By Lisa Barrington SEOUL (Reuters) – Chinese planemaker COMAC is eyeing Saudi Arabia as a launch pad for its international ambitions, as the state-owned company steps up efforts to sell overseas and break into a passenger jet market dominated by Western manufacturers. Chairman Dongfeng He visited Saudi Arabia for the first time this week, having […]
By Gabriel Araujo SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS (Reuters) -The chief executive of Brazil’s Embraer said on Friday that supply chain issues impacting planemakers have been improving but some challenges remain. Francisco Gomes Neto told reporters at an event in Sao Jose dos Campos, where the company is based at, that Embraer is in a “very […]
Ryanair expects Boeing to deliver 40 new jets by mid-July, chief executive Michael O’Leary said on Wednesday, broadly in line with a revised schedule it had previously announced. Speaking at a news conference in Rome, O’Leary said Ryanair plans to receive 35 planes from Boeing by the end of June and a further five in […]
Boeing’s search for a new CEO ranks as the most closely watched succession drama in decades. If the manufacturing icon makes the wrong choice, its airline customers won’t get the planes they desperately need in the years ahead, raising prices and cutting frequency of travel for the 2.2 billion people who fly each year. It’s […]
By Brenda Goh and Lisa Barrington SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned planemaker COMAC upstaged industry leaders Airbus and Boeing at the Singapore Airshow this week, showing off its self-developed C919 and ARJ21 jets as it pursues international certifications and foreign orders. “A reliable new choice,” proclaimed an advertisement on COMAC’s large booth in the centre […]
By Brenda Goh and Lisa Barrington SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned planemaker COMAC upstaged industry leaders Airbus and Boeing at the Singapore Airshow this week, showing off its self-developed C919 and ARJ21 jets as it pursues international certifications and foreign orders. “A reliable new choice,” proclaimed an advertisement on COMAC’s large booth in the centre […]
The Federal Aviation Administration says it will increase oversight of Boeing and audit production of the 737 Max 9 jetliner after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane in midflight last week, the latest in a string of mishaps at the troubled aircraft maker. The FAA said Friday that it would judge whether Boeing […]