CommercialBoeing Adjusts Commercial Production Rates Under Ongoing COVID-19 Uncertainty Boeing will adjust the production rates for all of its commercial aircraft programs to address airline order cancellations and delays resulting from the impact of COVID-19 on passenger travel demand, according to…
CommercialFIA Connect 2020: Top Aviation Executives Outline Future of Commercial Airliner Technology A panel of experts from Air Lease Corp., Embraer and Emirates explained what they believe could be realized technologically within the next generation of commercial airliners during the July 22 “Commercial Aircraft:…
ATM ModernizationWhat's Trending in Aerospace - July 5, 2020 Welcome to the first edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the top headlines and stories across various segments of the global…
Air TaxiWill Wisk’s Straight-to-Autonomous Air Taxi Strategy Pay Off? July 1 marked the one-year anniversary of Wisk, an urban air mobility company formed as a joint venture between Boeing and Kitty Hawk, though it wasn’t revealed to the public until last…
CommercialFormer Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO to Take Lead at GE Aviation On the same day Embraer took steps to reintegrate its commercial aviation business after plans to merge with Boeing fell through, John Slattery, former CEO of the Brazilian airplane maker’s commercial division,…
Business & GAEmbraer Business Jet, Defense Sales Steady Despite COVID-19, Company Says A significant decline in Embraer commercial aircraft deliveries helped drive a 20 percent decline in the company's first quarter net revenues, compared to last year, but the silver lining was relatively steady…
CommercialBoeing 737 MAX Certification Flight Waiting on Software Validation A certification flight required to clear the grounding on the 737 MAX is awaiting software validation, with Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun anticipating a third quarter return to service, according to the company’s…
CommercialEmbraer Initiates Court Proceedings After Boeing Withdraws From Joint Ventures Brazilian commercial and military aircraft manufacturer Embraer on Monday said it has “commenced arbitration proceedings” following Boeing’s announcement last Saturday that it has terminated an agreement with Embraer to create joint ventures…
CommercialBoeing to Resume Commercial Airplane Production in Phased COVID-19 Approach Starting April 20, Boeing plans to resume its commercial airplane production operations in Puget Sound in a phased approach based on aircraft types, after suspending operations for 14 days due to the…
CommercialAirbus, Boeing Make Production Decisions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Airbus partially resumed assembly and production work in France and Spain on March 23, while Boeing will temporarily suspend the majority of its U.S.-based airplane production activity beginning March 25 as the…