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BBC News
5 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Spirit Aerosystems: Polish boost for Belfast factory
A Polish airline has ordered 40 Airbus A220 planes, the wings of which are made in firm, Lot, has placed an order with Airbus for 20 A220-100s and 20 of the larger company could ultimately buy up to to 84 A220s, it announced at the Paris Air well as the wings, part of the A220 fuselage is made at the Spirit Aerosystems operation in east Belfast. Purchased expected late 2025 Airbus is currently in the process of buying Spirit's A220 wing manufacturing Fijoł, the chief executive of Lot, said the airline would start operating A220s in 2027 as part of gradual fleet the end of May 2025, the A220 had secured more than 900 firm orders from more than 30 customers worldwide, with over 415 aircraft already is expected to complete the purchase of the A220 wing plant in Belfast later this year but there is still uncertainty for much of the workforce at wider global business is being carved up between Boeing and Airbus, the world's largest aircraft major uncertainty in Belfast is for the workers on the non-Airbus part of the business, which mostly involves work on a range of Bombardier business workers will become part of Boeing by default if a third party does not buy the remainder of the Belfast have called on Airbus and the UK government to find a way to keep the whole Belfast site under a single have warned that a loss of economies of scale and the fragmenting of production lines poses a risk to the long-term future of aerospace in Northern Ireland and the highly skilled jobs in the sector.
Free Malaysia Today
05-06-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
KD Pendekar among 3 navy vessels decommissioned today
KD Pendekar was one of three vessels formally decommissioned in a ceremony officiated by navy chief Zulhelmy Ithnain at the naval base in Lumut, Perak. PETALING JAYA : The navy today decommissioned a ship that sank off the coast of Johor after it hit an underwater object in August last year. KD Pendekar was one of three vessels formally decommissioned in a ceremony officiated by navy chief Zulhelmy Ithnain at the naval base in Lumut, Perak. The other two vessels, KD Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil and KD Laksamana Tan Pusmah, were also retired from active service, the navy said in a Facebook post. It added that the decommissioning of the three vessels is part of a broader fleet modernisation initiative under the #15to5 transformation plan. On Aug 25, 2024, the KD Pendekar was reported to have struck a submerged object and started flooding before it sank in the South China Sea two nautical miles southeast of Tanjung Penyusop, in Kota Tinggi, Johor on the same day. Three days later, a navy crew member was reported to have died while trying to recover the wreckage of KD Pendekar. The vessel was successfully refloated in October 2024 through a salvage operation that was completed despite facing several challenges. A special investigation board set up to determine the cause of the incident found that KD Pendekar's sinking was due to a navigational error and the vessel's advanced age. The navy today said that with a total sailing distance of 820,077.64 nautical miles, the KD Pendekar ranks among the most extensively deployed assets in its history. It is part of the navy's first fast attack craft squadron and was commissioned in 1979. KD Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil, a corvette-class warship built in 1982, was acquired by Malaysia in 1995 and commissioned in 1997. Its sister ship, KD Laksamana Tan Pusmah, entered service in 1999 and has logged 315,907.6 nautical miles.
Trade Arabia
14-05-2025
- Business
- Trade Arabia
Airbus delivers first A321neo for Kuwait Airways
Airbus has delivered the first A321neo to Kuwait Airways, the national carrier of Kuwait, marking the first of nine A321neo aircraft on order. The aircraft is part of Kuwait Airways' transformation strategy, which includes fleet modernisation to drive growth. The A321neo features a spacious cabin with 166 seats across two classes, including 16 full-flat business class seats and 150 economy class seats. The award-winning Airspace cabin offers a quieter atmosphere, customizable lighting, and the latest generation in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems. The A321neo complements Kuwait Airways' existing A320neo and A330neo fleet, enabling greater flexibility and operational efficiency.
