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☆ Airbus books record India orders, confirms higher deliveries
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] An Air India Airbus A320-200 aircraft takes off as an IndiGo Airlines aircraft waits for clearance at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India, July 7, 2017. Picture taken July 7, 2017./File PhotoPARIS, July 7 (Reuters) - Record demand from India sharply increased Airbus (AIR.PA) orders in June to leave the European planemaker with 1,044 net orders in the first half of the year, data showed on Friday. In a bulletin, Airbus officially booked orders for 500 jets from budget carrier IndiGo (INGL.NS) and 250 from Air India that were announced or finalised at last month's Paris Airshow. Airbus gross orders before cancellations stood at 1,080 aircraft in the first half. By comparison, Airbus won 442 orders or a net total of 259 after cancellations in the first half of 2022.

Persons: Vallabhbhai, Tim Hepher, Jason Neely Organizations: An Air, An Air India Airbus, IndiGo Airlines, Airbus, Air, Boeing, Air India, Paris Airshow, Aerospace, Thomson Locations: An Air India, Ahmedabad, India, Air India

MEXICO CITY, July 5 (Reuters) - Mexican airline Viva Aerobus has signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase 90 Airbus A321neo aircraft, the carrier said on Wednesday, in a deal likely worth several billion dollars. The companies did not name a price for the aircraft, and Airbus no longer publishes catalog prices. The agreement brings Viva's order book up to 170 Airbus aircraft, the carrier said in a statement, all part of the A320 family. In April, Viva signed an agreement with SAF producer Neste (NESTE.HE) to purchase 1 million liters of the fuel. Viva said the aircraft order would drive both domestic and international growth plans, taking into account that Mexico is expected to recover a U.S. air safety rating in coming months.

Persons: Pratt, Whitney, Viva, Neste, Aeromexico, Volaris, Kylie Madry, Raul Cortes, Tim Hepher, Bill Berkrot Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Viva Aerobus, Airbus, Paris Airshow, Whitney, Pratt, SAF, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, U.S, Allegiant, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, U.S

British Industry Minister Nusrat Ghani inaugurated a wing technology plant in southwest England on Tuesday to help design and build wings that are longer, lighter, more slender and feature folding wingtips to fly more sustainably. Industry sources estimate Airbus is spending in the "high hundreds of millions" of dollars on Wing of Tomorrow. Partridge said Airbus was in talks with at least three suppliers to lower costs and weave parts more efficiently. That means we need to increase the span of the wing," Partridge said. Industry sources say Airbus could tap part of the research if it moves ahead with a potential stretch of the smaller A220.

Persons: Nusrat Ghani, Sue Partridge, Partridge, Joanna Plucinska, Tim Hepher, Mark Potter Organizations: Airbus, British Industry, Boeing, Concorde, Thomson Locations: FILTON, England, Filton, Paris

☆ Factbox: World's largest commercial jet purchase orders by number of aircraft
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] An IndiGo Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft is pictured parked at a gate at Mumbai's Chhatrapathi Shivaji International Airport February 3, 2013. INDIGO - 500 JETS - 2023IndiGo on Monday agreed to buy 500 single-aisle jets from Airbus, making it the single largest order of any aircraft. The Tata-owned airline's order comprises 400 narrowbody and 70 widebody planes. AMERICAN AIRLINES - 460 JETS - 2011American Airlines (AAL.O) in 2011 placed orders with Airbus and Boeing for a total of 460 airliners. INDIGO - 250 JETS - 2015India's biggest airline in 2015 finalised an order for 250 Airbus A320neo aircraft.

