Despite Airbus’ aircraft deliveries taking a dive in August, the European planemaker remains well ahead of its besieged US rival, Boeing, in both deliveries and net new orders. Airbus has announced that it delivered 39 aircraft in August, down from the 49 jets it delivered in July, and only slightly down from the 41 aircraft
Just one day after the announcement of an FAA probe into the 787 Dreamliner, Boeing’s woes unfortunately continue, as the planemaker announced another new fault found in its aircraft. Boeing has revealed a fault in its Dreamliner’s horizontal stabiliser, apparently only on its planes that are yet to be delivered. It appears that some components
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said it is now investigating manufacturing flaws in a handful of Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The FAA probe follows last week’s report of “two distinct manufacturing issues” being found in the aircraft’s fuselage, reportedly only affecting eight planes, all of which have now been grounded. The issues were linked
Almost three months after drawing a hard line with planemakers on upcoming aircraft deliveries, Qatar Airways and Airbus appear to have reached an agreement to delay a number of the airline’s scheduled deliveries. Qatar chief executive Akbar Al Baker confirmed at the virtual CAPA Australia Pacific Aviation Summit on Wednesday that it had successfully deferred
Boeing has grounded eight of its 787 Dreamliners after it reportedly found “two distinct manufacturing issues” affecting the fuselage of the aircraft, the latest in a long list of troubles for the Chicago-based planemaker. According to Boeing, the issues were located in the joint of sections towards the rear end of the wide-body aircraft, and
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has officially confirmed that it will begin its own independent testing on changes made to the Boeing 737 MAX in the week beginning 7 September. The European body intends to conduct these tests in Vancouver, Canada, as global authorities work to ascertain when the troubled aircraft can take
