Peru has suspended the sale of six Embraer EMB312A Tucanos to Angola following a senate investigation into alleged bribery and procurement irregularities. The Tucanos were sold for $4.8 million in October 2001. The aircraft were being prepared for shipment to Embraer for overhaul before delivery. Other aircraft up for disposal include eight Aermacchi MB339As, two Lockheed Martin C-130s, a de Havilland DHC-5 and a DHC-6.
Source: Flight International
Cockpit crew representatives have asked Airbus’s leadership to reconsider its exploration of single-pilot operations, citing the recent IT-related air transport disruption as illustrating the risks of over-reliance on technology. Three pilot associations – the US ALPA International, Europe’s ECA, and international federation IFALPA – have written to Airbus chief Guillaume ...
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has filed a claim against aerospace firm Yakovlev with the Moscow arbitration court. While the fundamental argument and details of the case have not been revealed, the claim sum disclosed by the court filing is just under Rb7.3 billion ($86 million). Yakovlev is the manufacturer of Superjet ...
Elevated costs, production slowdowns and delayed 737 fuselage deliveries drove aircraft structures producer Spirit AeroSystems to a $415 million loss in the second quarter of 2024.
