Category: Civil Aviation

Embraer’s new E2 family of jets has successfully completed its maiden flight ahead of schedule at the company’s Sao Jose dos Campos facility. The first E190-E2, powered by two Pratt & Whitney PurePower geared turbofan engines, took off at 1306 local time on Monday and flew for three hours and 20 minutes with Captain Mozart

Aviation enthusiasts young and old can indulge in all things flying thanks to a documentary series that charts the 100-year history of Boeing. Produced to commemorate Boeing’s 100th anniversary in 2016, the five-part series titled “The Age of Aerospace” premiered in Australia on subscription television’s Discovery Science channel in March/April. This content is available exclusively

Airbus’s newest final assembly line has delivered its first aircraft, with US carrier Jetblue accepting an A321 –named BluesMobile – from the manufacturer’s new Mobile, Alabama facility on Monday. Mobile is one of four Airbus final assembly lines alongside Toulouse, Hamburg and Tianjin, China. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

If you think of an airship, most people will get an image of the giant rigid airships of the 1920s. Huge, lighter than air behemoths, the size of ocean liners, the airships were a glamorous and unique way for passengers to travel, with the North Atlantic Ocean being their primary domain. Long since abandoned as