An expected surge in air transport retirements driven by reduced demand is still not underway, with about 200 airframes booked as permanently removed from the global fleet through the first five months of 2021, a preliminary analysis by Naveo Consultancy shows.
Austrian Airlines is reconverting two Boeing 777-200ERs for passenger service that had been used for cargo flights over the past 15 months amid the COVID-19 crisis.
MRAS increasingly collaborates with engine OEMs to develop integrated propulsion systems with lower weight, less fuel burn, better aerodynamics and less noise.
S7 Technics will build a new facility at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) that will be the first in Russia to overhaul CFM International CFM56-5B/7B engines, installed on the Airbus A320ceo and Boeing 737NG.
While growth remains a goal, Boeing Global Services will focus more on investing in products and services with high capital-return potential, according to Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun.