All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 108
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SINGAPORE: Vallair signs as A321P2F launch customer
German modification and maintenance specialist Elbe Flugzeugwerke has won a contract from aviation services company Vallair to start passenger-to-freight (P2F) conversions of Airbus A321 jets.
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SINGAPORE: Boeing studying three 'different’ NMA engine designs
Powerplant proposals from the three major engine makers for Boeing’s planned New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) all differ in their technologies. The manufacturer is also yet to indicate publically whether it will adopt a single-source strategy.
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SINGAPORE: Bombardier expects CRJ to ride replacement wave
Bombardier’s CRJ series is expected to see an upsurge in orders over the coming years as the type rides a wave of replacing smaller regional jets and upgauging by some operators.
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SINGAPORE: Detailed design starts on 737 Max 10
Boeing is on course to deliver the first 737 Max 10 in 2020 after the programme passed the milestone of firm configuration, which clears the way for detailed design to begin.
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SINGAPORE: Airbus expects suppliers to cope with rising output
Airbus has stated its confidence in the capability of the supply chain to keep pace with rising airliner production rates as it continues to study further increases in production.
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Early 2019 targeted for Superjet winglet upgrade
Sukhoi is debuting its "saberlet" winglets on the Superjet 100 at the Singapore air show as it flight-tests the upgrade ahead of certification and planned introduction next year.
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SINGAPORE: Sukhoi considering PW1000G power for Superjet shrink
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) has launched a major "shrink" derivative of the Superjet – and the variant could be powered by Pratt & Whitney's PW1000G geared turbofan when it enters service in 2022.
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SINGAPORE: Airbus sees other A380 customers taking Emirates' cue
Airbus is upbeat on the prospect of more A380 orders from existing customers in the wake of the recent follow-on deal from Emirates for 36 more aircraft.
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SINGAPORE: A350-1000 'poised for sales turnaround'
Airbus is confident the tide is about to turn for A350-1000 sales after a period of order stagnation for its biggest twinjet.
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Analysis
DATA SNAPSHOT: Airbus and Boeing are head-to-head in the widebody sector
The Airbus A330neo and A350 are head-to-head with Boeing’s 787 and 777X in the widebody arena. This is how Flight Fleets Analyzer shows their sales status.
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SINGAPORE: MRJ goes full steam ahead on flight tests
Despite some hiccups over the past year, flight testing of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet is continuing, with two production-representative examples set to join later this year.
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SINGAPORE: GE expects Boeing NMA decision this year
GE Aviation, whose CFM International partnership is seen as a frontrunner to power Boeing’s planned New Mid-market Airplane (NMA), expects a launch decision will be needed this year if it is to achieve its target service-entry in the mid-2020s.
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SINGAPORE: Airbus develops larger winglets for A350
Airbus will introduce larger winglets for the A350 as part of several aerodynamic improvements that will become available for the twinjet later this year.
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PICTURES: Boeing 737 Max 7 debuts in Renton
The third and smallest iteration of 737 Max has broken cover at Boeing's Renton, Washington plant with the debut of the Max 7.
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PICTURES: A330-800 emerges from painting
Airbus's first A330-800 has emerged from painting bearing the airframer's livery for the A330neo test fleet.
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SINGAPORE: CFM to stick with direct-drive architecture for NMA
Any bid by CFM International to power Boeing’s proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) is unlikely to incorporate geared-fan technology.
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SINGAPORE: Qatar's rework demands delayed A350-1000 delivery
Airbus has declined to specify a delivery date for the first A350-1000 to launch operator Qatar Airways.
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SINGAPORE: Farnborough show to debut host of new features
Farnborough air show organisers are in Singapore to talk up this year’s event, which will feature a host of new features as well as the site’s first permanent exhibition hall.
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Opinion
OPINION: New boss, new Leonardo?
Corporate chiefs are fearful of missing out on the Next Big Thing, of leaving it to bold, visionary rivals to anticipate a future that they themselves were too short-sighted, or too timid, to grasp.