Brazil's Globex Airlines revives launch plans

Royal Jordanian selects E2s for regional renewal, growth

Royal Jordanian (RJ, Amman Queen Alia) has selected Embraer E2s for the renewal of its regional fleet and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for ten aircraft, covering both the E190-E2 and the E195-E2, to significantly grow its regional fleet.

The airline said that the deliveries would take place "over the next several years" but did not disclose the exact split of the order between the two variants. The ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows that the carrier's current regional fleet comprises two E175s (14.3 years old on average) and two E195s (15 years), all of which are owned by the airline.

The E195-E2s will seat 12 passengers in business class and 108 in economy, while the E190-E2s will be configured for 12 and 80 passengers in the respective classes.

The MoU was signed just days after the airline announced the choice of twenty A320-200Ns for the renewal of its narrowbody fleet. In June, CEO Samer Majali disclosed to ch-aviation that the airline was contemplating an...

Russian carriers acquire, legally re-register 87 aircraft

Boeing likely to certify B737-10 in mid-2023 - US FAA

The US Federal Aviation Administration does not expect the certification of B737-10 before summer 2023. The final type approval of the B737-7 will happen earlier but is also behind schedule, Reuters reported citing a letter from the regulator.

The delay could have major consequences for Boeing (BOE, Washington National) due to the planned regulatory changes, which would require all types certified after January 1, 2023, in the US to be equipped with a comprehensive crew alerting system. The B737 MAX does not have such a system. Boeing is currently lobbying for an extension, which would allow for certifying the B737-7 and -10 under the old rules. Otherwise, the manufacturer would have to rebuild the types and said that it could abandon the certification of the two variants.

US Senator Roger Wicker recently submitted a draft bill that would grant the manufacturer an extension until September 2024 through an amendment to the annual defence budget bill, but it still has to be approved by the Senate.

The B737-7 will have to be certified before...

Globex Cargo Air News Update

Globex Cargo Air (Sao Paulo Guarulhos) is planning to launch cargo operations with a single MD-11(F) later in 2012. Earlier plans for operations with a B727-200(F) fleet had not materialized in 2008 and 2009.