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ANALYSIS: Why the next Airbus MRO vendor is Boeing
Airbus aircraft operators will soon have another company bidding to offer them maintenance, repair and overhaul services — and the aspiring new MRO vendor’s name is Boeing.
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Norwegian investigators no closer to pinpointing root cause of H225 crash
Analysis concluded after the fatal crash of an Airbus Helicopters H225 last year revealed that gearbox components made by one of two suppliers were more susceptible to surface degradation, Norwegian investigators have disclosed.
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Bombardier studies health management system for CRJs and Q400s
Bombardier is considering offering a modified version of its CSeries aircraft health management system (AHMS) on CRJ regional jets and Q400 turboprops, the manufacturer's vice-president of customer services Todd Young tells FlightGlobal.
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Mitsubishi banks on 'foreign experts' for MRJ development
Mitsubishi Aircraft is tapping foreign expertise to move its five-times delayed MRJ regional jet programme forward.
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Air Canada expands maintenance partnership with LHT
Air Canada has contracted Lufthansa Technik to support components for its on-order Boeing 737 Max fleet and extended an engine maintenance deal for the carrier's Airbus A320-family jets.
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Airbus cools on A330 production rate rise
Airbus indicates it is not committing to increase the rate of A330 production this year, although it maintains that such a shift would not be difficult.
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Transition effects bring down Airbus's first-quarter profits
Airbus's first-quarter earnings from the commercial aircraft division were down by 31% to €281 million, as the airframer continues the transition to a new aircraft mix.
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CS100 earns steep approach approval at London City
Swiss is cleared to operate a steep approach into London City airport with Bombardier CS100 jets after the manufacturer received Transport Canada and European Aviation Safety Agency approvals on 26 April.
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Boeing improves Q1 profits as sales decline
Boeing improved operating profits in the first quarter despising falling revenues tied to the company’s shrinking defence business, the company announces on 26 April.
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PICTURES: Mitsubishi offers glimpse of MRJ production
Mitsubishi Aircraft opened the doors of its final assembly hanger to journalists for the first time on 26 April.
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Pemco launches 737-700 freighter conversion
US MRO company Pemco World Air Services has created a Boeing 737-700 passenger-to-freighter conversion programme, with the first aircraft going to Dubai-based launch customer Chisholm Enterprises.
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MRJ certification requires extra hours, more jets
Mitsubishi Aircraft is reviewing the MRJ regional jet's flight test plans, and estimates that the programme will now require around 500 extra flight hours and up to two additional aircraft to achieve certification.
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Mitsubishi plans MRJ debut at Paris air show
Mitsubishi Aircraft is working to bring one of its MRJ regional jet prototypes to the Paris air show.
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MRO sector to top $75b in 2017, as worker crunch looms
The MRO industry may struggle with a shortage of qualified technicians as soon as 2022 - the fallout from a period of record aircraft orders and reluctance by airlines to retire older types, according to aviation industry consultants.
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Bell Helicopter, Embraer partner with Uber for electric VTOL taxis
Bell Helicopter and Embraer on 25 April separately announced that each will partner with ride-sharing provider Uber to develop hybrid- or all-electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles to provide short-range transport within urban centres.
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Kuwaiti Caracals now in Airbus Helicopters' firm backlog
Kuwait has officially signed an order for 30 Airbus Helicopters H225Ms, with the heavy twins now in the airframer's firm backlog, FlightGlobal understands.
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A330neo first flight likely to slip to September
Airbus will now perform the first flight of its A330neo “at the end of the summer”, a significant delay over its previous timeline for the re-engined aircraft.
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Comac completes C919 ground tests as first flight looms
Comac has completed the final ground test before its C919 narrowbody can take to the skies.
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C919 readies for maiden flight in early May
Comac's C919 has made good progress with high-speed taxi tests and could make its maiden sortie in the first week of May, sources tell FlightGlobal.
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ARJ21 makes new flight tests following design optimisation
The ARJ21-700 regional jet has made new flight tests following some design optimisation of the aircraft, says Comac.