Persons: Vivek Prakash, Volaris Organizations: IndiGo Airlines Airbus, Shivaji, REUTERS, Airbus, Air, JETS, AIR, India, Boeing, Tata, AMERICAN AIRLINES, Airlines, INDIGO, Indigo Partners, Frontier Airlines, Airbus A320neo, UNITED AIRLINES, United Airlines, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU, India's, Air India, Europe, Southeast Asia, India, U.S

☆ Airbus and India's Indigo airline clinch biggest plane deal in history
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Airbus has just landed the biggest-ever aircraft order in the history of commercial aviation. The French aerospace giant announced Monday that budget Indian airline IndiGo had placed an order for 500 of its A320 planes, to be delivered between 2030 and 2035. The deal sets “the record for the biggest single purchase agreement in the history of commercial aviation,” Airbus (EADSY) said in a statement, and brings the total number of Airbus (EADSY) planes IndiGo has ordered to 1,330. Founded in 2006, IndiGo is India’s top airline by market share, according to its website. In February, IndiGo’s rival Air India ordered more than 470 jets from Airbus and Boeing (BA).

Persons: Pieter Elbers, Elbers, ” Organizations: London CNN, Airbus, IndiGo, Aviation, Air India, Boeing, Tech, Monetary Fund, United Nations Locations: India, China

☆ Boeing, Airbus and the Battle for the Perfect Plane
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( George Downs | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

E55Electric Aircraft Suffer From Short Ranges. Could Towing Be the Answer? Startup Magpie Aviation is testing whether electric passenger planes could be towed to extend their range. To find out what it might take for Magpie to tow single aisle jetliners like a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320, WSJ’s George Downs takes flight on an aerotowed glider. Illustration: George Downs

Persons: George Downs Organizations: Aviation, Boeing, Airbus

PARIS/MEXICO CITY, June 18 (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA) is in advanced talks over a major new order from Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus, industry sources said on Sunday. "We currently have an ongoing order of A321neo with Airbus with deliveries until 2027," a spokesperson for Viva Aerobus said. "Whilst Viva is a leading and growing ULCC in the Americas, we have not signed any new order with any (manufacturer)." In 2013, it defected from Boeing to Airbus with an order worth up to $4 billion for 40 Airbus A320-family jets after a bitterly fought contest between the two plane giants. Reporting by Tim Hepher and Allison Lampert; Editing by Andrew Heavens Editing by Andrew Heavens and Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Viva Aerobus, Tim Hepher, Allison Lampert, Andrew Heavens, Mark Potter Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Airbus, Viva Aerobus, Viva, Boeing, Paris, Thomson Locations: PARIS, MEXICO, Mexican, Americas

☆ Airbus reveals jet orders and says the supply chain is more stable
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, June 16 (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA) has signed orders this month including 60 A320-family jets with a lessor and 10 A350s with a major airline, said the planemaker's Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer. The deals come on top of any business to be announced at next week's Paris Airshow and will be booked at end-June, though the buyers will not disclosed, he also told reporters. He said next week's event would bring evidence of a strong recovery in terms of demand. Earlier on Friday, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury had said that supply chains had stabilised although the industry still faced pressing labour shortages. Reporting by Tim Hepher; Editing by Sudip Kar-GuptaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Christian Scherer, Scherer, Guillaume Faury, Tim Hepher, Sudip Kar Organizations: Airbus, Boeing, Gupta, Thomson

☆ Air India says plane carrying passengers stranded in Russia takes off for San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] An Air India Airbus A320-200 aircraft takes off as an IndiGo Airlines aircraft waits for clearance at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India, July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Amit DaveJune 8 (Reuters) - Air India said on Thursday that its replacement flight has taken off from Russia's Magadan for San Francisco, carrying all passengers and crew. The flight is expected to arrive at San Francisco at 12:15 a.m. PDT (0715 GMT) on Thursday, the airline said in a tweet. loadingAir India has mobilised additional support at San Francisco airport to carry out clearance formalities for passengers upon arrival, the tweet added. Air India sent an aircraft to Russia on Wednesday to pick up passengers whose Delhi-to-San Francisco flight was diverted to Russia's Far East after their Boeing (BA.N) 777 plane developed engine trouble.

