We have covered Iranian commercial aircraft acquisitions before . This week, the US Treasury sanctioned 36 targets across Iran’s aviation sector on September 8 — 27 Iranian airlines, effectively every carrier the country has, plus nine third-country intermediary companies in…
Today is a big day for Boeing, with a union vote that could end or extend the strike taking place, and Boeing’s new CEO Kelly Ortberg presiding over the company’s third quarter earnings call. One way or the other, it…
UPDATE – Boeing has lowered the full-year guidance of 737/MAX deliveries to 375 to 400 aircraft, down from the original target of 400-450 deliveries in 2023. Necessary inspections and rework in multiple areas on already produced aircraft are taking so much…
Angola’s national carrier TAAG Angola continues its fleet renewal plans by announcing an order for four Boeing 787s. While the airline nor Boeing share only few details, it is believed to be an order for 787-9s that will be delivered from…
The FAA is requesting the inspection of more General Electric GE90s, as the regulator has reason to believe that a powder metal contamination issue is affecting more parts in the high-pressure turbine area than previously thought. A notice for proposed rulemaking…
UPDATE – In the worst scenario, the eleven-day strike at Spirit AeroSystems in June and July could impact 737 P-8A and MAX fuselage deliveries to Boeing by between twenty and fifty shipsets this year. Spirit has revised its guidance for…