Jon Hemmerdinger
Jonathan Hemmerdinger is Americas managing editor for FlightGlobal, covering all aspects of aviation, with a particular focus on the companies that make commercial aircraft and their suppliers. He formerly covered business for Maine’s largest newspaper. Before that, he worked at Independence Air
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NewsBBAM orders another six 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters
Aircraft lessor BBAM Limited Partnership has placed orders with Boeing for the conversion of six additional 737-800s into the Boeing Converted Freighter configuration.
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Former KPMG CEO Doughtie joins Boeing’s board as Kennedy steps down
Former KPMG chief executive Lynne Doughtie has joined Boeing’s board of directors, filling a seat left vacant by the resignation of board member Caroline Kennedy.
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Embraer North American president Spulak retires
Gary Spulak, the longtime president of Embraer’s US business, retired from the Brazilian airframer at the end of 2020, Embraer confirms.
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Aerospace leaders see clearing skies, eye post-Covid air travel boom
Things might get worse for the global aerospace industry before they get better. But the industry will recover, likely starting this year, thanks to vaccine distribution and pent-up demand for air travel.
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Air Canada to expand cargo business through 767 sale, leaseback
Air Canada is having two passenger Boeing 767-300ERs converted to freighters, and also selling the jets and leasing them back.
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Spirit AeroSystems and GE Aviation beneficiaries of $125m in US-backed loans
The Export-Import Bank of the United States has agreed to guarantee two financing deals that will provide $125 million to support aerospace work at GE Aviation and Spirit AeroSystems.
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How Airbus’ 2020 orders and deliveries compare to Boeing’s
The release by Airbus and Boeing of full-year 2020 order and delivery figures has brought into stark view just how significantly the Covid-19 pandemic has stricken the world’s two largest airframers.
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DHL orders another eight 777Fs
DHL Express has ordered another eight Boeing 777 Freighters, providing a much needed boost to Boeing at a time when demand for passenger jets remains severely curtailed.
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Boeing closes 2020 with backlog down 22% in one year
Boeing logged another month of zero 787 deliveries in December 2020, while also receiving cancellations for another 105 737 Max.
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March Heli-Expo to be in-person event
The Helicopter Association International is moving ahead with plans for its 2021 HAI Heli-Expo trade show in March to be held in person – not just virtually.
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Emirates 777-9 comments raise questions about delivery timeline and launch operator
Recent comments suggest that Emirates now expects to receive its first Boeing 777-9 in 2023, a development that raises questions about delivery timelines and launch customers.
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Students flock to some US flight schools despite aerospace industry woes
Evidence suggests that student pilots continue streaming into US flight schools despite the Covid-19 pandemic having left the world’s airline industry scrambling to survive.
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WestJet cuts more staff and flights, citing Canadian travel restrictions
Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet is laying off more employees and cutting its already pared network by another third, citing government travel restrictions.
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US government blames just two Boeing test pilots for Boeing’s Max ‘fraud’
The US government’s criminal case against Boeing rested on the actions of just two Boeing employees who prosecutors say conspired to defraud the US government.
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Boeing to pay $2.5bn to settle US government’s 737 Max investigation, avoids prosecution
Boeing has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a Department of Justice criminal investigation into circumstances surrounding the certification of the 737 Max.
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Air cargo volumes to reach 2019 levels by March or April: IATA
Global air cargo volumes sank more than 6% year on year in November, but remain on track to return to 2019 levels by March or April, according to IATA.
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Boeing confirms closure of Seattle R&D center
Boeing confirms that it intends this year to shutter a research and development site in Seattle, shifting work performed there to other locations.
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FAA requires more V2500 disk removals in response to 2020 uncontained failure
The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring airlines to remove more high-pressure turbine (HPT) disks from International Aero Engines V2500s in response to a 2020 disk failure.
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New US regulation aims to streamline civil supersonic flight test approvals
US regulators have finalised a rule intended to ease the process by which aircraft manufacturers obtain approvals to perform supersonic aircraft flight tests.
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Wheels Up purchases charter company Mountain Aviation
US charter company Wheels Up continues to expand through acquisition, announcing it has purchased Colorado-based private aviation company Mountain Aviation.
