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Suppliers

737 MAX production
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Spirit: Fixes On Unassembled 737 Fuselages Will Take Three Months

May 03, 2023
Boeing estimates that 75% of the 225 737 MAXs in the company’s undelivered inventory must be repaired.
Spirit Aerosystems
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Could Boeing Buy Back Spirit AeroSystems?

May 03, 2023
What if airframer Boeing offered to buy back the Wichita aerostructures operations of Spirit AeroSystems, would Spirit be open to it?

The Daily Memo

Solvay Group
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Daily Memo: Thermoplastic Composites’ Promoters Face Winding Road To Large-Scale Applications

May 03, 2023
The technology of thermoplastic composites is coming closer to enabling higher production rates, as well as improved aircraft and engine designs. 

Airlines

Saudi
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Saudi Arabia Starts Search For New LCC

May 02, 2023
Aerospace is fast becoming a lynchpin of the Arab nation’s Vision 2030 plan, which aims to diversify the country’s economy away from hydrocarbons.
Air France A330
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France, China Negotiate Flight Increases Amid Russia Airspace Closure

May 03, 2023
Traffic rights between France and China fall under a bilateral agreement that dates back to 1966.
aircraft
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Korean Air Predicts More Passenger Demand Gains, But Weaker Cargo

May 03, 2023
Korean Air expects to see passenger demand continue to increase toward a full recovery in 2023, and the carrier is boosting its capacity in response.
A220
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Engine Shortage Forces Lufthansa Group To Ground A Third Of Its A220s

May 03, 2023
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr expects engine shortages will continue to significantly affect the group’s airlines, particularly Swiss.
Spring Airlines A320
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Spring Airlines First Chinese Carrier To Return To Profitability

May 02, 2023
CAPA/OAG data shows Shenzhen–Shanghai, Guangdong–Shanghai, and Shanghai–Chengdu remain as Spring’s top three routes. 

Airframers

Airbus A350F
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Airbus Delays A350F By ‘A Few Months’ Into 2026

May 03, 2023
The company said May 3 that “the industrial planning for this variant is being slightly adjusted with the entry-into-service now slipping into 2026.”

Technology

Aerospace Technology Institute Flyzero concept
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UK Launches Study To Bolster Hydrogen-Related Capabilities

Apr 20, 2023
A project has been launched to develop a concept for a center of excellence to help industry embrace liquid hydrogen as a fuel for aviation.

Lessors

aircraft
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DAE CEO Says Company’s Strategy Protects It From Delivery Delays

May 03, 2023
At the end of the quarter, DAE had an owned, managed and committed fleet of 437 Airbus, ATR and Boeing aircraft.

Safety

Boeing 737 firefighting tanker
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Preliminary Report Sheds Light On 737 Water Bomber Crash

May 03, 2023
A preliminary report has been released by ATSB into the Coulson Aviation 737 firefighting tanker crash in Australia.

Industry Data