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NewsBoeing warns of 787 forward loss charge
Boeing may need to take a forward loss on its 787 programme if it must further trim production or if long-term demand dries up.
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NewsAerospace machinist union calls for government aid
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has called on the government to offer additional assistance to the industry as part of any future Covid-19 relief measure.
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NewsBoeing to resume 787 deliveries no sooner than February
Boeing’s pause on 787 deliveries will continue until at least February, when the company expects to resume 787 deliveries following a several-month hiatus.
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NewsBoeing trims 777X production quantity expectation by 50 jets
Boeing has reduced the number of 777X it expects to produce over the life of that aircraft programme from 400 to 350 aircraft – a 12.5% cut.
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NewsAir Transat cancels all flights to and from Toronto
Canada’s Air Transat, the country’s third largest passenger carrier, has suspended all flights from Toronto for the rest of the winter season citing new travel restrictions that make conducting normal operations almost impossible.
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NewsBoeing making design modifications to 777X
Boeing’s latest 777X delay results partly from modifications Boeing is making to the jet’s design, including to actuator controls, so as to meet regulators’ “expectations”.
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NewsBoeing 737-10 processes to undergo revision after EASA’s Max scrutiny
One crucial consequence of the Boeing 737 Max scrutiny is that development and certification work for the 737-10 will differ substantially from that of the earlier Max variants. Extensive analysis by the US FAA and European Union Aviation Safety Agency following the Max grounding two years ago has led not ...
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NewsBoeing reports $11.9bn 2020 loss, logs billions in Q4 charges
US manufacturing giant Boeing lost a staggering $11.9 billion in 2020, due partly to a $6.5 billion charge on its 777X programme but also the 737 Max grounding and the pandemic’s evaporating effect on travel demand.
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NewsBoeing delays first 777-9 delivery to 2023, takes $6.5bn charge
Boeing has further delayed the 777-9 programme, saying it intends to deliver the first of the aircraft type in late 2023. The decision, which Boeing disclosed on 27 January, marks another in a string of 777X programme delays. The company had most recently said it would deliver the 777-9, the ...
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NewsCanada’s Flair Airlines to operate 13 Boeing 737 Max 8s
Canadian discount carrier Flair Airlines will lease 13 new Boeing 737 Max 8s from Miami-based private equity company 777 Partners, with deliveries starting in “early 2021”.
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NewsHawaiian Airlines posts Q4 loss as travel restrictions remain
Hawaiian Airlines reported a fourth-quarter loss of $172.8 million as the ongoing global coronavirus crisis and ensuing strict travel restrictions in its home state continue to create hardship for the business.
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NewsCommercial aerospace recovery will begin in Q2, accelerate through 2021: Raytheon
Raytheon Technologies believes its subsidiaries Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace will begin experiencing notable recovery starting in the second quarter of 2021.
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NewsFewer engine shipments and less aftermarket work hammer P&W and Collins 2020 results
Steep losses at Pratt & Whitney and slumping profits at Collins Aerospace pushed parent company Raytheon Technologies to a $3.5 billion loss in 2020.
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NewsAlaska posts $316mn Q4 loss, sees mixed bag for 2021
Alaska Air Group lost $316 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, and is preparing for a mixed bag in the current year as the coronavirus crisis drags on.
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NewsGE Aviation eyes recovery this year, as 2020 profits plunge by 82%
In 2020, GE Aviation’s engine sales sank 48% and its service revenue tumbled 36%, but the company expects the aerospace sector will begin recovering in the second half of this year.
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NewsUS extends entry ban for most European nations and Brazil
The US government has extended an entry ban preventing travellers from Europe’s Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Brazil from entering the country in a further attempt to slow the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus, and its even more virulent mutations.
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NewsSun Country introduces 16 new direct flights
Leisure specialist Sun Country has introduced 16 new flights, adding nine additional airports to its network in an effort to offer more passengers possibilities to fly direct to popular vacation destinations.
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NewsAlaska takes delivery of first Boeing 737 Max
Alaska Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max aircraft as it begins to streamline its fleet, in an effort to improve overall efficiency and profitability.
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Airline BusinessHow trust strained by the DC-10 fractured with the 737 Max
As the domino-chain grounding of the Boeing 737 Max and its gradual patchwork rehabilitation have revealed, unanimous agreement that air safety is paramount does not necessarily translate into a harmonised approach to delivering it. When the European Union Aviation Safety Agency grounded the Max in March 2019, the US FAA ...
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NewsFrontier picks P&W engines for first time to power 134 A320neos
US carrier Frontier Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney PW1100Gs to power 134 incoming Airbus A320neo-family jets, a move that will diversify its fleet away from complete reliance on CFM International powerplants.