Neste Oyj’s Singapore refinery in Singapore, one of the world’s biggest SAF plants, under construction on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. The site was chosen because its already a petrochemicals center with sound logistical connections and talent is readily available. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The aviation industry still sees so-called “sustainable aviation fuel” (SAF) … Read more
TULSA, Okla. — Parts and labor shortages. Delayed deliveries of new airplanes from Boeing and Airbus. An engine recall. Premature repairs. It’s all piling up, and aircraft engine shops around the world are overflowing. As travelers boarded planes in record numbers this summer, airline executives waited anxiously for repairs and overhauls of their engines. The … Read more
An Airbus A321 flies at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 22, 2024. Toby Melville | Reuters FARNBOROUGH, England — Massive airplane orders, hundreds deep in recent years, were absent from this year’s biggest air show. The focus instead was on struggles at Boeing and Airbus to ramp up airplane production while battling … Read more
This photograph taken on February 29, 2024, shows the logo of the Airbus company at the Airbus Atlantic plant in Bouguenais, near Nantes, western France, on February 29, 2024. Sebastien Salom-gomis | Afp | Getty Images Shares in Airbus fell by 9% on Tuesday after the company said it was cutting its targets for 2024, … Read more
An Airbus Wingman air combat drone stands on display at the 2024 ILA Berlin Air Show on June 05, 2024 in Schoenefeld, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Airbus this week revealed the concept for a new fighter-type drone, called Wingman, and showcased a model of it at Berlin’s massive ILA … Read more
A Boeing 737 MAX-10 lands over the Spirit AeroSystems logo during a flying display at the 54th International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, on June 22, 2023. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Aerospace supplier Spirit AeroSystems on Thursday said it will lay off some of its workers because of slower delivery … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — One of Boeing’s biggest customers issued a call to action to its new management team, expressing frustration with the safety crisis facing the American planemaker and the consequent delays in order deliveries. “We’re not happy really with what’s going on, we always really wanted to see this aircraft entering the … Read more
An Airbus’ employee works on an aircraft part of the Airbus A350 at the Airbus Atlantic plant in Bouguenais, near Nantes, western France, on February 29, 2024. Sebastien Salom-gomis | Afp | Getty Images Airbus is ramping up production of its A350 aircraft because of consumer demand and not the ongoing crisis at U.S. rival Boeing, according … Read more
Just over five years ago, 346 people were killed in two plane crashes that happened five months apart in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Both were Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. Then in January 2024, a near catastrophe occurred when a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane at 16,000 feet, shortly after it took off from … Read more
An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, on March 21, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Help wanted at Boeing. CEO Dave Calhoun on Monday announced he is stepping down from the aerospace giant’s top post at year’s end as the company struggles with … Read more