Persons: Vallabhbhai, Amit Dave, Kanjyik Ghosh, Himani Sarkar, Gerry Doyle Organizations: An Air, An Air India Airbus, IndiGo Airlines, REUTERS, Air, San Francisco, India, San, Air India, Boeing, Thomson Locations: An Air India, Ahmedabad, India, Air India, Magadan, San Francisco, San, Russia, Delhi, Francisco, Bengaluru

☆ Airbus heads towards 500-jet order from IndiGo
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ISTANBUL, June 4 (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA) is closing in on a potentially record deal to sell 500 narrowbody A320-family jets to India's largest carrier, Indigo (INGL.NS), industry sources said on Sunday. The European planemaker has emerged as front-runner for an order eclipsing Air India's historic provisional purchase of 470 jets in February, the sources said on the sidelines of an airline industry meeting in Istanbul. Airbus and Boeing are also competing in talks to sell 25 wide-body jets to the same airline, they said. IndiGo, which is already a major Airbus customer with a large number of planes on order, and the France-based planemaker both declined comment. Reporting by Tim Hepher, Aditi Shah and Joanna Plucinska; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Tim Hepher, Aditi Shah, Joanna Plucinska, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Airbus, Boeing, Thomson Locations: ISTANBUL, Istanbul, France

ISTANBUL, June 4 (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA) is closing towards a potentially record deal to sell 500 narrow-body A320-family jets to India's largest carrier IndiGo (INGL.NS), industry sources said on Sunday. Airbus and Boeing (BA.N) are also still competing in separate talks to sell 25 A330neo or Boeing 787 wide-body jets to the same airline, the industry sources said. IndiGo is already one of Airbus's largest customers and has so far ordered a total of 830 Airbus A320-family jets of which nearly 500 are still to be delivered. IndiGo aims to double its capacity by the end of the decade and expand its network, especially in international markets. The airline has a codeshare partnership with seven carriers including Turkish Airlines, American Airlines and KLM.

Persons: Pieter Elbers, Carsten Spohr, Elbers, Tim Hepher, Aditi Shah, Joanna Plucinska, Hugh Lawson, David Holmes, Susan Fenton Organizations: Airbus, Boeing, IndiGo, International Air Transport Association, Reuters, Turkish Airlines, Barclays, Lufthansa Group, American Airlines, KLM, Thomson Locations: ISTANBUL, Istanbul, United States, Europe

☆ Boeing rival Airbus nears record order for 500 planes from India's largest airline, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Jason Ma | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Airbus is near a deal to sell 500 A320 narrow-body planes to IndiGo, Reuters reported. That would make it the largest order ever by volume, topping Air India's 470-plane deal in February. Boeing rival Airbus is near a deal to sell 500 planes from the A320 narrow-body family of jets to India's largest airline, IndiGo, Reuters reported on Sunday. Meanwhile, Airbus and Boeing are also in talks to sell 25 wide-body jets to IndiGo, the report added. That's in contrast with Air India's massive order, which was split between 220 Boeing planes and 250 Airbus planes.

Persons: isn't, IndiGo didn't, Dave Schulte Organizations: Airbus, Reuters, Air, archrival Boeing, Morning, Boeing, IndiGo, Insider, Reuters . Budget, Max, Asia Pacific Locations: IndiGo, Istanbul, India

☆ C919: Why China's answer to Boeing and Airbus isn't as 'homegrown' as it seems
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Hong Kong CNN —China is claiming a historic win this week after its answer to Boeing and Airbus, the C919, took to the skies for its first commercial flight. But instead of boosting China’s global stature in technology innovation, experts say the C919 is a symbol of its continued reliance on the West. COMAC’s first commercial plane, by comparison, is a much smaller regional jet called the ARJ21, which can only fly up to 3,700 kilometers (2,300 miles) and accommodate up to 97 passengers. Technicians working on a COMAC C919 aircraft under assembly at the COMAC Shanghai Research and Development Center in 2017. Boeing and Airbus also depend on “high-quality global suppliers,” state-run newspaper China Daily said in an editorial Wednesday.

