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- Barrons.com
Boeing’s Starliner Launch Scrubbed Again. Here’s Why.
The fifth time wasn’t the charm for Boeing and the oft-delayed crewed test flight of its Starliner spaceship was delayed again on Saturday. The CST-100 Starliner, Boeing’s reusable space capsule was slated to launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at about 12:25 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday, some 26 days after the original launch attempt scheduled on May 6. Getting astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams off Starliner takes about an hour.
- Reuters
Boeing's woes a 'burden' for entire sector, Airbus executive says
Safety and quality problems exposed at Boeing following a door plug blowout earlier this year risk shaking travellers' confidence in flying, a top executive at rival Airbus said. Christian Scherer, CEO of Airbus' Commercial Aircraft business, told German weekly magazine WirtschaftsWoche that the issues were "a burden for the entire industry". "Boeing's problems could cause more people to question how safe flying actually is," Scherer was quoted as saying.
- Reuters
Delta Air sees healthy demand, especially on international routes
DUBAI (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines is running its largest ever transatlantic schedule this year as it sees healthy travel demand, especially on international routes, senior executives said on Saturday. Delta, one of the largest U.S. airlines, has forecast record high second-quarter revenue thanks to buoyant demand for spring and summer travel. "Summer's progressing strongly and demand is quite healthy," CEO Ed Bastian told reporters.
