All Airframers articles – Page 218
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Rolls-Royce leaves first-half outlook unchanged
Rolls-Royce’s outlook for the first half of the year remains unchanged, and the company is expecting overall underlying profit before tax to be close to break-even.
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Original A320 test airframe emerges as flight laboratory
Airbus has found a new role for its veteran A320 prototype, having converted the airframe into an airborne laboratory.
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PICTURE: ARJ21 starts operations with Chengdu Airlines
The Comac ARJ21-700 regional jet has commenced operations with launch customer Chengdu Airlines.
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NewsBoeing 737 Max set for flying debut at Farnborough
A Boeing 737 Max 8 test aircraft will appear at the Farnborough airshow and perform in the flying display, marking the re-engined type’s debut at a public event.
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Airbus: UK's exit decision is 'wake-up call' for Europe
Airbus Group is referring to the UK decision to leave the European Union as a “wake-up call”, but has yet to assess the competitive impact of the result.
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New Spirit AeroSystems CEO sets no deadline for Boeing supply deal
Spirit AeroSystems’ incoming chief executive has set no timeline for completing a new long-term master contract with former corporate parent Boeing several months after the previous deal expired.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing preparing 737 Max to avoid teething pains
Trouble-free introductions of a new aircraft type are rare. The industry’s borrowing of the term, “teething pains,” from child development suggests some level of early operating distress is viewed as inevitable. And indeed, despite more than a century of accumulated experience by a mature and sophisticated industry, all new aircraft ...
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Viking Air to buy type certificates for Bombardier amphibians
Viking Air has entered a deal to buy Bombardier’s three amphibious aircraft programmes.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Future turning bright for Montreal’s aerospace cluster
Montreal’s aerospace cluster has good reason to celebrate.
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OpinionOPINION: Pratt & Whitney right to innovate with geared turbofan
In the late-1980s, Pratt & Whitney had a flash of inspiration. Reduction gears for gas turbines already existed, but the only reliable gearboxes for airliner-sized engines were the size of houses. If P&W could scale down the gearbox into a package weighing less than 150kg, they could change the industry.
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PICTURE: Winglet-fitted Superjet in windtunnel test
Russian researchers have performed windtunnel testing on models of a modified Sukhoi Superjet 100 which features winglets.
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Bombardier opens CSeries support centre
Bombardier has opened a customer response centre in Mirabel for CSeries support, as the first CS100 gears for delivery to launch customer Swiss at the end of the month.
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A350-1000 deliveries shift into second half of 2017
Airbus has shifted the delivery schedule of the A350-1000 into the second half of 2017, having previously indicated a mid-2017 timeframe.
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CS100 gains EASA and FAA type validation
The Bombardier CS100 has received type validation from both the US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency, paving the way for the aircraft to be delivered to launch customer Swiss.
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New Boeing executive calls for bold judgment calls
In his first public appearance, Boeing’s newly-appointed head of commercial aircraft development challenged his staff to take a bold approach to designing new products, emphasizing the value engineering judgment calls over strictly adhering to bureaucratic processes and a slavish devotion to the data.
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OpinionOPINION: Can MC-21 restore Russian pride?
Some 25 years after the fall of communism, Russia’s aviation industry remains globally competitive in fixed-wing combat aircraft and military helicopters. But despite more than two decades of investment and dedication, its once-mighty airliner industry is, at best, a global afterthought, ranking far below post-Cold War upstarts in Brazil and ...
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NewsPICTURES: Irkut rolls-out MC-21 airliner in bid for single-aisle share
Russia on 8 June publicly unveiled the Irkut-led bid for a slice of the surging world market for single-aisle aircraft, joining rivals from Canada and China to challenge the American and European behemoths.
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PICTURE: Chengdu Airlines works to enter ARJ21 into service
Chengdu Airlines plans to launch its first ARJ21-700 commercial passenger service on 28 June, seven months after taking delivery of the aircraft.
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Opinion
OPINION: Harbin closure is harsh Legacy for Embraer
Late in 2002, and after much industry anticipation, Embraer confirmed an agreement with AVIC to build ERJ-145s in China – and Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry was born.
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Opinion
OPINION: Is Airbus caution right approach for 'A350-2000'?
Enthusiasm for ambitious projects seems to be in short supply in the commercial aircraft industry.