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NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: AVIC to build empennage tips for 777
Boeing has awarded a contract to AVIC to produce composite empennage tips of the 777 programme starting in 2017.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Bumps on Dema's path to tier one status
Becoming a tier one in the aerospace supply chain is a tough business, and the 21-year rise of Dema from $2 million-turnover boutique design house to one of Italy’s foremost aerostructures players has not been without growing pains. Alongside a succession of acquisitions and investment in facilities and equipment have ...
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AIRSHOW CHINA: AVIC studying large ground effect vehicle
AVIC is conducting a proof of concept review into the costs and technology related to the development of a large-sized ground effect vehicle.
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NewsChinese aerospace: At-a-glance guide to growth of the world's biggest aircraft market
The last three decades have seen a proliferation of airlines in Greater China (including Taiwan and Hong Kong). This graphic shows where the main players are based, when they were established and the number of aircraft they have in their fleet and on order. Together, their airliner backlog amounts to ...
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AIRSHOW CHINA: AVIC shines spotlight on MA700
AVIC is making a big push for its in-development MA700 turboprop at the 10th Airshow China in Zhuhai.
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NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: J-31, Y-20, MA700 to star at Zhuhai
The 2014 version of the biennial Airshow China in Zhuhai will see a number of firsts for the rapidly growing event.
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing donates test 787-8 to Museum of Flight
Boeing has donated one of its original flight test 787-8s to the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
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Bombardier third CSeries prototype to flight status
Bombardier flew the first CSeries prototype aircraft on 6 November for the first time in more than five months.
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Long-range Superjet heads for fatigue testing
Russia’s Sukhoi has transferred a long-range Superjet 100LR airframe to Moscow to undergo fatigue testing.
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NewsAirbus starts assembling higher-weight A330
Airbus has started final assembly of the first A330 featuring the higher maximum take-off weight capability of 242t.
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Bombardier partners Lufthansa CityLine for CRJ maintenance
Lufthansa unit CityLine has become Bombardier's maintenance partner for CRJ regional jets – even though the airline is phasing out some of those aircraft.
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A330neo cowls to be built by FACC
Fan cowls for the Airbus A330neo will be sourced from Austrian-based FACC, under a contract from Safran’s Aircelle division.
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News737 derailment probe 'suggests' track alignment issue
No probable cause emerged from the investigation of a 3 July train derailment that destroyed six almost complete Boeing 737 fuselages, but simulations pointed to the possibility of a track misalignment problem, Montana Rail Link says.
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NewsRestructuring Rolls-Royce cuts aerospace workforce
Rolls-Royce is planning to cut 2,600 positions over the next 18 months, mainly within its aerospace division.
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NewsAt Comac, ambition and challenge are both on a large scale
With the Comac C919, China intends to make its mark in the large airliner business dominated globally by industry heavyweights Airbus and Boeing. The scale of that ambition is evident in the fact that the company dates only to 2008, when it was formed of key businesses drawn from state-owned ...
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Opinion
OPINION: Airbus and Boeing are right to have great expectations for China
Austerity-gripped European countries would love China’s problems. As Beijing turns down the inflationary heat, Asia’s biggest economy will grow about 7% this year – much less than the double-digit rates of recent years, but eye-watering by Western standards.
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Learjet 85 certification stays on hold
Bombardier is continuing to keep the fate of the Learjet 85 programme in limbo
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NewsAirbus keeps Alabama assembly line on track despite heavy floods
Two historic rainstorms last April flooded Airbus’ partially-built factory rising in Mobile, Alabama, but will not delay the start of production in less than 12 months, says Airbus Americas president Barry Eccleston.
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Airbus integrates fourth A320 simulator in Miami centre
The Airbus Training Center in Miami has added a new A320 full-flight simulator (FFS) produced by FlightSafety International.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus cautious on lithium battery design for A350
Airbus and supplier Saft have confirmed several key details of the A350-900’s rechargeable lithium-ion batteries which are soon to become the production standard.