Orient Aviation Daily Digest November 8, 2021
By Steve Creedy
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Boeing board in US$2.37 million shareholder lawsuit settlement
Boeing will make safety improvements that include an employee ombudsman as part of a US$237.5 million settlement of a lawsuit stemming from the 737 MAX fatal accidents and subsequent grounding. Read More »
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Sydney Airport’s US$15.45 billion sale underway
The A$23.6 billion (US$17.45 billion) takeover of Sydney Airport is underway with buyer Sydney Aviation Alliance (SAA) entering into a scheme implementation deed to acquire the appropriate shares. Read More »
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VietJet to take delivery of up to three A330s this month
VietJet and Airbus have agreed on a timeline for delivering the airline’s existing backlog of 119 aircraft, including the supply of up to three A330s during this month. Read More »
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Embraer’s backlog climbs for second consecutive quarter
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, recorded an adjusted net loss of US$33.9 million in its third quarter, but said its order backlog reached levels not seen for two years. Read More »
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U.S. court rules Chinese national guilty of aviation espionage
A Chinese national and state security official was convicted by a federal jury on Friday of conspiring to commit economic espionage and attempting to steal trade secrets from multiple U.S. aviation and aerospace companies. Read More »
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Airbus October deliveries remain subdued
Subdued aircraft deliveries in October will pressure to deliver 140 planes in November and December to meet its target of 600 for the year. Read More »
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All Nippon Airways signs up for rockets; tests cargo drones
All Nippon Airways parent, ANA Holdings, has signed a non-binding agreement with Virgin Oribit to operate 20 flights of its LauncherOne rocket system from an airport in Japan’s Oita Prefecture. Read More »