All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 203
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Virgin Australia evaluating 787s, A350s
Virgin Australia is evaluating the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 as potential replacements for its Airbus A330-300s and Boeing 777-300ERs. Chief executive...
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NewsBombardier CSeries approved for first flight
Bombardier has received a flight test permit from Transport Canada for the CSeries, securing the last regulatory requirement needed for the first flight...
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NewsMAKS: Red Wings signs for Russian jets and Q400s
Russia's Red Wings has signed deals covering 30 new domestic and Western aircraft: 10 Tupolev Tu-204SM twinjets, 10 Irkut MC-21 narrowbodies and 10 Bombardier...
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NewsMRJ attributes programme delay to US FAA's delegation process
Mitsubishi Aircraft is taking longer than expected to develop its regional jet because of the challenges it has encountered in adopting the US Federal Aviation...
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NewsBombardier applies for CSeries flight test permit
Bombardier has submitted an application for the CSeries flight test permit to Transport Canada, as it moves a step closer to the aircraft's first flight. The...
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American regional aircraft order delayed by DOJ challenge
A planned order by American Airlines for new Bombardier or Embraer regional jets has been delayed, as it fights a US Department of Justice (DOJ) challenge...
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NewsMAKS: Sberbank signs for 20 MC-21s and 20 Superjets
Russian lessor Sberbank intends to take 20 Irkut MC-21 narrowbodies and a similar number of Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional airliners. Preliminary agreements...
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United plans Chengdu service on 787
United Airlines plans to launch new nonstop flights between San Francisco and Chengdu, China, on a Boeing 787-8 in 2014. The new service will operate...
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NewsWestJet intends to order 65 737 Max aircraft
Canadian carrier WestJet is intending to order 65 Boeing 737 Max twinjets for delivery from September 2017. The airline says it has agreed, through...
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MAKS: Bombardier sees Q400 future in Russia
Russia may have come to the rescue of Bombardier's flagging Q400 turboprop programme, after the airframer sealed preliminary agreements at MAKS to set up...
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Kenya Airways to open non-stop Guangzhou link
Kenya Airways is to open non-stop services to the Chinese city of Guangzhou in November. The carrier, which is linked to the SkyTeam alliance, is to...
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NewsMAKS: Ilyushin displays revived Il-76 variant
Ilyushin's recently revived Il-76 military and commercial transport was on display at the MAKS air show.
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NewsMAKS: Russia lifts veil on PD-14 demonstrator, latest engine technology
Russia's answer to the latest turbofan engines for single-aisle aircraft from CFM International and Pratt & Whitney was on public display for the first time at the MAKS air show.
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Canada and Bangladesh signs air transport agreement
Canada has successfully concluded a air transport agreement with Bangladesh, allowing direct scheduled air services between the two countries. The...
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NewsMAKS: Large Q400 deal hinges on Russian assembly line
Bombardier is to consider setting up a Russian final assembly line for its Q400 NextGen turboprop, in partnership with state industrial corporation Rostekhnologii. Both...
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NewsMAKS: Honeywell seals UTair avionics deal
Russian airline UTair has selected the Honeywell avionics suite for 60 new single-aisle aircraft entering service over the next few years. Honeywell...
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NewsAmerican and US Airways seek November trial for Justice challenge
American Airlines and US Airways requested a 12 November court date for the trial in the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) challenge to their proposed merger. The...
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NewsMitsubishi says delay will not hurt MRJ sales
Despite another delay to its Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet's schedule, Mitsubishi Aircraft is confident that its sales prospects will not be diminished. In...
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NewsMAKS: Sukhoi aims to meet UAC ambitions for Superjet
United Aircraft has put its faith in the Superjet to play a lead role in Russia's civil ambitions, and despite a lack of recent orders, Sukhoi is confident it can deliver.
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NewsPICTURE: Bombardier rolls first CSeries out of paint shop
Bombardier rolled the first fully painted CSeries out of the paint shop at Mirabel today, as it preps for the imminent first flight of its new narrowbody...