Boeing is taking the first tentative steps towards an all-new airliner designed to compete with the Airbus A321XLR and, despite the current cost and market headwinds, has begun sounding out suppliers for provisional requests for information.
Twenty Airbus A350s have been grounded by the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, turning one of the manufacturer’s most important customers, Qatar Airways, into a very unhappy one for the time being.
Qatar Airways is bringing some of its Airbus A380s back into service, as the airline seeks to offset capacity shortfalls caused by the grounding of its A350s.
The United deal, which also covers options for 35 additional aircraft, envisages introduction of the first civil supersonic services on trans-Atlantic and Pacific routes by 2029.
Deliveries from Boeing’s 737 MAX stored inventory slowed in the last two months, providing early evidence that supports Boeing’s latest projections of deliveries from the parked backlog lasting into 2023, an Aviation Week Fleet Discovery analysis shows.
A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. Sadly, a picture tweeted Friday from Heathrow Airport could cost the air transport industry far more dearly.
For the aerospace and defense industry, the breakup of General Electric has spurred a flurry of brainstorming over how GE Aviation could combine with other A&D assets to form the next industry colossus.
EASA has certified versions of the A330-800 and -900 that are significantly lower weight than the in-service A330neo fleet that can lead to a significant reduction in operating costs for airlines, making the aircraft more attractive to operators that don’t need the long-range capabilities.
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