QantasLink is to replace its ageing BAe 146 fleet with eight of the 14 Boeing 717-200s operated by Qantas's low-cost carrier Jetstar. The airline says eight 115-seat 717s will gradually replace eight 65- to 76-seat BAe 146s over 12 months from July 2005. QantasLink will continue operating its two remaining BAe 146s, which are leased until December 2006.
Source: Flight International
There is a sense among people who study Boeing that the company’s board of directors made a very good decision in picking longtime aerospace executive Kelly Ortberg to succeed David Calhoun as chief executive.
Boeing chief executive David Calhoun thinks the company could have its 737 Max 7 and Max 10 certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration in the first half of 2025, while cautioning that the regulator will determine ultimate timing.
Boeing still aims by year-end to boost production to 38 737s and five 787s monthly, returning to output levels at which the company had said it was operating prior to this year’s production slowdown.
