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Aviation Daily, February 21, 2025

VOL. 439 NO. 35 February 21, 2025
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Airframers

Guillaume Faury
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Airbus Expects 820 Commercial Deliveries In 2025, Delays A350F

Feb 20, 2025
Airbus faces challenges on several fronts in 2025 as the looming acquisition of sites from Spirit AeroSystems is proving more complex than hoped while engine deliveries remain slow.
Boeing 777-9
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Boeing Says 777-9 On Track For 2026 First Deliveries

Feb 20, 2025
Boeing’s 777-9 certification program remains on track to wrap up by early 2026, CEO Kelly Ortberg said.
Boeing factory
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Ortberg: 787 Production Quality Must Improve Before Rate Increase

Feb 20, 2025
Boeing’s plan to increase 787 production to seven aircraft per month hinges on not only supply chain improvement, but also reducing quality issues.
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ATR Presses On With Maintenance Interval Extensions

Feb 13, 2025
ATR is beginning a 2-3-year journey where it will be investing $10-20 million to solve maintenance issues, ATR CEO Nathalie Tarnaud Laude said.

The Daily Memo

Frontier A320neo
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Daily Memo: Frontier’s Premium Pivot Doesn’t Mean It’s Abandoned More Basic Products

Feb 20, 2025
Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle believes the ULCC is well-positioned to seize opportunities in the recovery of non-premium seats in the U.S. market.

Safety

Quikjet 737 freighter
article

India’s Quikjet To Support Fatigue Study For Automation Startup Merlin

Feb 18, 2025
Automated flight systems developer Merlin is partnering with cargo carrier Quikjet Airlines to assess and correlate pilot fatigue with inflight performance.

Airlines

United Airlines
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United Airlines More Confident In OEM Delivery Projections

Feb 19, 2025
United Airlines has expressed rising confidence in both its aircraft delivery schedule and manufacturers’ abilities to meet it.
article

Copa Is ‘Perfectly Fine’ With Its 2025 Aircraft Delivery Schedule

Feb 13, 2025
The Panama-based company is forecasted to take delivery of 13 737-8 narrowbodies in 2025.

Suppliers

article

Loss Of PCC Fastener Plant In Fire Seen As Significant, Manageable

Feb 20, 2025
The fire at SPS Technologies remained active with “hot spots” but was contained as of 9:30 a.m. EST on Feb. 20.

Regulatory/Legislative

FAA building
article

Layoffs Have Not Hit ‘Safety Critical’ Staff, FAA Chief Says

Feb 20, 2025
Recent government-wide layoffs have not affected any safety-critical employees in the FAA, Acting Administrator Chris Rocheleau said in an agency-wide email.

Departures

Airbus aircraft in flight
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Opinion: Airbus’ Hydrogen Smoke And Mirrors

Feb 21, 2025
There are three lessons to take away from Airbus’ admission that it is delaying its hydrogen-fueled aircraft dream.

Industry Data