Author: Tim Hepher

By Tim Hepher and Joanna Plucinska DUBLIN (Reuters) -China’s abrupt decision to lift COVID-19 travel curbs could accelerate a global recovery in air traffic – but after widespread staff shortages, the airline industry is now struggling with a shortage of jets, financiers said on Monday. Three years after the spread of COVID-19 grounded thousands of…

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus deliveries rose 8% in 2022, allowing the European planemaker to maintain its crown as the world’s largest planemaker for a fourth year, despite being forced by clogged supply chains to abandon a more ambitious target. The France-based company said it had delivered 663 jets or a net total of…

By Tim Hepher and David Shepardson FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) – Boeing has been cranking out order announcements at this week’s Farnborough Airshow, restoring momentum to its troubled 737 MAX, while rival Airbus on Wednesday added to its A320neo order book. Boeing has secured over 100 firm orders for the MAX as it still faces big…

By David Shepardson and Tim Hepher FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) -Boeing unveiled orders for dozens of 737 MAX jets on Tuesday as Britain’s Farnborough Airshow, back after a four-year pandemic-induced hiatus, braved the hottest day on UK record. While the second day of one of the industry’s biggest events saw a relatively modest flow of orders,…

By Eric M. Johnson and Tim Hepher SEATTLE/PARIS (Reuters) – Boeing Co has advised key airlines and parts suppliers that 787 Dreamliner deliveries would resume in the second half of 2022, a crucial landmark for an industry eager for a post-COVID recovery, three people familiar with the matter said. Boeing’s swollen 787 inventory, amassed since…