US factory orders rebound on aircraft in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for U.S.-made goods rebounded in March, boosted by a jump in civilian aircraft bookings, but the overall manufacturing industry continued …
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Air Lease says aircraft delivery delays to persist for years
(Reuters) – Air Lease Corp said on Monday it expects delivery delays from Boeing Co and Airbus SE to persist for several years, adding to …
Embraer sees positive outlook for Ipanema aircraft after higher Q1 sales
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA said on Friday it has sold 33 Ipanema 203 aircraft in the first quarter of 2023, a …
Brazil’s Embraer to build NATO-approved aircraft in Portugal
LISBON (Reuters) – Brazil’s Defence Minister Jose Mucio said on Friday his country’s planemaker Embraer SA would manufacture aircraft that meet NATO’s requirements in a …
Airlines, repair shops in N. America eye used, generic parts to keep aircraft flying
By Allison Lampert and Abhijith Ganapavaram (Reuters) – Airlines and aircraft repair shops in North America are increasingly relying on used and generic parts to …
China Says It Is ‘Ready To Fight’ After Practicing Taiwan Strike From Aircraft Carrier
China Says It Is ‘Ready To Fight’ After Practicing Taiwan Strike From Aircraft Carrier Micaela Burrow on April 10, 2023 China said it successfully completed …
Ryanair’s O’Leary says talks restarted with Boeing for new aircraft order – FT
(Reuters) – Ryanair Holdings Plc is optimistic on striking a major new aircraft order after the Irish airline restarted talks with Boeing Co, its top …
AMO accepts 29th Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft
WASHINGTON— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) took delivery of the 29th and final Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA) in the …
Aircraft lessors, insurers jostle in UK court over stranded jets in Russia
By Kirstin Ridley and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – AerCap, the world’s biggest aircraft lessor, said on Monday it was inconceivable that it would not …
GE to slash stake in aircraft lessor AerCap
(Reuters) – AerCap Holdings NV said on Tuesday a unit of General Electric Co is selling 18 million shares, worth $1.12 billion, of the aircraft …
SAS signs sale-leaseback deal for 10 Airbus A320neo aircraft
(Reuters) – Scandinavian airline SAS has entered into a sale and leaseback agreements with lessor Aviation Capital Group for ten new Airbus A320neo planes, securing …
Canada deploys military aircraft over Haiti to disrupt gangs
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – The Canadian government said on Sunday it deployed a military aircraft over Haiti to address what it called a “dire …
Little room for gloom at Dublin’s Davos for aircraft financiers
By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – While the prospect of global recession casts a long shadow over the snowy peaks of Davos …
Aircraft lessors cool on risky markets after $10 billion Russia blow
By Conor Humphries and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Aircraft leasing companies, which own most of the world’s passenger jets, face a tricky balance between …
AerCap CEO says aircraft makers’ output delays to last years
By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – The world’s largest aircraft lessor AerCap on Monday warned that delivery problems at Boeing and Airbus …
Factbox-Deadly aircraft crashes common in mountainous Nepal
(Reuters) – Mountainous Nepal, where dozens of people were killed on Sunday when a plane crashed in the tourist town of Pokhara, has a history …
U.S. factory orders tumble in November on aircraft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for U.S.-manufactured goods fell more than expected in November amid a sharp decline in bookings for aircraft, while higher borrowing …
Japan says it scrambled jets to monitor Chinese aircraft carrier operations
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan said on Monday it scrambled jet fighters and dispatched aircraft and warships over the past two weeks to keep tabs on China’s …
Southwest says process to reposition airline crew, aircraft was “manual”
(Reuters) – The process for repositioning airline crew and aircraft following storms that dramatically disrupted Southwest Airlines flights was “manual,” CEO Bob Jordan told reporters …
Aircraft lessor SMBC completes $6.7 billion purchase of rival Goshawk
DUBLIN (Reuters) – SMBC Aviation Capital has completed its purchase of smaller rival Goshawk Aviation in a deal that creates the world’s second largest aircraft …
U.S. senators want FAA to rewrite aircraft evacuation standards
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators are proposing legislation to require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to rewrite aircraft evacuation standards to …
Brazil’s Embraer to get $413 million BNDES financing for aircraft production, exports
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA said on Monday that the country’s state development bank BNDES has approved a 2.2 billion real ($413.15 …
Two aircraft collide and crash at World War Two airshow in Texas
(Reuters) -Two vintage military planes collided in midair on Saturday at a World War Two commemorative airshow in Dallas, federal officials said, crashing to the …
ITA Airways to expand fleet with 39 new aircraft in 2023
ROME (Reuters) – ITA Airways will next year refresh its fleet with 39 new aircraft, allowing it to serve more long-distance destinations, the state-owned successor …
SAS secures deals with two more lessors to cut aircraft costs
OSLO (Reuters) – Crisis-hit airline SAS said on Tuesday it had reached agreements with two more lessors representing seven aircraft in the company’s fleet to …
Tata and Airbus to make defence aircraft in India in local manufacturing push
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s Tata group and Airbus will make the C-295 transport aircraft in the country, the government said on Thursday, the first such …
