Aircraft
US approves Singapore’s US$2.3 billion purchase of naval aircraft, torpedoes
The city-state is buying four Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft, eight MK 54 torpedoes and related military hardware
Air India warns of possible disruptions to A350 routes after jet suffers engine damage
Air India operates six Airbus A350s on lucrative routes, including between New Delhi and London, New York and Newark
Airbus CEO concedes likely defeat to Boeing in order race this year
The planemaker remains ahead of its US rival in deliveries and the pipeline of outstanding orders
India investigates Air India after plane flown repeatedly without safety certificate
It also grounded the aircraft and de-rostered “concerned personnel”
Airbus says most of its recalled 6,000 A320 jets now modified
It is the first time Airbus has had to deal with global safety attention on such a scale since that crisis
Airbus enters last month of the year facing a cosmic distraction
The company has long grappled with parts shortages, from engines to kitchen units to toilets, that have held back output
Air travel faces disruptions over A320 software switch
Airbus has sold 12,257 of the aircraft by the end of September, compared with the sale of 12,254 Boeing 737s
Airbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident
The setback appears to be among the largest recalls affecting the company in its 55-year history
UPS, FedEx scramble to shore up networks drained by deadly crash
The grounding has drained capacity and complicated operations for the world’s largest package delivery companies just as shipping volumes surge for the peak period to Christmas
Vietnamese airline Vietjet to resume use of Chinese-made Comac planes: sources
C909, which seats up to 90 passengers, has been operating commercially since 2016
