Aviation International News reports there were four fatal crashes of US-registered business jets in the first half of 2023, resulting in nine fatalities. There were “zero such fatalities in all of 2022. Separately, two people were killed in one non-U.S-registered special missions business jet accident in the first six months, compared with six who perished in one non-U.S-registered charter jet crash in the same period last year.”
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Airbus Deliveries Reportedly Up 6% for First Half of 2023
Reuters reports industry sources indicated on Thursday that Airbus deliveries “increased by 6% in the first half of the year to reach 316 aircraft. … The European planemaker delivered 72 planes in June, up 20% from 60 in the same month last year and up from 63 in May this year, they added. Airbus, which is targeting 720 deliveries for the year, declined to comment ahead of the publication of data on Friday.”
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