The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have continued to hit the world’s second-largest planemaker to the point where it is now further revising output schedules. Growing hostilities between the U.S. and China have now seen the latter shelve plans to purchase larger jets from the U.S., which has caused further problems for Boeing. The 777X […]
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AerCap has posted second-quarter net income of US$248 million compared with US$331 million for the same period in 2019. Basic lease rents were US$948 million for the second-quarter of 2020, compared with US$1,077 million for the same period in 2019. The decrease was primarily due to lease restructurings, transitions and the impact of airline bankruptcies.
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing), has commenced the deliveries of three Airbus A320neos to a new customer, Denver-based low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines as part of a sale-and-leaseback transaction. The LEAP-1A engine-powered aircraft, delivering from Airbus’ A320 Family jetliner final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama, are
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Honeywell’s new UV Cabin System has been put into service as part of a pilot program by JetBlue Airways, marking the first time a U.S. airline has implemented this Honeywell technology. In clinical studies, ultraviolet light has been found to be capable of significantly reducing certain viruses and bacteria when properly applied at prescribed levels.
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HAECO Xiamen, a member of the HAECO Group, has released that its Airbus A320 part-out capability has been formally approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The company is the only MRO in Eastern China to have obtained this approval, following its first A320 part-out project for Yan Wu Group, disassembling four aircraft
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Airbus reports half-year results Airbus has reported consolidated financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2020. Net commercial aircraft orders totaled 298 (H1 2019: 88 aircraft), including eight aircraft in Q2, with the order backlog comprising 7,584 commercial aircraft as of June 30, 2020. Airbus Helicopters booked 75 net orders (H1 2019: 123
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American Airlines has appointed Stacy Morrissey as Vice Pesident of Engineering and Quality. With extensive technical knowledge and leadership experience in various engineering, safety and quality assurance roles, Morrissey’s skills will be integral in the continued growth of American’s world-class technical operations team. She will report to Kevin Brickner, American’s senior vice president of Technical
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Supersonic aircraft company Aerion, has entered into a memorandum of agreement to expand the role of Spirit AeroSystems in the development of the AS2 business jet to include production of the forward fuselage. As part of the agreement, Spirit has committed to additional investment in the AS2 program and has increased engineering resources working on
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