How Russia’s Il-114-300 Program May Come In From The Cold
Russia’s Ilyushin Il-114-300 commercial turboprop aircraft is reportedly in the final stages of certification now that it is undergoing extreme cold weather testing at Siberia’s Yakutsk Airport, one of the earth’s coldest places. Russian media, without citing specific sources, says…
Why Embraer’s MOU For A Final Assembly Line in India Is A Smart Move
Embraer’s decision to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian conglomerate Adani to develop a final assembly line in the country for Embraer regional jets is a very shrewd move. India’s politicians, media and general public are fixated on…
Borneo A Magnet For International Tourism
Borneo is the world’s third largest island, but also a massively untapped market for tourism. The diverse animal and plant life in Borneo’s tropical jungles has mythic appeal to adventure-seeking westerners. Now the newly-established AirBorneo, created out of MASWings, is…
PAL Launching Services To Challenging Airport Baguio In December
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is launching a passenger service from Cebu to Baguio, a city in northern Philippines that has an airport with a challenging airport that the authorities are approving for scheduled commercial flights. PAL says in a statement it…
Is China’s MA700 Turboprop A Phoenix?
China’s indigenously-developed MA700 commercial turboprop aircraft has reportedly completed its first flight and recent pictures clearly show it sporting turboprop engines. The MA700 has completed its first flight, says US-based online aviation publication The Air Current citing an article in…
China Eastern To Start Operating C919 In December
China Eastern Airlines has confirmed it is taking delivery of its first Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) C919 in December, making it the launch operator for the type that received Chinese type certification late last month. The Shanghai-based state-owned…
