Airframers – Page 375
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Airlines PNG Q100 had "emergency situation" before crash
The Airlines PNG Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 aircraft that crashed on 13 October had "an emergency situation" on board and its pilots were attempting an emergency...
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Jazz forms maintenance partnership with THS and Bombardier
Jazz Aviation has forged a deal with aircraft maintenance automated solutions provider Technologies Harness Scanner (THS) and Bombardier for maintenance...
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Boeing completes final assembly of first United-Continental 787
Boeing has finished final assembly of the first 787 to be delivered to North American launch customer United-Continental.
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NewsAirbus opens UK's A350 wing factory
Airbus has formally inaugurated the A350 plant at Broughton in the UK, which will manufacture wings for the twinjet family. The North Factory facility...
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Qantas grounds five aircraft as engineers' strike bites
Qantas Airways will ground five aircraft and cancel around 100 domestic flights a week with union industrial action causing a shortfall in required maintenance...
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NewsR-R stands by development strategy after signing GTF joint venture
Rolls-Royce is joining forces with Pratt & Whitney to apply geared turbofan (GTF) technology on next-generation engines, but the core of the UK-based manufacturer's...
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Rolls-Royce forms new partnership with P&W, exits IAE
Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) have unveiled plans to form a new joint venture for the development of new engines powering future mid-size aircraft...
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing delivers first 747-8F
Boeing delivered its first 747-8 Freighter on 12 October to Cargolux, ending a month-long stand-off over a contractual dispute.
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NewsNASA confirms final design of the Space Launch System
After months of speculation, NASA has confirmed the final design of the Space Launch System (SLS) - a heavy lift launch vehicle expected to be launch NASA...
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NewsGulf Air takes delivery of first connectivity-enabled aircraft
Gulf Air has taken delivery of its first aircraft retrofitted with Panasonic Avionics' in-flight, high-speed broadband Internet.
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NBAA: Happiness delivered as JetSuite charts path to growth
Happiness is waiting around the corner for customers of JetSuite
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NewsR-R confident of 787 engine commonality for larger version
Rolls-Royce is confident that it can achieve engine commonality across the entire Boeing 787 family should the airframer give the go-ahead for a larger -10...
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Russia's Ak Bars Aero to treble CRJ200 fleet, eyes narrowbodies
Russian provincial operator Ak Bars Aero plans to treble its fleet of Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets and acquire medium-range aircraft. The Tatarstan-based...
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Jetstar Japan appoints Miyuki Suzuki as CEO
Start-up low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan has named Miyuki Suzuki as its CEO.
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NewsSnow vehicle's lights alerted Embraer pilot to runway incursion
US investigators have determined that the fortuitous sight of a snow-removal vehicle's headlamps prevented a runway collision after an Air Canada Embraer 190 had been cleared for take-off at Denver.
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American plans to retire 11 Boeing 757s
American Airlines plans to retire up to 11 Boeing 757s from its fleet during 2012.
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NewsBack-up crew minimised casualties on blazing Tu-154
'Panic, stampede and confusion' led to evacuation of blazing Kolavia Tupolev taking twice as long as it should have
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NewsNBAA: Eclipse races to Pole position
The very light jet sector was jump started today as Eclipse Aerospace announced a "new" aircraft, the Eclipse 550.
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NewsBedek homes in on 777 conversions
Bedek Aviation Group, the specialist modification division of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), is to concentrate on Boeing 777 freighter conversions following...
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GECAS forges leasing deal with Garuda for six new A320s
GECAS has signed an operating lease agreement with Garuda Indonesia covering six Airbus A320s to be operated by its low-cost Citilink unit. The aircraft...