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Boeing delivers nine 787s after five-month pause

Boeing has delivered nine of its widebody 787 Dreamliners following a five-month break due to quality issues. Boeing has now delivered nine of its widebody 787 Dreamliners following a five-month break due to quality issues, and intends to deliver 10-12...

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Boeing pauses deliveries of 737 Max while awaiting electrical fix

Boeing has paused deliveries of its 737 Max narrowbody as it works on a fix for the electrical issues that forced airlines to temporarily pull some of their aircraft from service. Boeing has paused deliveries of its 737 Max narrowbody as it fixes...

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Boeing calls on US government to normalise trade relationship with China

Boeing is calling on the administration of president Joe Biden to reinstate trade relations with China, saying aircraft orders from that country will be key to the airframer’s long-term health. Boeing is calling on the administration of president Joe Biden...

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Swiss poised to announce further cuts and pivot to leisure markets

Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss is set to announce a further reduction in the size of its business and an increased focus on leisure markets, according to the airline’s chief executive, Dieter Vranckx. Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss is set to announce a further...

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737 Max operators to check for transducer corrosion after storage

Operators of Boeing 737 Max jets are being instructed to check the type’s engines for potential corrosion on components, which could result in reduced thrust control. The 737 Max family is exclusively powered by CFM International Leap-1B engines. As a...

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Orders ‘accelerate’ at Gulfstream during strong first quarter

Business jet manufacturer Gulfstream saw order activity speed up in the first three months of the year, with that momentum maintained at the start of the second quarter. Gulfstream recorded a book-to-bill ratio of 1.3:1 in the period ended 31...

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Avianca Holdings chief Van der Werff selected to lead SAS

Latin American airline operator Avianca Holdings’ head, Anko Van der Werff, is to take up the position of chief executive of Scandinavian flag-carrier SAS by mid-July. Van der Werff will succeed Rickard Gustafson, who will relinquish his position in May...

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Struggling Mango cancels flights today over late payments

South African Airways low-cost carrier Mango Airlines suspended flights today due to payment outstanding to the country’s airports’ operator ACSA , though the latter has since lifted its block on the struggling state-owned airline operating. South African Airways’ low-cost unit...

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Boeing trims loss to $561m in first quarter as deliveries accelerate

Boeing narrowed its first-quarter loss to $561 million, a massive improvement on the $8.4 billion loss it registered in the fourth quarter of last year, and better than the $641 million loss in the same period of 2020. Boeing narrowed its...

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Airbus and LHT to develop A330 temporary pallet-cargo interior

Airbus is to develop a temporary A330 cargo-transport scheme enabling operators of the twinjets to remove seats and carry industry-standard pallets on the main deck. The scheme will be developed through a supplemental type certificate in co-operation with German maintenance...

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