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AerCap agrees acquisition of US lessor GECAS
Leasing giant AerCap has agreed to acquire US lessor GECAS, creating a leviathan with over 2,000 aircraft and more than 900 engines as well as 300 helicopters. AerCap says it has entered into a “definitive agreement” – unanimously approved by the companies’ boards – under which General Electric will receive ...
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Leonardo anticipates slight recovery from ATR in 2021
Turboprop joint venture ATR should hand over at least 20 aircraft this year as regional carriers begin a slow recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.
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Cut in UK domestic air passenger duty floated for transport consultation
Consultation is set to take place on cutting the UK’s air passenger duty scheme as part of a broad government rethink on the country’s transport network. Air passenger duty is a distance-based scheme which is pitched as a mechanism for addressing environmental concerns, but has long been controversial with airlines. ...
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A timeline of how Boeing 737 Max went from grounding to service return
A timeline of the twists and turns since the type’s grounding two year ago as Boeing, regulators and operators worked to return the Max to service
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Why Boeing’s future still rests on the 737 Max’s recovery
The Max holds outsize importance for Boeing, both financially and competitively. Which is precisely why the grounding left the US aerospace behemoth in such a competitive pickle, and why the type’s rebound is key to Boeing’s recovery, aerospace analysts say.
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The Max crisis has already shifted how regulators certificate jets
The Boeing 737 Max crisis has already upended some aspects of aircraft certification, with regulators more closely reviewing certification projects and shying away from rubber stamping decisions made by foreign counterparts.
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How and why Boeing re-engined the 737 to create the Max
Circumstances preceding Boeing’s 2011 launch of the 737 Max programme share similarities with the situation the company now finds itself in.
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Max crisis and pandemic wipe nearly 1,250 737s from Boeing’s backlog since January 2020
Since the start of 2020, cancellations and accounting adjustments pushed Boeing’s 737 Max backlog down by some 1,250 aircraft, erasing 28% of the 737 orders Boeing held in January 2020.
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Why the Max grounding challenged principle of mutual recognition
When the Boeing 737 Max was barred from the airspace of several countries by national authorities, a question arose as to whether this amounted to breaching a fundamental principle of ICAO – that of mutual recognition of airworthiness certification. National authorities have the right to act against aircraft on their ...
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Two years on: How the 737 Max grounding changed Boeing and the industry
Two years since its global grounding, airlines are now steadily returning their Boeing 737 Max aircraft to commercial operations following the FAA’s regulatory green light late last year. But during a tumultuous period for the industry as a whole, the impact for the manufacturer, its customers and regulators has stretched far beyond simply returning the type to service.
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ATR shipments plunged to just 10 aircraft in 2020
Deliveries of ATR turboprops barely reached double-figures last year as the joint-venture manufacturer saw demand slump due to the pandemic.
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Boeing logs positive order tally for February despite 737 Max and 787 cancellations
Boeing landed orders for 82 new commercial aircraft and was hit by only 51 cancellations in February, marking the first month since November 2019 that the airframer’s net order total has been in positive territory.
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NASA seeks to shrink turbofan cores for efficiency as it targets next narrowbody jets
NASA has launched a research effort aimed at squeezing 5-10% more fuel efficiency out of turbofan cores, with the goal of developing engine technology for future commercial aircraft, possibly including an eventual Boeing 737 replacement.
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Spill spurs order to de-activate 777F potable water system
Operators of certain Boeing 777 freighters have been instructed to de-activate potable water systems on the aircraft, over the risk of water intrusion into the forward electronic equipment bay. The US FAA has issued the order after an incident involving a 777F which was receiving potable water servicing on the ...
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KAL-ASD secures 737 Max winglet contract extension
Korean Air’s aerospace division (KAL-ASD) has disclosed a contract extension for the production of winglets for the Boeing 737 Max.
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Analysis
What a merger between GECAS and AerCap could mean
Leasing juggernauts GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and AerCap are by far the two biggest aircraft leasing companies in the world by fleet size, with a combined 2,098 aircraft between them.
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GECAS, AerCap appear headed to merger: reports
Lessors GECAS and AerCap appear to be headed towards a merger, according to reports in major news outlets.
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De Havilland entitled to terminate SpiceJet Dash 8 order: UK judge
Turboprop manufacturer De Havilland Aircraft of Canada was entitled to terminate a Dash 8-400 purchase agreement with Indian carrier SpiceJet after the airline stopped making payments and taking delivery of aircraft, a judge has ruled. SpiceJet originally ordered 25 of the type from Bombardier – part of a September 2017 ...
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Four-ship Welsh flypast marks Wizz Air UK’s upcoming Cardiff base
Four Wizz Air UK Airbus A321s have marked the upcoming opening of a Cardiff base by conducting a flypast of cities in south Wales. The aircraft formation departed London Luton between 13:45 and 14:00 on 6 March. Wizz Air UK says that, ahead of the base’s opening on 17 May, ...
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China shifts spotlight on domestic aerospace industry
China will double down on support for its domestic commercial aerospace industry in its development plans for the next five years, as part of efforts to wean off reliance on Western technology.