All Airframers articles – Page 684
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Airbus's Boeing 787 internal brief exposed
Highly sensitive Boeing documents detailing problems with the troubled 787 programme are being used by Airbus to craft its response to its rival's widebody....
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Israel's Arkia to introduce ex-Globalia Embraer 195
Israeli carrier Arkia Airlines is to introduce an Embraer 195 on routes between Tel Aviv and European destinations, becoming the country's first operator...
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NewsFlightBlogger: Airbus 787 intel brief exposed
A 46-page Airbus document titled "Boeing 787 Lessons Learnt" examines key design, weight, engine, certification, production and schedule issues facing the Dreamliner, offering a glimpse inside the industry's competitive intelligence practices.
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SAS introduces first CRJ900
Scandinavian Airlines has taken delivery of its first Bombardier CRJ900 regional jet, one of 12 which are replacing the carrier's Bombardier Q400 turboprops. The...
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Airbus to help Emirates pilots sleep after crews find A380 'too quiet'
Weary Emirates Airbus A380 pilots are complaining that they cannot sleep in their crew-rest area in the aft main cabin because the aircraft is too quiet. The...
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NewsRecorders withstood A320 crash, no sign of maintenance fault
Investigators have disclosed that the flight recorders of the Airbus A320 which crashed off the French coast last week resisted the impact, but that no data...
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Spain's Globalia revealed as undisclosed Embraer 195 customer
Air Europa parent company Globalia has converted purchase rights for six Embraer E-195s originally detailed in February of this year into firm orders. Embraer...
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E-190 steep approach trials slip but 2009 certification still planned
Embraer remains confident that the E-190 will secure steep approach certification next year, but is staying mum about a slight slip in the timeline for flight...
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Airbus supplier Sonaca faces bill to correct 'aesthetics' on 300 slats
Belgian aerospace manufacturer Sonaca Group is to pay €3 million ($3.8 million) to Airbus to correct problems on a batch of leading-edge slats. Some...
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American inks sale-leaseback deal on ATR 72s
American Airlines parent AMR expects to net $200 million on a sale-leaseback deal it has arranged with Nordic Aviation Capital and another Danish investment...
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Transaero wants better spares supply as second Tu-214 arrives
Russian carrier Transaero has taken delivery of a second Tupolev Tu-214 aircraft, part of batch of 10 being acquired by the operator.
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Canadian start-up Enerjet secures AOC
Canadian start-up charter operator Enerjet has secured its air operator's certificate and operating licence from the country's regulatory authorities. Privately-owned...
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TAP seeks higher margins as space constraints bite
MAINTENANCE Tapping into MRO Brazilian acquisition gives TAP Air Portugal's maintenance arm room to expand as parent airline's growth squeezes...
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Basque aerospace skills benefit Airbus and Boeing
MANUFACTURING Basqueing in glory Airbus and Boeing are both benefiting from the engineering and manufacturing skills of north-west Spain niall...