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Airbus delivered 477 jets between January and November, the planemaker said today

Airbus to be world's largest planemaker for second year

Airbus is set to beat Boeing to be the world's largest jetmaker for the second year in a row, ending 2020 by resuming deliveries of its A380 superjumbo to Emirates.

Business • 22 Dec 20

Airlines are parking or retiring thousands of aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic

Air maintenance firms eye $60 billion in lost sales

Maintenance firms and spare parts producers who keep airplanes running are bracing for a decline of up to 75% in sales this year - and more pain to follow - as airlines park or retire thousands of aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Business • 18 Jun 20

The US planemaker said it handed over just four planes in May, down from the six it delivered in April

Boeing jet deliveries sink to just four in May

Boeing deliveries slowed even further in May from April as the coronavirus pandemic's crushing impact on airlines added to a year of crisis following the grounding of its 737 MAX planes, new company data shows.

Business • 10 Jun 20

IATA has warned that without government support, up to half of airlines face possible bankruptcy in the coming weeks

Airlines beg for rescue as virus hit soars to $25bn

Global airlines have urged governments to speed up bailouts to rescue the air transport industry as they doubled their estimate of 2020 revenue losses from the coronavirus crisis to more than $250 billion.

Business • 25 Mar 20

Norwegian Air to sell off six of its planes

Norwegian Air to sell six planes, boosting cash by $55m

Norwegian Air has agreed to sell six of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Pembroke Aircraft Leasing 5 Limited, a subsidiary of Standard Chartered, the Oslo-based budget carrier said in a statement.

Business • 05 Nov 19

Airbus has predicted the world's fleet of jets would more than double to 47,680 by 2038

Airbus revises up jet demand, but trims traffic growth

Airbus has today revised up forecasts for jetliner demand in the next 20 years led by growth in the new industrial hubs of Asia, while voicing alarm over rising protectionism.

Business • 18 Sep 19

Boeing said it expects 44,040 new airplane deliveries over the next two decades, up from the roughly 43,000 it forecast a year ago

Boeing lifts 20-year industry demand forecast

Boeing raised its rolling 20-year industry forecast for passenger aircraft by 3% today, fuelled by strong air traffic predictions, though global geopolitical and economic risks could upset the rosy outlook.

Business • 17 Jun 19

Boeing, the world's largest planemaker, continues to suffer from the grounding of its 737 MAX jets

Boeing puts cost of 737 MAX crisis at $1 billion

Boeing said its 737 MAX crisis had cost $1 billion in the first quarter as it withdrew its 2019 profit forecast on continued uncertainty about when the grounded jets will fly again after two deadly crashes.

Business • 24 Apr 19

Airbus has slumped to its lowest share of the $150 billion jet market in six years

Airbus loses to Boeing in annual jet order race

Airbus abandoned a five-year winning streak in the race for jetliner orders in 2018, slumping to its lowest share of the $150 billion jet market in six years.

Business • 10 Jan 19

Soaring demand from commercial airlines has driven another surge in revenues for Boeing over the past year

Boeing raises guidance as plane sales grow

Boeing today topped analysts' forecasts for quarterly profit and raised its forecasts for annual profit as it continued to benefit from a boom in global air travel and demand for airplanes.

Business • 24 Oct 18

Boeing said it sold a record 763 aircraft last year

Boeing cruises past forecasts as margins, sales grow

Boeing's profit jumped by more than half in the first quarter, surging past Wall Street forecasts, and strong sales of commercial jets led it to raise its forecasts for cash flow and earnings after a record 2017

Business • 25 Apr 18

Boeing said today it expects to deliver between 810 and 815 commercial aircraft this year

Boeing aims to lift output by nearly 7% this year

Boeing said today it expects to deliver between 810 and 815 commercial aircraft in 2018, higher than the 763 deliveries in 2017.

Business • 31 Jan 18

Airbus has cut its rolling 20-year forecast for air traffic growth to 4.4% a year, from 4.5%

Airbus predicts $5.3 trillion jet demand

Airbus has today raised its 20-year forecast for aircraft demand to 34,170 jetliners and 730 freighters worth $5.3 trillion while trimming its traffic growth outlook.

Business • 09 Jun 17

Boeing said today that it plans to deliver more jetliners than it originally thought

Boeing raises delivery and revenue outlook

Boeing has today beaten profit expectations in the third quarter despite declining revenue and increased up its sales forecast for the full year.

Business • 26 Oct 16

Airbus said its third quarter revenues fell 1% to €13.95 billion

Switch to new models hits Airbus Group profit

Airbus Group today posted lower than expected third-quarter profits led by a faltering performance in its core commercial jet division and continued weakness in the commercial helicopter market.

Business • 26 Oct 16

The low fares airline has reported an 18% jump in annual profit on bumper summer holiday travel

EasyJet confident on future, orders 36 more planes

EasyJet has signalled its confidence in future growth by ordering 36 additional A320 aircraft amid what it called resilient demand for flights.

Business • 17 Nov 15

Boeing's third quarter revenues came in at $25.85 billion, up 8.7% from a year ago

Boeing's earnings soar 25% in third quarter

Boeing earnings soared in the third quarter and the company hiked full-year forecasts as aircraft deliveries picked up to record levels on its huge backlog of orders.

Business • 21 Oct 15

The development of Bombardier's CSeries jet has been rocky

Airbus, Bombardier end talks over CSeries jet

Airbus has called off talks with Bombardier over propping up the troubled CSeries jet.

Business • 07 Oct 15

Avolon's customers include American Airlines Group, Air France and Ryanair

China's Bohai Leasing to buy 20% of Avolon

China's Bohai Leasing has agreed to buy 20% of Dublin based Avolon Holdings for $429m.

Business • 14 Jul 15

Ryanair buys three more Boeing 737-800 planes

Ryanair's passenger numbers fly 29% higher

Ryanair has reported a 29% rise in passenger numbers for February as it announced the purchase of three more Boeing 737-800 planes.

Business • 04 Mar 15

Boeing delivered a record 723 jets last year

Boeing earnings up on record commercial deliveries

US aerospace giant Boeing today reported higher quarterly profits, capping a record year of commercial aircraft orders and deliveries.

Business • 28 Jan 15

Boeing booked 501 net orders during the quarter, including Ryanair order for 100 new 737 jets

Boeing profits up on higher commercial deliveries

Boeing today reported higher quarterly earnings and raised its full-year profit forecast for the third quarter in a row on increased commercial aircraft deliveries.

Business • 22 Oct 14

EasyJet to buy 27 new planes from Airbus

EasyJet raises dividend ratio, buys more planes

Budget airline EasyJet said it would lift its payout ratio to 40% next year and also said it had reached agreement with Airbus to add 27 planes to its fleet.

Business • 18 Sep 14

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary sees better booking trends and fuller planes in the current year

Ryanair shares higher on upbeat outlook

Ryanair today reported its first fall in profits in five years but said higher average ticket prices this summer would help lift profits by up to 20% in the coming year.

Business • 19 May 14

Latest order will take Ryanair order book to 180 new Boeing planes worth over $16 billion

Ryanair set to buy five more new planes

Ryanair has agreed to buy five more Boeing 737-800 aircraft, taking its order book to 180 new Boeing planes worth over $16 billion.

Business • 30 Apr 14

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