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Who Are The World’s Largest Aircraft Manufacturers?

12Jan

By Charles YongzhengNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

Who Are The World’s Largest Aircraft Manufacturers?

Though airlines get a bad rep for being somewhat of an oligopoly, when it comes to the supply of aircraft, there are remarkably few. Indeed, the two largest aircraft manufacturers - Airbus and Boeing - control nearly 90% of the market. So who are the other main players? For the purposes of this article, we are only looking at companies who physically produce aircraft - not engines, avionics and the like - and we're only talking about companies that are currently active, not ones that are defunct. Size is being determined on several factors, including the range of aircraft currently produced, number of employees, number of locations worldwide, revenue and brand recognition. Not to mention market share. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Airbus ...

29Dec

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Executive

All The Different Types of Private Jets

Just as with any other type of aircraft, private jets are used for a v Business Turboprops Okay, so maybe this one's cheating a little. Whilst not technically a "jet", business turboprops are still every bit the essential business travel tool their jet-powered cousins are. Popular business turboprops include: Pilatus PC-12Beechcraft King AirPiaggio Avanti Very Light Jets Also known as VLJs, Very Light Jets are the smallest Popular Very Light Jets (VLJs) include: Cirrus SF50Embraer Phenom 100Cessna Citation M2 family Light Jets Popular Light Jets include: Embraer Phenom 300SyberJet SJ30Pilatus PC-24 Mid-Size Jets Popular Mid-Size Jets include: Cessna Citation ExcelEmbraer Legacy 450Learjet 75 Super Mid-Size Jets Popular Super...

Bombardier CRJ100: Founding an Aviation Dynasty!

29May

By Salomón MarcoNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

Bombardier CRJ100: Founding an Aviation Dynasty!

Today, Bombardier is famous for its line of regional jets, including the CRJ700, CRJ900 and CRJ1000. However, without the Bombardier CRJ100, none of these jets would exist - after all, the CRJ100 was the base for all of them! All in all, Bombardier would build 226 CRJ100s, which would soon become a favorite of airlines across the world. Even though many airlines are retiring their CRJ100 fleets, many airlines are desperately trying to hold onto theirs for as long as possible... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Bombardier CRJ100 In 1963, American engineer, Bill Lear, first flew what he called the Learjet 23. Entering service in October 1964, the Learjet 23 would become the first modern business jet, with Lear soon building the Learjet 24 in 1...

Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia: The Worst Turboprop Airliner Ever Made?

21Apr

By Alexander Pask1 Comment

Aircraft Digest

Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia: The Worst Turboprop Airliner Ever Made?

Today, Embraer is famous for its regional jets, primarily its ERJ, E-Jet and E-Jet E2 families. Before producing regional jets, Embraer produced regional turboprops, with their most famous being the Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia. Despite selling 354 times and being loved and used by airlines all across the world, many of the Brasilia's passengers absolutely hate the jet... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Embraer EMB-120 Over the course of the late 1960's and 1970's, whilst the jet craze of the 1950's was still in full swing, the concept of regional and feeder airlines became quite popular, with hundreds being set up during this time. Whilst regional jets did existed, they were quite expensive and almost impossible for these newer airlines to ...

Embraer Phenom 300: The World’s Most Successful Light Business Jet Ever!

17Apr

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Executive

Embraer Phenom 300: The World’s Most Successful Light Business Jet Ever!

Since its introduction in 2009, the Embraer Phenom 300 has proven to be quite popular. Indeed, if the past years are anything to go by, the Phenom 300 is extremely popular, repeatedly being the most sold light business jet of the year! As of the time of writing, Embraer have produced well over 500 Phenom 300s, in a little over a decade. This makes it not only one of the bestselling light business jets of recent years, but one of the bestselling business jets ever... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Embraer Phenom 300 In 2002, Embraer released the Legacy 600, a business jet variant of its famed ERJ-135 regional airliner. The Legacy 600 was extremely successful, selling dozens of times, netting Embraer billions in the process. Trying to bu...

