Airframers – Page 420
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Boeing ups 787-9 weights again
Boeing again has increased the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of the 787-9 as it further refines the performance of the larger variant due in late 2013.
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UK cabin fume study finds no danger to crew or passengers
Fume events in aircraft cabins cause no danger to crew or passengers, the UK's Cranfield University has concluded, after it carried out a study involving 100 flights.
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EBACE: Your taxi is delayed
Europe's air taxi revolution never arrived. Was the economy alone to blame, or the concept itself flawed? Despite everything, some still believe in the dream
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Fuel and taxes double EasyJet's first-half losses
UK budget carrier EasyJet's first-half pre-tax loss has doubled to £153 million ($250 million). The airline says the figure is "in line with expectations"...
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NewsEmirates Group posts 43% surge in net full-year profit
Middle Eastern air transport company Emirates Group has posted a group net profit of Dhs5.9 billion ($1.6 billion) for the full year 2010-11, an increase...
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Garuda Indonesia eyes 737-800s on lease
Garuda Indonesia has invited bids for a tender to lease an unspecified number of Boeing 737-800s. Indonesia's national carrier says that it is keen...
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787-10 launch "a long ways away": Boeing's Albaugh
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Jim Albaugh says the formal announcement of a 787-10 is "a long ways away", but calls the 300-seat stretch the "natural evolution"...
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Delta completes new economy configuration on more than 100 aircraft
Delta Air Lines has completed configurations on 108 aircraft to support its new premium economy product "Economy Comfort".
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NewsIFE consultant sees industry partnerships as new players emerge
A level of consolidation could be on the horizon for the embedded in-flight entertainment industry as a growing number of firms attempt to jump into the...
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NewsPICTURE: One of AF447's engines retrieved from sea bed
One of the two General Electric CF6 engines of the crashed Air France Airbus A330, lost in the South Atlantic two years ago, has been raised from the sea...
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Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 awarded FAA ETOPS approval
Rolls-Royce's Trent 1000 turbofan has been awarded 330min extended twin engine operations approval by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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NewsChina's Xiamen orders six 787s
China's Xiamen Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for six 787 aircraft. Xiamen will take delivery of the aircraft "in stages" between 2014 and...
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NewsCrashed Merpati MA60 was trying to land in poor weather
Investigators have detailed the final moments of the Xian Aircraft MA60 which crashed in the sea while attempting to land at Kaimana Utarom airport in...
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CORRECTION: Embraer eyes possible "five-abreast aircraft"
(Corrects story to say that Embraer is eyeing possible development of a "five-abreast" aircraft, not a "fiberglass" aircraft. Embraer says the author misheard.)
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Emirates works with Boeing to get connectivity linefit to widebodies
Emirates is working with Boeing to ensure AeroMobile's in-flight mobile phone connectivity solution is line-fitted to its new widebodies as soon as possible.
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An-124 in-flight upset after passing A380 led to 747 conflict
German investigators have disclosed preliminary details of a three-way encounter between an Airbus A380, an Antonov An-124 and a Boeing 747-400 near Frankfurt.
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Interview
Interview: Qatar Airways' CEO Akbar Al Baker
MASTER AND COMMANDER Akbar Al Baker's single-minded vision has powered Qatar Airways into a leading global network carrier. And rivals be warned, the...
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Investigation reveals Boeing overcharged US Army on Chinook parts
Boeing overcharged the US Army by $13 million on a sample of 18 high-dollar parts for the CH-47 Chinook, according to a military investigation ...
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NewsBoeing to hold 747-8 assembly line for a month
Boeing will hold the 747-8 line in place from 6 May until 7 June, to allow it to catch up on design changes as it introduces the new -8I passenger model...