Aviation International News reports that “Boeing on Tuesday revealed a pair of orders from Asian carriers for 49 of its 787 Dreamliner widebodies in the biggest deal of the Singapore Airshow’s first day.” Thai Airways is expected to purchase “up to 45 aircraft, while Royal Brunei Airlines has committed to adding four of the intercontinental model to its fleet.”
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Boeing Increases 787 Dreamliner Production
Reuters (5/30) reports that The Boeing Company has increased production of its 787 Dreamliner up to four planes per month from three as it prepares to ramp up to five per month by the end of 2023, as well as add a second production line at the company’s South Carolina facilities to help complete work this year on inventory 787s that are being modified to meet the standards of the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Boeing Shifts 787 Focus to Delivery, Production Pace
Aviation Week reports that The Boeing Company is shifting its 787 Dreamliner focus “to wiping out a 120-airframe stored backlog while steadily increasing production from the current rate of about one per month.”
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FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for 222 of Boeing 787 Planes
Reuters reports that on Wednesday, the FAA “issued an airworthiness directive for certain Boeing Co 787 airplanes, asking for inspection of the jets following reports of torn decompression panels in the bilge area.” The FAA “estimates that the directive affects 222 787 airplanes that are part of the U.S. registry.”
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787 Delivery Pause Could Align With Low Demand
Aviation Week reports that The Boeing Company’s “struggles handing over 787s during much of the COVID-19-induced long-haul traffic collapse may have an unintended upside – a forced pause in deliveries during a temporary stretch of low demand when many customers do not want the aircraft.”
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United Airlines Puts Down Deposit on Archer Aviation eVTOLs
The Wall Street Journal reports that United Airlines has made the first actual cash commitment to an eVTOL company, giving Archer Aviation $10 million for 100 electric aircraft intended to operate as taxis. The industry is still awaiting Federal Aviation Administration movement on things like pilot requirements and how the planes would be worked into the airspace.
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Production Hampered by Production Flaws
The Wall Street Journal reports on issues with the production of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The Dreamliner is the first aircraft produced by The Boeing Company that relies on parts produced by a global network of suppliers.
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Boeing to Restart 787 Dreamliner Handovers
Bloomberg reports that The Boeing Company “is laying plans to restart 787 Dreamliner handovers that have been largely halted since late 2020, notifying customers of their place in the delivery queue as it works with US regulators to complete the final paperwork.” Boeing “has reviewed the carbon-composite frames for tiny structural imperfections with regulators and key suppliers.”
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