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Spirit Aero CFO Resigns On Accounting Irregularity

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January 31, 2020 - by Sanjana Shivdas for reuters.com

Spirit AeroSystems (SPR.N) on Thursday said its chief financial officer had resigned after the company identified some accounting irregularities, adding to the woes of the aero-parts maker as it grapples with the 737 MAX crisis.

Spirit shares fell almost 7% in premarket trade after the company said its accounts did not comply with standard protocol related to certain potential contingent liabilities in the third quarter last year.

Mark Suchinski, vice president of quality and former principal accounting officer at the company, has replaced Jose Garcia as chief financial officer (CFO).

The company said...

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Boeing Kept FAA In The Dark On KEY 737 MAX Design Changes - U.S. IG report

FAA Proposes Fining Boeing US$1.25 Million For Exerting Pressure On Safety Inspectors

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August 6, 2020 - by Dominic Gates for www.seattletimes.com

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday proposed a fine of more than $1.25 million for Boeing, alleging that senior managers exerted undue pressure or interfered with the work of employees designated to represent the FAA in safety inspections.

According to an FAA charging letter, at least four senior Boeing managers at the company's plant in South Carolina — including the vice president of 787 operations, the senior quality manager and the director of delivery — pressured engineers and inspectors charged with overseeing quality control in production of the 787 Dreamliner.

Those managers should not have been directly involved in the process of signing off on quality and safety, which is the purview of a specific team of Boeing employees who are designated to represent the FAA and to...

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Coronavirus | Egypt Air delegation Responsible For the Airbus A220 Mirabel, Quebec Outbreak

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August 5, 2020 - by Cogeco News

13 positive employees and nearly 70 workers in total find themselves in quarantine at Airbus following a visit by a delegation from Egyptair (at Airbus A220 facility in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada)

Cogeco News has learned that the passage of a delegation from Egypt Air to the Airbus premises in Mirabel last week is responsible for an outbreak of COVID-19 cases among workers at the company.

Last Friday, Cogeco News reported that three out of 22 travelers had tested positive for the coronavirus and two employees were also affected.

Four days later, the balance sheet is revised upwards, while 13 employees are positive and nearly 70 workers are now in quarantine...

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Bombardier / Spirit AeroSystems: 'Issues to be resolved' Over Belfast and Morocco Operations Sale

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August 5, 2020 - by John Campbell for www.bbc.com

A number of issues are still to be resolved before the sale of Bombardier's Northern Ireland operations can be completed.

US firm Spirit AeroSystems agreed to buy the business in October 2019.

On Tuesday, Spirit's chief executive said the firm was talking to Bombardier about "the conditions needed for closure of the deal".

Tom Gentile said he continued to see the "long-term strategic value" of the purchase.

Spirit, which is based in Kansas, is a major supplier to Boeing.

He was also asked if Spirit was seeking a lower price after Bombardier recently lost a planned Airbus contract for engine covers.

Mr Gentile said they were monitoring the situation and talking to Bombardier about possible impacts....

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Boeing's Safety vs. Cost-Control Culture May Be What Sent a Fatal Aircraft Into The Skies

Wiring Fixes Among Changes FAA Will Require Before Boeing 737 MAX Can Return...

The FAA's analysis broke the MAX safety issues into seven categories

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August 5, 2020 - by Sean Broderick for www.aviationweek.com

The FAA's analysis broke the MAX safety issues into seven categories

WASHINGTON—The FAA's proposed steps for operators to clear Boeing 737 MAXs for service include separating wire bundles deemed to be noncompliant with regulations and conducting "readiness" flights to ensure the long-grounded aircraft are airworthy, a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) made public Aug. 3 reveals.

The wire-bundle issue, discovered during regulators' comprehensive review of the MAX's design and certification, concerns horizontal stabilizer trim arm and control wiring that runs the length of the aircraft.

