All articles by Jon Hemmerdinger – Page 74
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NewsUnited’s Kirby predicts break-even cash flow this month
United Airlines is on track to stop burning through cash by the end of March, according the company’s chief executive, who struck a remarkably positive tone during a 15 March investor conference.
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NewsEd Clark to succeed Odisho as head of Boeing 737 programme
Boeing has named Ed Clark, a top executive in Boeing’s aircraft services division, to succeed Walt Odisho as vice-president and general manager of the 737 programme.
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News777 Partners orders 24 737 Max 8s
Miami private equity company 777 Partners has ordered 24 Boeing 737 Max 8s and taken options to buy a further 60 of the type, adding fresh momentum to the narrowbody’s backlog.
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NewsUS regional airlines struggling to secure government pandemic-relief aid: RAA
The US regional airline sector is calling out the US government for months-long delays in the distribution of pandemic-relief funds to the country’s smaller airlines.
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NewsSouthwest nears 737 Max 7 order: report
Boeing is closing in on the sale of 737 Max 7 jets to Southwest Airlines, a deal that, if closed, would prove a massive win by Boeing and reflect Southwest’s continued loyalty to the Chicago airframer, according to a report from Bloomberg.
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NewsPresident Biden to sign bill providing $14bn to airlines
Both houses of the US Congress have now passed a pandemic-relief bill that would make billions of dollars in aid available for the benefit of employees at US airlines.
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In depthThe Max crisis has already shifted how regulators certificate jets
The Boeing 737 Max crisis has already upended some aspects of aircraft certification, with regulators more closely reviewing certification projects and shying away from rubber stamping decisions made by foreign counterparts.
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In depthWhy Boeing’s future still rests on the 737 Max’s recovery
The Max holds outsize importance for Boeing, both financially and competitively. Which is precisely why the grounding left the US aerospace behemoth in such a competitive pickle, and why the type’s rebound is key to Boeing’s recovery, aerospace analysts say.
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In depthHow and why Boeing re-engined the 737 to create the Max
Circumstances preceding Boeing’s 2011 launch of the 737 Max programme share similarities with the situation the company now finds itself in.
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In depthMax crisis and pandemic wipe nearly 1,250 737s from Boeing’s backlog since January 2020
Since the start of 2020, cancellations and accounting adjustments pushed Boeing’s 737 Max backlog down by some 1,250 aircraft, erasing 28% of the 737 orders Boeing held in January 2020.
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NewsBoeing logs positive order tally for February despite 737 Max and 787 cancellations
Boeing landed orders for 82 new commercial aircraft and was hit by only 51 cancellations in February, marking the first month since November 2019 that the airframer’s net order total has been in positive territory.
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NewsNASA seeks to shrink turbofan cores for efficiency as it targets next narrowbody jets
NASA has launched a research effort aimed at squeezing 5-10% more fuel efficiency out of turbofan cores, with the goal of developing engine technology for future commercial aircraft, possibly including an eventual Boeing 737 replacement.
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NewsHoneywell developing 1MW turbo-generator for air-taxi segment
Honeywell later this year plans to demonstrate a new, more-powerful turbo-generator designed for use on air taxis, cargo drones and hybrid-electric commercial aircraft.
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NewsFuel did not feed PW4000 engine fire following engine failure: NTSB
A Boeing 777-200 engine fire following an engine failure last month was not fed by fuel and burned outside the core of the Pratt & Whitney PW4077 turbofan.
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NewsAmerican Express Ventures invests in Boom Supersonic
The innovation-finance arm of American Express is the latest company to invest in Denver-based supersonic aircraft maker Boom Supersonic.
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NewsBombardier turnaround plan leans on aftermarket expansion and demand for Global jets
Bombardier aims to achieve 20% profit margins by 2025 through a mix of cost cutting, corporate restructuring, improved productivity, aftermarket expansion and increased sales of high-profit business jets.
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NewsNetJets takes purchase rights for 20 Aerion AS2 supersonics
Fractional aircraft ownership company NetJets has thrown its support behind Aerion’s AS2, acquiring rights to purchase 20 of the in-development business jets.
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NewsMeggitt to begin supplying ‘cockpit indicators’ for 737 Max
British aerospace company Meggitt will soon begin supplying unspecified cockpit indicators for Boeing’s 737 Max, taking that work from another unnamed supplier for reasons the companies have not disclosed.
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NewsFAA to begin testing drone detect-and-avoid systems this year.
Before the end of 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration will begin testing technologies aimed at preventing manned aircraft from colliding with drones.
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NewsMacquarie AirFinance orders four AEI 737-800 converted freighters
Aircraft conversion shop Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has landed an order from lessor Macquarie AirFinance to convert four passenger-configured Boeing 737-800s into 737-800SF converted freighters.