Month: December 2020

Alaska Airlines and Boeing have announced that the Seattle-based airline has chosen to order 23 additional Boeing 737 MAX and secure options for 15 more. The carrier has again opted for the … [read more]

Belavia has taken delivery of its first Embraer E195-E2 jet, which is leased from AerCap. An additional two E2s will join the airline’s fleet in March and April 2021. The national carrier of … [read more]

A large number of countries, including the entire European Union, are following in the footsteps of the Netherlands in closing their borders to entry from the United Kingdom. This comes following the rabid … [read more]

Uganda Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-800neo aircraft, which is also the very first Airbus jet for the airline. The Ugandan flag-carrier plans to start non-stop intercontinental operations with the … [read more]

The Dutch government has issued a ban on passenger air travel coming from the United Kingdom to the Netherlands, effective December 20th – lasting until at least January 1st, 2021. This comes … [read more]

The UK’s Supreme Court has given Heathrow Airport’s proposed third runway the green light. The news comes after the Court of Appeal challenged the plans, claiming they broke the law on environmental … [read more]

Russian aerospace company United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) unveiled that its re-engined and refurbished Ilyushin 114 has successfully taken off for its first flight from Moscow’s Zhukovsky Airport. The Il-114-300 is a new … [read more]

ATR has delivered the first ATR 72-600F turboprop to a customer. The new aircraft version is the first purpose-built regional freighter of the company. The newly delivered freighter is registered as EI-GUL and … [read more]