Persons: ”, Scott Kennedy, Scott, Shukor Yusof, it’s, Kennedy, “, Qilai Shen, Yusof, VCG, Parker, Rockwell Collins, America’s, COMAC, COMAC hasn’t, there’s, ” Yusof Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Boeing, Airbus, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Endau, CNN, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Research, Development Center, Bloomberg, China, Global Times, GE, CFM, China Daily, America’s Boeing, US, TransNusa, “ Airlines Locations: Hong Kong, China, Beijing, North America, Europe, Washington, Shanghai, Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Asia, United States, European, Malaysia, Indonesia

☆ China Crosses a Flying Milestone but Remains in the Boeing-Airbus Grip
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Niraj Chokshi | Tiffany May | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Millions of flights take off and land in China every year, almost all of them using planes made by Boeing and Airbus, the world’s two leading aircraft manufacturers. For years, China has been working to change that and, this week, it celebrated a milestone in that quest: the first commercial flight of a large passenger jet made in China. It is currently the only C919 plane being used for commercial flights. Comac, or the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, was established in 2008. Based in Shanghai, it is closely linked to Avic, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, which makes the country’s turboprops, fighter jets and bombers.

Persons: Comac Organizations: Boeing, Airbus, China Eastern Airlines, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Aviation Locations: China, Shanghai, Beijing, U.S, France, Germany

CNN —China’s first large homegrown passenger jet made its inaugural commercial flight on Sunday, flying from Shanghai to Beijing, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. Flying as China Eastern Airlines flight MU9191, the new narrow-body C919 plane left Shanghai at 10:32 a.m. local time. With a range of up to 5,555 kilometers (3,452 miles), the C919 will take on the world’s two major aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing. It will be a direct competitor to their A320 and B737 narrowbody jets, most commonly used for domestic and regional international flights. Many of the plane’s major elements such as the nose, fuselage, outer wing, vertical stabilizer and horizontal stabilizer were designed by COMAC.

☆ Fires, Short Sellers and an EV Recall: Inside Lordstown Motors’ Decline
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( George Downs | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: George Downs Organizations: Aviation, Boeing, Airbus

☆ India appeals tribunal upholds Go First bankruptcy in setback for lessors
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) - An Indian appeals tribunal on Monday upheld insolvency proceedings against cash-strapped airline Go First, making it tougher for its lessors to repossess their aircraft. At least three leasing companies, including GY Aviation Lease and SMBC Aviation Capital, had challenged a tribunal ruling granting Go Airlines (India), widely known as Go First, bankruptcy protection earlier this month. The appeals tribunal said on Monday the National Company Law Tribunal will decide whether lessors who terminated their leases before the bankruptcy proceedings began can repossess their aircraft. Go First Chairman Varun Berry did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Reporting by Arpan Chaturvedi and Tanvi Mehta Editing by David GoodmanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Factbox: India's Go First seeks revival after court grants bankruptcy protection
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The airline is owned by the Wadia Group, which also runs bread and biscuits maker Britannia Industries (BRIT.NS) and textile firm Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Co (BDYN.NS). Nearly half of the fleet was grounded due to problems with their Pratt & Whitney (P&W) jet engines that are yet to be replaced. The low-cost carrier posted its biggest annual loss in fiscal 2022, local media have reported. The Wadia Group was in talks to sell a part of its stake or completely exit the airline, the Economic Times newspaper reported in April. The grounding and related issues also saw the airline delay plans to go public, local media reported.

☆ Philippine Airlines to buy nine Airbus A350-1000 wide-body jets
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Neil Jerome Morales | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SummarySummary Companies New aircraft to serve long-haul marketCarrier has rights to buy three more wide-body aircraftCompany's first jet purchase after bankruptcy process in 2021MANILA, May 10 (Reuters) - Philippine Airlines (PHL.UL) will order nine Airbus (AIR.PA) A350-1000 wide-body aircraft to expand its fleet and route network as air travel recovers from the pandemic, the flag carrier said on Wednesday. Reuters on Tuesday reported that Philippine Airlines was close to a deal to acquire 10 Airbus planes, in the latest sign of a recovery in the market for wide-body jets, citing sources. The memorandum signed by Philippine Airlines is not yet a final order and fine-tuning the contractual details can take weeks or months. The airline currently operates various Airbus jets, including the A350 on long-haul intercontinental routes and A330-300s on services to the Middle East, Australia and various points in Asia. Philippine Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States in September 2021, allowing it to restructure finances that were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

☆ Swarm of bees delays a Delta flight by three hours
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A swarm of bees touched down on a parked Delta Air Lines aircraft Wednesday, delaying a flight from Houston to Atlanta for about three hours. Delta apologized to customers on the delayed flight. My flight leaving Houston is delayed because bees have congregated on the tip of one of the wings. A swarm of bees delayed an Air India flight in 2019. The airport involved in Wednesday’s bee-related delay hasn’t joined in airport beekeeping efforts – yet.

