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Debrief News briefs from across aviation

The Airbus BelugaXL completed OEM NEWS Still on Boeing, the manufacturer’s Dennis Muilenburg told reporters
its first flight from Toulouse on Regional airliner manufacturer ATR’s 2018-2037 Pilot and Technician during the company’s quarterly results
July 19. 2018-2037 market forecast says the Outlook expects the commercial conference call.
aviation industry is expected to take airline industry will require 635,000 –
delivery of 3,020 turproprop aircraft new pilots over the next 20 years in Airbus’s BelugaXL over-size transport
over the next two decades. The report response to a doubling of the fleet aircraft has commenced flight testing.
says the world turboprop fleet will and record demand for air travel. It The aircraft F-WBXL, took off on
grow from about 2,260 aircraft in is down slightly from the forecast its maiden flight from Toulouse at
service in 2017 to 4,060 by 2037. The of 637,000 new commercial airline about 1030 on July 19 and was in the
increase of 1,800 turboprops over the pilots contained in the 2017-2036 air for four hours and 11 minutes.
coming two decades would comprise outlook. Meanwhile, the latest outlook The BelugaXL was expected to rack
1,220 aircraft for replacement and lowered forecasts for commercial up about 600 hours of flight testing
1,800 for growth, with 1,040 aircraft maintenance technicians by four per over the next 10 months, with type
flying currently expected to remain in cent to 622,000, from 648,000 a year certification and entry into service
service. ago. Boeing said the reduction was scheduled for 2019.
– “primarily due to longer maintenance –
The Boeing Commercial Market intervals for new aircraft”. Airbus has reaffirmed its full year
Outlook (CMO) for 2018-2037 – guidance of 800 aircraft deliveries
‘There are published at the Farnborough Boeing has maintained its target in calendar 2018 as it works to
Airshow said 42,730 aircraft would be
overcome engine production issues
of 810 to 815 commercial aircraft
more than delivered over the next two decades, deliveries for calendar 2018. The that have hampered its A320neo
with 56 per cent (24,140) to be used
company says it is also continuing to
narrowbody program so far in the
100 jets in for growth and the remainder as work towards an entry-into-service current year. The unchanged outlook
replacement of older airframes. The
(EIS) date of 2025 for its proposed
was included in the Airbus financial
that 100-seat forecast deliveries represented an new mid-market airplane (NMA). The results presentation for the first half
delivery guidance and outlook for the
increase of 4.1 per cent from Boeing’s
of calendar 2018 handed down on
segment previous CMO. “For the first time NMA was included in the company’s July 26. Airbus chief executive Tom
financial results for the three months
Enders said the global aerospace giant
in years, we are seeing economies
flying in growing in every region of the world. to June 30 2018 handed down on was entering the second half of the
July 26. “We continue to see the trend
year with optimism as deliveries of
This synchronized growth is providing
more stimulus for global air travel,” of diverse and balanced demand from A320neo family aircraft had improved
Boeing vice president of commercial a geographical perspective, as well as significantly in recent months. “It’s
Australia.’’
marketing Randy Tinseth said. across the spectrum of airline business certainly going to be a hell of a ride
OSCAR PEREIRA – models,” Boeing chief executive but the 800 aircraft delivery target
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