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A model of an Airbus A350-1000 jetliner at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China, on Sept. 28, 2021. ALY SONG/Reuters Airbus is preparing the ground for further delays to planned delivery dates of some medium-haul aircraft in 2023 even as it races to meet delivery targets for 2022 in the face of supply chain and labor problems, three industry sources said. The twin-speed approach comes as uncertainty remains over supplies of engines for new plane production as well as other parts and labor, they added, asking not to be named. A spokesperson for Airbus said it had no comment on deliveries ahead of its next monthly bulletin in early December. Analysts say aerospace is grappling with a series of concurrent problems with multiple knock-on effects. Jetliner and engine makers are battling supply chain and labor problems, but so too are the worldwide repair shops needed to help airlines meet a sharper than expected recovery in demand by keeping their ex...

Bombardier Inc Chief Executive Eric Martel voiced concerns that Canada may be considering awarding a sole-source contract directly to Boeing. HO/The Canadian Press Bombardier Inc Chief Executive Eric Martel voiced concerns over Canada’s potential plan to buy reconnaissance jets directly from Boeing Co instead of tapping its home-grown aerospace industry through a bidding process. “As President and CEO of Bombardier, I want to publicly share my concern that Canada, which is facing an important choice about the airborne surveillance of its vast borders, may be considering awarding a sole-source contract directly to Boeing.” Martel’s comments come after a recent media report that Canada was considering a multi-billion dollar purchase of up to a dozen P-8 Poseidon aircraft from Boeing. Martel pushed for Bombardier’s jets, saying the Canadian planemaker’s Global 6500 aircraft “will be the right-sized solution and will respond to Canada’s needs.” Boeing did not immediately respond to a req...

Travelers wait at a Southwest Airlines baggage counter to retrieve their bags after canceled flights at Los Angeles International Airport, on Los Angeles on Dec. 26. Eugene Garcia/The Associated Press Southwest Airlines Co LUV-N on Tuesday led U.S. airline cancellations again as the low-cost carrier struggled with harsh winter weather that grounded planes and left some workers unable to tend to jets, disrupting holiday travel for many. The carrier had canceled 2,589 flights as of Tuesday 2.25 pm ET or roughly two-thirds of its schedule, representing 86% of all U.S. airline cancellations, according to tracking website FlightAware. Additionally, Southwest called off about 2,500 flights scheduled for Wednesday and over 1,000 flights from its Thursday schedule. Shares of Southwest fell as much as 6.3% to a two-month low of $33.81. The airline’s cancellations on Tuesday were 30 times more than those of Spirit Airlines, the carrier with the second-most cancellations. An arctic blast and a ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin’s strange-looking X-59 plane is set to fly early in 2023, and it is designed to break the sound barrier quietly rather than creating a huge sonic boom Technology 3 January 2023 By Paul Marks ...

Many planes have autopilots, but they can only be used in certain circumstances. Now Airbus is testing one that can choose the nearest safe airport, land a plane and even taxi to the terminal if pilots are incapacitated Technology 17 January 2023 ...

Aerospace company ZeroAvia successfully tested using a hydrogen-electric engine to power one of the propellors in a 19-seat aircraft Technology 20 January 2023 By Jeremy Hsu ZeroAvia’s test plane...