Angolan flag carrier TAAG has signed a 10-year OnPoint support deal with GE Aviation covering the 10 GE90 engines powering its Boeing 777 fleet. The deal is valued at more than $50 million over the life of the agreement. TAAG operates three 777-200ERs and will take delivery next year of two 777-300ERs.
Source: Flight Daily News
Members of the International Association of Machinists (IAM) have ratified a four-year contract with Boeing, ending a 53-day strike that cost the company billions of dollars and forced it to halt aircraft production in the Pacific Northwest.
Beta Technologies has landed a deposit-backed order for up to 20 of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) Alia A250 aircraft from medical operator Metro Aviation.
The US presidential election on 5 November could determine much about the next four years for US airlines and aerospace manufacturers, leaving firms possibly facing major new policy shifts – or continuation of the status quo.
