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Updated Jan. 11, 2024 2:43 pm ETLONDON—Airbus, the world’s biggest plane maker, smashed its near-decade old record for the highest number of orders in a single year, as airlines scramble to secure the limited availability of new aircraft.The company said it had booked 2,319 gross orders last year, more than twice the number in 2022 and 29.1% higher than its 1,796 record set in 2014.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Updated Jan. 11, 2024 2:43 pm ETLONDON—…

Updated Jan. 8, 2024 12:00 am ETA burning inferno on the runway, followed four days later by a midair emergency involving a gaping hole in the side of the plane, isn’t the way the airline industry wanted to start 2024.After a fraught 2023, in which safety specialists and regulators raised alarms about mounting risks, the air-travel business has experienced two near-catastrophic accidents already this year—one with multiple casualties.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

Updated Jan. 4, 2024 2:13 pm ETIn its certification, Airbuswas required to prove that its A350 aircraft can be evacuated in less than 90 seconds. In Tuesday’s collision in Japan, the last crew member escaped the aircraft after 18 minutes—but there were still no casualties.The sizable discrepancy, for the moment, represents a puzzle for the industry: Does the safe and deliberate evacuation represent a triumph of new aircraft designs and improved procedures? Or was it a one-off, a fortunate confluence of events that…

Updated Jan. 3, 2024 3:47 am ETAirbus is in talks to buy Atos’s cybersecurity unit, with an indicative offer that values the business at up to 1.8 billion euros ($1.97 billion) including debt.Facing fresh financial constraints, French IT group Atos is revisiting its asset-sale plans nearly a year after the European plane maker’s failed bid to take a minority stake in the Atos division that houses the cybersecurity unit.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8…

Engine maker Pratt is recalling 1,200 engines over 12 months just as Airbus is trying to cement its supremacy in narrow-body jets. Engine maker Pratt is recalling 1,200 engines over 12 months just as Airbus is trying to cement its supremacy in narrow-body jets. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful…

RTX said its Pratt & Whitney engines affected by contaminated metal parts. RTX said its Pratt & Whitney engines affected by contaminated metal parts. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to…

The CEO of Airbus sees demand continuing to outstrip supply as the European plane maker accelerates output and pulls further ahead of Boeing. The CEO of Airbus sees demand continuing to outstrip supply as the European plane maker accelerates output and pulls further ahead of Boeing. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks…

Airlines have until July 1 to update equipment to avoid interference from 5G wireless signals or will face restrictions on landing in poor weather. Airlines have until July 1 to update equipment to avoid interference from 5G wireless signals or will face restrictions on landing in poor weather. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All…

The agreement, estimated to be worth $50 billion, came on the first day of the Paris Air Show as travel rebounds following the pandemic. The agreement, estimated to be worth $50 billion, came on the first day of the Paris Air Show as travel rebounds following the pandemic. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to…

DUBAI—Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is close to a deal for a large number of Boeing Co. commercial jets that will serve in the fleet of a new national airline, people familiar with the matter said. The Saudi sovereign-wealth fund is expected to announce the deal as soon as Sunday during an official launch of the airline, though the timing is still fluid, according to some of the people. The Boeing aircraft order is valued at $35 billion,…