Airframers – Page 177
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Comlux to offer additional fuel tank modification on A321ceo
Comlux, the business aviation services company, is offering A321 operators an Airbus-approved additional fuel tank installation it says will typically add 300nm (556km) to the narrowbody's range.
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MEBAA: Sabena Technics lands A310 modification contract
Sabena Technics has been selected to carry out the VIP cabin modification of an Airbus A310 belonging to the Saudi Arabian private aviation company Al Atheer, it announced on the eve of MEBAA in Dubai.
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Scope clause freeze pushes E175-E2 back to 2021
Embraer has delayed entry into service for the E175-E2 by one year, as recent scope clause agreements with US pilots union leave in place a ban on the type.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why lawyers are the only WTO winners
Once again the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled on claims of illegal subsidies in the large aircraft market, and once again, both Airbus and Boeing are claiming victory.
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First major 787-10 sections delivered to final assembly
Major sections of the first 787-10 have been delivered to Boeing’s final assembly site in North Charleston, South Carolina, Boeing confirms.
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First redesigned thrust reverser delivered for 737 Max
Spirit AeroSystems has delivered the first thrust reverser to Boeing for engines on the 737 Max that features a key component redesigned to meet the programme's lofty production ramp-up targets.
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Crashed Avro operated without mandatory fuel reserves: Aerocivil
Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority has officially confirmed that the Bolivian BAe Avro RJ85 operated by Lamia crashed near Medellin with empty fuel tanks..
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Airbus to cut over 1,100 jobs in group integration move
Airbus Group aims to reach agreement with labour groups by the middle of 2017 on jobs cuts and transfers impacting around 1,500 jobs as part of the plan to merge its group structure and commercial aircraft division into a new entity.
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Swiss grades CS100 after four months in service
After four months and more than 1,500 flight hours in service, launch operator Swiss's initial impression of the Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft family is still being formed, but trending in a positive direction.
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WTO rules against 777X tax break
A World Trade Organisation panel has ruled against a tax break for the Boeing 777X programme, as both airframers claimed vindication in the latest ruling in the long-running spat over support for large aircraft manufacturers.
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Bombardier delivers first CS300 to Air Baltic
Bombardier delivered the first CS300 to launch operator Air Baltic in a 28 November ceremony in Mirabel that formally marked the end of the CSeries development programme.
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Airbus details duty schedule for A350-1000 test fleet
Airbus’s flight-test programme for the A350-1000 will stretch to 1,600h, split almost evenly between the three test aircraft.
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PICTURE: A350-1000 takes off on maiden flight
Airbus has commenced the flight-test campaign for the A350-1000 with the variant becoming airborne for the first time at Toulouse.
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CS300 and CS100 awarded common type rating
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Transport Canada have awarded both variants of the Bombardier CSeries a common type rating.
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Zodiac gradually restoring operational stability
Zodiac Aerospace is aiming for stable sales in 2016-17 as it concentrates on completing a recovery programme scheduled to end next year.
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A350-1000 carries out high-speed take-off abort test
Airbus has conducted a high-speed rejected take-off with the A350-1000 ahead of commencing the variant’s flight-test and certification campaign.
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PICTURE: Fourth MRJ prototype makes maiden sortie
A fourth flight test aircraft from the MRJ regional jet programme has taken its maiden sortie.
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Boeing names GE exec to lead BCA, creates services division
Boeing has replaced Ray Conner as head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes with an outsider from GE Aviation and consolidated separate services businesses for commercial and defence into a single unit with marching orders to triple revenues over the next decade to $50 billion.
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Airbus ramping up to meet production targets
Airbus is confident that it will meet its production targets for the year, despite the persistent hold-ups on the A350 and A320neo lines.