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AnalysisAnalysts view Boeing’s 2023 delivery goals as feasible, but scepticism remains
Boeing’s top brass stressed in November that the company’s 2023 goals include nursing its 737 Max programme to health and delivering more 787s – efforts intended to help Boeing again become a cash-generating engine.
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AnalysisWestern defence procurement to soar in 2023
Generals, it is said, prepare to fight the last war. After nearly a year of intense fighting in Ukraine, military generals, and the public, have a glimpse of how the next war may look.
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AnalysisSupersonic civilian aircraft prospects dim as 2023 opens
2023 will mark the 20th anniversary of the final flight of Concorde, but a return to supersonic air travel still seems an uncertain prospect
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AnalysisNo quick fix to aerospace’s supply chain and labour problems
The supply and labour troubles that hindered aerospace production this year seem poised to continue in the near term, with inflation and parts shortages expected to leave airframers and suppliers struggling again in 2023 to ramp production.
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Airline BusinessUnited places another bumper order under ambitious Kirby
United Airlines’ huge order for Boeing aircraft this week is another statement of intent from the carrier under the leadership of Scott Kirby.
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Airline BusinessLow-cost Avelo Airlines seeks to stand out with culture and routes to underserved airports
While some in the airline industry view the low-cost model as “doomed”, others believe courting cost-conscious leisure travellers is the best strategy now and for the future.
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NewsCongress directs investigation into drone swarm threat
Lawmakers in Washington want the US military to assess the danger posed by so-called swarms of cheap, commercially available drones and develop technologies to counter them.
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NewsGulfstream flies business jet on 100% sustainable fuel
Gulfstream has flown a G650 business jet fuelled with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a feat the Savannah company calls a first among business jet manufactures.
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NewsF-35B crashes during vertical landing in Texas, pilot ejects
A US government aviator ejected from a Lockheed Martin-owned F-35B at ground level following a failed attempt at vertical landing.
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NewsCongress moves to increase US stock of precision munitions
Citing diminishing stores of high-technical guided missiles following repeated arms transfers to Ukraine, lawmakers in Washington want to give the Pentagon more flexibility to increase the purchase of precision munitions.
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NewsFlightSafety agrees to support pilot training for Boom’s supersonic Overture concept
Boom Supersonic has landed another aerospace partner to assist with development of its ultra-fast aircraft, this time tapping pilot training company FlightSafety International.
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NewsPorter Airlines’ westward expansion to include routes to Calgary, Edmonton
Continuing the westward expansion of its domestic network, Porter Airlines said on 15 December it is adding Calgary International airport to its list of destinations.
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NewsUS industry will suffer unless Congress grants Max 10 cockpit exemption: United CEO
United Airlines’ chief executive is warning that Boeing and broader US industry will suffer if the US Congress fails to exempt Boeing’s 737 Max 10 from a new cockpit-alert-system requirement.
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NewsOn ‘road to recovery’, Canada’s Air Transat loses C$126 million in fiscal Q4
Transat AT, the parent company of Canadian leisure airline Air Transat, gained ground financially but still posted an loss of C$126 million ($92.2 million) in the company’s fiscal fourth quarter.
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NewsWater leak that affected 787 electronics prompts FAA call for inspections
The US Federal Aviation Administration intends to require that airlines inspect Boeing 787s for water leaks after several such incidents, including one involving water leaking into a jet’s electronics bay.
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NewsASL to explore remote-pilot freighter potential with US autonomy specialist
Irish-based operator ASL Aviation Holdings is to explore concepts for autonomous aircraft operation, and their initial application to freighter aircraft, under a collaboration with a US specialist. ASL has disclosed a tie-up with California’s Reliable Robotics under which the two sides will seek to implement a remotely-operated aircraft system in ...
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NewsUnited plots 757 replacements with Boeing’s ‘NMA’ off the table
United Airlines faces an imperfect fleet trade off in the coming years due to lack of new-production aircraft with capabilities comparable to the airline’s ageing Boeing 757-300s.
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NewsUnited Airlines expects to carry 8.3m customers over the end-of-year holiday period
United Airlines expects to transport 8.3 million passengers during the end-of-year holiday travel season, almost 2 million more passenger than last year.
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NewsDelta targets nearly $46bn in 2022 revenue, predicts sustained growth
Delta Air Lines says it expects to reach $45.5-45.6 billion in revenue in 2022, almost as much as it earned in 2019, and raise that figure by 15-20% in 2023 as the carrier predicts a strong and long-lasting post-Covid-19 recovery.
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Airline BusinessUnited aims to leap past US competitors in post-Covid decade with ‘record’ 787 order
United Airlines views its new order for 100 Boeing 787s as a means to leapfrog US competitors through aggressive international expansion as the industry in the coming decade recovers from the Covid-19 downturn.