Source: Boeing The Boeing Company announced major program deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the third quarter of 2022. The company will provide detailed third quarter financial results on October 26. Major program deliveries during the third quarter were as follows:   Major Programs 3rd Quarter 2022 Year-to-Date 2022 Commercial Airplanes Programs 737 88 277 747 — 3 767 9 21 777 6 18 787 9 9 Total 112 328 Defense, Space & Security Programs AH-64 Apache (New) 7 20 AH-64 Apache (Remanufactured) 8 36 CH-47 Chinook (New) 1 10 CH-47 Chinook (Renewed) 2 6 F-15 Models 4 9 F/A-18 Models 3 11 KC-46 Tanker 1 9 MH-139 4 4 P-8 Models 4 10 Commercial and Civil Satellites 2 [...]

Source: Airbus Airbus' commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for the month of September 2022 have been published on airbus.com and are accessible on the link below. September 2022 deliveries: 55 deliveries to 31 customers September 2022 orders: 13 2022 deliveries to date: 437 deliveries to 66 customers in the year. The net year to date delivery number of 435 reflects a reduction of 2 deliveries recorded in December 2021 (2 A350-900 AEROFLOT) for which a transfer was not possible due to international sanctions. A300/A310 A220/A320 A330/A340/A350 A380 Total Total orders 816 17404 3057 251 21528 Total deliveries 816 10743 2424 251 14234 Aircraft in fleet 283 10086 2162 239 12770

Source: Airbus Growth will require an additional two million people in the services sector Recovery to pre pandemic levels by end of 2023 Airbus expects the services market to recover to pre pandemic levels in 2023 and to double in value over the next 20 years - from $95bn today to over $230bn in 2041, according to its latest Global Services Forecast (GSF). As a result, the number of people working in aviation services, keeping the world's fleets flying on a daily basis, is set to increase by a further two million. “Every day millions of people in services, hidden champions behind the scenes, keep our global fleet of aircraft flying. Alone the number of pilots, cabin crews and maintenance [...]

Source: ATR Rahul Domergue has been appointed Corporate Secretary and General Counsel of ATR, the world number one regional aircraft manufacturer, effective from 1 October 2022. Rahul joins ATR’s Executive Committee, reporting directly to the new Chief Executive Officer, Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, and heading the Legal, Ethics & Compliance, Environment & Public Affairs, and Facility Management functions. Rahul succeeds Frédéric Torrea who starts a new role as Head of Export Control at Airbus Helicopters. Previously Head of Contracts, Litigation and Intellectual Property at Airbus Helicopters since 2012, Rahul started his career in 1999 as a business lawyer for Veolia Environnement in Paris. Rahul joined the Thales Aerospace division in 2002, then NHIndustries in 2007 – a joint venture between Airbus [...]

Source: Boeing Support for the Florida Disaster Relief Fund, American Red Cross, and others will provide immediate assistance and resources in affected Florida communities Boeing is committing $2 million to assist with on the ground disaster recovery and relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, the company announced. This includes a $750,000 donation to the Volunteer Florida Foundation, the state's lead agency for volunteer and national service that directly manages the Florida Disaster Relief fund. "The destruction left behind in the wake of Hurricane Ian is devastating and heartbreaking. Our thoughts go out to our colleagues and all those impacted by the storms," said David Calhoun, Boeing president and CEO. "Boeing and our teammates stand ready to support the people [...]

Source: Embraer Embraer has announced the signing of an investment agreement to acquire a minority shareholding in XMobots, the largest drone company in Latin America with operations in São Carlos, in the countryside of São Paulo. The transaction will be made via an investment fund in which Embraer is the sole partner, with an additional investment option in the future. The conclusion is subject to accomplishment conditions and obtaining the usual approvals for this type of transaction. The deal aims to accelerate the future of the medium and large autonomous drone market and jointly explore new market niches. It also seeks to expand the collaboration network in the research of new technologies that have synergies within the areas of technological [...]

Source: Boeing Automated and uncrewed aircraft are key to realizing Urban Air Mobility vision Planes would take off and land at 'vertiports' where passengers wait to board Boeing and its joint venture partner Wisk today released a roadmap for transitioning to a future where automated and uncrewed aircraft can safely carry passengers and cargo in urban and suburban areas. The concept of operations lays out the technology, regulatory and social recommendations needed to deploy Urban Air Mobility (UAM) in the United States and integrate it into the national airspace system. "We're working to enable a future of aerospace that is safe, sustainable and at scale. Uncrewed operations will be fundamental to realizing that vision, and we have to exceed the current [...]