Nigerian start-up Arik Wings is preparing to begin operations before the year-end with four ex-United Airlines Boeing 737-300s. The airline has also acquired three Airbus A310s, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and three new Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets.
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Source: Flight International
Asked to explain what qualities he would like to see in the next chief executive of Boeing, outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun hints at personally favouring an internal candidate to guide the company into its next era.
Boeing is providing a $425 million advance payment to Spirit AeroSystems in an attempt to steady its embattled supplier in the short term.
Boeing lost $355 million during a first quarter marred by a high-profile safety scare and the subsequent slowdown of its narrowbody aircraft production rates.
