Delta to retire Boeing 777 aircraft fleet to rein in costs
(Reuters) – Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it would no longer fly Boeing Co’s wide-body 777 aircraft and some of the other older high-maintenance…
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Boeing Delivers 100th P-8A Poseidon Built for the U.S. Navy
SEATTLE, May 14, 2020 — The U.S. Navy received its 100th P-8A aircraft from Boeing [NYSE: BA] today as the global fleet, which also includes…
Boeing Awarded $3.1 Billion in U.S. Navy Contracts for Cruise Missile Systems
ST. CHARLES, Mo., May 13, 2020 — The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a combined $3.1 billion in contracts for Harpoon and Standoff…
Future Combat Air System
Airbus and Fraunhofer FKIE create expert panel on the responsible use of new technologies Munich, 14 May 2020 – In the frame of the Future…
Mitsubishi slashes SpaceJet budget, drops variant
(Reuters) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) said it was more than halving the annual development budget for its SpaceJet regional jet as the coronavirus pandemic…
Qatar Airways in talks to defer Airbus, Boeing orders
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar Airways, one of the Middle East’s biggest airlines, is in talks with Airbus and Boeing to defer aircraft orders for several…
Jetflite’s Newly Delivered Challenger 650 Aircraft Demonstrates Versatility for Medevac Use in Efforts to Assist with COVID-19 Evacuation Flights
Aircraft completed its first 100 hours of flight in just 14 days upon delivery Unique adaptability of the Challenger 650 aircraft lends itself to VIP…
Airbus deliveries plunge 80% in April
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus deliveries tumbled 80% to just 14 aircraft in April, compared with a year earlier, as operations were hit by the coronavirus…
Turkey says it is still delivering parts for U.S. F-35 jets
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is still producing and delivering parts for U.S. F-35 jets despite being suspended from the program nearly a year ago over…
Worst quarter ever for Air France-KLM: record 1.8 billion loss
Air France-KLM recorded a net loss of EUR 1.8 billion in the first quarter of this year, according to the group’s quarterly figures (pdf) on…
U.S. tells WTO ‘no valid basis’ for EU tariffs in Boeing-Airbus subsidy fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States told the World Trade Organization on Wednesday there was “no valid basis” for the European Union to retaliate against…
Sentinel-6A gets an earful
Acoustic noise test simulates sound impact during rocket launch Ottobrunn/Friedrichshafen, 06 May 2020 – Earth observation satellite Sentinel-6A is currently getting an earful. Airbus space engineers…