All aerospace news – Page 348
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DUBAI: Honeywell and Mubadala to partner in aerospace development
Mubadala and Honeywell have struck a deal to collaborate on the manufacturing, development and MRO of aerospace products.
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DUBAI: Parker targets collaboration for Middle Eastern expansion
Component manufacturer Parker Aerospace is seeking opportunities to collaborate with other companies to boost its Middle East presence.
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ANALYSIS: GE9X on track to enter flight testing
GE Aviation’s Boeing 747-400 flying testbed in Victorville, California, is ready to receive the first GE9X test engine.
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FLIGHT TEST: Embraer's KC-390 an airlift jet-setter
Test pilot Michael Gerzanics puts Embraer's KC-390 transport/tanker through its paces and asks: how does it fare against Lockheed Martin's long-established C-130 Hercules?
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DUBAI: CFM starts closing Leap-1 delivery gap
CFM International expects to close a delivery gap for the Leap-1 engine family by the second quarter of next year as the manufacturer works to address a spreading technical problem within the engine.
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DUBAI: Bombardier still discussing Q400 outsourcing
Bombardier still wants to outsource major structural work for the Q400 to factories outside Canada, but discussions with potential partners remain ongoing, the company's top commercial aircraft executive has disclosed.
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DUBAI: New Leonardo Helicopters chief confident despite slowdown
With five years as the chief financial officer of parent company Leonardo under his belt, Gian Piero Cutillo is now facing up to a new challenge as managing director of its helicopter division.
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DUBAI: China’s Cloud Shadow emerges seeking sales
Chinese manufacturer AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Corporation is showing off its Cloud Shadow strike/reconnaissance UAV at the show, marking its first overseas showing amid a push for export sales.
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DUBAI: Boeing achieves 90% drawing milestone on 777-9
Boeing reached the 90% engineering drawing release milestone with the 777-9 on 7 November, vice-president and 777X general manager Eric Lindblad has disclosed.
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DUBAI: Tariffs won't apply to US-assembled CSeries – Cromer
Bombardier intends to start building a $300 million aircraft factory in Alabama immediately after the CSeries joint venture's sale to Airbus closes – and CS100s delivered to US customers from that facility will not be subject to a possible import tariff, predicts the president of the Canadian airframer's commercial aircraft ...
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DUBAI: GMF AeroAsia nears deal with Middle Eastern partner
Indonesian maintenance provider GMF AeroAsia is in the "final stages of securing a business partner" for setting up a UAE facility catering to the Middle East and neighbouring regions.
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DUBAI: Middle East cited as demanding market for connectivity
Research conducted by Gogo suggests that the Middle East is a region where in-flight connectivity plays a particularly significant role in passenger satisfaction.
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DUBAI: Ameco targets place among world's top-five MROs
Ameco Beijing is seeking to attract more commercial maintenance business from the Middle East as part of a wider aim to become one of the world's top-five MROs in the next five years.
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DUBAI: Panasonic details features in Emirates 777 revamp
Panasonic Avionics has contributed to the refreshed first-class cabin suites on Emirates' Boeing 777-300ERs with a lightweight modern in-flight entertainment and connectivity system which carries Emirates' signature 'ICE' entertainment platform.
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DUBAI: Proposed 767 revival 'nothing more than a study' – Boeing
Boeing has given an indication that airlines interested in reviving production of passenger-carrying 767s should not get their hopes up just yet.
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DUBAI: CS300 on show after Airbus acquisition
Bombardier is displaying a CS300 at the show adorned in the livery of European customer Air Baltic, in the airframer's first major exhibition since agreeing to divest the CSeries programme to Airbus.
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DUBAI: Bell gains European certification for 505 Jet Ranger X
Bell Helicopter has finally secured long-overdue European certification for its 505 Jet Ranger X, with deliveries scheduled to begin in the region in early 2018.
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DUBAI: Boeing predicts exciting show for orders
Boeing's top commercial sales executives expect an "exciting", albeit unpredictable, Dubai air show for aircraft orders, as the company remains upbeat on the region's sales prospects despite the growing political turmoil that has roiled airline balance sheets.
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DUBAI: Second MC-21 shortly heading for flight test
Irkut has commenced final assembly of the third prototype MC-21-300, as it prepares to transfer the second to the manufacturer's flight-test arm.
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DUBAI: Boeing looks for ways around supplier impasse for Saudi AH-6is
A bitter dispute with a key supplier will not prevent Boeing from completing deliveries of the long-delayed AH-6i scout helicopter to the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) and try to sell the aircraft to new customers.