All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 142
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First redesigned thrust reverser delivered for 737 Max
Spirit AeroSystems has delivered the first thrust reverser to Boeing for engines on the 737 Max that features a key component redesigned to meet the programme's lofty production ramp-up targets.
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Crashed Avro operated without mandatory fuel reserves: Aerocivil
Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority has officially confirmed that the Bolivian BAe Avro RJ85 operated by Lamia crashed near Medellin with empty fuel tanks..
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Swiss grades CS100 after four months in service
After four months and more than 1,500 flight hours in service, launch operator Swiss's initial impression of the Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft family is still being formed, but trending in a positive direction.
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Bombardier delivers first CS300 to Air Baltic
Bombardier delivered the first CS300 to launch operator Air Baltic in a 28 November ceremony in Mirabel that formally marked the end of the CSeries development programme.
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Airbus details duty schedule for A350-1000 test fleet
Airbus’s flight-test programme for the A350-1000 will stretch to 1,600h, split almost evenly between the three test aircraft.
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PICTURE: A350-1000 takes off on maiden flight
Airbus has commenced the flight-test campaign for the A350-1000 with the variant becoming airborne for the first time at Toulouse.
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CS300 and CS100 awarded common type rating
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Transport Canada have awarded both variants of the Bombardier CSeries a common type rating.
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Zodiac gradually restoring operational stability
Zodiac Aerospace is aiming for stable sales in 2016-17 as it concentrates on completing a recovery programme scheduled to end next year.
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A350-1000 carries out high-speed take-off abort test
Airbus has conducted a high-speed rejected take-off with the A350-1000 ahead of commencing the variant’s flight-test and certification campaign.
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PICTURE: Fourth MRJ prototype makes maiden sortie
A fourth flight test aircraft from the MRJ regional jet programme has taken its maiden sortie.
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Boeing names GE exec to lead BCA, creates services division
Boeing has replaced Ray Conner as head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes with an outsider from GE Aviation and consolidated separate services businesses for commercial and defence into a single unit with marching orders to triple revenues over the next decade to $50 billion.
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Boeing sees large narrowbodies appeal in Asia
Boeing expects that larger variants of the 737, or even a new middle-of-the-market aircraft will have major appeal to operators in Asia-Pacific.
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Airbus ramping up to meet production targets
Airbus is confident that it will meet its production targets for the year, despite the persistent hold-ups on the A350 and A320neo lines.
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PICTURES: Second MRJ arrives in US
A second flight test aircraft from the MRJ regional jet programme has arrived at the airframer’s US test facility in Moses Lake after a 14,000km journey.
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New GE plant highlights CFM ramp-up strategy on Leap
CFM international shipped the first Leap-1B engine to Boeing in early October from a one-year-old factory Lafayette, Indiana, a new and critical location in the global industrial geography of the 40-year-old joint venture between GE Aviation and Safran Aircraft Engines.
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UTair broadens MRO pact with Volga-Dnepr Gulf
Russian carrier UTair has selected Volga-Dnepr Gulf to provide heavy maintenance for a batch of Boeing 737s.
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Rolls-Royce claims good progress on restructuring
Strong demand for the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine is underpinning demand in the manufacturer’s civil aerospace division, despite a further weakening in the business aviation sector.
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Second MRJ test aircraft enroute to USA
A second Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ regional jet has departed Nagoya for the airframer’s US flight test base at Moses Lake.
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Irkut activates MC-21 electrical system
Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut has activated the electrical system on the MC-21 narrowbody as the flight test aircraft moves closer to a scheduled first flight in February or March.