United Airlines has placed firm orders with Boom for 15 supersonic Overture airliners, marking a key milestone towards the revival of faster-than-sound commercial transport and a major boost for the Denver-based start-up aircraft manufacturer.
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Hopes for an announcement during the G7 Summit of a re-opening of the UK-US air travel market were dashed when all British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could offer was the setting up of a task force.
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The start of certification tests of the Boeing 777-9 remains on hold after the FAA declined the manufacturer’s request for Type Inspection Authorization (TIA), citing concerns over unresolved software and hardware issues.
Airbus is moving toward test flights of its new A321XLR and has “wind in its sails” on the question of an A350 freighter, the manufacturer said in a commercial programs update June 15.
Boeing conducted the long-delayed first flight of the 737-10, the fourth version of the MAX series, with a 2 hr. 30 min. test mission in picture-perfect weather over Washington State on June 18.
IATA chief Willie Walsh sharply criticized the UK prime minister and the U.S. president after hopes that they would announce a reopening of air travel between their countries this week failed to materialize.
On May 31, Austrian Airlines operated its last Dash 8 Q400 scheduled service on its Innsbruck-Vienna route. Aviation Week/ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann was on board the final flight and shares exclusive pictures.
Airlines on both sides of the Atlantic are focusing their efforts on domestic and nearby travel this summer, as governments remain cautious about reopening borders.
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