All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 143
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Boom unveils XB-1 supersonic demonstrator
Colorado-based Boom Technology has unveiled the XB-1 supersonic demonstrator that will be used to refine the aerodynamics and propulsion for a Mach 2.2, 40-seat airliner and private jet planned to enter service in the early 2020s.
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Icelandair seals Rolls-Royce engine servicing pact
Icelandair has picked Rolls-Royce to provide maintenance services on engines fitted to 28 aircraft.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Tony Balestracci - servicing Textron's customers
Tony Balestracci is vice-president, global customer service with Textron Aviation, owner of the venerable Cessna and Beechcraft brands
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Ottawa cash could jumpstart new project: Bombardier CEO
Bombardier chief executive Alain Bellemare says a possible $1 billion investment by the Canadian government could help accelerate the launch of the company’s next aircraft, which could be a business or a commercial jet.
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FLIGHT TEST: We put Bombardier's CSeries through its paces
In the 1960s, established manufacturers Boeing and Douglas dominated the lower end of the single-aisle mainline commercial aircraft market. Their original offerings – the 737-100 and DC-9-10 – seated fewer than 100 passengers. With the fielding of the 737-200 and DC-9-40, capacity increased to more than 120 passengers. This trend ...
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Flight Fleet Forecast's single-aisle outlook 2016-2035
The 2016 Flight Fleet Forecast predicts the delivery of 42,800 new passenger and freight commercial aircraft over the next 20 years, worth almost $3 trillion in 2016 delivery values. About 63% of those deliveries – some 26,860 units – are expected to be single-aisle passenger aircraft, representing 46% of the ...
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INSIGHT FROM INMARSAT: Going Global with GX for Aviation
10 cities visited across four continents and 80,128km travelled – how the GX Aviation Tour showcased aviation’s connected future
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Trump victory means uncertainty for aerospace suppliers
US president-elect Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the 8 November election has uncertain implications for the aerospace industry on a variety of fronts, with few articulated policy positions initially to provide guidance for corporate planners.
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Latest flight milestone keeps Bombardier on recovery path
By getting the Global 7000 into the air for the first time on 4 November, Bombardier adds to a seven-month string of achievements that have put the manufacturer on a long road to recovery, even as previous delays paint a cloudy market outlook for the company’s longest-range business jet.
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TRU delivers first 737 Max simulator to Boeing
TRU Simulation + Training has delivered of the first 737 Max full-flight simulator to Boeing's pilot training campus in Miami.
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IAG outlines cost-saving drive in maintenance operation
IAG has almost completed an extensive review of its maintenance operations, aimed at cutting costs, and is turning its attention to implementing the new strategy.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: AVIC considers commercial version of Y-20
AVIC is researching the possibility of a civilian cargo variant of its Xian Y-20 strategic transport.
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Airbus's new 'Neo' slant puts emphasis on 'environmental'
Airbus is adopting an alternative interpretation of the ‘Neo’ brand on its re-engined jet family, marketing the term as “new environmental option”.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Comac displays future widebody model
A large model of a widebody aircraft on Comac's stand caught the attention of many attendees on the first day of Airshow China.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Comac wins lessors' orders for 23 C919s
Comac secured firm commitments for 23 of its in-development C919 narrowbodies from two Chinese lessors on the first day of Airshow China.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: China Aerospace Leasing signs for 20 ARJ21s
China Aerospace Leasing signed a purchase agreement with Comac for 20 ARJ21-700s on the first day of Airshow China.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Foreign manufacturers show off new jets
Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier and Sukhoi have all brought examples of their flagship jets to this year's Airshow China in Zhuhai.
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Boeing plans performance upgrade for 737 Max after 2021
Boeing has quietly developed plans to roll-out a performance improvement package for the 737 Max family nearly five years after first member of the type enters service.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Bombardier aims high for CSeries in China
Bombardier brought its CS300 aircraft to Airshow China in Zhuhai for one reason only – to show potential Chinese customers that the aircraft is real and flying.
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Boeing-Comac JV selects Zhoushan for 737 completion site
Boeing 737s will be completed and delivered to Chinese customers from the island-city of Zhoushan on China’s mid-eastern coast under an agreement announced on 28 October.