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Airbus And Boeing Have A Common Rival: China

While the United States (US) and Europe waged a 17-year trade battle over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus, China poured money into its own commercial aircraft to take on the Western aviation duopoly.It took a common threat for the US and Europe to finally put an end to their dispute this past week, as the two sides signed a five-year truce suspending tit-for-tat tariffs.US President Joe Biden made it clear during his visit to Brussels on Tuesday: Washington and Brussels must "work togethe

20 June 2021
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Boeing sounds alarm about virus impact on aviation

Boeing issued a stark warning Wednesday about the impact of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, saying there was "no question" it would hammer the aviation industry and the broader economy.The virus has killed more than 1,100 people and infected tens of thousands in China, and spread to over two dozen other countries in what is now considered a global health emergency.Major airlines have halted flights in and out of China, where a lockdown has been imposed in the worst-affected areas,

13 February 2020
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Indonesia blames 737 MAX design for Lion Air crash

Indonesian authorities have cited failures in the Boeing 737 MAX design and oversight as contributing to the 2018 Lion Air plane crash, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.The report into the crash, which will be formally released in early November, also blames pilot error and maintenance issues for the crash that killed 189 people shortly after the flight departed from Jakarta last October, the newspaper said.The Boeing plane model was later grounded worldwide after an Ethiopian Airli

23 September 2019
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Indonesia to cancel 49-jet Boeing 737 deal

Indonesia's national carrier Garuda has told Boeing it will cancel a multi-billion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after the model was involved in two fatal crashes.The move could spark more cancellations from other major carriers, an aviation analyst said, as Boeing and United States (US) federal regulators get set to face their first public grilling by Congress since the deadly incidents."We have sent a letter to Boeing requesting that the order be cancelled," Garud

25 March 2019
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More ASEAN nations ban Boeing 737 MAX jets

The European Union (EU) closed its airspace to Boeing 737 MAX planes on Tuesday, joining similar action by nations across the globe following a second deadly accident in just five months.Fleets of the best-selling workhorse plane were also grounded by airlines as safety concerns swirled, sending Boeing shares tumbling another seven percent in Tuesday trading and wiping billions more off its market value.On Sunday, a new Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 went down minutes into a flight from Addis A

13 March 2019
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Boeing 737 MAX safety record questioned

For the second time in less than six months, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 has crashed minutes after take-off and killed everyone on board, raising fresh questions about the safety of a model that is crucial to the United States (US) giant's future plans.On Sunday, the 157 passengers and crew members of a 737 MAX operated by Ethiopian Airlines were killed.

11 March 2019
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The aviation industry continues to fly sky high

Aircraft makers, Boeing and Airbus have plenty to be happy about. Air travel is increasing and as a consequence, demand for commercial planes are up as well. According to a report by Airbus earlier this year, globally, air transport has grown by 60 percent in the last 10 years. Accounting for that growth, the projected demand for commercial planes will reach almost 35,000 by 2036 and Asia Pacific represents 41 percent of that demand.

9 February 2018
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Malaysia Airlines agrees to $3.06 bn plane deal

Malaysia Airlines agreed to buy Boeing’s 787-9 Dreamliners and 737 Max jets as the Southeast Asian nation’s flag carrier looks to boost services on its busiest routes.The airline signed a memorandum of understanding for eight of the carbon-composite Dreamliners, and eight 737 Max 8s, Boeing said in an e-mailed statement late Tuesday.

13 September 2017
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