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June 28, 2019

MTU Aero Engines Records Orders Worth More Than $1.3 Billion In Paris

Modern Geared Turbofan Technology Accounts For The Majority Of Orders

This year's Paris Air Show ended with an order intake of more than $1.3 billion for MTU Aero Engines. The orders for Germany's leading engine manufacturer mainly result from orders and memorandums of understanding (MoU) for the geared turbofan (GTF) engines of the PW1000G family for short- and medium-range aircraft. They account for around 95 percent of the volume during the Paris Air Show. There was also a commitment for the GEnx long-range engine, in which MTU also has a stake.

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American Airlines CEO Says Politics Playing In To 737 MAX RTS

Doug Parker Says Carrier Is Preparing To Extend Its Grounding Of The Aircraft

American Airlines may keep its 737 MAX airplanes on the ground longer than it had originally planned, and airline CEO Doug Parker has told employees that part of the reason is politics.

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WestJet Announces First Regulatory Approval In Its Proposed Acquisition By Onex

Arrangement Not Raise Public Interest Issues As Related To National Transportation, Canadian Government Says

WestJet Airlines has announced that Onex Corporation has received approval from the Minister of Transport (Canada) on the basis that the proposed acquisition of WestJet by Onex does not raise public interest issues as related to national transportation.

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AD: Airbus SAS Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2019-11-09

PRODUCT: All Airbus SAS Model A319-113 and -114 airplanes, and Model A320-211 and -212 airplanes.

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AD: CFM International S.A. Turbofan Engines

AD NUMBER: 2019-12-05

PRODUCT: Certain CFM International S.A. (CFM) CFM56-5B, CFM56-5C, and CFM56-7B model turbofan engines with a certain rotating air high-pressure turbine (HPT) front seal.

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FAA Identifies Additional Issues With 737 MAX MCAS Software

Certification Delayed As Planemaker Works Through The Issues

The FAA says it has recently identified another potential risk in the 737 MAX software upgrade that Boeing must mitigate. The issue was not specified by either the FAA or Boeing.

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House Democrats Introduce Airport Security Legislation

Bill Intended To Address Vulnerabilities At TSA Checkpoints

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and all Oversight Committee Democrats introduced the Covert Testing and Risk Mitigation Improvement Act of 2019 to establish standards for the covert testing processes the TSA uses to evaluate its aviation security operations.

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FAA Reassigns Three Employees Who Oversee Southwest Airlines

Inspector General Is Looking Into Safety Issues With The Airline

Citing lax safety enforcement on the part of three senior managers in the office overseeing Southwest Airlines, the FAA has removed those managers from their positions and reassigned them to other duties.

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Gone West: Airbus Founding Father And Visionary, Roger Béteille

Was Chief Engineer For The A300 Program In The 1960s

One of the founding fathers of Airbus, Roger Béteille, who not only shaped Airbus’ first commercial aircraft - the A300B - but also Airbus Industrie, passed away on June 14 at the age of 97.

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