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Both companies report strong order intake in July. Boeing resumes 787 deliveries. by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 26 and 46 commercial jets in July …
Airbus and Boeing Report July 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
Questions have arisen over the status of a Nord Stream 1 gas turbine that was recently in need of repair. The machine was sent to a Siemens Energy maintenance facility …
The Russian Turbine Dilemma Read More
The following is a list of the Top 100 U.S. Department of Defense prime contractors in fiscal year 2021 ranked by total contract funds awarded. The DoD had defense contract …
Top 100 Defense Contractors 2021 Read More
Satisfactory orders haul ahead of Farnborough. Boeing reports solid deliveries, 737 MAX rate increase. by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 51 and 58 commercial jets …
Airbus and Boeing Report June 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
Airbus Expects to Deliver 720 Commercial Jets in 2022. Boeing Plans 737 MAX Production Hike to 47 Aircraft per Month Next Year by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing …
Airbus and Boeing Report February 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of far-reaching Western sanctions on the Russian aviation industry, global commercial aviation lessors have been plunged into a …
Russia Moves to Seize Leased Foreign Aircraft Read More
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Boeing has suspended buying titanium from Russia. Titanium producer VSMPO-Avisma has been a Boeing partner and supplier of raw material and …
Boeing Halts Russian Titanium Buys Read More
As Russia sends troops into separatist areas of Ukraine, and facing the prospect of a full-scale invasion, the U.S. and its allies are beginning to target Russian entities with sanctions. …
Russian Civil Aerospace Spared from Sanctions So Far Read More
2022 Off to a Good Start, with Both Companies Surpassing Last Year’s January Shipments by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 32 and 30 commercial jets …
Airbus and Boeing Report January 2022 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
Zorya-Mashproekt, a company in Ukraine that specializes in gas turbine production, has a particular connection to natural gas – particularly Russian natural gas. Zorya manufactures gas turbines for industrial and …
A Thought: Ukraine, Zorya-Mashproekt and All That Gas Read More