Pandemic was accelerant, not cause of decision to consolidate 787 final assembly to its North Charleston, S.C. plant.
Brazil’s thrice-elected president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is slated to meet with China’s leader Xi Jinping on April 14, in a pivotal visit between the nations with a potentially profound impact on western aerospace.
Fort Worth, Texas — The trip between Bell Headquarters here to the company’s Flight Research Center in nearby Arlington is...
The first in a two-part series on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business of building commercial aircraft...
When Embraer spinoff Eve on Dec. 21 confirmed plans to combine with Zanite Acquisition Corp., it became the sixth company in the urban air mobility space to link up with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Rather than speak to the continued strength of SPACs, however, the deal illustrates the funding vehicle’s decline as an ample source of outside capital — even as it cements Embraer’s strategy of using partnerships to expand into new markets.
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While such deals across the rising eVTOL industry seemingly represent a new aerospace business model in which customers have a stake in the overall success of the product, a detailed review of securities filings and other fine print by The Air Current reveals a far more transactional arrangement. Airlines are lending their branding and credibility in exchange for a possibly lucrative piece of a buzzy market, regardless of whether or not an aircraft will be delivered or even formally ordered.
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateJune 1, 2023Boeing’s CEO nixes the idea of acquiring Spirit AeroSystemsPurchase a...
What's inside? – Bombardier’s CEO said the partnership with Airbus doubles the expected sales for the A220’s business case. –...
Embedded inside the strategic assumptions underpinning flying with hydrogen paint a very different future for aviation than the one to which the industry has become accustomed over the last 40 years.
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Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateApril 21, 2020Airbus and Boeing hustle to keep airplanes flowing to a...
