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DOD May Allow F-35 Deliveries to Resume Within Weeks

Aviation Week reported that the “U.S. Defense Department may allow Lockheed Martin F-35 deliveries to resume within weeks, pending the outcome of legal, security and airworthiness reviews launched after the discovery of a Chinese supplier of a metal alloy in one component.” The Hill reported that Under Secretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment William LaPlante “said an investigation is underway and ‘moving quickly’ to look into how an alloy made in China ended up in magnets in the turbomachine pumps of the Lockheed Martin-produced F-35.” According to The Hill, “both the F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed have insisted that the Chinese-sourced alloy was magnetized in the United States and does not give any other country access to sensitive information, adding that there are no safety issues.” LaPlante told reporters, “They’re looking at two things – one, impact on security, if any, and impact on air worthiness or safety, if any. … Right now, so far it doesn’t appear to be either of them.”
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GAMA Finds General Aviation, Business Aviation Deliveries Climb

Aviation International News reports that the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has found that general aviation aircraft “billings rose by more than 5 percent to $9.1 billion from $8.6 billion, while business jet deliveries increased by nearly 10 percent in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period last year.” OEMs “delivered 289 business jets in the first half of the year, paced by Textron Aviation, which improved its previous total by 15 additional aircraft deliveries equating to a 20 percent increase year-over-year.”
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Boeing Deliveries Reach Highest Monthly Total Since 2019

Reuters reports that The Boeing Company “delivered 51 planes in June” for a total of 216 aircraft delivered in the first half of the year, “up 38% from the same period last year.” Boeing delivered more than 50 planes in a month for the first time since March 2019. Boeing also recorded 50 sales in June, 49 of which were for the 737 MAX, “of which 48 were sold to customers whose names were not immediately disclosed.”
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GAMA Reports Q1 Increase in Plane Deliveries, Led by Small Aircraft

Aviation International News reports that according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, “the first quarter brought good news for the general aviation industry in terms of deliveries,” as “overall airplane deliveries rose nearly 15 percent year-over-year, while helicopters handovers climbed 7 percent” and airplane deliveries “were led by smaller aircraft, causing a $300 million decline in billings from a year ago, to $3.7 billion.” GAMA found that “turboprop airplanes saw the largest gain, soaring by more than 30 percent over the first three months of 2021, with higher-end pressurized models receiving a 39 percent boost.”
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Boeing Aircraft Delivers 22 Jets in February

Reuters reports that The Boeing Company said it delivered 20 of its 737 MAX aircraft and two freighters to customers in February, indicating rebounding travel and pandemic-era cargo demand, but its 787 Dreamliner freeze continued. The Boeing 737 MAX and the 787 Dreamliner are crucial to the company’s ability to recover from the pandemic and catch up with Airbus, having lost the delivery race for a third consecutive year. Boeing said it also booked 32 orders for the 737 MAX aircraft, 18 of which were for Air Lease Corp. Deliveries of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner have been frozen for months as the company conducts strenuous inspections and repairs to address production-related structural defects.
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Airbus Accelerates Deliveries in March

Reuters reports that Airbus “accelerated jet deliveries in March, putting it within reach of matching or even eclipsing last year’s first-quarter total, which was only partially affected by the coronavirus crisis, tracking estimates showed on Wednesday.” The company “delivered 122 aircraft in the first three months of 2020.” Airbus “delivered 53 jets in the first two months of 2021 and then accelerated sharply in March, according to industry sources and unofficial estimates.” The planemaker “is expected to update delivery data on Thursday, ahead of quarterly earnings on April 29. Any final delivery data is subject to last-minute changes due to internal auditing.” According to the Airbus Finkenwerder News blog, the company delivered 44 A320 aircraft in March 2021 – nearly double the number that it delivered in January.
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Bell Reports Decline In Year-Over-Year Helicopter Deliveries for Q4

Aviation International News reports that Bell delivered 57 helicopters in the fourth quarter of 2020, down from 76 deliveries in the same period a year prior. Bell reported “revenue of $871 million,” which “was down from $961 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, while profit declined by $8 million to $110 million.” Backlog “was $5.3 billion, compared with $6.9 billion a year ago.”
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