Category: Civil Aviation

Embraer has delivered 69 aircraft for the second quarter of 2010. In the commercial segment, it delivered 29 aircraft, consisting of two ERJ-145s, four E-170s, three E-175s, 15 E-190s and five E-195s. The Brazilian manufacturer also delivered 40 executive aircraft, comprised of 35 Phenom 100s, four Phenom 300s and one Lineage 1000. In addition, one

Boeing Aerostructures Australia (BAA) has announced that it has sold some surplus heavy machinery to the Mahindra Group, clarifying media reports that it had sold its Fisherman’s Bend plant near Melbourne to the Indian conglomerate. “This equipment has not been needed at Fishermans Bend since we exited the sheet metal business some 18 months ago,”

Boeing has confirmed that Air China has placed an order for 20 737-800s. The aircraft will be used to expand its domestic routes. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here to add Australian Aviation as a preferred news source.

Boeing has finalised the firm configuration of the stretched 787-9, which is expected to make its first delivery in late 2013. “Firm configuration means the airplane’s structural, propulsion and systems architectures are defined and not changing,” said Mark Jenks, vice president of 787-9 development, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Boeing says it has completed the trade studies