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First flight of Junkers A50 Heritage

15 September 2024 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of August 2024, the newest aircraft developed by Junkers Aircraft GmbH, designated A50 Heritage, successfully performed its maiden flight. The aeroplane is a version of already manufactured A50 Junior aircraft, however designed […]

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Audit raises concerns on the Russian plans to build one thousand airliners

8 September 2024 Jacek Domański

According to the Russian authorities, until the end of the current decade, intensity of air traffic in Russia should increase one and a half times compared to 2023. At the same time, however, the number […]

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Boeing provides digital flight operation solution for Ryanair

3 August 2024 Jacek Domański

During the recently concluded Farnborough International Airshow, Boeing and Ryanair signed a strategic, multi-year agreement covering the electronic flight bag (EFB) solution for the airline. Ryanair, the low-cost carrier based in Ireland, is the largest […]

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Russia to manufacture its own spare parts for Boeing and Airbus aircraft

15 July 2024 Jacek Domański

On 10th July 2024, the Russian daily newspaper Известия (Izvestia) informed about the new joint initiative of Aeroflot and Rosatom to produce spare parts for foreign-made passenger aircraft. This decision was made in face of […]

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Special national livery for Arajet´s tenth Boeing 737 MAX 8

17 June 2024 Jacek Domański

On 11th June 2024, the Arajet´s tenth Boeing 737 MAX 8 airliner was delivered to Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic. The delivery supports current growth strategy of the Dominican national carrier which is now planning […]

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Boeing ecoDemonstrator to test new sustainable technologies

3 June 2024 Jacek Domański

Sustainability is a very popular and important term these days. In broader sense it means merging the economic development with environmental concerns, leading to limit the use of resources such as habitats, raw materials, energy […]

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Modern Russian airliners – where the mistake was made? (part 2)

21 April 2024 Jacek Domański

Last week, we have published the first part of our review focused on problems that weighing on development of the new Russian passenger aircraft. The article introduced a brief history of the Soviet airliners, the […]

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Modern Russian airliners – where the mistake was made?

13 April 2024 Jacek Domański

In the Cold War era, the Soviet Union developed and then introduced into active service several aircraft of the whole range of passenger air transport – from short regional travels to long haul, transcontinental flights. […]

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New cabin options for Boeing Business Jets

30 October 2023 Jacek Domański

During the Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition, held in the middle of October 2023 by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Boeing company revealed its new premium interiors for Boeing […]

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Latest variants of Boeing aircraft enter new markets

7 October 2023 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of October, Boeing informed about some deliveries of the company´s aircraft to their customers around the world. Those acquisitions not only marked a significant milestone for airline operators but also patently confirmed […]

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