All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 82
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MagniX to supply Eviation Alice motors as all-electric advances
Electric motor company MagniX will supply powerplants for Eviation Aircraft’s in-development electric aircraft Alice, marking another win for the upstart motor maker and a second power option for Alice buyers.
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Nine aviation agencies will have seat on FAA’s Max review panel
Representatives from at least nine countries and regions will participate in a panel that the US Federal Aviation Administration convened for the purpose of reviewing the Boeing 737 Max’s flight control software.
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Brazilian authorities certify Embraer’s Praetor 600
Brazil’s civil aviation authority ANAC has granted a type certificate to the Embraer Praetor 600 super-midsize business jet, a milestone coming roughly six months after the airframer publicly launched the Praetor programme.
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Honeywell reports sales gains and downplays effect of 737 issues
US aerospace giant Honeywell has reported strong gains in first quarter 2019 aerospace sales, with executives predicting little impact from Boeing’s reduction of 737 Max production.
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ANALYSIS: How Airbus fought its own pitch battle
Airbus has not been immune to peculiarities in air data systems, and unexpected incidents illustrate the difficulties designers and regulators face in predicting and avoiding unintended consequences of aircraft behaviour.
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Civil aircraft feature on EU's US countermeasures list
European regulators have listed large civil aircraft and helicopters among potential targets of trade countermeasures aimed at US exports, following the US government’s plans to introduce tariffs on Airbus jets.
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing finishes 737 Max update test flights
Boeing has completed the final test fight for the updated software of the Boeing 737 Max, paving the way for a certification effort.
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Embraer-Boeing deal advances at regulators’ pace: Slattery
Embraer and Boeing continue to progress toward closing proposed joint ventures, with a top executive describing the regulatory approval process as time consuming but on track.
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PICTURE: Airbus flies second BelugaXL
Airbus has carried out the first flight of its second BelugaXL high-capacity transport, the modified A330-based aircraft set to replace the A300-600ST.
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Embraer’s E195-E2 receives type certification
Brazilian airframer Embraer has achieved type certification for its E195-E2 jet and remains on track for the aircraft to enter service with Azul in the second half of 2019.
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OpinionHow does industry recover from 737 Max grounding saga?
The Boeing 737 Max grounding is an evolving and multifaceted story. This makes it extremely hard to predict how it will be resolved, and the extent to which Boeing, its customers and the supply chain will be affected.
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Package of new/used A380s pitched to BA was uncompetitive: Cruz
An Airbus offer of new and used A380s to British Airways in its recent widebody competition "did not even come close" to the winning Boeing bid of 777Xs, the airline's chief executive Alex Cruz has revealed.
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Japan certificates A350 ahead of first delivery to JAL
Japan’s transport ministry has awarded type certification for the Airbus A350, ahead of the first delivery of an A350-900 to Japan Airlines in June.
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Boeing has completed 96 flight tests of 737 Max software update
Boeing has completed 96 test flights of 737 Max aircraft equipped with the flight-control software update it hopes will persuade regulators to lift the aircraft’s grounding.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing’s costs rise amid signs of lengthy Max grounding
Recent events have signaled to financial analysts that the global grounding of the 737 Max could last notably longer than previously expected, potentially costing Boeing hundreds of millions of additional dollars.
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NewsRETROSPECTIVE: When Concorde wasn't the UK's cup of tea
When the first UK BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde lifted off on its maiden flight from Filton exactly 50 years ago, the supersonic aircraft was far from securing its legacy as a beloved and admired technological achievement.
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Embraer names bus-maker's chief as new leader
Embraer has nominated Francisco Gomes Neto as president and chief executive.
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: 50 years on from Concorde 002’s first flight
“The moment as Concorde spreads her wings over Britain for the first time”. That was how Flight International described the historic maiden take-off of the UK-built Concorde prototype in our 17 April 1969 issue.
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NewsVIDEO: Concorde’s remarkable droop-nose system
This is an edited version of an article published in Flight International in August 1971
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Honeywell to develop autonomous flight systems with Volocopter
Aerospace company Honeywell has jumped into the urban air mobility market with a deal to help develop automatic landing technology for electric air taxis under development by German company Volocopter.