AB Airlines, the five-year-old UK independent, has listed on the London stock market. AB aims to raise £9 million to pay deposits on new aircraft due to replace its three BAC One-Elevens. Two Boeing 737-300s will arrive in May with deposits paid on six -700s due in 2001. The airline plans to expand its network of European routes originating from London Gatwick.
Source: Flight International
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.
