Airframers – Page 205
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Airbus strategy chief steps down
Airbus has announced the departure of chief strategist Marwan Lahoud at the end of February.
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Boeing supplier in talks on early 747 wind-up
A major Boeing supplier says discussions have opened over possibly ending 747 production as early as the first half of 2019, but Boeing says there are no plans to close the 50-year-old production line.
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Two A380s among four Airbus testbeds heading to museums
Two of Airbus’s A380 test aircraft are to be transferred to museums, along with two other testbeds including the first A320.
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Airbus to broaden A320neo assembly from mid-year
Airbus is aiming to begin final assembly of A320neos at its Chinese plant in Tianjin around mid-year, with production at its US Mobile line at the end of 2017.
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Two A320neos and one A350 delivered in January
Airbus’s two main ramp-up efforts had a quiet start to 2017, with only a single A350 and two A320neos being delivered.
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Opinion
OPINION: Does being launch customer matter?
In a world where profit is king, it feels odd to see two airlines squabbling over a title that appears to carry no commercial advantage.
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Mitsubishi Aircraft appoints new president, CEO
Mitsubishi Aircraft has appointed Hisakazu Mizutani as its new president, effective 1 April.
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Airbus lists initial weight variants for A330neo
Airbus documentation has detailed five initial weight variants for both the re-engined A330-900 and A330-800.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why tardy MRJ is worth waiting for
Defending the latest delay to its MRJ programme, Mitsubishi Aircraft official Yugo Fukuhara notes: “Building and certifying a new aircraft is a very complex process and includes a lot of challenges.”
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Sukhoi Civil Aircraft chief to draw on Western influence
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft’s new chief is aiming to align some of the company’s practices with those of Western airframers, drawing on his previous experience with Boeing.
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Boeing CEO brushes off 777X pricing question
With less than three years before the 777-9 enters service, Boeing executives say they are feeling no pressure to heavily discount the new aircraft type to increase sales.
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Boeing positive on raising 787 rate before 2020
Boeing is pressing forward with plans to raise 787 monthly output to 14 aircraft per month by the end of the decade, but still has dozens of order slots to fill as company executives begin a final evaluation of the ramp-up decision.
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Airbus operations chief warns against disruption to model
Airbus’s chief operating officer has warned a UK parliamentary committee of the risks of disrupting the airframer’s strategic model, during a session on the UK’s future with the European Union.
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Boeing profits in 2016 fall 5% despite Q4 rebound
Fewer aircraft deliveries and costly programme charges lowered Boeing’s full-year earnings by 5% to $4.9 billion, despite a positive swing in the fourth quarter.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Christian Scherer, ATR's new chief executive
Among an array of aircraft models in ATR chief executive Christian Scherer's office – mostly of Airbus jets, which is no surprise given his three decades at the European consortium – one takes pride of place. On a table by the sofas near his desk, sits Concorde.
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Boeing's commercial unit cut jobs by 7.38% in 2016
Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) led all divisions in job reductions within the company during 2016, according to a final year-end tally.
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Latest revisions bring MRJ back to preliminary design work
Mitsubishi Aircraft says the need to relocate components in the MRJ regional jet's avionics bay and reroute electrical wiring harnesses are the main reasons for the pushback of the programme by two years.
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Mitsubishi delays MRJ deliveries by two years
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has confirmed a two-year delay to the MRJ regional jet programme, the fifth time its schedule has been pushed back since launching in 2008.
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ATR 42 in line for performance improvement package
ATR is planning a performance improvement package for the ATR 42 to increase its capability of operating from small, remote airfields.
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CTT to supply 777X humidification system
Swedish cabin-environment specialist CTT Systems is to supply the humidity control equipment for the Boeing 777X programme.