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NDTV
15-06-2025
- Business
- NDTV
Boeing Rival Airbus Reacts To 'Unacceptable' Air India Tragedy
Boeing rival, Airbus, has issued a statement in the backdrop of the tragic Air India crash that left nearly 300 people dead in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad earlier this week. Christian Scherer, the chief commercial officer at Airbus, said safety, not competition, must remain the industry's top priority. "Safety is in everything that we do, so the tragedy in India -- we don't see that in any way, shape or form as a competitive input," Mr Scherer said ahead of the Paris Air Show, the industry's biggest event of the year, as per Bloomberg. "It is, if anything, a reminder to us all that aviation has become so safe that, statistically speaking, every accident is totally unacceptable," he added. Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed soon after takeoff from the Sardar Vallabhbhai International Airport on Thursday, killing 241 of the 242 people on board. The London-bound flight was carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members when it crashed -- making it one of the deadliest aviation disasters in a decade and the first fatal incident involving a Dreamliner. Boeing's new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, cancelled his trip to Paris in the aftermath of the tragedy and issued his condolences to the families of the victims, whilst offering help for the investigation. "Safety is foundational to our industry and is at the core of everything that we do. Our technical experts are prepared to assist investigators to understand the circumstances, and a Boeing team stands ready to travel to India," said Mr Ortberg. The cause of the crash remains unknown at this stage, but authorities have recovered the black box, which could provide clues into the ill-fated flight that crashed within seconds of takeoff. Boeing's troubles In recent years, Airbus has edged ahead in the competition against Boeing, with the American company still grappling with multiple crises that predate the Ahmedabad tragedy. Its 737 MAX narrow-body plane has been marred in controversy owing to two deadly crashes and a recent door-panel blowout. Several whistleblowers have also raised concerns about the firm's production standards. John Barnett, a whistleblower who worked for Boeing for more than 30 years before retiring in 2017, was found dead from a gunshot wound last year. In the days before his death, he had been providing evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.
Time of India
14-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Tragedy, not tactics: Airbus says Air India crash calls for industry reflection, not rivalry amid global shockwaves
The fatal crash of an Air India Boeing 787 in Ahmedabad has sent shockwaves across the aviation world, but Airbus says the tragedy is no cause for commercial point-scoring. Speaking ahead of the Paris Air Show, Christian Scherer, Chief Commercial Officer at Airbus, stressed that safety—not competition—must remain the industry's top priority, reported Bloomberg News. 'Safety is in everything that we do, so the tragedy in India—we don't see that in any way, shape or form as a competitive input,' Scherer said during a press briefing in Paris. 'It is, if anything, a reminder to us all that aviation has become so safe that, statistically speaking, every accident is totally unacceptable.' The remarks come as investigations continue into Thursday's crash, which killed nearly 300 people, including passengers and those on the ground. The Air India flight, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, went down shortly after takeoff in the city's Meghani area—making it one of the deadliest aviation disasters in a decade and the first fatal incident involving the Dreamliner. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villa For Sale in Dubai Might Surprise You Villas in Dubai | Search ads Learn More While Boeing and Airbus are fierce rivals in the global jetliner market, Scherer made clear that moments like these transcend business. 'Every incident in this industry is an immediate reminder of what can go wrong,' he said, according to Bloomberg. 'The entire industry must treat every accident as an unacceptable failure—because for the people affected, it always is," Scherer added. Live Events Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury echoed the sentiment, stating that the industry's response should focus on reaffirming its safety culture, not commercial gains. Meanwhile, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg , who was scheduled to attend the show for the first time in his new role, has cancelled his trip along with Boeing Commercial Airplanes President Stephanie Pope. 'We want to stay with our team and focus on our customer and the ongoing investigation,' Ortberg had said. The Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport, scheduled from June 16 to 22, is the world's biggest aviation industry event, where aircraft manufacturers often announce new deals. The event, held every two years, will be conducted in the shadow of the Ahmedabad tragedy that has left the world in shock and disbelief.
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Business Standard
14-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Air India crash a safety wake-up call for aviation industry, says Airbus
The crash of an Air India 787 Dreamliner on Thursday killed more than 240 people on the aircraft as well as people in the densely populated urban area where the plane exploded Bloomberg Airbus SE said the fatal accident on Thursday in India involving a Boeing Co. airliner should spur the industry as a whole to advance its safety culture, dismissing the notion that the crash could bring a competitive edge to one planemaker over the other in the global duopoly. 'Safety is in everything that we do, so the tragedy in India, we don't see that in any way, shape or form as a competitive input,' Christian Scherer, who oversees Airbus's commercial aircraft operation, said at a press meeting in Paris. 'It is, if anything, a reminder to us all that aviation has become so safe that, statistically speaking, every accident is totally unacceptable.' The crash of an Air India 787 Dreamliner on Thursday killed more than 240 people on the aircraft as well as people in the densely populated urban area where the plane exploded. The episode has added to several high-profile incidents that have shaken confidence in the safety of flying in recent years, after the industry enjoyed a long phase of few crashes, including 2023 where there was not one fatal accident involving a large jetliner. The cause of the crash, which ranks as the worst civil aviation disaster in more than a decade, remains unknown. For Boeing, the tragedy was the first time the company has lost a 787 model, one of its most popular aircraft. Airbus competes in that space with its A350 jetliner and the smaller A330neo plane. Scherer spoke alongside Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury ahead of the Paris Air Show, which kicks off next week and marks the key annual gathering for the industry. Faury's counterpart at Boeing, Kelly Ortberg, has canceled his appearance at the event in order to help coordinate his company's response to the India tragedy. Faury said the company still plans to ramp up output, but that the goal of doing so has become 'a little bit more difficult' as global volatility and supply-chain constraints persist. At the same time, the company reiterated its goal of delivering 820 aircraft to customers this year, and Scherer said there's a 'meaningful decline' in missing parts as the overall supply chain improves. Chief Financial Officer Thomas Toepfer, who appeared alongside other executives at the event, said that given the continued volatility in the market, the company would be less inclined to consider buybacks as a financial tool for the time being.
