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Rockwell Collins pursues $8.3 billion deal for B/E Aerospace
Rockwell Collins has announced an agreement to acquire aircraft interiors supplier B/E Aerospace for $6.4 billion in cash and the assumption of $1.9 billion in net debt.
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OpinionOPINION: Should the search for missing MH370 be extended?
The shock disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in March 2014 is one of the most keenly debated and puzzling aviation mysteries of our time.
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MTU formally opens A320neo engine line
Airbus has taken delivery of the first Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine assembled on the line of German manufacturer MTU Aero Engines.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: ST Aerospace makes big step into interiors
Known mainly as a maintenance, repair and overhaul player, ST Aerospace is making a concerted effort to diversify into other aircraft-related businesses, including cabin modification.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Can Chinese-Russian widebody project soar?
In June, Chinese and Russian officials agreed to form a joint venture to collaborate on the development, production and after-sales support of a widebody airliner.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Bombardier's Chinese hopes rest on CSeries success
Bombardier’s China strategy has pushed the envelope, but has not seen a payoff yet. The Canadian airframer has sold a number of CRJ regional jets in the country, but is still struggling to find a solid footing for its CSeries family.
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Airbus considers compacting A380 forward staircase
Airbus is developing an alternative forward staircase design for the A380 as part of plans to offer greater seating capacity on the type.
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Airbus sticks to A350 delivery target
Airbus acknowledges the narrowing timeline for meeting its A350 delivery target for 2016, but is standing by its forecast of 50 aircraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: ARJ21 still has room for improvement
Comac is on a mission to optimise and upgrade its ARJ21, following feedback from launch customer Chengdu Airlines.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Chinese connectivity to soar, despite great firewall
China’s rapidly growing aviation industry presents a huge opportunity for in-flight connectivity providers and satellite companies alike, but its complex regulatory environment and restrictions on Internet access make it a challenging market to enter. Stakeholders agree that the best way to compete for business in China is through local partnerships, ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Asian carriers play catch-up to match IFE demand
Demand for in-flight connectivity on Asia-Pacific routes may have been slower to catch on than in North America and Europe, but the market is ramping up fast, prompting service providers to sign up for as much capacity as they can get on satellites positioned to cover the region. as much ...
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Airbus aims for November first flight of A350-1000
Airbus is aiming to conduct first flight of the new A350-1000 as early as November.
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Boeing names Mounir to lead sales of commercial jets
Boeing has named Ihssane Mounir to become the vice-president of sales and marketing for the Commercial Airplanes division, succeeding John Wojick who will retire early next year.
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Opinion
OPINION: How the World has changed with Airbus
Forty-two years ago, as Airbus was handing over its first A300 to Air France, much of Asia was a mess. War raged in Cambodia and Vietnam and, at the end of Chairman Mao’s calamitous rule, China’s economy lay in tatters. While Japan, Malaysia and South Korea had embarked on industrial ...
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OpinionOPINION: Qatar's Boeing commitment sends clear message
As the Qatar Airways spotlight swings pendulum-like around its supply chain, OEMs can breathe a sigh of relief when it is not their turn to be in the laser focus of its notoriously demanding chief Akbar Al Baker.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Comac lifts national pride with C919
China has been vocal about its aerospace ambitions, and Comac bears the weight of that dream on its young shoulders. Embossed on a giant rock at the entrance of its Shanghai facility is the phrase “to let China’s large aircraft soar into the blue skies”. This, and much else about ...
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NewsFlightGlobal launches Insight channel
A new dedicated space on flightglobal.com designed to showcase FlightGlobal’s market expertise, depth of data, and opinion, as well as encouraging debate around key topics, has been launched by FlightGlobal
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MRJ customers unfazed by recent challenges: Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Aircraft says that customers for its MRJ regional jet are understanding in regard to the challenges the type suffered in transit to the type’s US testing facility.
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NewsBombardier to validate CS100 at London City 'in coming weeks'
Bombardier expects to validate the CS100's capability to conduct steep approaches at London City airport by the end of November, and gain certification to operate the CSeries variant there by "the turn of the year".
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Aircraft crash next to P&W factory may be intentional
The FBI is investigating an aircraft crash across from the main entrance of a Pratt & Whitney engine factory in East Hartford, Connecticut.