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NewsSouthwest delays deliveries of 59 737 Max to post-2021
Southwest Airlines, among the world’s top Boeing 737 Max customers, has pushed back deliveries of 59 Max aircraft in response to the travel downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsUSA tightens restrictions on exports to China, Russia and Venezuela
The US Department of Commerce has tightened restrictions on certain technology exports to China, Russia and Venezuela, a move with still-unclear ramifications on US aerospace suppliers. Those countries are declared adversaries of the USA, and the Commerce Department is blocking shipment to those nations of technology it believes could be repurposed for military uses.
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NewsBritish Airways considers axing 12,000 jobs as parent unveils huge losses
British Airways is proposing a restructuring programme which, it warns, could result in up to 12,000 redundancies. The IAG-owned carrier states that it has notified its trade unions about the measure and – while it remains subject to consultation – the proposal is likely to affect “most” of the UK ...
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NewsComac makes first jet delivery after resuming production
Comac has delivered its 24th ARJ21 regional aircraft, the first aircraft to be delivered since the Chinese airframer resumed work following the coronavirus outbreak. The aircraft, registered B-604F, was delivered to Chengdu Airlines. Comac states that the aircraft is managed by lessor ICBC Financial Leasing. The aircraft is ...
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NewsBoeing to reopen 787 production site in South Carolina
Most Boeing employees at its South Carolina 787 production site will return to work on 3 May or 4 May, ending a temporary site shutdown that began on 8 April.
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AnalysisWhy Embraer’s breakup with Boeing highlights its solo struggles
The collapse of the Boeing-Embraer joint venture leaves Embraer more vulnerable as a standalone company than Boeing, raising questions about the Brazilian airframer’s ability to compete long term against Airbus, say two analysts.
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NewsAirbus furloughs over 3,000 UK wing-plant personnel
Airbus’s UK division is to furlough some 3,200 personnel at its wing-production plant in Broughton as part of measures to cope with the coronavirus crisis. The staggered furloughs – which will start over the next three weeks, and last for three weeks – affect the majority of production and production ...
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NewsEmbraer starts Boeing split proceedings but stays vague on future plans
Embraer has formally commenced arbitration proceedings following the decision by Boeing to terminate the companies’ $4.2 billion merger. But the Brazilian airframer has offered little insight into its response to the sudden collapse of the proposed commercial and military partnership, and the extent to which it had prepared for such ...
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AnalysisWhy Boeing’s jilting leaves Embraer bitter and frustrated
Embraer’s fierce reaction to prospective suitor Boeing’s decision to bale from their intended commercial partnership is hardly surprising, given that the Brazilian airframer stands to lose heavily from the split. While the tie-up proposal, unveiled in late 2017, might have given the impression of a hastily-shoehorned response to Airbus’s audacious ...
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NewsEmbraer to seek damages as it accuses Boeing of sabotaging merger
Embraer has accused Boeing of deliberately wrecking the proposed tie-up between the two aircraft manufacturers, and is set to launch a damages claim over the collapsed deal. While it acknowledges Boeing’s notice of termination of the master transaction agreement – which set out plans for joint commercial and military aircraft ...
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NewsBoeing walks away from Embraer tie-up
Boeing has abandoned its plans for a tie-up with Embraer, exercising its right to terminate the agreement for joint commercial and military aviation ventures. The US airframer says its master transaction agreement with the Brazilian manufacturer had reached its initial termination date on 24 April. This was subject to extension ...
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NewsRolls-Royce to continue ground test of E-Fan X systems despite axing of programme
Rolls-Royce is to continue ground-test activities on the power generation system it was developing as its contribution to the Airbus E-Fan X, despite the programme’s cancellation before the hybrid-electric demonstrator ever flew.
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NewsOperators of 787s warned after latest ILS deviation incident at Hong Kong
Hong Kong authorities have warned Boeing 787 operators of possible adverse autopilot behaviour during localiser capture at the city’s international airport, after the latest in a string of incidents involving the type. A newly-issued NOTAM instructs carriers to check a Boeing flight crew operations bulletin referring to “anomalies” in localiser ...
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NewsSkyWest scores $438 million for wage support
SkyWest Airlines will receive $438 million in federal aid to fund salaries and benefits for its workers while helping mainline carriers keep US cities connected during the coronavirus downturn.
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NewsAir France-KLM Group carriers secure Franco-Dutch financial package
Air France-KLM Group has secured government funding to help the operator cope with the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The group had previously warned that, despite measures to preserve liquidity, it would need a capital injection in the third quarter of this year. It has negotiated a French state-backed loan ...
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AnalysisEmbraer-Boeing tie up tenuous on merger deadline date
The planned merger of Embraer’s commercial aircraft business with Boeing is hanging by a thread as the coronavirus crisis brings into sharp relief some of the problems with a transaction that seemed like a foregone conclusion just a few months ago.
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NewsCheap fuel should not tempt airlines to keep older aircraft: Ascend
Four-engined widebodies like 747 likely to be among the types worst-affected by the coronavirus crisis
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NewsAirbus and Rolls-Royce cancel E-Fan X hybrid-electric RJ100 experiment
Airbus and Rolls-Royce have axed the E-Fan X demonstrator programme, a year before the experimental hybrid-electric engine airliner was supposed to fly. The E-Fan X programme was launched to explore electric aviation and involved equipping a BAE Systems Avro RJ100 with a hybrid engine. But Airbus chief technology officer Grazia ...
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NewsIcelandair converting 767s for Chinese medical supply flights
Icelandair Group is to reconfigure three Boeing 767s to transport cargo after reaching an agreement to operate freight flights between China and Germany. It has entered a pact with German firm DB Schenker, which is owned by rail company Deutsche Bahn. Icelandair Group says the 767s will have their passenger ...
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In depthWhy leasing market is shedding 737 Max orders
Recent cancellations of Boeing 737 Max orders likely reflect unique pricing pressures faced by aircraft lessors and could foretell additional Max cancellations.