprop that targets a 20 percent fuel and CO2 emissions reduction and 'double-digit' lower operating and maintenance costs over the current generation ATRs aircraft. ATR hopes to launch the program next year with an eye to make it commercially available by 2030.

Making the first Airbus A320neo for Eurowings.

Sky High aviation with their Embraer E145.

airBaltic has taken delivery of their 36th Airbus A220-300. This is the fourth of eight planned Airbus A220-300 aircraft deliveries for airBaltic in 2022. The 36th aircraft is registered YL-ABJ.

Sky High Aviation located at Dominican Republic in the Caribbean has taken delivery of their first Embraer E190, this is a bit of a step-up for them from their E145 operation. It is the first of two E190s that will be delivered to the airline through aircraft lessor Truenoord. The second aircraft should be delivered to the airline later this month.

China bans some Russian flown aircraft?

After Russia's airline industry has been shut-out largely from the global supply of commercial airliners, operations, parts and services the airline has no choice but to turn to its home-grown airliners to fulfill shortfall and future capacity. Aeroflot plans to sign a framework agreement with United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) covering the sale of 300 aircraft. This isn't official news as yet but a source very close to it can confirm this is the direction Aeroflot is going in.

Condor's new Airbus A330neo schematic.

Headphone free airline seats? Safran is offering a new solution called Euphony. They are partnering with Devialet to make it happen. Franck Lebouchard, CEO at Devialet says: "We are incredibly excited about our partnership with Safran Seats, bringing Devialet’s world-class technology to aircraft through this unique innovation. We believe great sound should be available at every moment, whether on the ground or in the sky, and with Safran Seats we are one step closer to that goal."

First Airbus A321XLR takes off for the first time.

Boeing MAX10 and MAX7 Certifications slowly trucking along amid more stringent FAA processes. The MAX10 is more the focus as the target is now the end of the year but with how much harder the FAA is making certification, Boeing could well miss this deadline. The much smaller MAX7 probably will enter service before the MAX10. Part of the issue is after December this year...the FAA will be requiring that newly certificated aircraft have a modern pilot alerting system - a feature that all MAX variants do not have.

A look at Volotea's 10th anniversary livery. Lázaro Ros, co-founder of Volotea, commented: "We are delighted to unveil our new design. A Volotea design and engineering team has been working on this aircraft for months. Everyone at Volotea can't wait to see him take to the air!"

Boeing unveils new 777 'ecoDemonstrator' test jet.

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/boeing-777-ecodemonstrator/index.html

Akasa Air takes delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX8. Akasa Air is India's newest airline and the newest airline has taken delivery of its newest aircraft. The aircraft will be quickly pressed into service once the necessary proving flights are done to obtain its Air Operators Certificate from the DGCA. "We are proud to partner with Akasa Air as they embark on their journey towards making air travel inclusive and affordable for all", Salil Gupte, President, Boeing India.

Here is a look at some new generation seating for airlines coming from a company simply called Butterfly. Last news from the company was on June 12th.

https://www.butterflyseating.com/news/2022/6/12/butterfly-partners-with-new-designair

https://www.butterflyseating.com/

A look at the real aircraft.