Embraer Phenom 100: The Most Versatile Very Light Jet Yet?

14Apr

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Executive

Embraer Phenom 100: The Most Versatile Very Light Jet Yet?

Since its introduction in 2008, the Embraer Phenom 100 has proven to be quite versatile. Not only is it used by private and corporate flyers, but also the military and many more operators... As of the time of writing, Embraer has produced almost 400 Phenom 100s (whilst having orders for many more!) since 2008, making it one of the fastest-selling very light jets of recent decades! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Development In 2002, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, released the Legacy 600, a business jet version of their famed ERJ-135 regional airliner. Within only a few years, the Legacy 600 had become quite successful, with Embraer having well over 100 orders for the jet. Seeing the success of the Legacy 600, as well as the increa...

Embraer Legacy 600: The Best Business Jet Yet?

10Apr

By Salomón MarcoNo Comments

Executive

Embraer Legacy 600: The Best Business Jet Yet?

Since entering service in 2002, the Embraer Legacy 600 has proven to be one of the best private jets to have ever entered service, being loved both by the pilots who fly it, and the people who fly on it! Embraer would produce almost 300 Legacy 600s over the course of an 18 year period, making one of the bestselling private jets of the 21st century... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Embraer Legacy 600 Over the course of the late 1990's and early 2000's, airlines began to increase prices for business and first class, on their highest demand business and tourism routes. This got to a point, where it was only slightly more expensive to fly private! Thanks to this, many of the world's 1% began to buy private jets, to the point where they were ...

Embraer ERJ-135: The Most Versatile Regional Jet Yet?

7Apr

By Alexander PaskNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

Embraer ERJ-135: The Most Versatile Regional Jet Yet?

Today, Embraer is most famous for producing regional jets, which have taken the world by storm in recent decades. For the most part, this is thanks to the Embraer ERJ-135 and its longer cousin, the Embraer ERJ-145. When the ERJ-135 was introduced, it was intended to be a low-cost alternative to the larger ERJ-145. However, once it was introduced, it soon proved to be much more than just a smaller ERJ-145, to become an invaluable aircraft in any airline's fleet! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Embraer ERJ-135 When the first jet airliners were released in the 1950's, such as the de Havilland Comet, Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8, they were mostly long-haul airliners used on high-demand transatlantic and transatlantic routes. By the end of the...

Embraer ERJ-145: The Best Regional Jet Yet?

31Mar

By Alexander PaskNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

Embraer ERJ-145: The Best Regional Jet Yet?

Today, Embraer is famous for its regional jets, which often compete with both Airbus and Boeing, and sometimes outclass them! This mostly thanks to the Embraer ERJ-145, Embraer's original regional jet... Whilst Embraer had made regional airliners before, mostly turboprops, these were mostly used by small commuter airlines, who fed into much larger airlines. However, the introduction of the Embraer ERJ-145 saw Embraer-made aircraft actually be used by these much larger airlines, rather than by independent airlines who were operating as these larger airlines! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Embraer ERJ-145 Despite what you may think, the concept of a regional airliner isn't all that new. The first modern regional airliners were released fo...

2May

By Alexander PaskNo Comments

Airlines

17 coolest special aircraft liveries

Occasionally, airlines do special aircraft liveries. Sometimes, these liveries are fleet wide. Sometimes they merely come into play with one specific aircraft, so which are the best? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 17. Icelandair - 757 "Northern Lights" Icelandair is known for it's amazing liveries! Previously, Icelandair have operated the amazing Þingvellir (Icelandic flag) and Vatnajökull (glacier) liveries. In 2015, Icelandair announced it's newest livery, the Hekla Aurora. Just look at it! It's gorgeous! The Hekla Aurora is meant to show the Aurora Borealis, more commonly known as the Northern Lights. And it does that job really well! The livery depicts an Icelandic mountain with the Northern lights overhead. Just image flying...