Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing has announced that it aborts establishment of strategic partnership with Embraer and terminates its Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) with the Brazilian planemaker. In the joint venture related to Embraer’s commercial aircraft business under the “Boeing Brasil – Commercial” name, Boeing was expected to own 80 percent of the new company, while Embraer should have […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Unprecedented times make aviation revise its processes and adapt to new reality with safe yet effective solutions for everyone. One of the latest aviation ‘firsts’ has taken place in the aircraft hand-over area. Airbus has successfully launched aircraft hand-over and ‘e-Delivery’ virtual process to both secure health of its customers and business continuity. The first airline […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing is set to gradually resume production of all commercial aircraft at its Puget Sound-region facilities next week. The Washington state facilities have been closed for nearly a month amid the coronavirus pandemic. This way, almost 27,000 Boeing employees in the Puget Sound area will return to work and resume production of the 747, 767, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), aircraft lessor, has announced that it reach an agreement with Boeing on cancellation of 69 undelivered 737 MAX planes. Although GECAS has taken a decision to cancel a dozen of 737 MAX aircraft, the company is still committed to the type as it maintains 29 MAX aircraft in its fleet […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute At first, safety crisis created by the 737 MAX type. Now the coronavirus situation. Although Boeing is an old and experienced player on the market, it is difficult to imagine the scope of the problems the company is dealing with. Especially grave appeared to be March 2020 performance. During the last month the airframer faced […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The consequences of the crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic are already obvious and painfully felt, even skipping the still unknown impacts. Aviation business is among the most affected ones, therefore, each and every company in the industry is adapting its operations to the new standards, new market environment and demand. Airbus is also among […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Reacting to the situation caused by the coronavirus and in an attempt to contain the spread of the pandemic, Boeing has decided to temporarily suspend all 787 operations at Boeing South Carolina (BSC) until further notice. The decision comes into effect at the end of second shift on Wednesday, 8 April, 2020, and impacts the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus is highly involved in fighting against the coronavirus and has deployed its A350-1000 test aircraft to transport four millions of face masks from China. The masks have been donated to governments of Airbus home countries: France, Germany, Spain and the UK. It is not very common for test aircraft to be deployed on such […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Avolon, aircraft lessor, has announced that it is adjusting its orders to the current market needs. The company cancelled the order for 75 unplaced Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and rescheduled deliveries of 16 aircraft of the same time to start from 2024 or even later. Although Avolon cancelled its booking for 75 MAX jets, including […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The coronavirus has accelerated development of various advancements to help aviation better cope with the crisis and maintain vitally important supply lines worldwide. One of the latest achievements – cargo seat bags for Airbus A320 family aircraft passenger cabins to transport commercial and humanitarian supplies developed by Colibri Aero and J&C Aero. Both companies, headquartered […]