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Aerion lands ‘multi-million’ investment from state of Florida
Aerion Supersonic has received a “multi-million” dollar investment from Florida’s aerospace development agency for the purpose of supporting Aerion’s plan to relocate to Florida.
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Rolls-Royce deepens partnership with Reaction Engines on cooling technology
A recent surge of interest in multi-Mach propulsion projects from Rolls-Royce is followed today by another technical partnership – which sees the aero-engine manufacturer deepen its partnership with Reaction Engines and its radical cooling technology.
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US airline fleet swells in summer but autumn cuts loom
In recent months US airlines have brought some 1,600 aircraft back into their fleets, bolstering their operations amid hopes that air travel demand would rebound following a dismal spring.
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Boeing scores Max win with two-jet order from Warsaw’s Enter Air
Polish charter carrier Enter Air has ordered two additional Boeing 737 Max 8s and taken options to buy another two of the jets, marking a rare sales win for Boeing’s and its still-grounded Max.
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Spirit Aero may need more cash, with $920m in acquisitions looming: analysts
The pace at which Spirit AeroSystems has been burning through cash has left some analysts questioning if the company will be able to close two acquisitions as planned, and whether it might need additional funding.
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Airbus Americas CEO optimistic in 2021 uptick, predicts ‘morphing’ of industry
The top Airbus executive in North America thinks industry conditions will improve at least incrementally in 2021 but that aerospace companies and airlines will emerge from the downturn changed in ways yet unknown.
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Airbus reduces North American operation, looks toward aerospace recovery
Airbus is reducing the size of its North American operation, trimming jobs and cutting production, as part of the Europe-based airframer’s global response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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New management team at Embraer Commercial
Embraer announced several shifts in its commercial aircraft division’s management team just weeks after Arjan Meijer took the helm of the division at the Brazilian airframer.
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US leaves unchanged 15% tariff on European aircraft imports
The US government has left unchanged a 15% tariff on Airbus aircraft imports following a required review of a broad $7.5 billion tariff package on European products.
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July cancellations push 737 Max backlog cut to 860 for the year
Boeing’s 737 Max backlog declined nearly 20% in the first seven months of 2020, with the company stripping more than 850 jets from its books due to order cancellations and accounting adjustments.
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Boeing delivered four jets in July, with no new orders
Boeing’s commercial activity slowed to a trickle in July, when the company handed over just four jets and took in no new aircraft orders.
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FAA staff cite industry influence and lack of accountability in staff survey
Staffers in the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft certification branch believe industry pressure has negatively affected safety oversight and that top managers have not been held accountable for safety-related shortcomings.
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Bombardier’s second-quarter deliveries slide as executives urge patience
Despite another quarterly loss and scepticism from financial analysts, Bombardier’s executives insisted on 6 August that the company remains on track to become a profitable standalone aviation business.
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FAA fines Boeing $1.25m for ODA violations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed fining Boeing a total of $1.25 million in civil penalties for several violations of rules that allow aircraft manufacturers to perform some FAA functions.
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Textron introduces King Air 360
Textron Aviation has introduced a new version of its popular Beechcraft King Air twin-engined turboprop business aircraft, which features numerous upgrades to the cockpit designed to reduce pilot workload as well as an upgraded cabin.
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Boeing’s third 777X aircraft begins flight testing
Boeing’s third 777X airframe has launched on its maiden flight, less than a week after the airframer said its first delivery of the type would be pushed back to 2022.
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Spirit AeroSystems grapples with dual crises in second quarter
Spirit AeroSystems posted a $256 million loss in the second quarter, crippled by twin crises that have rocked the aviation industry as a whole: the continued grounding of the 737 Max and the long-term effects of the coronavirus.
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SpaceJet-related losses hurt Mitsubishi Heavy earnings
The beleaguered SpaceJet regional aircraft programme, which recently saw its developmental budget halved, made up the bulk of losses parent company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) incurred, in its first quarter earnings. For the quarter ended 30 June, the SpaceJet programme made a loss of Y68.8 billion ($648 million), due mainly ...
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FAA proposes four design changes to 737 Max in new AD
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has suggested four key design changes to the beleaguered Boeing 737 Max in order to address safety issues that led to its almost 17-month grounding following two fatal crashes that killed 346 people.
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Boom and Rolls-Royce join to study propulsion for supersonic Overture
Rolls-Royce may develop the propulsion system that will power Boom Supersonic’s in-development, conceptual supersonic passenger aircraft Overture.