The European Joint Aviation Authorities has certificated the Airbus A340-500. The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery to Air Canada early next year. Airbus has a total of 19 firm orders for the 313-passenger, 16,000km (8,650nm)-range -500, including six for Emirates and five for Singapore Airlines. Certification follows that of the larger A340-600 in May.
Source: Flight International
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.
Boeing still aims by year-end to boost production to 38 737s and five 787s monthly, returning to output levels at which the company had said it was operating prior to this year’s production slowdown.
