Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Airbus Group posted net income of €1.76 billion ($1.93 billion) for the first half of 2016, up 16% compared to net income of €1.52 billion in the 1H 2015.
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By Mark Nensel
Boeing reported a consolidated net loss of $234 million for the 2016 second quarter, a $1.34 billion reversal from the 2015 June quarter.
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China Southern subsidiary Xiamen Airlines has ordered six Boeing 787-9s, in a deal worth $1.4 billion at list prices.
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Malaysia Airlines has announced a deal for 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, made up of 25 firm MAX 8s and 25 purchase rights, valued at $2.75 billion at list prices.
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All fleet data is current as of March 31, 2016. Source: Aviation Week Fleets Discovery and ATW Research
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Aircraft Manufacturers & Leasing News-July 26, 2016
Airlines & Lessors

All fleet data is current as of March 31, 2016. Source: Aviation Week Fleets Discovery and ATW Research
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By Linda Blachly
The first Airbus A350 XWB for Thai Airways International has completed its maiden flight over the skies of southwest France, Airbus said in a statement.
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By Victoria Moores
UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and tier-one aerostructures supplier GKN Aerospace have broadened their Trent XWB-84 risk-sharing partnership to include a modified intermediate compressor case (ICC).
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By Victoria Moores
Online retail and technology firm Amazon has secured permission from the UK CAA to trial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations, or drones, for parcel delivery.
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By Victoria Moores
US low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways has placed a follow-on order for 15 Airbus A321ceos and 15 A321neos.
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By Mark Nensel
Boeing projected the need for 2.11 million new commercial airline pilots, maintenance technicians and cabin crew to operate the world’s commercial airline fleet by 2035.
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By Victoria Moores
The Tanzanian government has signed a firm purchase agreement for two Bombardier Q400s for commercial airline use, valued at $62 million at list prices.
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American Airlines has reached an agreement with Airbus to defer its first A350-900 delivery from the spring of 2017 to late 2018, and on average will take delivery of its 22 A350s 26 months later than previously planned.
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Boeing will report after-tax charges totaling $2.1 billion across three aircraft programs—the 787, 747-8 and KC-46 aerial refueler—in its July 27 second-quarter earnings release, the company has revealed.
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Boeing announced Thursday it will recognize financial charges totaling $2.1 billion related to three aircraft programs in its second-quarter earnings results next week.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines has taken delivery of the first Airbus A320neo powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines.
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By Linda Blachly
Aircraft News-July 20, 2016
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By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific Airways is starting to build up its Airbus A350-900 fleet, as it prepares for the aircraft’s long-haul debut later this year.
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By Jens Flottau
Bombardier said it has managed to increase range of both the CS100 and CS300 from restricted airports.
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By Karen Walker
A SWISS scheduled commercial flight of the Bombardier CSeries aircraft from Switzerland to the UK had to return to home base Tuesday morning after experiencing a problem with its air conditioning system.
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From Boeing's 2016 Current Market Outlook report, 20-year projections for economic and traffic growth, plus needed new aircraft to accommodate the projections, for the world's regions.
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All fleet data is current as of March 31, 2016. Source: Aviation Week Fleets Discovery and ATW Research
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Delta Air Lines executives said they are not concerned by the money-losing first-half 2016 performance of the company’s Trainer, Pennsylvania oil refinery, noting that the facility is part of Delta’s overall fuel strategy and is not judged solely by profitability.
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