Airplane News: eVTOL orders continue, 757 Broken Windshield, Alaska Cancellations, Textron Updates

This week in airplane news: A charter company has ordered 200 eVTOLs, an emergency landing due to a shattered windshield, pilot exodus blamed for Alaska Airlines cancellations, and Textron announces updates for Piston planes.  Embraer has gotten another order for their Eve eVTOLs, bringing the total order count to 1785 aircraft. The company said they will deliver these aircraft in 2026 - just four years away. However, Embraer has yet to fly a full-scale prototype The Eve will be autonomous with the option for an onboard pilot. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/charter-company-orders-200-eve-evtols A Delta Airlines 757 flight from Salt Lake City to Washington DC was forced to divert due to the windshield shattering during the cruise phase of the flight. This occurred nearly 90 minutes after take-off The flight landed safely in Denver and there were no injuries. https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/pilots-land-delta-flight-safely-after-cockpit-windshield-cracks/O4QFY6ZEJRH6JP3YJORVGB4QJU/ Alaska Airlines blamed over 200 cancellations on the loss of pilots. It is estimated over 35000 passengers were affected across the US, and Alaska Airlines had more than a 10-hour phone wait Capt. John Ladner, the airline’s VP of flight operations, said pilots heading for the door caused the weekend issues. “The primary driver for our performance right now is the shortage of pilots we have available to fly versus what was planned when we built our April schedule in January,” https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/pilot-exodus-blamed-for-alaska-cancellations Textron announced at Sun ’n Fun that the Beechcraft Bonanza Piston single, Baron twin, and Cessna line of Piston Singles will receive “A range of enhancements” The Bonanza will get a maximum take-off weight increase of 155lbs The Baron and Bonanza will be upgraded to the Garmin GI 275 Electronic standby instrument, along with the Garmin Avionics system, USB ports, and updated exterior lighting Cessna Piston Models are getting the Garmin GI 275, and USB ports, along with a retro paint scheme on the 182 Skyline. https://www.avweb.com/air-shows-events/sun-n-fun/textron-updates-and-upgrades-beechcraft-and-cessna-piston-models/