Boeing eyes 2021 delivery as 777-9 completes maiden flight
At least a year of flight-testing ahead after first 777X touches down in Everett
United says it does not expect to fly 737 Max this summer
United Airlines is not planning for the Boeing 737 Max’s return to service this summer, making it the first airline to announce it will operate without the aircraft during a second peak travel season.
Boeing 747 marks 50 years since Pan Am service debut
This week marks exactly 50 years since the 747’s first passenger service with Pan Am
Airbus to build first A321neo line at Toulouse in place of A380 facility
Airbus is to increase its A321 production capability, by converting its A380 facilities in Toulouse in order to accommodate a digitally-enabled A321 final assembly line.
Udvar-Hazy: Boeing should rename ‘damaged’ 737 Max
Air Lease executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy believe Boeing should drop the word “Max” from the name of its latest Boeing 737 family, following two fatal crashes and the subsequent grounding.
Avolon foresees industry ‘turbulence’ in 2020
Boeing’s 737 Max “will safely return to revenue service” in 2020, Avolon has predicted in a new report, but the lessor expects “turbulence” in the aviation industry amid geopolitical uncertainty and rising environmental concerns.
A350 obtains Russian certification ahead of Aeroflot delivery
Airbus has secured type certification for the A350-900 from Russian authorities, ahead of the delivery of the type to flag-carrier Aeroflot.
A350-1000 demonstrates vision-based automatic take-off
Airbus has demonstrated a fully-automated A350-1000 take-off using a vision-based system which tracks the runway centreline and rotates the aircraft without side-stick input from the pilot.
Max effect drags down overall sales and deliveries in 2019
Boeing’s pain across both orders and production significantly impacts overall metrics in the mainline airliner sector
Airbus still burdened by end-of-year delivery rush
Airbus deliveries for the final month of last year indicate that the airframer has yet to restore the smooth production rates it achieved in the first half of the decade.