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Airbus Settles Sharklet Legal Fight With Aviation Partners

May 23, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

Seattle’s Aviation Partners Inc. has settled a long-running patent infringement dispute with Airbus, which it accused of “willfully and maliciously misappropriating” its patented blended winglet technology.

The fight began with dueling lawsuits in 2011 and 2012 and ended in recent months after arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce in London, two aerospace industry sources said.

Airbus ended up making a large payment to Aviation Partners (API), according to the sources, who were familiar with the matter but asked not to be named to protect business relationships.

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Airbus Settles Sharklet Legal Fight

Boeing Boosting 767 Production

April 26, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

Boeing is boosting production of its Everett-made 767 mid-sized jet due to demand from cargo companies and the military, CEO Dennis Muilenburg said Wednesday.

“Today, 767 Freighters are the best they have ever been, and demand continues to grow,” Muilenburg said. “The growth of the e-commerce market is fueling some of that.”

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Boeing Boosting 767 Production

Airbus Weighs New A330 Cargo Model

March 20, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

Airbus SE is considering building a freighter version of its slow-selling A330neo widebody, spurred by requests from potential customers amazon.com and United Parcel service, according to people familiar with the matter.

The interest from Amazon and UPS could rekindle a competition between Airbus and Boeing as the global air-cargo market rebounds from a decade-long slump. Production of the popular Boeing 767 freighter has been restricted as the U.S. manufacturer focuses on a military tanker variant that is more than a year behind schedule, the people said.

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Airbus Weighs New A330 Cargo Model

The fate of the Boeing 767

March 7, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

Last fall, Boeing (NYSE: BA) seemed to be seriously considering restarting production of the 767-300ER medium-range widebody. While the 767’s technology is nearly half a century old, it’s a proven model with low production costs and no direct competition.

U.S. airline giant United Continental (NYSE: UAL) was interested in placing a large order, according to The Wall Street Journal and other sources. However, a prominent Boeing executive recently slammed the door on the prospect of building more 767 passenger jets. This may indicate growing confidence that Boeing will be able to launch a new “middle-of-the-market” 797 jet later this year.

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The fate of the Boeing 767

Airbus fights to defend A330neo market

March 6, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

PARIS (Reuters) – Imminent airline decisions on $10 billion of wide-body plane orders could influence the fate of Airbus’ (AIR.PA) A330neo even before the recently upgraded jet completes flight trials, industry sources said.

American Airlines said in January it was reviewing the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and shorter-range Airbus A330-900, which is in test flights before entering service this summer.

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Airbus fights to defend A330neo market

Delta Air Lines Rumored to Want Boeing 797

February 18, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

Last year, Boeing (NYSE: BA) strained its relationship with U.S. airline giant Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) by attempting to have big tariffs imposed on Delta’s purchase of CSeries jets from Bombardier. Many pundits saw Boeing’s trade complaint as a risky move that could alienate a key customer — especially after Delta ordered the Airbus (NASDAQOTH: EADSY) A321neo last December instead of the Boeing 737 MAX 10.

However, these fears weren’t justified. Delta isn’t going to make bad business decisions just to punish Boeing. In fact, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian wants the carrier to be a launch customer for Boeing’s proposed “middle-of-the-market” jet, according to Bloomberg.

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delta wants Boeing 797

Boeing Is Killing It by Squeezing Its Suppliers

February 14, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

So much goes into the development of a commercial aircraft—billions of dollars, millions of work hours, rivers of sweat—that when a new model is finished, the designers like to throw a party. At the Boeing rollout of the 777 in April 1994, an event orchestrated by Dick Clark Productions, music swelled while the slogan “Working Together” appeared on a 285-foot screen before thousands of employees gathered at the doors of a massive hangar in Everett, Wash. The phrase was the organizing principle of Boeing’s engineering team and even the name of the first airplane, painted in cursive under the cockpit window. “Because we realized,” a narrator intoned, “that only by working together as a team—with our customers, our suppliers, and each other—would we build a truly great airplane.” Boeing extended its embrace of globalism with its next airplane, the 787 Dreamliner, introduced in 2011, relying on a far-flung network of suppliers that not only built but also designed many of the parts.

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Boeing is killing it

WestJet Sees Boeing’s Max 7 as Key to Savings

February 12, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

Boeing’s slow-selling 737 Max 7 has a big fan in Western Canada. WestJet Airlines will become the second carrier next year, after Southwest Airlines Co., to operate the smallest version of Boeing’s upgraded workhorse. The Calgary-based company is set to receive five of the single-aisle jetliners next year.

“We love those planes,” WestJet Chief Executive Officer Gregg Saretsky said in an interview, citing the aircraft’s range and 12 additional seats compared with the Boeing 737-700, a linchpin of the airline’s fleet. “It’s great for long, thin markets.”

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WestJet High on Boeing 737 Max7

Boeing Announces $900 Million in Services Orders at Singapore Airshow

February 6, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced services orders valued at more than $900 million that will enable carriers and partners to excel in today’s competitive airline environment.

“Boeing is serious about helping customers optimize the performance of their fleets and reduce operational costs throughout the lifecycle,” said Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Global Services. “Predicted growth for aerospace services in the Asia Pacificbrings opportunities to partner with local industry to understand the region’s greatest needs, invest in new capabilities to meet those needs, and then bring them to market quickly.”

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Boeing orders at Singapore Airshow

UPS is buying 18 new Boeing 747 & 767 aircraft

February 1, 2018 / WIL BALDWIN

UPS said it plans to buy 14 brand new 747-8F and 4 767-F Boeing aircraft. These are the largest planes the Atlanta-based shipping company has ever flown, offering an increase of about 16 percent more cargo capacity than its current largest, the 747-400. None of the company’s current aircraft are being retired.

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UPS buying new Boeing freighters

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