All Airframers articles – Page 176
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PICTURE: SIA set to receive first 787-10 in March
Singapore Airlines expects to take delivery of its first Boeing 787-10 in March, the carrier confirms.
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Trent blade issues impact all RR-powered 787-9s, Boeing says
Boeing officials say they are working with Rolls-Royce on pervasive durability problems with a large subset of the Trent 1000 fleet that has grounded multiple 787-9s for long periods.
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Bombardier asks trade panel to reopen record ahead of vote
Bombardier has asked the US International Trade Commission (ITC) – the body that in two days will rule on the Boeing-Bombardier trade dispute – to accept new information about the range of the Embraer 190-E2.
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Two US lawmakers throw support behind Bombardier in trade dispute
Two US lawmakers have written the head of the US International Trade Commission to express support for Bombardier in that company's trade dispute with Boeing.
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FAA approves 787-10 for airworthiness
Singapore Airlines can take delivery of the first Boeing 787-10 on schedule after the US Federal Aviation Administration approved an amended type certificate, the manufacturer announced on 22 January.
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ATR triples order tally in 2017 but keeps deliveries flat
Turboprop manufacturer ATR tripled its order intake in 2017, ahead of its firming up of a deal with Florida-based Silver Airways to mark a return to the US market.
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OPINION: Market looks rosy, but beware the unknown
If Boeing intended to antagonise Airbus ahead of the annual order tussle, it chose to tweak the European airframer’s most sensitive nerve.
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ANALYSIS: No golden goal for A380 in China
Airbus is wooing China, hoping that the soon-to-be world's largest aviation market will order some A380s and breathe new life into the ailing programme.
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Contract documents reveal plans for Russia's new widebody engine
A newly-signed contract discloses key details of Russia’s design goals for the country’s first high-bypass gas turbine engine in the 75,000lb-thrust power class launched on 19 January to support the CRAIC CR929 widebody, Ilyushin Il-96-400 and several military projects.
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Opinion
OPINION: Leahy leaves lasting legacy with Emirates deal
Any doubts that the future of Airbus’s flagship product was genuinely under threat were demolished by the blunt assessment from outgoing head salesman John Leahy. If Emirates did not buy more, the A380 programme was finished, he said.
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Bombardier progressing with Alabama CSeries site plans
Bombardier has already made "significant" progress towards opening an Alabama CSeries final assembly site that will closely resemble the company's Mirabel assembly facility.
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ANALYSIS: Emirates offers critical lifeline to A380
Emirates' decision to take up to 36 more Airbus A380s offers life-support to a programme at a point when the airframer had been openly talking about the possibility of its closure.
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PD-14 fan undergoes bird-strike testing
Russian analysts have conducted bird-strike tests on the fan for the Aviadvigatel PD-14, the second engine option for the Irkut MC-21.
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Singapore looks to transform local aerospace sector
Singapore has reaffirmed its commitment to further developing the country's aerospace industry with the launch of a new Aerospace Industry Transformation Map (ITM) on 17 January.
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US trade staff issue final report before Bombardier-Boeing ruling
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has released a detailed report that reviews arguments on both sides of the Boeing-Bombardier trade dispute and provides a basis on which commissioners will decide if Bombardier's CSeries sale to Delta Air Lines harmed Boeing.
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Boeing forms joint venture with automotive seating supplier
Boeing will form a joint venture with automotive seating supplier Adient to develop a new line of seating for aircraft cabins, addressing a critical gap in supplier capacity as the industry continues to ramp-up production through at least 2020.
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New Boeing data shows 4.6% employment decline in 2017
Boeing slashed overall employment by 4.6% over the course of 2017 as jobs declined faster than a projected reduction in overall sales, newly-released company data shows.
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Embraer almost doubles net firm orders in 2017
Embraer received 86 net firm orders for commercial aircraft in 2017, almost doubling the 45 net orders it logged in 2016.
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A350 stretch would need further engine evolution: Bregier
Airbus is likely to reconsider a stretched A350 concept only after a further evolution of engine technology, reiterating that there is no clear demand for a larger version.
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Airbus says A380 challenge in China is 'commercial'
Airbus says China is aware that it is open to industrial co-operation on the A380, but the challenge is convincing the country's airlines that they can do well commercially with the superjumbo.