Commercial Aviation News

Qantas test Airbus A350-1000ULR flew from TLS to MEL.

Boeing finally gained approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the smallest member of the MAX family, the MAX 7. "This pivotal certification clears the way for us to deliver the airplane and begin meeting the commitments to our customers," Stephanie Pope, head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes said. "The multi-year journey to this milestone has been long and winding. Our team has had to navigate various challenges, an extended pandemic and the transition to new certification processes as lawmakers put in place new requirements to strengthen airplane safety."

Boeing testing for icing on both the 737 MAX 10 and the 777X.

Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) expects to certify Embraer’s automatic takeoff system by October, according to Reuters reporting published Tuesday. ANAC President Tiago Chagas Faierstein said the certification process is in its final stage. The Embraer Enhanced Takeoff System, or E2TS, is being developed for the company’s E2 family of commercial aircraft.

Embraer has delivered its 2000th E-Jet to a customer. The landmark aircraft went to Brazilian carrier Azul and that example was a E195-E2 variant.