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NewsAirbus achieves 768 net orders, 863 deliveries, for 2019
Airbus has disclosed that it took 768 net orders last year and delivered a total of 863 aircraft, up on the previous year’s 800. The deliveries included 112 A350s – of which 25 were the larger -1000 variant – plus 53 A330s and eight A380s. It says the 173 long-haul ...
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems cuts 2,800 workers in first layoff round
Spirit AeroSystems, supplier of Boeing 737 fuselages, will lay off 2,800 workers this month and make additional cuts in the coming weeks in response to Boeing’s halt of 737 Max production.
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NewsWings mated to flight-test Il-96-400M
Ilyushin has transferred the first test-flight Il-96-400M airframe to a final assembly line where it will be fitted with control systems and its cabin interior. Fuselage mating and attachment of the primary wing structure is complete. The prototype of the four-engined transport is intended to be finished before the end ...
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NewsFalcon shipments dip in ‘difficult market’
Deliveries of Falcon business jets dipped to 40 units in 2019, compared with 41 the previous year, with Dassault saying output for the period was five aircraft short of its 2019 guidance because of what it describes as “a difficult market”.
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Opinion737 crash response needs transparency from Tehran
Given the rock-bottom relations between Iran and the USA, it is inevitable that the 8 January crash of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 near Tehran has become ensnared by the tension between the two.
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OpinionCan Lockheed repeat F-35 production success in 2020?
One year ago, many observers doubted that Lockheed Martin would succeed in keeping its aggressive production ramp-up for the F-35 on track, given the programme’s troubled past.
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News‘Flight shame’ a factor in Swedish traffic decline
Passenger numbers at Swedish airports declined 4% last year, to around 40 million, from an all-time high the previous year.
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NewsTUIfly to start German-based 787 operation in Dusseldorf
TUI’s German airline operation has selected Dusseldorf as a base for a planned long-haul operation with Boeing 787s.
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AnalysisWhy IAG’s outgoing chief will be a tough act to follow
The structure of IAG, with Willie Walsh as chief architect, has arguably given it the strongest foundations among peers.
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InterviewHelping ThyssenKrupp Aerospace form a vital link in supply chains
As chief executive of German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp’s aerospace unit, Patrick Marous channels his early passion for flight into assisting aerospace manufacturers in optimising raw materials sourcing
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NewsRyanair ups annual profit guidance from €800-900m to €1bn
Ryanair has raised its profit guidance for the year ending 31 March to €1 billion ($1.1 billion), from a previous €800-€90 million, after a last-minute surge in Christmas and New Year bookings.
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NewsUS court approves Tamarack’s reorganisation plan
Business aircraft winglet manufacturer Tamarack Aerospace is hoping to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early in the second quarter, after a US court approved its reorganisation plan.
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NewsBritish Airways A319 spoiler strayed after maintenance lapse
Investigators have determined that failure to follow maintenance procedures resulted in a British Airways Airbus A319 experiencing in-flight control problems arising from a loose spoiler. While taxiing at London Gatwick on 2 April last year, the aircraft had returned to stand to resolve a flight-control status message, and two engineers ...
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NewsMissile attack on 737 yet to be proven: Ukrainian president
Ukraine’s president has adopted a cautious approach over the Boeing 737-800 crash in Iran, as evidence mounts that the aircraft was brought down by a missile strike. President Volodymyr Zelensky stresses that the theory of a surface-to-air missile attack has not been confirmed but adds that it has not been ...
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In depthBoeing releases ‘damning’ employee correspondence about Max
Boeing has released more than a hundred pages of documents to the US Congress, including internal text messages and emails which include language that mocks airline customers, the Federal Aviation Administration and other regulators, as the planemaker navigated the certification process of the now-grounded 737 Max.
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NewsJuneyao board approves setting up overseas branches
Juneyao Airlines looks set to set up international branches in five countries, after its board voted unanimously to approve the move. In a stock exchange disclosure detailing resolutions of a recent board meeting, the carrier states that it was looking to set up branches in Iceland, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, ...
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NewsNTSB appoints representative to Iran-led 737 crash investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has designated a representative to participate in the Iran-led investigation into the 8 January crash of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752.
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NewsAir Lease chief Plueger praises ‘order-book model’
New or recent entrants to the aircraft leasing marketplace that lack discipline risk becoming buying opportunities for the top handful of lessors, says Air Lease Corporation chief executive John Plueger at the 9 January Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2020 Defense Outlook & Commercial Aerospace Forum in New York. Drawing ...
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NewsUSA approves Singapore to buy up to 12 F-35B stealth fighters
The US State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of up to 12 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters to Singapore for an estimated $2.75 billion.
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NewsHarbour Air to resume electric-powered Beaver flights as certification work begins
Canadian commuter airline Harbour Air expects to conduct additional flight tests of its electric-powered de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver as soon as next week as it builds off a successful first flight last month.