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PARIS: MRJ's improved seats on show
Mitsubishi Aircraft has unveiled new and improved seats at its Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet cabin mock-up. Manufactured by Japanese seat...
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NewsPARIS: Show call for Hawker Beechcraft air ambulance
Hawker Beechcraft is debuting a King Air 350ER special mission aircraft at the show that it has added to its demonstrator fleet.
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PARIS: Irkut tests new wingbox for MS-21
Irkut president Alexey Fedorov said the carbon wingbox for the Irkut MS-21 regional jet was subjected to bench testing earlier this year as part of the next-generation narrowbody technology proving process.
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Paris: CSeries geared turbofan takes off
Pratt & Whitney's Bombardier CSeries PW1524G turbofan has completed its first flight on the company's Mirabel, Canada-based Boeing 747SP testbed.
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PARIS: Airbus signs up Parker for fuel cell APU replacement
Airbus has partnered Parker Aerospace to develop a hydrogen-based replacement system for today's auxiliary power unit that could find its first application on the projected next-generation single-aisle aircraft.
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PARIS: Constellium ramps up Airware production and research
Paris-headquartered aluminium specialist Constellium plans to open this year two new foundries for its new Airware alloy, which Airbus and Bombardier selected for the A350 and CSeries.
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PARIS: Gulf Air turns to Panasonic for fleet-wide connectivity
Panasonic Avionics can add Gulf Air to its rapidly growing list of customers for in-flight high-speed broadband Internet, mobile connectivity and live television...
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NewsPARIS: Boeing mulls 777-9X
With the show's attention focused on Boeing's as-yet undeclared plans for its 737, the airframer has revealed it is examining near- and long-term 777 improvements, including conceptual studies for aircraft it has dubbed the 777-8X and 777-9X, intended as a possible response to the updated Airbus A350-1000.
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NewsPARIS: PICTURE - John Travolta brings a touch of Hollywood to Paris
For the Hollywood movie star spotters among you, a walk past Breitling's stand yesterday could have proved a bonus as none other than Pulp Fiction's John Travolta was visiting.
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NewsPARIS: United Aircraft opens door to new airliner launch
United Aircraft has opened the door to launching a new aircraft programme aimed at the commercial sector within two years.
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PARIS: Neo dominates Airbus orderbook while Boeing orders mount
Airbus' domination of the show with the A320neo continued on the second day, while Boeing quietly racked up a number of new orders as Aeroflot, Norwegian,...
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JetBlue seeks to ‘mitigate’ 25 E-190s
JetBlue Airways is examining options to reduce its Embraer E-190 orderbook by 25 aircraft to support its recent conclusion that the optimal number of 100-seat...
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PARIS: Embraer concerned over subsidies to new jet competitors
Embraer does not perceive any serious threat from new regional aircraft in Asia and Russia but has expressed concern over government funding for their development.
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PARIS: Embraer reveals plan for KC-390 civil stretch
Embraer has confirmed plans to launch a stretch version of the KC-390 for the civil cargo market that company officials predict will generate between 200...
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NewsPARIS: GECAS orders two 747-8Fs and eight 777-300ERs
Aircraft lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has ordered two Boeing 747-8 Freighters, its first order for the type.
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NewsPARIS: 747-8F biofuel pilot takes landmark flight in his stride
One of the pilots who flew the biofuel-powered Boeing 747-8 Freighter from Seattle to Le Bourget has described the landmark flight as uneventful, with nothing out of the ordinary to report.
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PARIS: Thales delivers SESAR progress report and calls for funding
Thales is pressing the EU to release funds for the deployment phase of the SESAR programme, aimed at boosting efficiency and capacity in the continent's air traffic management system.
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NewsPARIS: Ryanair in talks with Comac to acquire C919 - O'Leary
Irish low-cost carrier giant Ryanair is in talks with Chinese company Comac to acquire the Comac C919 narrowbody and could order hundreds of aircraft, said the airline's chief executive Michael O'Leary.
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PARIS: Faulty loader scuppers Boeing's Ferrari demo
Boeing was left red faced yesterday after its plan to show off the cargo loading capabilities of its new 747-8 Freighter using a pair of beautiful automotive...