Source: Airbus 661 deliveries, eight percent increase over 2021 1,078 gross commercial orders (820 net), 7,239 aircraft in backlog Airbus SE delivered 661* commercial aircraft to 84 customers in 2022 and registered 1,078 gross new orders. Airbus’ end December 2022 backlog stood at 7,239 aircraft. “In 2022 we served 84 customers with 661 deliveries, an increase of 8 percent compared to 2021. That’s obviously less than we were targeting but given the complexity of the operating environment I want to thank the teams and our partners for the hard work and the ultimate result,” said Guillaume Faury, Airbus Chief Executive Officer. “The significant order intake covering all our aircraft families including freighters, reflects the strength and competitiveness of our product line. [...]

Source: Boeing Boeing reported 774 commercial orders last year after cancellations and conversions, including 561 orders for the 737 family and 213 orders for the company's market-leading twin-aisle airplanes. Boeing delivered 69 commercial jets in December, including 53 737 MAX, bringing total deliveries for 2022 to 480 airplanes. "We worked hard in 2022 to stabilize 737 production, resume 787 deliveries, launch the 777-8 Freighter and, most importantly, meet our customer commitments," said Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Stan Deal. "As the airline industry expands its recovery, we are seeing strong demand across our product family, particularly the highly efficient 737 MAX and the 787 Dreamliner. We will stay focused on driving stability within our operations and the supply chain as [...]

Source: Airbus Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a laser communication terminal for aircraft, known as UltraAir. Based on the development led by Airbus and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), the two companies will now prepare a demonstration of a prototype and a first flight test in 2024. As of 2024, Airbus and VDL Group – a Dutch high-tech industrial supplier – will further industrialise the prototype in order to make it ready for integration with a hosting aircraft. VDL brings design for production to the partnership and will manufacture critical systems. A flight test of this industrialised prototype is planned in 2025 on an aircraft. UltraAir will [...]

Source: ATR Lamberto Martinello has been appointed Head of Communications and Corporate Branding for ATR, the world number one regional aircraft manufacturer. He took up his position on 1 January 2023 and reports directly to the CEO, Nathalie Tarnaud Laude. Lamberto was previously Head of Social Media and Digital Marketing at the Italian group Leonardo. Since 2005, he has held several senior positions there, covering all aspects of corporate communications. He has developed a strong expertise in the fields of internal and external communication, social media, digital marketing, e-reputation and crisis management. Throughout his career, Lamberto has implemented communication strategies to support the business objectives of the Italian group. His activities have led to significant and measurable improvements in visibility [...]

Source: Airbus On November 30 and December 1, expert guests from across the globe from the aviation, business, science, automotive and energy sectors convened in Toulouse, France, for the 2022 edition of the Airbus Summit. Their mission was clear – explore promising innovations, disruptive technologies and cross-sector initiatives accelerating the pathway towards net-zero aviation. This year’s Summit showcased tangible progress and achievements made by the aerospace sector. On Day One, Airbus led a discussion on the future of space technologies with a special emphasis on future lunar architecture, announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Neste to jointly advance the production and uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), and communicated on a joint venture with ArianeGroup to work together to build the first liquid hydrogen refueling facility for [...]

Source: Boeing Order will support narrowbody market demand as air travel continues to recover 737-8 fuel efficiency and reliability support BOC Aviation's growth strategy More than 1,500 gross orders for 737 MAX family since late 2020 BOC Aviation Limited and Boeing [NYSE:BA] today announced that the airplane lessor is growing its 737 MAX portfolio with an order for 40 additional 737-8 jets. With the order, BOC Aviation is advancing its strategy of purchasing new, fuel-efficient, environmentally sustainable airplanes that are in demand with airline customers. "We are pleased to continue to build on our existing relationship with Boeing, with this 40-aircraft incremental order for the fuel-efficient Boeing 737-8 aircraft. The incremental order takes our total 737 MAX 8 orderbook with [...]

Source: Eve Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) announced today the approval by the executive board of Brazil’s National Development Bank (“BNDES”) to support Eve’s eVTOL development efforts with two distinct credit lines, totaling $92.5 million. Both credit lines are expected to offer beneficial terms and conditions to Eve with a 12-year maturity and amortization grace period. The financing is subject to the negotiation and execution of definitive agreements between Eve and BNDES in connection with such credit lines, as well as the satisfaction of certain conditions to be set forth in such definitive agreements. The first credit line is expected to be granted by the Climate Fund (“Fundo Nacional Sobre Mudança Climática”, or “Climate Fund”). This is a BNDES program [...]

Source: Airbus Following a decision by the Airbus Board of Directors, Tony Wood has joined the Board as a non-executive director with immediate effect, replacing Lord Paul Drayson who resigned on the day of the 2022 Annual General Meeting. In accordance with the Board of Directors’ internal rules and the Company's Articles of Association,  Tony Wood's appointment as a non-executive director for a three year mandate will be submitted for approval at the next Annual General Meeting of shareholders in April 2023. Tony Wood has extensive experience of the aerospace industry and defence sector. He is currently a Member of the Board of National Grid plc, an energy transmission company operating in the UK and the US. "We are pleased [...]