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Airbus A330neo at Farnborough (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Airbus delivered 20 aircraft in January as the new year kicks off

11/02/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Airbus figures for January show that the airframer delivered 20 aircraft to 15 customers in the first month of 2023. Deliveries included 18 single-aisle airliners to customers including Air Lease Corporation (ALC) and Aviation Capital Group (ACG). Two wide-body airliners were also delivered, an A330-900 for Virgin Atlantic and an [read more]

SAF Fuelled ATR (Image: Max Thrust Digital)

ATR and Air New Zealand deepen partnership to decarbonise air transport

10/02/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

European airframer ATR has announced it is deepening its relationship with Air New Zealand (NZ/ANZ) to accelerate developing and introducing low-emission aircraft technology in New Zealand. The collaboration will launch an initiative called ‘Mission Next Gen Aircraft’ which will see Air New Zealand partner with several industry and academic stakeholders [read more]

Qatar and Airbus settle legal row over paint

06/02/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Qatar Airways and Airbus have reached an out-of-court settlement over the A350 paint row which led to Airbus cancelling Qatar Airways’ orders. The row centred around a paint issue on the Airus A350 which led to degradation that, according to the Qatari regulator, was a safety issue leading to the [read more]

Boeing delivers final Boeing 747 in a ceremony at Everett

01/02/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Everett, Washington is the undisputed home of the Boeing 747 from the “incredibles” who designed and built the first-ever Boeing 747 through the 1,573 additional 747s that were built so it was only fitting that the final one is handed over at the Everett site. Atlas Air received the last-ever [read more]

Boeing 737-10 on approach (Image: Nick Harding /UK Aviation Media)

2022 airliner deliveries exceed predictions

30/01/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Deliveries of airliners in 2022 significantly exceeded predictions with over 1,000 aircraft being delivered for the first time since 2019. The UK trade organisation representing the Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space sectors, ADS, had predicted that 997 aircraft would be delivered in 2022 but the final total was 1,144 from [read more]

Airbus and ATR commit to the decarbonisation of the air transport sector with SAF production

29/01/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

French airframer ATR and French Aerospace Giant Airbus, together with the French Government, the Occitanie Region, Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, and Aerospace Valley, have committed to a pledge to decarbonise the aviation sector. The commitment will see the acceleration of the development, production and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the [read more]

The Boeing 777-9 lines up on Runway 24 at Farnborough (Image: Max Thrust Digital)

Boeing reports £524 million pound operating loss in 4th Quarter

26/01/2023 2 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

US airframer Boeing has reported an operating loss of over £524 million in the 4th quarter of 2022 in its final financial report of the year. The loss is blamed on “abnormal production costs” caused by it trying to clear the backlog of Boeing 737 Max deliveries and an increase [read more]

Uzbekistan Airways Airbus A320neo Family

Airbus gets12 aircraft order from Uzbekistan Airways

20/01/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

European airframer Airbus has won an order for 12 A320neo family aircraft from Uzbekistan Airways (HY/UZB), the national airline of Uzbekistan. The order is made up of eight A320neo aircraft and four of the longer A321neo aircraft which all be fitted with the Airbus Airspace cabin. Ilhom Makhkamov, Chairman of [read more]

NASA has selected Boeing and its industry team to lead the development and flight testing of a full-scale Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) demonstrator airplane.

NASA awards sustainable flight contract to Boeing

19/01/2023 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a contract for the development and flight testing of a full-scale Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) demonstrator aeroplane to Boeing. The demonstrator will test technologies as part of the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) program and will inform future designs that could lead [read more]

Delta firms up 12 aircraft A220 order

18/01/2023 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Delta Airlines (DL/DAL) has firmed up an order for 12 more Airbus A220 aircraft from Airbus bringing the total A220 order for the airline to 119 aircraft. The US-built A220s have received strong support from Delta Airlines, with the US carrier becoming the type’s largest operator since it received its [read more]