Brazil state bank to fund Embraer aircraft exports to SkyWest
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian state development bank BNDES and planemaker Embraer SA have entered a deal for the lender to fund exports of …
Airbus: aircraft services market to recover to pre-pandemic level by end-2023
PARIS (Reuters) – The aircraft services market will recover to its pre-pandemic level by the end of 2023 and double in value over the next …
SAS tweaks leases for 36 aircraft to cut costs
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Crisis-hit airline SAS said on Wednesday it had reached agreements with 10 of its lessors representing 36 aircraft to amend the terms of …
Former President Of International Aircraft Parts Distributor Convicted Of Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the conviction in Manhattan federal court of STEFAN GILLIER, a/k/a “Stephan …
Aircraft parts output is being grounded by worker shortages
By Allison Lampert and Rajesh Kumar Singh MONTREAL/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Canada’s Mitchell Aerospace has a booming business – and a shop-floor shortfall that is reverberating …
Riverside Man Ordered to Spend 46 Months in Federal Prison in His Second Federal Case Stemming from Sale of Bogus Aircraft Parts
LOS ANGELES – A Riverside man who previously served a lengthy prison sentence in two aircraft-related cases was sentenced today to nearly four years …
South Africa’s Paramount receives orders for Mwari aircraft
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Private South African defence firm Paramount Aerospace Industries has received orders for nine of its Mwari aircraft – the first military aircraft …
After Hurricane Fiona AMO Agents Deploy a New Capability—Hoist Rescue Aircraft
“Due to operational needs, the CAMB’s involvement in hurricane humanitarian response, and an increase maritime rescues events, adding this capability for our agents will lead …
Private Cessna aircraft crashes off coast of Latvia
VILNIUS (Reuters) – A private Cessna plane crashed off the coast of Latvia on Sunday evening, Sweden’s rescue service said, after NATO scrambled jets to …
U.S. factory orders drop in July on defense aircraft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for U.S.-manufactured goods unexpectedly fell in July, weighed down by a plunge in defense aircraft bookings, but the overall manufacturing …
SAS cancels 1,700 flights due to pilot strike, late aircraft deliveries
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Scandinavian airline SAS has suspended 1,700 flights in the coming months due partly to a two-week pilot strike in July over collective …
Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation says deliveries slipping due to manufacturer delays
(Reuters) – Asian aircraft lessor BOC Aviation Ltd said nine aircraft deliveries due in the first half had slipped into later periods because of manufacturer …
Taiwan says it detects 17 Chinese aircraft near island
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s defence ministry said it detected 17 Chinese aircraft and five Chinese ships in and around the island and the Taiwan Strait on …
India’s SpiceJet settles with lessors for Boeing aircraft
BENGALURU – Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet Ltd said on Tuesday it has entered into a settlement agreement with aircraft lessor Goshawk Aviation Ltd and its …
Kent Man Sentenced for Piloting Aircraft Without Valid Certificate
A Kent man was sentenced to two years of probation and one weekend of intermittent confinement after he previously pleaded guilty to flying an airplane …
Aircraft Parts Foundry Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Failure to Conduct Testing and Falsified Test Results
WDC Acquisitions LLC d/b/a Wellman Dynamics located in Creston, Iowa, will pay $500,000 to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act for failing to …
‘Other Priorities’: Senate Democrats Stuff Defense Bill With Costly Aircraft
‘Other Priorities’: Senate Democrats Stuff Defense Bill With Costly Aircraft Micaela Burrow on July 29, 2022 Democratic Senators allocated funding for six more of the …
US Deploys Aircraft Carrier On China’s Doorstep As Taiwan Tensions Ramp Up
US Deploys Aircraft Carrier On China’s Doorstep As Taiwan Tensions Ramp Up John Hugh DeMastri on July 28, 2022 The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike …
Operator of Missouri Aircraft Supply Businesses Pleads Guilty in $7 Million Fraud Scheme
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal …
Lessor SMBC takes $1.6 billion impairment on aircraft in Russia
DUBLIN – Aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital on Friday recorded an impairment of $1.6 billion to cover the full financial impact of having 34 jets …
Former Airline Employee and Aircraft Part Sellers Charged in Kickback and Money Laundering Scheme
An indictment was unsealed earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Keily Nunez, Julien Levy, Ivan Santos and Ramnik Soni with conspiracy to commit …
Northern Nevada Man Sentenced For Assaulting A Passenger And Interfering With Flight Crew Onboard An Aircraft En Route To Las Vegas
RENO, Nev. – A Gardnerville, Nev., resident was sentenced Friday by Chief U.S. District Judge Miranda M. Du to five years of probation, six months …
US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate Has Endorsed the Legal Team at Danziger & De Llano To Assist a Navy Aircraft Carrier Veteran Who Now Has Lung Cancer To Get Compensated If They Had Significant Navy Asbestos Exposure Before 1982
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2022 — The US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate has endorsed the remarkable legal team at the law firm of Danziger & De Llano to …
Russia to spend $14.5 billion to boost local aircraft production amid sanctions
(Reuters) – Russia’s government announced plans on Monday to invest 770 billion roubles ($14.5 billion) in the country’s aviation industry by the end of this …