Archive for September 2017
Boeing to Ramp up 787 Production
Boeing has recently confirmed that they will be ramping up production of the 787 Dreamliner to 14 per month from their current rate of 12 per month, already the fastest production rate in the industry for a widebody passenger plane. The new rate is scheduled to be in place by 2019. This 17 percent increase…
Read MoreBoeing Lands $11 Billion 787 Deal From Resurgent Turkish Air
Turkish Airlines said it intends to purchase 40 of Boeing Co.’s 787-9 Dreamliners, a long-awaited deal that signals the carrier’s rebound following a terrorist attack on its Istanbul hub last year. When finalized, the order would be valued at almost $11 billion before the customary discounts for large aircraft purchases. The pact, unveiled during a…
Read MoreBoeing boosts Southeast Asia order forecast on strong demand
Boeing Co said on Friday it had increased its 20-year forecast for Southeast Asian demand by 460 aircraft, the largest jump of any global region, as low-cost carriers make travel more accessible. Boeing sees demand for 4,210 new airplanes worth $650 billion in Southeast Asia over the next two decades, based on an estimate of…
Read MoreOPINION: ATR and Bombardier should heed Embraer’s turboprop warning
Bombardier could be forgiven for thinking the world is against it. With Boeing’s anti-dumping claims still ringing in its ears, there comes a strong hint from regional jet rival Embraer that it is serious about a return to the turboprop market. The long-running Q400 line is not a big seller for Bombardier, but still represents…
Read MoreAre Boeing & Airbus worried about Russia and Chinese joint venture Comac?
Comac, a Chinese- Russian joint aviation industry venture will build a passenger aircraft with up to 310 seats, able to fly up to 12,000 kilometers, and is expected to be delivered in 10 years. China will design and make the fuselage of the C929, while Russia will design the wings of the wide-body passenger aircraft,…
Read MoreMalaysia Air to buy eight Boeing 787s and two dozen 737s, says prime minister
Malaysia Airlines agreed to buy eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 25 Boeing 737s, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak said at the White House Tuesday. In addition to that commitment, announced at a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Razak said, “there is a strong probability, not possibility, probability that we’ll have 24, 25 more 737…
Read MoreEmbraer Considering China factory to make passenger jets
Embraer is likely to consider building a commercial-aircraft factory in China in two years, Chief Executive Officer Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva said, marking a potential shift in strategy after the company shut down its private-jet plant in the Asian country in 2016. The Brazilian planemaker will wait for the rollout of its first…
Read MoreAmerican Airlines talks with Airbus on fate of wide-body jet order
American Airlines is stepping up efforts to decide if an Airbus SE A350 order still makes sense for its fleet, forcing the European planemaker to try to defend another U.S. sale of its marquee wide-body jet. The two companies have restarted talks about a twice-delayed deal for 22 of the A350-900 planes, a person familiar…
Read MoreBiggest Airbus A350 Stumbles as Cathay Latest to Prefer Sibling
Airbus’ latest A350 jet variant lost more orders as Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. switched a contract for six A350-1000s to the smaller -900 and deferred delivery of five more by a year. The model switch, announced by Asia’s biggest carrier on Wednesday, follows a decision last week at United Airlines to swap on order for…
Read MoreBoeing to boost production rate for 787
Boeing will build 14 787s per month – or 168 per year – starting in 2019, says Boeing chief executive, chairman and president Dennis Muilenburg. “Based on the existing campaigns… we’re confirming now that we’re going to 14 a month production rate in 2019,” Muilenburg said at the Morgan Stanley Industrials conference. The rate increase…
Read MoreUS House voted to block aircraft sales to Iran
The US House of Representatives has voted in favor of new measures that block sales of commercial aircraft to Iran, ignoring some lawmakers’ warnings that the hostile move would undermine the 2015 nuclear agreement between the Islamic Republic and the six world powers. The lawmakers held a voice vote on Wednesday to adopt two amendments…
Read MoreCOMAC eyes 750 orders for C919 jet
Orders for the C919, the first large passenger aircraft produced in China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations, are expected to reach 750 by year’s end, corporate officials told China Daily. “We expect to receive more than 100 new orders for the C919 from some Chinese companies in the coming months,” said Xu Pei,…
Read MoreEmbraer eyes making turboprop plane to rival ATR, Bombardier
Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA is considering the development of a new turboprop passenger plane, the company said on Thursday, potentially returning to a segment dominated by the Franco-Italian ATR and Canada’s Bombardier In. Embraer, the world’s third-largest commercial planemaker, said it recently consulted with airlines about “potential opportunities in the turboprop market,” but added any…
Read MoreOPINION: A350-1000 order swaps are no reason for panic – yet
Airbus would undoubtedly have preferred that two high-profile conversions away from its newest aircraft, the A350-1000, had not emerged within a week of one another. But the big league, with its big money, has no place for those short on resilience. Taking on the Boeing 777-300ER which, for more than a decade, has held a…
Read MoreAirbus still in mix for Malaysia A330Neo deal after Boeing order
Malaysia Airlines Bhd remains keen on Airbus SE’s upgraded A330neo wide-body jet after placing an order for the rival Boeing Co 787. The re-engined Airbus twin-jet is a candidate for a major order as Malaysia Air renews its long-haul fleet and could operate alongside the Boeing Dreamliner, chief executive officer Peter Bellew said on Thursday.…
Read MoreTraffic, Widebody Demand Back Boeing’s 787 Rate Bump
The combination of strong traffic demand and a projected high rate of widebody replacements in the coming years cemented Boeing’s confidence in the move to boost its 787 production rates to 14 per month, the company’s top executive said. Speaking at a recent Morgan Stanley analyst conference, Boeing President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg confirmed that…
Read MoreBoeing closing in on 600th Dreamliner delivery as NC campus readies 787-10
Boeing South Carolina Boeing Co. is about to hit another milestone for its 787 Dreamliner program, with the 600th twin-aisle commercial plane scheduled for delivery later this month. An unofficial production calendar for the aerospace giant shows Sept. 26 as the day the landmark delivery will take place, but it’s not clear who will get…
Read MoreEmirates shelves plan for lots new Airbus or Boeing Planes
Emirates President and CEO, Tim Clark, said that a long planned order for either the Boeing 787 or Airbus A350 is “off the table for now”. This order has been up in lights for at least three years, and even talked up by the airline as recently as this June. The smaller Airbus or Boeing…
Read MoreAirbus posts modest August deliveries
Airbus said on Wednesday it had delivered eight A320neo-family jets in August and 76 so far this year, highlighting uncertainty over its 2017 delivery schedule after delays in receiving engines from its U.S. supplier. Deliveries of the newest member of Airbus’s narrowbody jet family, which generates most of its profits, have been disrupted by delays…
Read MoreAirbus close to landing €14bn deal for jetliners
Airbus is on the verge of securing an order for 45 of its A350-900 wide-body jetliners – a critical win after a run of deferrals by US carriers. The deal would be valued at $14bn (€11.7bn) before discounts, according to the people, who asked not to be identified as the talks are private. The order…
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