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NewsTroubled Piaggio Aerospace launches search for a buyer
Piaggio Aerospace’s administrator is looking to sell the company, and is inviting expressions of interest to acquire part of, or all of the Italian firm.
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Collins partners to develop electric propulsion for Airlander 10
Collins Aerospace has partnered with airship maker Hybrid Air Vehicles and the UK’s University of Nottingham to develop a 500kW (650hp) electric propulsion system for the Airlander 10 airship.
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GE Aviation maintains output amid Max crisis and warns of Q2 hit
The grounding of the Boeing 737 Max has not yet significantly impacted the profits of engine maker GE Aviation, though General Electric’s chief executive warns of a potential $224 million impact in the second quarter.
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Siemens taps locomotive skills for aircraft electric motors
Siemens is borrowing engineers from its locomotive business to develop electric motors for what it believes will be a major shift in the aviation industry that will result in a big market for electric-powered aircraft in the coming decades.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing CEO defends MCAS and addresses pilot procedures
Boeing’s chief executive faced an onslaught of questions on 29 April about the 737 Max and the internal processes that developed the flight control system suspected of contributing to the deaths of 346 people.
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Boeing not proposing required simulator time for 737 Max pilots
Boeing does not believe pilots should be required to complete training in a flight simulator prior to flying the 737 Max once regulators lift the aircraft’s grounding.
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US pilots test Boeing’s new computer-based Max training
Boeing is sharing a proposed computer-based pilot training session with US pilot unions as part of its work to return the 737 Max to service, several sources familiar with Max’s re-certification efforts say.
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Bombardier downgrades 2019 financial outlook
Bombardier attributes a $250 million fall in forecast full-year revenue from its commercial aviation business to a pair of divestments which are scheduled to close earlier than anticipated.
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NewsBoeing 777X and NMA timelines unaffected by 737 Max issues: CEO
Boeing’s chief executive has assured investors that the company’s massive effort to return the 737 Max to service has not affected – at least not significantly – 777X development or potential development of the “new mid-market airplane” (NMA).
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NewsAirbus starts flight tests of GTF-powered A319neo
Airbus today completed the first flight of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered version of the A319neo.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 737 Max grounding costs Boeing $1 billion
Boeing is pulling its fiscal 2019 guidance and pausing share buybacks to save cash amid a dip in its first quarter revenue, the worldwide grounding of the 737 Max aircraft and scrutiny of its safety processes.
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P&W’s production capacity too pinched for further rate increases
Pratt & Whitney’s production capacity remains too tight to further boost geared turbofan output should demand for Airbus narrowbodies increase amid the 737 Max grounding, says the chief executive of P&W parent United Technologies.
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UTC expects hit from 737 Max grounding but maintains 2019 target
United Technologies (UTC) expects the global grounding of the 737 Max will dent 2019 profits, although the company still expects its aerospace business will meet financial targets amid strong demand for new equipment and aftermarket sales.
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P&W’s Q1 deliveries fall sequentially but profits creep higher
Pratt & Whitney’s large commercial aircraft engine deliveries declined in the first quarter to the fewest in the last three quarters, but the company’s profits inched up amid continued strong demand.
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Boeing executive defends 787 site after quality oversight report
A top Boeing executive has fired back at a recent New York Times article painting Boeing’s North Charleston 787 production site as suffering from quality oversights.
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Opinion
No winners if Airbus-Boeing WTO saga carries on
The current sparring between Europe and the USA over subsidies paid to airframers Airbus and Boeing drags on.
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ST Engineering clinches S$1.3b in new aerospace contracts
ST Engineering secured around S$1.3 billion ($959 million) in new contracts in the aerospace sector, for the first quarter of the year that ended 31 March.
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US transportation chief appoints six members 737 Max review panel
The head of the US Department of Transportation has appointed a six-member team to review the Federal Aviation Administration’s process for certifying the Boeing 737 Max 8.
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Judge tosses Bombardier’s suit against Mitsubishi America
A federal judge has dismissed Bombardier’s claims that Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation America violated trade secret laws.
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Spirit Aero clarifies Boeing will pay for surplus 737 fuselages
Spirit AeroSystems has clarified that Boeing will pay for each 737 fuselage that Spirit produces in excess of Boeing’s production rate, helping maintain Spirit’s financial position as Boeing slashes output.