In the run-up to this year's Paris show (14-22 June) the focus has been on US companies and how large their presence would be at the event. Boeing's 7E7, expected orders from Gulf airlines and other deals show the industry is not down and out. Alexander Campbell, Max Kingsley-Jones, Paul Lewis, Guy Norris, Stewart Penney, Kate Sarsfield, Graham Warwick and Justin Wastnage report.
Source: Flight International
Cockpit crew representatives have asked Airbus’s leadership to reconsider its exploration of single-pilot operations, citing the recent IT-related air transport disruption as illustrating the risks of over-reliance on technology. Three pilot associations – the US ALPA International, Europe’s ECA, and international federation IFALPA – have written to Airbus chief Guillaume ...
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has filed a claim against aerospace firm Yakovlev with the Moscow arbitration court. While the fundamental argument and details of the case have not been revealed, the claim sum disclosed by the court filing is just under Rb7.3 billion ($86 million). Yakovlev is the manufacturer of Superjet ...
Elevated costs, production slowdowns and delayed 737 fuselage deliveries drove aircraft structures producer Spirit AeroSystems to a $415 million loss in the second quarter of 2024.
