A senior Airbus official admitted last week that Boeing's 747-8 will put pressure on the A380. But A380 programme head Charles Champion, speaking in Kuala Lumpur, said it was good news. Boeing’s 747-8 will increase the competition with the A380 freighter, “but at least we are glad that Boeing recognises there is a market for aircraft [bigger than] the 747.”
Spirit Airlines became the latest airline on 1 August to say it had deferred deliveries of new Airbus A320neo-family jets, a move coming amid competitive pressure and operational upheavals caused by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine problems
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.