UPDATE SPIRIT – Is Airbus overstretching itself by targeting production rates for the A320neo-family that go beyond 70 per month? That question seems to be answered affirmatively by at least two of its key program suppliers, engines manufacturers Safran and…
UPDATE – Tier 1 supplier Spirit AeroSystems has been hit hard by the latest quality issues on the Boeing 787. After recognizing a $46 million forward loss on the Dreamliner in Q2, the company expects to incur another $40-60 million…
Electric start-up Eviation Aircraft’s order book has surpassed 100 thanks to the latest commitment from DHL Express. The express service provider has ordered twelve cargo versions of the Alice e-plane. With that, DHL is the launch customer for Eviation cargo version.…
Sixteen months after the termination of a contract for 34 Boeing MAX 8s, Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aereas original MAX fleet strategy is more or less back on track. On August 3, the carrier announced a follow-on order for 28 MAX 8s…
Aeroflot Group has significantly reduced losses in the second quarter and during the first six months, it reported on August 2. The Russian airline group posted a RUB 1.431 billion Q2 loss, which compares to a RUB 26.156 billion loss…
UPDATE JULY 30 – To bring you more aviation news, Airinsight introduces News in Brief. During each month from July onwards, we compile a rolling story by date with news that is sometimes too small for a deep analysis but…