All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 387
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Boeing to assemble 787 interior components in Charleston, South Carolina
Boeing has selected South Carolina for fabrication and assembly of interior parts for the 787.
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Combined Continental and United fleet could reach 750 by 2014
United and Continental Airlines are attempting to create maximum fleet flexibility in their combined merger, and are targeting a combined fleet of 550 to...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
USED JETS Breathing some life into a widebody market that has been in virtual depression, Russian carrier Transaero is to take operating leases from May...
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In-flight revenues: inside the garden wall
In-flight connectivity service providers look for a rosy patch beyond the pay-for-service model In-flight connectivity service providers look for a rosy patch beyond the pay-for-service model
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PICTURE: Airbus builds 'physical mock-up' of XWB fuselage to avoid A380 mistakes
The decision to build a mock-up was "a lesson learned" from the A380
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Angola's TAAG orders two 777-300ERs
Angolan flag-carrier TAAG has announced an order two Boeing 777-300ERs in a deal that includes purchase rights for two additional 777-300ERs.
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New BMIbaby chief plots cautious growth strategy
UK budget carrier BMIbaby is developing a five-year plan, laying foundations for cautious growth over the coming years. After much uncertainty, BMIbaby's...
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Seat makers benefit from Koito debacle
Major aircraft seat manufacturers are absorbing the seat programmes that cannot be supported by embattled Japanese firm Koito Industries, which recently...
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R-R prepares to ground-test Trent XWB ahead of A380 trials next year
Rolls-Royce will begin ground-testing the first Trent XWB for the A350 in May, ahead of a 140h flight-test programme on board an A380 early in 2011.
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Newfoundland updates waterbomber fleet
Bombardier has delivered the first of four 415 amphibians to the government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Saab names new chief executive
Saab has appointed a new chief executive to replace Åke Svensson, who will leave the Swedish company later this year.
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Lufthansa to operate first A380 flights to Tokyo and Beijing
Lufthansa plans to operate its first Airbus A380 flights to Tokyo Narita and Beijing. The Star Alliance carrier, which will take delivery of its first...
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Airbus to flight-test XWB carbonfibre skin panel on A340 this year
Airbus will fly a carbonfibre fuselage panel on its A340-300 testbed this year as part of its investigation of acoustic transmission within the A350 XWB's composite cabin.
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Boeing halts 787 shipments to final assembly
Boeing will hold shipments of 787 fuselage sections at Boeing Charleston and other supplier partners, halting deliveries until June.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
DELTA AIR LINES The carrier only lost $246 million before taxes in the first quarter, which is rather better than the $794 million it dumped in the period a year ago.
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Working Week: testing times for Airbus apprentice
Zimbabwean Vukile Dumani has been named Airbus UK's Filton apprentice of the year. He completed his higher engineering studies in September and is now a specialist engineer in non-destructive testing
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McNerney hints at new 737 in response to A320 upgrade
Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney has indicated that the airframer may take on Airbus's proposed re-engined A320 family with an all-new single-aisle aircraft, rather than upgrade the 737 with new powerplants.
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Airbus devises plan to compress A350 flight-testing by three months
Airbus aims to meet the A350's mid-2013 service-entry target by compressing the flight-test programme into 12 months, after revealing that it has burnt up some of the development programme's " buffer".
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GA pilots get advice on piston operations in ash
Volcanic ash engine damage is less of a risk in piston engines than turbines, because the combustion air is normally filtered, according to the UK Civil...
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Airbus opts for larger wing on A350-1000 through trailing edge extension
Airbus is working to reach the design freeze for the largest A350 variant, the -1000, in the middle of this year and has revealed that the stretched aircraft will feature a slightly larger wing the -800/900 models.