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Boeing to end production of Top Gun plane in 2025 after last delivery to US

Even Top Gun couldn't save the F/A-18 Super Hornet. Boeing announced Thursday that it expects to end production of the fighter jet in late 2025 after a final delivery to the US Navy. Production of the plane could be stretched out to 2027 if India places an order, the company said. The first F/A-18 debuted in 1983 and was built by McDonnell Douglas, which merged with Boeing in 1997. More than 2,000 Hornets, Super Hornets and Growlers have been delivered to the U.S. military and the governments of many allies, including Canada, Finland, Australia and Malaysia. But the plane's fate has been in doubt in recent years. The Navy had planned not to buy any Super Hornets after fall 2021, citing the age of the plane's design. Only an act of Congress kept production running. News of the plane's curtain call comes less than a month after Boeing delivered the last of its iconic 747 jumbo jet that has been used in passenger and cargo service for half a century. Boeing said ending F/A-18 produc

Air India order accounts for 25% of Boeing, Airbus pre-Covid book

Earlier this week, Tata group-owned Air India announced a mega order for 470 new aircraft from Airbus (250) and Boeing (220)

Air India will require more than 6,500 pilots for 470 planes, says report

Air India will require more than 6,500 pilots to operate 470 aircraft that are to be supplied by Airbus and Boeing in the coming years, according to industry sources. Seeking to expand fleet as well as operations, the airline has placed orders for acquiring a total of 840 aircraft that includes an option to buy 370 planes. This is one of the largest aircraft order by any airline. Currently, Air India has around 1,600 pilots to operate its 113 aircraft fleet and in recent times, there have been instances of ultra-long haul flights getting cancelled or delayed due to shortage of crew. The airline's two subsidiaries -- Air India Express and AirAsia India -- together have around 850 pilots for flying their 54 planes while the joint venture Vistara has more than 600 pilots. The latter has a fleet of 53 aircraft, one of the sources told PTI. Air India, Air India Express, Vistara and AirAsia India together have little over 3,000 pilots to operate the combined fleet of 220 aircraft. The .

F-35 fighters have been discussed since 2010: Boeing's Heidi Grant

'Boeing exports 40 per cent of India's aerospace and defence exports, which is quite significant'

Air India order for 840 planes, with 370 as options: Airline executive

Order of 840 aircraft a culmination of a fascinating two-year journey: CCTO

Tata Boeing Aerospace ships first vertical fin structure for Boeing 737

Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) on Tuesday said it has shipped the first vertical fin structure for the Boeing 737 aircraft from its state-of-the-art facility in Hyderabad. The vertical fin will be delivered to the Boeing manufacturing facility in Renton, WA, for integration into the final Boeing 737 aircraft, a Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) statement said. In 2021, TBAL added a new production line to manufacture vertical fin structures for the 737 family of airplanes. Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited is an example of Boeing's commitment towards co-development of integrated systems in aerospace and defence in India for the world, and a reflection of the country's Aatmanirbhar Bharat capabilities. The speed and quality with which the first vertical fin has been manufactured is a testament to TBAL's skilled workforce, engineering talent, and world-class manufacturing prowess. said Boeing India President Salil Gupte. Successful shipment of the first vertical fin structure for

Boeing cuts India's aviation mkt outlook to 2,210 new jets over next 20 yrs

India's air traffic has "transitioned from recovery to growth," having returned to 98% of pre-pandemic levels, Boeing said, adding that domestic traffic should double by the end of this decade

Boeing plans new logistics centre in India amid major aircraft order

Boeing Co plans to invest about $24 million in India to set up a logistics centre for airplane parts

Air India seals record order for about 500 jets from Airbus, Boeing: Report

The order reflects Air India's strategy to modernise its ageing fleet and re-capture a solid share of trips between India's large overseas diaspora and cities such as Delhi and Mumbai

Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 finance and HR jobs in 2023: Report

The Seattle Times reported Boeing, which has been one of largest private employers in Washington state, plans to outsource about a third of eliminated positions to TCS in Bengaluru, India

Aviation giant Boeing to slash 2,000 jobs in finance, HR this year

Aviation giant Boeing is slashing 2,000 jobs in finance and HR verticals this year and the company outsources about a third of those jobs to Tata Consulting Services (TCS) in Bengaluru

Boeing bids farewell to 'Queen of the Skies' 747 jumbo jets after 53 years

The final 747-8 passenger version can carry nearly 470 people on trans-Pacific and other longer-haul routes

Queen of the Skies: Boeing's iconic jumbo B747 set to fly off into history

The iconic jumbo B747, also called the 'Queen of the Skies', is set to fly off into history when Boeing delivers the last such plane to Atlas Air from its Everett manufacturing facility in Washington on February 1. The US aircraft maker had rolled out the first B747-100 plane on September 30, 1968, while the first 747 entered service on launch customer Pan Am Airlines' New YorkLondon route on January 21, 1970. In March 1993, the aircraft maker brought out the cargo version of the plane. However, in July 2020, after running the iconic jumbo aircraft programme for nearly 52 years, the aircraft maker announced it will end production of the 'Queen of the Skies' by the end of 2022 due to market preference. Atlas Air was the final 747 customer with an order of four 747-8 freighters, according to Boeing. The last B747 was rolled out from the production facility on December 6 last year. In the 55-year period, Boeing built a total of 1,574 B747 aircraft with four engines for over 100 ...

Tata's Air India to seal half of jumbo plane order of 495 jets: Report

The order, once finalised, aims to put Air India in the league of large global airlines

Boeing loses $663 mn in Q4 despite higher revenue amid supply chain problem

Boeing said on Wednesday it lost USD 663 million in the fourth quarter as rising production costs and supply-chain problems offset rising revenue. It was another disappointing quarter for the aerospace giant, which has yet to recover from fatal crashes involving two of its 737 Max jets and a pandemic that depressed airline demand for new planes until recently. The loss amounted to USD 1.06 per share. Excluding non-core items such as adjustments to pension costs, the loss was USD 1.75 per share. Revenue increased 35 per cent from a year earlier, to USD 19.98 billion. Analysts were expecting the company to earn 20 cents per share on revenue of USD 18.75 billion, according to a FactSet survey. Boeing preferred to focus on cash flow, which rose for the quarter and the entire year the first full year of positive cash flow since 2018. Boeing, based in Arlington, Virginia, has seen deliveries rise since regulators approved the 737 Max to fly again in late 2021 and after the company ...

Air India's mega jet deal with Airbus, Boeing held up by engine-cost debate

Air India has spent months negotiating an order of about 400 narrowbody and 100 widebody jets that would allow the country's flag carrier to upgrade service and reliability

Tata Boeing Aerospace JV delivers first fuselage for Indian Army

The Apache will provide the Indian Army with a significant boost in capability just as the AH-64 did for the Indian Air Force," says Salil Gupte, who heads Boeing India

As travel roars back post Covid-19 lull, airlines face shortage of planes

As travel springs back and even China dismantles the last remaining Covid curbs, one stark truth is beginning to emerge - the world is running desperately short of planes

Air India jumbo order includes 190 Boeing MAX, 30 787s, say sources

The deal is also expected to include an unspecified number of Boeing 777X long-range jets, according to sources

Boeing closes in on large 737 Max order from Tata group's Air India

The final deal between Air India and Boeing is expected to include 40 to 50 Max aircraft that were built for Chinese carriers but never delivered due to an extended grounding of the US jet