All articles by Jon Hemmerdinger – Page 24
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NewsPilot shortages holding back American’s expansion
Pilot availability is still limiting the size of American Airlines’ operation, through the carrier says it has ramped pilot training to accommodate its planned 2023 fleet expansion.
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NewsAmerican turns $127m profit in 2022 as soaring expenses eat into record revenues
American Airlines made a $127 million profit in 2022 as surging expenses offset what was a record year of revenue for the Fort Worth-based carrier.
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NewsBoeing still coping with ‘unstable’ 737 delivery pace
Boeing expects to deliver between 30 and 40 737s monthly in 2023 – and where it falls in that range will depend largely on its ability to fix supply and labour issues.
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NewsBoeing’s truss-braced-wing demonstrator will ‘definitely’ inform next aircraft: CEO
Boeing chief executive David Calhoun insists future narrowbody commercial aircraft will benefit from technologies advanced as part of Boeing’s partnership with NASA to develop a truss-braced-wing demonstrator.
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NewsBoeing pushes back plan to bring 787 production to five monthly
Boeing has delayed until later this year a plan to bring 787 production to five aircraft monthly, citing a production slowdown due to a “supply constraint”.
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NewsTextron Aviation’s 2022 profit jumps as supply chain troubles disrupt production
Textron Aviation turned a $584 million profit in 2022, a year in which parts shortages held up production even as demand for new business aircraft remained strong.
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NewsCommercial and defence programmes push Boeing to $5.1bn 2022 loss
Boeing lost $5.1 billion in 2022 as lacklustre performance from its commercial aviation division combined with its defence business swinging into the red.
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NewsCollins’ aircraft interiors business faces long road to recovery
Collins Aerospace’ aircraft interiors business is lagging the company’s broader recovery due to the slow return of demand for international long-haul air travel.
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NewsRaytheon to combine military systems businesses and names Calio president
Raytheon Technologies has disclosed plans to consolidate two defence-focused divisions, reoganising its business into three divisions with Christopher Calio as its next president.
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NewsShortages of P&W engine components to continue through most of 2023
Availability of complex metal components used to produce aerospace turbofans will likely remain constrained through most of this year.
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NewsGE Aerospace’s 2022 profit jumps as recovery continues
GE Aerospace’s 2022 profit jumped 66% year-on-year to $4.8 billion, partly reflecting a bump in revenue from commercial aviation parts and aftermarket services sales.
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NewsFAA certificates Britten-Norman’s BN2T-4S, nearly 30 years after UK approval
The Federal Aviation Administration has certificated Britten-Norman’s BN2T-4S Islander turboprop, a move that comes decades after European authorities greenlighted the type.
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NewsLOT, Smartwings also challenging US government’s 737 Max settlement with Boeing
A legal battle over Boeing’s 2021 settlement of 737 Max-related fraud charges continues playing out in US court, with two European airlines accusing Boeing of failing to abide by the deal.
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NewsDelta to begin Los Angeles-Auckland flights in October
Delta Air Lines intends in October to begin flying for the first time between Auckland and Los Angeles, becoming the only US carrier connecting the two cities.
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NewsUS judge faced with request to rescind Boeing’s immunity from 737 Max prosecution
A US Federal judge is faced with deciding whether to lift Boeing’s immunity from criminal prosecution related to two 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people.
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NewsUniversal Hydrogen reveals video of fuel-cell test run on modified Dash 8
Alternative propulsion developer Universal Hydrogen recently completed “propeller runs” of its hydrogen-fuel cell powertrain integrated onto a regional aircraft.
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NewsP&W expands India presence with new Bengaluru engineering centre
Pratt & Whitney has opened a new engineering operation in the Indian city of Bengaluru as part of broader expansion in India by parent Raytheon Technologies.
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NewsDelta pilots’ union to ballot members after agreeing new contract terms
Pilots at Delta Air Lines are to vote on a new employment contract after union leaders backed a tentative new agreement.
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NewsNASA partners with Boeing to develop $1.1b truss-braced-wing demonstrator
NASA has picked Boeing to develop a demonstrator of a truss-braced-wing narrowbody aircraft, part of a programme aimed at advancing technologies that could make the next single-aisle commercial aircraft 30% more efficient.
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NewsData shows Boeing produced about 25 737s monthly in 2022, missed 31-per-month target
Data suggests Boeing produced far fewer 737s in 2022 than it had planned, completing an average of 25 jets monthly during a year characterised by nagging supply chain and labour struggles.