Boeing 787

Boeing resumed 787 deliveries March 26 following FAA’s sign-off, a major step in clearing a backlog of more than 80 aircraft in Washington State and South Carolina held up by needed post-production inspections.

Bjørn Kjos is behind a new venture seeking to enter the low-cost transatlantic market vacated by Norwegian Air Shuttle.

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has received an application from Milan-based airline Neos for exemption authority and an amended foreign air carrier permit.

The Italian carrier hopes to grow its transatlantic network to fly to destinations in the US.

The airline had previously hoped to start long-haul international flying in July.

Singapore will return to the airline’s network after an absence of more than a decade.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has reached agreements with Airbus and Boeing to defer the delivery of more than 130 aircraft in its order book past the contracted timeframe and some beyond the immediate five years.

Nonstop service between the two cities last operated on a regular basis in October 2008.

Despite COVID-19 issues, subsidiary ZIPAIR still pressing ahead with Tokyo Narita-Honolulu route launch.

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Canada’s flag-carrier intends to begin serving India’s capital from Montreal in April, ahead of launching a seasonal route between the Canadian city and Cairo.

The program continues to be bogged down by post-production inspections and customers’ hesitance to take new widebody aircraft amid an historic demand downturn.

The carrier which pioneered cheap transatlantic flights between Europe and the US will now focus on short-haul routes as part of a plan to exit insolvency.

Cairo and Alexandria are being restored to the airline’s route map.

Norwegian Air Shuttle said it would focus on operations in Europe and drop long-haul flying as it moves forward with a restructuring process the airline hopes will attract new investment and allow continued operations.

Air India is increasing service to the UK in January.

Abuja in Nigeria is the latest destination being added to Qatar Airways’ route network.

A newly revealed Boeing 787 production issue has been slowing deliveries of the widebody twin, prompting Boeing to hold up completed aircraft for fixes and work with the FAA to determine what ramifications the issue may have for the in-service fleet.

Taiwan’s EVA Air has come to an agreement with Boeing to swap seven of its outstanding 787-10 orders to three 777F freighters and four smaller 787-9 aircraft.

Boeing and the Seattle-area based machinists union that represent thousands of its factory workers have not held talks related to the company’s study

Boeing managers “exerted undue pressure” and interfered with FAA-designated employees at its South Carolina manufacturing facility for the 787 airliner, the FAA alleged in announcing $1.25 million in proposed fines on Aug. 5.

Etihad Airways has signed agreements with Boeing Global Services for the provision of maintenance support on the airline’s Boeing 787 fleet.

United Airlines backed out of a plan to close its Boeing 787 pilot base at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), citing a “changing competitive environment” at the major U.S. west coast hub airport.

ULCC Norwegian has issued notice to Boeing of its intention to cancel orders for 92 737 MAX and five 787s, together with the GoldCare service agreements accompanying all of the aircraft.

Bamboo Airways is looking to power its new Boeing 787-9s with General Electric GEnx turbofans, according to the airline’s chairman Trinh Van Quyet.