Category: Civil Aviation

Boeing announced on December 22 that it has acquired Alenia North America’s 50 per cent stake in Charleston, South Carolina, based 787 supplier Global Aeronautica. The acquisition will see Global Aeronautica, which completes subassembly on the centre sections of the 787 before they enter final assembly, become a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing Charleston. Boeing

Ryanair has pulled out of talks with Boeing over a potential order for up to 200 737-800s, blaming Boeing for not offering attractive delivery conditions, although the carrier is not carrying out its threat to cancel aircraft already ordered. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said in a statement issued by the airline on December 18 that

CFM International has won the race to power the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) C919 150-seat airliner, with its next generation LEAP-X engine selected ahead of the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofan. Under an agreement with COMAC, CFM (which is a joint venture between General Electric and Snecma) will provide the LEAP-X1C engine

Japan’s All Nippon Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for five 777-200ERs and five 767-300ERs. The order is valued at US$2bn (A$2.26bn) at list prices, although the airline is likely to have extracted a significant discount. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest