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By David Milliken

Bloomberg. The delay in deliveries is most likely to create an issue for Indian aviation firms like Air India and Akasa Air which are waiting for plane deliveries. Chief Financial Officer Brian West said at an investor conference on Thursday that narrowbody handovers will be near the bottom of Boeing’s goal of shipping 400 to 450 of the popular 737 jets this year.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Boeing (NYSE:BA) is set to meet targets to deliver at least 400 narrowbody 737s this year, its chief financial officer said on Thursday, despite a recently discovered production flaw that has slowed deliveries of its bestselling 737 MAX.

Apple fell nearly 4% on Thursday and sparked a rout in U.S. equities after reports that China has widened curbs on iPhone use by government staff in one of the U.S.

DGCA has reinstated approval for Air India's simulator facilities at Mumbai and Hyderabad. This will allow the airline to restart training of pilots which was stopped after the regulator has suspended approval following an audit which found the airline wasn't adhering to standards of the regulator. Air India operates two simulators. The Boeing pilots are trained in a facility in Mumbai while pilots operating the Airbus fleet are trained in Hyderabad. Simulators are used to familiarize pilots with the plane's operational procedures and to prepare them for all situations by creating real world scenarios in the cockpit. Sources said that the regulator had given a conditional approval to operate the simulators after the deficiencies were rectified.

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey hinted on Wednesday that the central bank was close to ending a prolonged policy of raising interest rates, easing worries about a cost-of-living crisis. «I think we are much nearer now to the top of the cycle,» Bailey told a panel of cross-party lawmakers gathered to question the BoE chief on the state of the UK economy with UK inflation the highest among G7 nations. «And I'm not therefore saying we're at the top of the cycle because we've got a meeting to come but I think we are much nearer to it,» he added. The pound dropped against the dollar and euro on the comments as traders bet that the BoE may already decide to pause hiking rates at a regular monetary policy meeting later this month. UK annual inflation stands at 6.8 percent, above the five percent Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is aiming to reach by the end of the year. Sunak at the start of 2023 said he hoped to halve UK inflation when the level stood above 10 percent. Bailey on Wednesday added that «the fall in inflation will continue». «I think it (the fall) will be quite marked by the end of this year.» Global inflation soared after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent energy and food prices rocketing. Inflation has been fuelled over the past 18 months also owing to supply constraints as the world emerged from pandemic lockdowns. Surging inflation resulted in the BoE hiking its key interest rate for a 14th time in a row last month to 5.25 percent, a 15-year high. The central bank is tasked by the UK government with keeping annual inflation at around two percent. A leading think-tank on Wednesday said working-age households in Britain were experiencing the worst growth in living standards since at least the 1950s. Typical,

(Reuters) — Boeing (NYSE:BA) and aircraft leasing firm Aviation Capital Group on Tuesday finalized an order for 13 737 MAX jets, the companies said in a statement.

In 2009-10, India’s civil aviation sector, including both scheduled and non-scheduled airlines, recorded just under 44 billion revenue passenger kilometre (RPK) - the total distance flown multiplied by the total number of fare-paying passengers. In 2022-23, Indigo airlines alone recorded more than double that figure, a staggering 93.9 billion RPK. That is a telling statistic that underlines the radical transformation of India’s civil aviation industry.

By Francesco Guarascio

(Reuters) — As an awful August gives way to an uncertain September, investors hope this month will confirm that the seemingly relentless rise in interest rates will end soon, meaning respite for both stocks and bonds.

airport, was a reminder of the difficulty U.S. companies face. Chinese airlines resumed flights with the 737 MAX in January, but the simmering U.S.-China trade dispute has limited deliveries to a handful of other Boeing aircraft in recent years and all but halted new orders.

BEIJING — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has called on China to improve the predictability of the business environment for American companies in the country.

Airport in Karnataka is set to commence operations on August 31, with the first domestic flight arriving in this central Karnataka town, HT reported. The airport, named after renowned Kannada poet Kuvempu, was inaugurated on February 27 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also read: PM Modi inaugurates Shivamogga airport in Karnataka The inaugural Indigo flight will depart from Bengaluru's Kempe Gowda International Airport at 9:50 am and land at Shivamogga Airport at 11:05 am, reported HT.

China poses to American hegemony. It's an intriguing thesis, but in China's case it has a glaring flaw: The main challenge we will face from the People's Republic in the coming decade stems not from its rise but from its decline — something that has been obvious for years and has become undeniable in the past year with the country's real estate market crash. Western policymakers need to reorient their thinking around this fact. How? With five don'ts and two dos. First, don't think of China's misfortunes as our good fortune. A China that can buy less from the world — whether in the form of handbags from Italy, copper from Zambia or grain from the United States — will inevitably constrain global growth.

Raimondo said U.S. firms had told her that China had become «uninvestible.» Asked to respond to the comments Raimondo made in China, embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said that most of the 70,000 U.S.

Boeing and the CSIRO say Australia could source as much as 60 per cent of its jet fuel requirements from sustainable sources in just 18 months – but only if airlines, jet fuel companies and plane manufacturers work with government to unlock supplies of feedstock.

DGCA on Tuesday suspended the approval for Air India’s Mumbai Aviation Training Organisation. The facility houses the simulator for Boeing 777, 787 and 737 pilots.

₹1.60 in Q1FY24. Further, the trajectory of other expenses is a factor to track as Cask excluding fuel and forex was higher by nearly 10% year-on-year in Q1. “This cost inflation could remain sticky amid expansion spree by competition," according to Kumar.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. aviation regulators have issued an updated directive regarding a cracking issue with all of Boeing (NYSE:BA)'s 777 model airplanes, according to a notice posted online on Tuesday.

Dutch airline (CD), will implement exclusive “Only Adult” zones on its flights. By introducing this feature, Corendon aims to provide a tailored experience for travellers who prefer a child-free environment. The airline will pilot the no kids area on its 10-hour flights between Amsterdam and the Caribbean island of Curacao, charging passengers an additional 45 euros ($49) for a standard seat or $100 for an XL seat, for the privilege of sitting in the “Only Adult” zone. They will block the first 12 rows of the airline and will comprise of 93 standard seats and nine extra-large seats, curtained off from the rest of the aircraft, with a strict over 16s rule. “This zone in the aircraft is intended for travelers traveling without children and for business travelers who want to work in a quiet environment,” the airline said in a press release, adding that it would also benefit parents of young children who may worry less about upsetting other passengers. This is not the first time that an airline has introduced such rule.

Mint. “The low-cost airline is streamlining its business verticals and bringing in pay parity between the workforce of the two erstwhile airlines," one of the people cited above said. Last week, the airline harmonized and rolled out new grades, compensation, and benefits across the organization, enabling greater transparency and career progression opportunities for all employees.