Tony Osborne
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Dornier 328 production to restart in Germany
Production of the Dornier’s 328 turboprop regional airliner looks set to restart back in Germany. → Read More
European Union votes to postpone Brexit until Oct. 31
Britain’s aerospace industry has cautiously welcomed the European Union’s approval to postpone the UK’s exit from the EU, or Brexit, by six months. → Read More
European Union votes to postpone Brexit until Oct. 31
Britain’s aerospace industry has cautiously welcomed the European Union’s approval to postpone the UK’s exit from the EU, or Brexit, by six months. → Read More
Rolls-Royce agrees to new Trent 1000 TEN inspection regime
Rolls-Royce has agreed to a new inspection regime for its Trent 1000 TEN engines powering the Boeing 787. → Read More
Roll-Royce sees progress in Trent 1000 engine retrofits
Rolls-Royce is hopeful that the number of Boeing 787s grounded by Trent 1000 engine problems could drop to single figures by the end of the year. → Read More
India, Pakistan close commercial airspace as airstrikes raise tensions
Airspace over Pakistan and large swathe of northwestern India has been closed to commercial flights after a series of airstrikes ratcheted up tensions between the two countries. → Read More
Enders: No-deal Brexit will put British Airbus facilities at risk
Airbus CEO Tom Enders has said the future of the company’s UK plants is at risk if the country opts of a no-deal exit from the European Union. → Read More
Rolls-Royce redesigned Trent 1000 compressor blade gains certification
UK Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce says it has certified a redesigned intermediate pressure (IP) compressor blade for Package C variants of the Trent 1000 engine that powers the Boeing 787. → Read More
Enders to British lawmakers: ‘Allow for an orderly, agreed Brexit’
Airbus CEO Tom Enders has called on British Parliamentarians to quickly agree on an orderly exit from the European Union (EU). → Read More
Aurigny firms order for three ClearVision-equipped ATR 72-600s
Aurigny, the airline of the British Channel Island, Guernsey, has firmed up a long-awaited order for a trio of ATR 72-600 regional turboprops. → Read More
Gatwick flights resume after 36 hours; drone operators still at large
Flight operations at London Gatwick Airport have been restarted after drone flights forced the closure of its runway for more than 30 hrs. → Read More
Gatwick flights deliberately grounded by drones
Flights to and from London Gatwick Airport in the UK are being deliberately disrupted by unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), more commonly known as drones, operating in the vicinity. → Read More
British Army assist police to find drone pilots in Gatwick disruption
The British Army has been called in to help police track down drone operators that have paralyzed London Gatwick, Britain’s second busiest airport. → Read More
London Gatwick Airport flights deliberately grounded by drones
Flights to and from London Gatwick Airport in the UK are being deliberately disrupted by unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), more commonly known as drones, operating in the vicinity. → Read More
UK eyes greater liberalization of air traffic rights, airspace modernization
The British government is looking to pursue greater liberalization of air traffic rights and modernize what it calls “obsolete restrictions on airline ownership” in a bid to open competition for UK and international air routes. → Read More
Gatwick proposes using standby runway for additional capacity
London Gatwick Airport’s new draft master includes a controversial plan to use the standby runway to provide additional capacity. → Read More
Virgin Atlantic wants UK to address Heathrow immigration waits
Virgin Atlantic has joined the growing list of airlines expressing concerns about immigration queues at London Heathrow Airport. → Read More
Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine issues cost $729 million in 1H
Rolls-Royce has taken a £554 million ($729 million) hit over problems with the Trent 1000 engine, which powers the Boeing 787. → Read More
Airbus commercial aircraft revenue up 1.7% in 1H
Airbus’ commercial aircraft segment generated €18.2 billion ($21.2 billion) in revenue over the first half of 2018, up 1.7% from €17.9 billion in 1H 2017; EBIT came to €773 million for the first six months of 2018, more than doubling the segment’s €381 million EBIT during the same period last year. → Read More
Enders criticizes British government on lack of Brexit progress
Airbus CEO Tom Enders has accused the British government of having “no clue, or no consensus” of how to achieve Brexit—when the UK leaves the European Union (EU)—without severe harm. → Read More