Airbus SE won one of its biggest-ever orders for 292 airliners worth more than $37 billion from four Chinese airlines, a coup for the European manufacturer as it tussles with Boeing Co. for dominance in Asia’s biggest economy.
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India’s budget carrier SpiceJet is ready for significant fleet restructuring after a long period by preparing to add more 737 MAX aircraft to its fleet. It is now the only operator of the MAX in India and has more than 150 of the type on order from Boeing.
According to persons familiar with the situation, Airbus SE has emerged as the front-runner to win an aircraft order from Jet Airways India Ltd. valued up to $5.5 billion, strengthening the European planemaker’s position in the aviation industry’s fastest-growing sector.
Boeing is currently lagging behind on several of its projects. Dreamliner deliveries have been halted on orders from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the 777X program is running years after schedule, and the 737 MAX 7 and MAX 10 aircraft are still awaiting recertification.
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On the flight will be CFT Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore, who was given by NASA to the prime crew in October 2020, along with NASA astronaut Suni Williams, who will be the pilot.
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