RTÉ News
12-06-2025
- Automotive
- RTÉ News
Airbus can hit delivery goal despite delays, CEO says
Airbus is "cautiously hopeful" that it can meet a 2025 target of 820 deliveries despite bottlenecks that have left nearly 40 completed airframes parked at its factories waiting for engines, the CEO of its core planemaking business said. While overall supply chains have "improved significantly," bottlenecks remain in the supply of CFM engines for single-aisles and cabin interiors for wide-body jets, with lavatories joining the list of delays, Christian Scherer said. "We haven't changed our (delivery) guidance. I caution you not to extrapolate too much from monthly numbers," Scherer told reporters, following a recent spate of monthly declines in deliveries compared to last year. "There is a gradual increase in output of engines that we get from CFM. The reason we have not changed our outlook for the year is because we believe that between now and the end of the year we will get the engines," he said. "So it is a gradual increase - a little behind the curve at the we are cautiously hopeful that it can be done," he added. Co-owned by GE Aerospace and France's Safran, CFM supplies more than half of the engines used on the best-selling Airbus A320neo family, competing with alternative engines from Pratt & Whitney. CFM also exclusively supplies the Boeing 737 MAX with a different engine variant. "We have nearly 40 gliders parked across our system," Scherer said, using the planemaker's nickname for planes that are otherwise complete but unable to be delivered to airlines as they wait for their engines, which are sold separately. CFM could not immediately be reached for comment. Its top executives have said it has seen improvements in its own supply chain and it is poised to recover from a slow start to the year. On underlying jet production, a barometer for supply chains, Scherer said Airbus was on its way towards a goal of assembling 75 A320neo-family jets a month in 2027. Most analysts remain cautious about when the already delayed goal can be reached. "On single-aisle (A320neo-family) we are on track to do that (75 a month) and we are just cruising past 60 (a month). We are trending in the right direction into the 60s," Scherer said. Airbus rarely discusses detailed monthly production goals in public, having dropped an interim target of 65 a month in 2023. Reuters reported in January that Airbus was closing in on production of 60 jets a month, around pre-Covid levels. Scherer was speaking during briefings on Airbus market forecasts and products ahead of the Paris Airshow next week.
New Straits Times
12-06-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Airbus can hit delivery goal despite delays, jetmaking CEO says
PARIS: Airbus is "cautiously hopeful" that it can meet a 2025 target of 820 deliveries despite bottlenecks that have left nearly 40 completed airframes parked at its factories waiting for engines, the CEO of its core planemaking business said. While overall supply chains have "improved significantly," bottlenecks remain in the supply of CFM engines for single-aisles and cabin interiors for wide-body jets, with lavatories joining the list of delays, Christian Scherer said. "We haven't changed our (delivery) guidance. I caution you not to extrapolate too much from monthly numbers," Scherer told reporters, following a recent spate of monthly declines in deliveries compared to last year. "There is a gradual increase in output of engines that we get from CFM. The reason we have not changed our outlook for the year is because we believe that between now and the end of the year we will get the engines," he said. "So it is a gradual increase - a little behind the curve at the we are cautiously hopeful that it can be done." Co-owned by GE Aerospace and France's Safran , CFM supplies more than half of the engines used on the best-selling Airbus A320neo family, competing with alternative engines from Pratt & Whitney. CFM also exclusively supplies the Boeing 737 MAX with a different engine variant. "We have nearly 40 gliders parked across our system," Scherer said, using the planemaker's nickname for planes that are otherwise complete but unable to be delivered to airlines as they wait for their engines, which are sold separately. CFM could not immediately be reached for comment. Its top executives have said it has seen improvements in its own supply chain and it is poised to recover from a slow start to the year. On underlying jet production, a barometer for supply chains, Scherer said Airbus was on its way towards a goal of assembling 75 A320neo-family jets a month in 2027. Most analysts remain cautious about when the already delayed goal can be reached. "On single-aisle (A320neo-family) we are on track to do that (75 a month) and we are just cruising past 60 (a month). We are trending in the right direction into the 60s," Scherer said. Airbus rarely discusses detailed monthly production goals in public, having dropped an interim target of 65 a month in 2023. Reuters reported in January that Airbus was closing in on production of 60 jets a month, around pre-COVID levels. Scherer was speaking during briefings on Airbus market forecasts and products ahead of the Paris Airshow next week. Airline demand for jets remains "very strong," he said.
