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Six airBaltic Airbus A220s grounded due to lack of spare parts

According to the airline’s CEO, six of airBaltic’s Airbus A220 aircraft are grounded owing to a lack of spare components.

According to the airline’s CEO, six of airBaltic‘s Airbus A220 aircraft are grounded owing to a lack of spare components. There are 36 Airbus A220-300 aircraft in the Latvian carrier’s fleet, but not all of them are now operational, Martin Gauss said in a message to customers apologizing for recent delays.

Six of our aircraft are presently forced to stay on the ground due to global supply chain concerns, according to Gauss, because we are lacking replacement parts for routine maintenance. He characterized it as “extremely unusual” since some of the grounded aircraft had been idle for six months.

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In its first-half financial report on July 28, 2022, French aerospace company Safran reported that the recovery in air travel in 2022 has led to an increase in demand for spare aeroplane components, but supply chain concerns are preventing efforts to ramp up production. Olivier Andriès, the company’s chief executive, told analysts that he believes the supply chain problems will likely last until 2023, possibly even into 2023. AirBaltic is wet leasing jets from other airlines, such as the national carrier of Ukraine, UIA, to make up for the grounded aircraft.

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According to Gauss, there isn’t enough staff at airports to handle baggage loading, staff the gates, or work the security checks. Because of this, even though we arrive at these airports with you on schedule in the morning, our return flights are delayed, which causes delays for ensuing flights as well. Things were soon going to be back to normal. “European airports should be better prepared to handle the situation after summer is done and we have decreased our flight schedule for the winter season.”

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Boeing, Antonov to Collaborate on Defense Projects

– MOU represents Boeing’s commitment to work with Ukrainian industry

– Includes exploring opportunities for collaborating on in-country support of Unmanned Aerial Systems

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by Boeing and Antonov Company to investigate potential collaboration on defense-related projects.

“We’re happy to keep collaborating with the Antonov Company to help Ukraine’s economic development and expansion,” stated Ted Colbert, CEO and president of Boeing Defence, Space, & Security.

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“This agreement demonstrates our ongoing efforts to find more opportunities to work with Ukrainian industry, which was underscored by our signing of the Ukrainian Defence Industry Compact earlier this year.”

The areas of potential collaboration identified in the agreement consist of training, logistical support and overhaul services for tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems utilized by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which includes the ScanEagle. In addition, the companies will also explore opportunities for Antonov to provide engineering support to Boeing.

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“A strong, innovative, and efficient defense industry is key to sustainable economic development and national security, and we are extremely excited to collaborate with Boeing,” said Ievhen Gavrylov, CEO of Antonov Company.

This agreement brings a whole new level of opportunity to implement the latest and most effective solutions – in addition to the possibility of future projects with Boeing in the aerospace and defense industry.”