Articles tagged “airplanes”

Airlines

Airbus Is Filling an 8,000 Airplane Backlog Amid Strong Demand

The tallest order Airbus has ever faced is making planes more sustainable. But a top Airbus exec is optimistic.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 months ago

Airbus Is Filling an 8,000 Airplane Backlog Amid Strong Demand

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IDEAS: Boom Supersonic Completes Key Milestone in Journey Towards First Flight

Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest airliner, Overture, has completed several key milestones with its technology demonstrator aircraft, the XB-1. Credit: Boom Supersonic The XB-1 aircraft is playing a vital role in enabling the development of the Overture aircraft, which is a sustainable supersonic airliner that has been designed to fly at Mach…

Adam Stacey | 4 months ago

Travel Technology

JetZero Wins $235 Million Contract from U.S. Air Force for Next-Gen Jet

JetZero is one of multiple aircraft startups with promises of low or zero emissions that have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in recent months.

Reuters, Skift | 4 months ago

JetZero Wins $235 Million Contract from U.S. Air Force for Next-Gen Jet

Airlines

Airbus in Talks for New China Jet Order Ahead of Macron Visit

Airlines in China may lean towards Airbus when buying planes because of tensions between Beijing and Washington. That may boost Airbus' sales, especially of its short-haul, single-aisle jets. Poor Boeing.

Tim Hepher and Michel Rose, Reuters | 9 months ago

Airbus in Talks for New China Jet Order Ahead of Macron Visit

Airlines

Private Equity Sees New Aviation Investing Opportunities With Recent Bank Anxieties

Although some aerospace suppliers have concerns about private equity investments, they'd surely welcome the capital needed to meet the growing demand for more planes and parts as travel continues its rebound.

Allison Lampert, Allison Lampert and Abhijith Ganapavaram, Reuters | 9 months ago

Private Equity Sees New Aviation Investing Opportunities With Recent Bank Anxieties

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Southwest Hires Consultant to Assess the Airline’s Tech Systems

The CEO of Southwest Airlines issued a statement to customers with new details about actions the company is taking following the debacle in the last week of December.  The most notable new information that CEO Bob Jordan shared is that the company has created a board committee to review the company’s response during that time,…

Justin Dawes | 12 months ago

Coronavirus

A Return to Mask Wearing Encouraged for Long-Haul Flights

World health officials urging flyers to mask up again is a loud reminder the fight against Covid is far from over despite travelers' eagerness to put the pandemic — and masks on planes — firmly behind them.

Natalie Grover and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Reuters | 12 months ago

A Return to Mask Wearing Encouraged for Long-Haul Flights

Airlines

Full Video: Breeze and Connect Airlines Discuss Startup Strategies at Skift Aviation Forum 2022

The executives of Connect Airlines and Breeze Airways say a post-economic crisis is a good time to start an airline, but the window of opportunity could be closing.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Full Video: Breeze and Connect Airlines Discuss Startup Strategies at Skift Aviation Forum 2022