Dedicated cargo carrier Air Hong Kong is preparing to take delivery of its first new-build Airbus A300-600 General Freighter from a firm order for six placed last year. The first aircraft is to be officially handed over on 6 September and will be used to launch new services within Asia.
Source: Flight International
There is a sense among people who study Boeing that the company’s board of directors made a very good decision in picking longtime aerospace executive Kelly Ortberg to succeed David Calhoun as chief executive.
Boeing chief executive David Calhoun thinks the company could have its 737 Max 7 and Max 10 certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration in the first half of 2025, while cautioning that the regulator will determine ultimate timing.
Boeing still aims by year-end to boost production to 38 737s and five 787s monthly, returning to output levels at which the company had said it was operating prior to this year’s production slowdown.
