CAE has sold a Boeing 737-700 full-flight simulator to Canada's WestJet, and two Airbus A330/A340 machines to Etihad Airways of the United Arab Emirates. To be delivered in 2006, the simulators feature CAE's Tropos visual system. Fellow Canadian manufacturer Mechtronix Systems has sold a lower-cost "non-zero flight time" full-flight simulator for the Next Generation 737 to Panama's Copa Airlines for delivery in October.
Source: Flight International
Spirit Airlines became the latest airline on 1 August to say it had deferred deliveries of new Airbus A320neo-family jets, a move coming amid competitive pressure and operational upheavals caused by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine problems
There is a sense among people who study Boeing that the company’s board of directors made a very good decision in picking longtime aerospace executive Kelly Ortberg to succeed David Calhoun as chief executive.
Boeing chief executive David Calhoun thinks the company could have its 737 Max 7 and Max 10 certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration in the first half of 2025, while cautioning that the regulator will determine ultimate timing.
