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OpinionMax costs keep rising but airlines have few options
For months, Boeing has framed its 737 Max issues as a temporary, though unfortunate, setback to an aircraft programme that will surely rise again.
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AnalysisBoeing warns of 737 production halt as grounding slams Q2 results
Boeing has warned it could decide to stop 737 Max production should the ongoing regulatory review extend beyond the company’s current expectation.
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NewsGeneral Dynamics' Q2 aerospace profit slips to $331m
General Dynamics’s aerospace business earned an operating profit of $331 million in the second quarter of 2019, down 14% from $386 million in the second quarter of last year.
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Senate confirms Steve Dickson to lead FAA
The US Senate on 24 July voted 52 to 40 in favour of confirming Steve Dickson to become administrator of the US Federal Aviation Administration at a time when the agency faces scrutiny from lawmakers to reform its oversight of aviation safety.
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NewsGE9X engine issue pushes 777X first flight to 2020
An issue with the General Electric GE9X powerplants that will power the Boeing 777X has delayed that aircraft’s first flight until 2020, the airframer has disclosed.
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NewsPICTURE: First MA700 starts coming together
AVIC has joined three major sections the the first MA700 turboprop aircraft.
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Boeing's $5.6bn 737 Max hit surprises some investment analysts
Financial analysts have expressed surprise at the scope of the 737 Max-related charge Boeing will take in the second quarter, though they find optimism in Boeing’s intention to maintain 737 Max production at the current rate.
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NewsRIAT: Airbus unveils Bird of Prey concept
Airbus has revealed a hybrid-electric 80-seat airliner design – with "feathered" wing and tail structures mimicking an eagle or falcon.
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Boeing to take $4.9bn Q2 charge due to 737 Max grounding
Boeing will take a $4.9 billion after-tax charge in its second quarter financial results, reflecting estimated costs associated with the 737 Max grounding.
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United wants ‘clarity’ from Boeing on NMA
United Airlines says Boeing has a little more time to make a decision about its New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) programme, confirming that the US major is in talks with both large jet manufacturers.
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NewsTextron CEO sees possible simulator mandate for Max pilots
The chief executive of Textron says signs suggest aviation regulators may require Boeing 737 Max pilots to complete simulator training, though perhaps not immediately when the global grounding lifts.
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NewsTextron's Q2 revenue sags amid aircraft demand concerns
Textron’s aircraft manufacturers delivered fewer units in the second quarter of 2019 as revenue slipped, stoking concern about the health of the business-jet market among investment analysts.
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ALPA and US lawmakers ask ICAO to review pilot training standards
The largest US pilots' union and US lawmakers have urged civil aviation agency ICAO to review its global pilot training standards – requests coming in a wake of two deadly Boeing 737 Max crashes.
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OpinionHow the Airbus effect transformed A220 sales
Back when the Airbus A220 was still the Bombardier-owned CSeries, there was always the sense that the twinjet was a good product whose potential was hamstrung by, well, everything else.
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New programmes' start-up costs hit FACC first-quarter profit
Austrian composites manufacturer FACC has cited start-up costs for new programmes after its first-quarter operating profit declined by nearly two-thirds.
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Boeing's Q2 deliveries slow, new orders scarce
Boeing's aircraft orders tumbled to just 13 in the second quarter of 2019, while deliveries slipped to 90 aircraft due to the grounding of the 737 Max.
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Hybrid aircraft startup Zunum Aero hits financial trouble: reports
Zunum Aero, a Boeing- and JetBlue-funded aerospace startup, has reported significant delays to its hybrid-electric aircraft development project amid reports the company has essentially shut down operations due to insufficient funding.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing faces pricing pressure as Airbus encroaches
Market values for several top-selling Boeing commercial aircraft continue to face downward pressure amid a convergence of factors that include record-low aircraft lease rates, cheap fuel and fresh competition from Airbus.
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CR929 targets airlines in Southeast Asia, Middle East
The CRAIC CR929 widebody programme has received “commitments” from airlines in Russia and China, and is pitching itself to airlines farther afield.
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Leonardo to build composite turboprop fuselage demonstrators
Leonardo is nearing the end of the design phase for a pair of composite fuselage demonstrators for a future aircraft under the Green Regional Aircraft workstream of the EU’s Clean Sky 2 programme.