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NewsLong term, Boeing expects 787 deliveries will hit pre-pandemic levels: CEO
Boeing intends eventually to ramp up 787 production to a pre-pandemic level of 14 jets monthly despite a decision to end production at one of two sites.
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NewsUS carriers’ growth could be constrained this summer: Boeing CEO
By summer, various factors will likely limit the ability of US airlines to continue what has been a surprisingly rapid domestic-side rebound from the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, says Boeing’s chief executive.
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NewsCalhoun again urges for improved US-China trade relations
Boeing’s chief executive is again calling on the US government to normalise trade relations with China, a country that accounts for a vast portion of Boeing’s historic and potential aircraft sales.
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NewsAmerican expects business travel to return more quickly
American Airlines says business travel is returning more quickly than originally expected, and leisure bookings will continue to remain strong through the coming months.
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NewsBoeing preps to begin 2021 ‘ecoDemonstrator’ programme using 737 Max 9
Boeing will continue its ecoDemonstrator programme in 2021, using a 737 Max 9 to evaluate new cabin sidewalls, 3D-printed cabin air vents, noise-reducing engine nacelles and a new fire-fighting chemical. The company will also use the jet to evaluate flight-control technology, atmosphere-measuring equipment and the use of biofuel.
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NewsAirline restart hopes hit as UK takes Portugal off ‘green’ travel list
EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren has described as a huge blow the UK’s decision to remove Portugal from its ‘green list’ of countries from which quarantine is not required just three weeks after the list was established.
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NewsEU adds Japan to list of Covid-safe countries for air travel
European Union regulators have added only Japan to the list of safe countries for which it recommends restrictions on non-essential travel into the bloc could be lifted in its latest update today.
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NewsUnited to purchase 15 of Boom Supersonic’s Overture, financial commitment undisclosed
United Airlines has agreed to purchase 15 of Boom Supersonic’s in-development faster-than-sound airliner Overture, joining at least two other airlines that have partnered with Boom.
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NewsEmirates adds first Miami flights as Gulf carriers embrace US return
Emirates is to launch its first service to Miami in July, the latest step as Gulf carriers build back their US networks to pre-Covid crisis levels.
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NewsAirlines invited to bid for Oneworld London-US summer 2022 slots
Airlines have been invited to apply for slots between London and the USA, as part of interim measures imposed to address concerns over transatlantic routes operated under the Oneworld alliance’s joint business arrangement.
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NewsRolls-Royce edges towards ground-testing megawatt-level hybrid-electric generator
Rolls-Royce has started used a renovated Bristol facility to test components for a hybrid-electric power-generation system, known as PGS1, for a demonstrator programme with intended application to future regional aircraft. PGS1, which emerged from the truncated E-Fan X programme, will include a keg-sized generator required to deliver power levels of ...
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NewsRussia’s S7 to construct heavy maintenance base at St Petersburg
Russian operator S7 Group’s engineering division is to construct a new aircraft maintenance centre at St Petersburg capable of performing checks on both Russian-built and Western aircraft types. S7 Technics says the centre is intended to service aircraft from the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 families as well as the ...
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NewsPrimera 737 almost hit localiser after overrunning partially-swept runway
Icelandic investigators believe a Primera Air Nordic Boeing 737-800 overran at Reykjavik’s Keflavik airport, almost colliding with the localiser structure, after landing long on a shortened runway which had only been partially cleared of snow. Investigation authority RNSA found that runway 19 – operating with a displaced threshold owing to ...
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NewsVietnam Airlines puts its 11 oldest A321s on sale
Vietnam Airlines has announced plans to sell 11 Airbus A321s through a competitive tender.
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NewsLeonardo ramps up AW149 push for Puma replacement
Leonardo Helicopters has underscored the credentials of its 8.6t AW149 super-medium-twin as a replacement for the UK Royal Air Force’s Puma HC2 transports, particularly against what it describes as rival “paper aircraft”.
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NewsUS Air Force beefs up BACN fleet
Bombardier’s Learjet unit has secured a US Air Force contract worth up to $465 million for a potential six E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) aircraft.
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News‘Lack of consensus’ among constraints for Southeast Asia recovery: whitepaper
A Singapore aviation institute has attributed a patchy air traffic recovery in Southeast Asia —with some countries reopening first to other countries outside the region —to regional constraints and a “lack of consensus”.
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NewsRed 6, augmented realty fighter pilot training start-up, raises $30 million
Red 6, an augmented reality fighter pilot training start-up, has raised a $30 million round of financing.
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NewsANA enters codeshare agreement with LCC affiliate Peach
ANA Holdings’ subsidiaries mainline carrier All Nippon Airways and budget airline Peach will begin a codeshare agreement in late August.
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NewsAmerican to fly A321XLRs across Atlantic from Philadelphia
American Airlines intends to deploy incoming Airbus A321XLRs on transatlantic routes from Philadelphia, and possibly also from cities like Boston, Charlotte and Chicago.