☆ Bees on a plane! A swarm of bees piled onto the wing of an airplane, delaying a Delta flight for 3 hours.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Delta flight from Houston to Atlanta was delayed by three hours because bees swarmed around its wing. Photos and a video showed the large swarm of bees collecting on the tip of the plane's wing. Ground equipment was used to push back the airplane, and the bees were removed before takeoff. A Delta flight from Texas to Georgia was delayed for three hours on Wednesday after other flying objects latched onto the plane — a swarm of bees. Honey bees typically swarm when an established colony has grown too crowded and the bees fly off to establish a new one.

☆ Factbox: India's Go First seeks insolvency resolution as engine trouble grounds fleet
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 2 (Reuters) - Cash-strapped Indian airline Go First Airways filed for voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings in the National Company Law Tribunal on Tuesday. The airline is owned by the Wadia Group, which also runs bread and biscuits maker Britannia Industries (BRIT.NS) and textile firm Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Co (BDYN.NS). The low-cost carrier posted its biggest annual loss in fiscal 2022, local media had reported. The Wadia Group was in talks to sell a part of its stake or completely exit the airline, the Economic Times newspaper had reported in April. The grounding and related issues also saw the airline delay plans to go public, local media reported.

☆ India's Go First Airways files for insolvency proceedings, suspends flights - report
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BENGALURU, May 2 (Reuters) - Cash-strapped Indian airline Go First Airways has suspended its flights for May 3 and 4, and filed for insolvency resolution proceedings in the National Company Law Tribunal, local media reported on Tuesday. Go First is suspending flights due to a severe funding crunch, PTI said in a report carried by ET Now, citing the airline's Chief Executive Kaushik Khona. The grounded flights have led to Go First's market share falling to 6.9% in March from 8.4% in January, latest data from the Indian aviation regulator showed. Go First has also sued Pratt & Whitney in a U.S. federal court, seeking to enforce an arbitral award that asks the engine maker to supply the airline, the ET report said. Reporting by Varun Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'SouzaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Airbus shakes up leadership of A320-family jet programme
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, April 26 (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA) has changed the leadership of its A320-family jetliner programme, the profit backbone of the world's largest planemaker, as it faces a steep production ramp-up in the face of industrial pressures, industry sources said on Wednesday. Current programme leader Michael Menking has been appointed head of special projects for the planemaker's core commercial business. Production and deliveries of the A320neo and sister models have been hit by supply chain and industrial problems, though deliveries of the larger A350 have also fallen short recently. While Airbus says deliveries of parts is the chief concern, sources say internal problems have included breakdowns during the past year of the latest robotised assembly line in Hamburg, Germany. The head of engine supplier Safran (SAF.PA) said earlier on Wednesday that supply pressures could continue into 2024, adding that engines themselves were no longer the main source of disruption.

☆ Travel recovery boosts jet engine units at GE and Raytheon
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Technicians assemble a General Electric Co. CFM56-7B jet engine at the company's Aviation Assembly & Test facility in Research Triangle Park in Durham, North Carolina. A recovery in air travel is lifting sales and repairs at the aircraft engine units of General Electric and Raytheon Technologies as Boeing and Airbus scramble to increase their production rates of new planes. The unit makes engines for Boeing's 737 Max planes and Airbus' A320 family of narrow-body aircraft. Raytheon's Pratt & Whitney engine unit sales increased 15% from a year earlier to $5.23 billion. The improvements in those companies come as Airbus and Boeing are trying to increase their output of new planes for airlines.

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