The FAA found that the wiring needs to be separated in 12 places to meet 2007 regulatory changes put in place to prevent wiring failures from creating hazards.

The agency ordered Boeing to fix the issue on new-production MAXs and...

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Boeing Warns Of Forward Losses On 787, 777X Programs

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August 5, 2020 - by Scott Hamilton for leehamnews.com

In another demonstration of the negative impact of the COVID-19 crisis, Boeing warned that two flagship airplane programs could face forward losses.

Neither the 787 nor the 777X are in forward loss positions yet. A forward loss means Boeing won't make money on the program.

Despite the 787 incurring more than US$30bn in deferred costs, Boeing hasn't taken a write down. The deferred costs have been burning off since 2015. Other programs have been subjected to forward losses, including the 747-8, VC-25 (Air Force One) and the KC-46A tanker.

But with the production reduction of the 787...

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This Is The First Photo Ever Of A Stealthy Black Hawk Helicopter

Almost a decade since we learned of the stealth Black Hawks used in the Bin Laden raid, we have seen no images of them or of their lineage, until now.

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August 5, 2020 - by JOSEPH TREVITHICK AND TYLER ROGOWAY for www.thedrive.com

Almost a decade since we learned of the stealth Black Hawks used in the Bin Laden raid, we have seen no images of them or of their lineage, until now.

We are constantly on the lookout for more details about the U.S. military's highly elusive stealthy Black Hawk helicopters, one of which famously crashed during the raid that led to the death of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in 2011, as well as any possible predecessors that predated them.

Now, what appears to be a previously unpublished picture has come to our attention that shows a heavily modified EH-60 electronic warfare and signals intelligence variant of the Black Hawk.

It seems to be, at the very least, one of the missing links connecting the unique Black Hawk helicopters used on the Bin Laden raid and stealthy Black Hawk design concepts dating back to...

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Branson Races to Find Virgin Atlantic Investor In Rescue Attempt

Virgin Atlantic Files For Bankruptcy as Covid Continues To Hurt Airlines

Airline seeks protection under US's bankruptcy code, allowing it to shield assets in the country

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August 5, 2020 - by Dominic Rushe for www.theguardian.com

Virgin Atlantic has declared itself bankrupt and is seeking protection from creditors in the US, according to a court filing in New York on Tuesday.

The airline is seeking the protection under chapter 15 of the US bankruptcy code, which allows a foreign debtor to shield assets in the country. The announcement comes little more than a month after Virgin Atlantic announced it had secured funding to survive for another 18 months.

Virgin Atlantic flies only long-haul international routes and suspended flights in April due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The bankruptcy is the second from a Virgin...

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An Airline Fires Another 1600 Staff, Permanently

4,200 employees received WARN notices or were laid off

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August 4, 2020 - by Dominic Gates for seattletimes.com

Alaska Airlines filed notice Monday with Washington state of almost 1,600 permanent layoffs starting on Oct. 1, the day after the government's Payroll Support Program (PSP) ends.

Companywide, 4,200 employees received WARN notices or were laid off, the company said.

The local layoffs represent about 20% of the airline's employees in Washington state, and includes customer service agents, flight attendants and maintenance technicians, Alaska said. Most of those affected are from the airline's 6,000 flight attendants.

The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) union told its members in...

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C-295 Trainer Arrives At RCAF Base In British Columbia

Canada Will Still Have To Wait For Its New Rescue Planes From Airbus CC-295

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August 4, 2020 - by Canadian Press for radio-canada.ca

The federal government began exploring the purchase of new search and rescue aircraft in 2002 before finally hiring Airbus in 2016 to build 16 new C295Ws (the Canadian version is CC-295) at a cost of $ 2.4 billion.

The Royal Canadian Air Force will be flying its old search and rescue planes longer than expected, as COVID-19 causes a further delay in delivery of the replacement model .

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The FAA's analysis broke the MAX safety issues into seven categories

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