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VistaJet Founder Thomas Flohr Believes Private Aviation Could Help to Restart Airline Service

VistaJet Founder Thomas Flohr Believes Private Aviation Could Help to Restart Airline Service

Boeing Completes First Flight of Second 777X

The first flight of 777X WH002 lasted 2 hours and 58 minutes.

Boeing Passes on CARES Act Funding With $25B Bond

A $25 billion bond offering has ensured enough liquidity to allow Boeing to reject public money.

Jet Deliveries Halved, Profits Plunge in Textron's Q1

Textron Aviation delivered 23 jets and 16 turboprops, compared with 44 jets and 44 turboprops in the same quarter last year.

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Airbus to Offer Freight Mod for A330, A350 Cabins

An Airbus service bulletin will define the needed engineering work and management of the certification process for EASA.

Analysis: Boeing-Embraer Saga Leaves Sour Taste in Brazil

Embraer faces a reset as Boeing conserves cash.

Airbus Sees More Pain in Commercial Market Through 3Q2020

Airliner deliveries could fall further during the second and third quarters of 2020, resulting in greater financial pressure on the aerospace supply chain.

First GlobalEye Handed Over to the UAE

Saab has delivered the first of three GlobalEye swing-role surveillance systems to the United Arab Emirates on schedule.

Travel Restrictions Thwart 1Q20 Gulfstream Deliveries

First-quarter deliveries at Gulfstream Aerospace fell 33 percent due to Covid-19 travel restrictions, while supply chain issues will curtail production.

Boeing to Institute Big Cuts to Workforce and Production

CEO David Calhoun detailed plans for slashing the Boeing workforce by 10 percent and widebody aircraft production in half by 2022.

Boeing Prepares To Restart South Carolina Production

Most Boeing South Carolina employees will return to work on May 3 and 4.

Bombardier To Fully Resume Production by May 11

Bombardier suspended production on March 24 following mandates by the governments of Quebec and Ontario.

UV-C Light System Eliminates Covid-19 from Aircraft Cabins

Israel Aerospace Industries said its robot UV-C light unit could move inside aircraft cabins, eliminating viruses and germs from exposed surfaces.

Embraer Files for Arbitration over Failed Boeing Tie-up

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer said it would pursue “all remedies” against Boeing for damages resulting from the collapse of their merger.

Airbus to Furlough 3,200 UK Workers at Broughton Plant

Airbus’s furloughed Broughton workers will benefit from the UK government’s Job Retention Scheme.

China’s Comac Applies Remote Test Platforms for C919

Comac looks to 5G to boost aircraft development amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

C-390 Joint Venture Scrapped, Millennium Joins the Covid Effort

Despite the ending of the Boeing-Embraer JV to oversee development and marketing of the tanker-transport, the original marketing agreement remains.

Boeing Pulls Out of Planned Embraer Tie-up

A master transaction agreement that laid out contract terms for the creation of Boeing Brasil expired on Friday.

Embraer Fires Back after Boeing Nixes Merger Deal

Embraer and Boeing face a legal battle over the U.S. company’s decision to terminate its takeover of the Brazilian manufacturer's airliner business.

Aerion Supersonic Chooses Florida's MLB Airport for New HQ

Aerion Supersonic is moving its headquarters from Reno, Nevada, to a new $300 million campus at Florida’s Melbourne International Airport (MLB).

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