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Airbus Scales Back Production Targets Due to Supply Chain Issues

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024 - by Doug Royce

Airbus has downgraded its production and financial goals for 2024. This comes amid ongoing supply chain disruptions and concerns about the feasibility of previous targets. The company is reducing its …

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Civil Aircraft / Commercial Aircraft

Boeing Discovers New Fastener Problem on South Carolina 787 Line

June 17, 2024June 18, 2024 - by Forecast International

Boeing has discovered another production issue with its 787 Dreamliner aircraft, this time involving improperly installed fasteners on some undelivered planes. The company says the issue does not affect the …

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Civil Aircraft / Commercial Aircraft

Russia’s SJ-100 Begins Flight Testing Without New Russian Engines

June 11, 2024 - by Doug Royce

Russia’s Yakovlev has begun certification flight tests for its SJ-100, a completely domestic version of the Superjet 100 passenger aircraft. The inaugural 2.5-hour flight took place near Zhukovsky airport, Russia, …

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Airbus and Boeing Report April 2024 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries

May 20, 2024June 21, 2024 - by Kasper Oestergaard

Weak ordering activity /// Boeing announces temporary Dreamliner rate cut The month of April was a rather uneventful month for orders and deliveries. On the deliveries front, Boeing handed over …

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Aviation / Commercial Aircraft

767 Freighter Granted Reprieve by FAA Reauthorization Act

May 17, 2024 - by Raymond Jaworowski

  The recently passed U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization act exempts new Boeing 767-300F freighters from FAA emissions requirements until 2033.  The measure thus grants a reprieve for the …

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Civil Aircraft / Commercial Aircraft

Spirit AeroSystems Plans Layoffs Amid 737 Production Slow Down

May 17, 2024 - by Forecast International

Spirit AeroSystems plans to lay off hundreds of workers at its Wichita, Kan. facility over the next few weeks, according to an internal memo seen by Wichita-based KSN.  The company’s …

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Civil Aircraft / Commercial Aircraft

Canadian A220 Plant Workers Agree to New Contract

May 3, 2024May 2, 2024 - by Forecast International

After a tense period of negotiation, Canadian Airbus A220 jet assembly workers have finally approved a new five-year contract. This prevents a potential lockout that could have significantly impacted production …

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Tecnam's P2012 STOL
Aviation / Commercial Aircraft

St Barth Executive to Introduce STOL Version of P2012

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 - by Doug Royce

  Caribbean airline St Barth Executive will be the launch customer for a short takeoff and landing (STOL) version of Tecnam’s P2012 twin. The operator will use the aircraft for …

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Civil Aircraft / Commercial Aircraft

Southwest Airlines 737-800 Loses an Engine Cowl After Takeoff

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 - by Doug Royce

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 flying from Denver to Houston (flight WN3695) encountered an issue with one of its engine nacelles shortly after takeoff and had to return to Denver …

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Civil Aircraft / Commercial Aircraft

Surf Air Mobility Reports New Delay to Electric Powertrain Certification

April 1, 2024 - by Doug Royce

Surf Air Mobility, a developer of electric powertrains, has delayed certification of its electric engine system to 2027. The company blames the new delay on limitations in current technology.  Key …

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