Despite concerns raised by both suppliers and lessors, Airbus is sticking to its plans to fast-raise narrowbody production until mid-2023 while also beginning to increase output of the A330neo and A350.
The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has warned without urgent and coordinated government interventions, an environmentally sustainable Southern African air transport industry will remain unattainable.
Airbus is developing a new enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) for its A320 family of aircraft, that will eventually be adapted to other models. At the heart of the new system is a next-generation enhanced vision sensor which is being supplied to Airbus by Collins Aerospace.
Avantus Aerospace has sold off its remaining composite business lines to other private equity investors and to Latécoère so it can focus on fasteners and C-class parts for the metal-friendly narrowbody production ramp-up.
Boeing’s plans to increase production and unwind stored inventory on its two largest commercial programs, the 737 MAX and 787, hinge largely on regulatory approvals that the company is confident are coming, but the timing of needed sign-offs remains unclear.
Environmental lobby group Greenpeace has called on the EU to ban short-haul flights in favor of rail substitutes, citing new research performed by OBC Transeuropa (OBCT).
