Airbus faces new output delays amid parts shortages, sources say

Airbus is facing new pressure on its planned production ramp-up for passenger jets as the world's largest planemaker struggles to overcome continued parts and labour shortages, industry sources said on Thursday. It was not immediately clear whether the slowdown would put at risk overall delivery targets for 2024 since deliveries lag output decisions by months, but the sources said assembly of several dozen jets could be delayed in the second half. (www.reuters.com) Más...

United Wants End To Airliner Duopoly

United CEO cites lack of competition in current duopoly as reason for lack of innovation by Boeing in particular. (theaircurrent.com) Más...

FlightAware: Monorepo

We’ve been thinking a lot about velocity at FlightAware lately. How can we ship our products faster? How can we get customer feedback faster? Being able to ship quickly without compromising the stability of our products or platform is a competitive advantage. One key strategy we’ve implemented as part of our broader technological transformation is a monorepository architecture for new applications and libraries. In this blog post, we’ll dive into how this decision came about, the technical… (flightaware.engineering) Más...

United Pilot Calls Out Air Traffic Control at SFO

A United pilot got angry and called out the air traffic controllers at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The aircraft was forced to go around twice due to a lack of spacing, which created an unnecessary 30-minute delay before being allowed to land. (aeroxplorer.com) Más...

Air Transport Services Group promotes Berger to CEO

Leadership succession for third time in seven months at portfolio airline/leasing/conversion company ATSG. (www.freightwaves.com) Más...

Mexicana de Aviación Orders 20 Embraer E2 Aircraft

Seeing the success and rapid growth Mexicana has achieved since it restarted operations in December 2023 has been remarkable.... (www.maisquevoar.com.br) Más...