All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 172
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NewsVIDEO: MRJ starts low-speed taxi tests
Mitsubishi Aircraft’s MRJ regional jet is undergoing low-speed taxi trials as the Japanese airframer edges towards the aircraft’s maiden flight.
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NewsIATA: Boeing bullish on widebodies despite A330 pressure
Boeing admits that it is feeling the pressure from its rival as Airbus tries to clear out its inventory of current-generation A330s ahead of transitioning to the re-engined A330neo family from 2017.
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NewsOOH-LA-LA: Top Ten all-French flyers
Our Top 10 feature looks at some of the most significant and iconic French aircraft of the post-Second World War era.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing's plan for mixed 777 and 777X assembly line
This was Boeing's problem: a new version of the 777 with a new engine and a composite wing will enter service in 2020, but the older version with a metallic wing will likely stay in production as a freighter for at least another five years. So how does the company ...
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NewsPW-powered A320neo to resume flights in 'coming weeks'
Airbus believes it will still be able to start delivering the A320neo before the end of this year, despite not having a specific timeframe for resuming test flights with the Pratt & Whitney-powered variant.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Is air show debut a make-or-break moment for CSeries?
When the Bombardier CS300 takes to the skies over Le Bourget later this month, the 135-seater will not only steal the spotlight on the aviation industry's biggest stage: the flying display of the most popular CSeries variant also offers a humbled and rebuilt Bombardier executive team a rare opportunity to ...
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Transaero starts 737 C-checks after EASA clearance
Russian carrier Transaero has secured European approval for C-check maintenance work on a range of Boeing 737 types at Moscow Vnukovo.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Upgrades ahead as Superjet escapes debt crisis
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft's Superjet programme seemed on the brink of financial calamity entering 2015.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus prepares to take narrowbody production to beyond 50
The law of supply and demand is one of the most fundamental in economics. Record demand for its narrowbodies means Airbus – like its counterpart in Seattle – faces one of the biggest manufacturing challenges in the history of civil aerospace as it ramps up production from a current 42 ...
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NewsPICTURE: Vietnam A350 performs maiden flight
Airbus has started test flights with a second customer’s A350-900, with the first jet for Vietnam Airlines having completed its maiden sortie.
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NewsWork under way on all A350-1000 test aircraft
Airbus has commenced work on all three development aircraft for the A350-1000 test campaign, as it expects to begin final assembly in the first quarter of next year.
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NewsAirbus shifting to pulse-line assembly for A320 wings
Airbus is shifting its A320-family wing production concept away from static assembly to a semi-automated pulse-line to improve efficiency ahead of transition to A320neo production.
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A330-based Beluga to have larger cross-section
Airbus’s new A330-based high-capacity transport, designed to replace the A300-600ST Beluga fleet, will provide a 12% increase in payload.
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NewsAirbus likely to take A320 rate hike decision this year: Bregier
Airbus is likely to make a decision this year on a further production rate increase for the A320 family, as chief executive Fabrice Bregier suggested that a hike would be inevitable.
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NewsAirbus combining A380 crew rests to fit additional seats
Airbus is developing a combined crew rest for the A380 as part of its efforts to increase seating capacity on the type.
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NewsA320neo flight-test campaign making steady progress
Airbus has completed a total of more than 130 flights with its A320neo test fleet, recently expanded to include the first CFM International Leap-1A version.
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NewsMonthly A320 output could reach 60 from 2018
Airbus believes that it could conceivably reach an A320 monthly production rate of 60 aircraft by around 2018.
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Airbus hints at pending order for regional A330
Airbus has indicated that it will disclose an order for its ‘regional’ version of the A330 shortly, without identifying the potential customer.
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NewsAirbus names new head of marketing
Airbus has named Francois Caudron as its senior vice-president and head of marketing.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus keeps pilot conversion to A350 from A330 simple
With the A350 conceived as the natural replacement in the Airbus product line for the A330 family, the manufacturer had to ensure the desire to introduce advanced technology into the new twinjet did not create too big a step for pilots transitioning from the earlier type.