All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 112
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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.
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Opinion
OPINION: Is the CSeries ruling a seismic shift?
Over the past four months, the competitive landscape in the small-narrowbody jet market has been turned upside down. Bombardier has agreed to give Airbus control of the CSeries programme and open a new final assembly line in Alabama. Boeing is in discussions to construct some kind of combination with Embraer. ...
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Boeing to keep 747-8 production steady for UPS order
Boeing will hold the production rate for the 747-8 steady at six per year despite a new order on 1 February from UPS Airlines for 14 more freighters, says vice-president of marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes Randy Tinseth.
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PICTURE: A330-800 closer to joining A330neo test fleet
Airbus's first A330-800 has entered the paint shop as it prepares to join the A330neo test fleet, currently comprising two A330-900s.
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UPS doubles future 747-8F fleet with new order for 14
UPS Airlines has ordered 14 more Boeing 747-8Fs to double its future fleet of the re-engined jumbo freighter and add vital months and perhaps even years to the type's backlog.
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A321neo nearing limit for simple enhancement
Airbus is looking for firmer details on Boeing's proposal to address the middle-of-the-market sector before committing to possible further enhancements on the A321neo.
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Russian authority progresses with EASA certification pact
Russia's federal air transport authority Rosaviatsia has signed an agreement with the European Aviation Safety Agency centred on airworthiness regulation.
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Boeing releases strong Q4 earnings, upbeat 2018 outlook
Rising commercial aircraft deliveries and service transactions helped Boeing achieve a 39% jump in operating profit in the fourth quarter, rising to $3.03 billion.
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Short A321LR test campaign to focus on long-range operation
Airbus expects to need only 100h of flights to certify the A321LR, with the campaign centred on the aircraft's long-range capabilities.
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VIDEO: A321LR departs on maiden flight
Airbus has commenced the maiden flight of its new long-range A321LR, the aircraft having lifted off from Finkenwerder airfield in Hamburg at 11:08 local time.
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ATR parent Leonardo rules out 100-seat turboprop
Talk of ATR launching a new programme to extend the regional turboprop maker's range to a 100-seater has been formally brought to a close.