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AnalysisRising backlog of jets still undelivered 60 days after first flight
Airbus and Boeing have collectively accumulated a backlog of more than 120 passenger jets that had their first flights more than 60 days ago but are yet to be delivered to customers (excluding the grounded 737 Max).
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NewsEmbraer slows E175-E2 development and impairs commercial business
Embraer is pushing back entry into service of the E175-E2 until 2023, although it insists it still intends to continue development of the re-engined twinjet. The airframer says it has taken the decision based on current commercial aircraft market conditions. Embraer says it believes the aircraft, which first flew in ...
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NewsVideo images show MC-21 undergoing water-ingestion test runs
Irkut has completed a series of water-ingestion tests of the MC-21-300 twinjet at speeds up to 150kt. The airframer says the testing has confirmed the aircraft is capable of operating on water-contaminated runways. Video: Irkut MC-21-300 water-ingestion tests Irkut performed 29 runs as well as three ...
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NewsTextron 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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NewsBoeing’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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NewsJu 52 probe yields enough evidence to explain fatal Alps crash
Swiss investigators believe they have sufficient evidence to explain the accident sequence which resulted in the fatal crash of a Junkers Ju 52 during a pleasure flight in the Alps two years ago. The aircraft had entered a valley basin near Piz Segnas, entering a left turn at the northern ...
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NewsSpirit 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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NewsTrigana 737F captain dismissed go-around call before hard-landing accident
Indonesian investigators have determined that a Trigana Air Service Boeing 737-300F captain dismissed go-around suggestions during a visual approach in poor weather, before a hard landing that destroyed the aircraft’s undercarriage and caused it to veer off the runway. The twinjet (PK-YSY) was conducting a visual approach to Wamena airport’s ...
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NewsRussian analysts study unmanned nose-loading twinjet freighter concept
Russian researchers have started investigating a new twinjet cargo aircraft design which would be capable of operating unmanned. The concept – designated the light high-speed transport aircraft – is being analysed by Moscow’s Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute, as part of a Russian trade and industry ministry contract. Preliminary designs show the ...
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NewsSpaceJet-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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NewsUpbeat EasyJet hikes summer capacity further than forecast
UK budget carrier EasyJet is expecting to increase its flight activity to 40% of originally-planned capacity in its fiscal fourth quarter, up from the previous estimate of 30%. EasyJet, whose fourth quarter runs to 30 September, says it also expects a smaller loss than the £325 million ($425 million) headline ...
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NewsFAA 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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NewsUN An-74 badly damaged in Mali landing accident
One of Utair Group’s freighter aircraft, an Antonov An-74 TK-100, has been substantially damaged in an accident at Gao in eastern Mali. The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali – known as MINUSMA – says the aircraft was landing at Gao after arriving from the capital, Bamako, at ...
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NewsRussian-powered MC-21 to fly before year-end and Il-114 sooner
United Aircraft is aiming to fly the first Russian-powered Irkut MC-21 before the end of this year, and the Ilyushin Il-114-300 as soon as September, the aerospace firm’s chief has informed President Vladimir Putin. The MC-21-310 variant will be fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines rather than the Pratt & Whitney ...
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NewsIAG’s Walsh warns against obtaining liquidity without structural reform
Outgoing IAG chief Willie Walsh has warned that obtaining liquidity will offer a false sense of security to airlines unless they fundamentally adapt their business to reflect a different post-crisis market. Walsh points out that British Airways’ second-quarter operating loss of £711 million eclipses that of previous crises – including ...
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NewsTUI agreement further lifts BOC Aviation's 737 Max sale-and-leases
TUI Group has carried out a sale-and-leaseback of five Boeing 737 Max jets with the Singaporean-based lessor BOC Aviation. The European holiday company values the agreement – reached with UK subsidiary TUI Travel Aviation Finance – at $226 million. TUI Group is expecting the first of the Max 8s involved ...
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NewsP&W makes significant cuts to Singapore workforce
Pratt & Whitney, which in recent days refuted rumours that it had axed workers in Singapore, has cut a portion of its workforce in the city-state. The engine-maker, which has been affected by the pandemic-induced economic downturn, says it made the “difficult but necessary decision” to cut “less than ...
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NewsImproving travel demand lifts NZ domestic networks
New Zealand carriers are adding capacity to their domestic networks in the coming months, even as international operations remain grounded due to pandemic-related travel restrictions. Moves by Jetstar and Air New Zealand to add back capacity come on the back of strong domestic travel demand. Low-cost carrier Jetstar ...
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AnalysisThe lessors with exposure to Nok Air
Nok Air has followed the lead of compatriot Thai Airways in filing for business rehabilitation amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The filing is bad news for lessors insofar as it puts an automatic stay on creditor claims, which means no lease rentals will be forthcoming from Nok until at least 27 ...
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NewsAir France-KLM aims to minimise fleet deferrals to keep competitiveness on track
Just six aircraft ordered by Air France-KLM have so far been pushed back to later delivery slots in the past six months, although KLM has yet to detail its full fleet plan. Air France-KLM states that its competitiveness and sustainability is closely tied to its fleet and network strategy. “Mid- ...