All aerospace news – Page 408
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Boeing recruits Turkish Technic as MRO partner
Turkish Airlines' maintenance division has been engaged by Boeing as partner to provide MRO services and technical training under the manufacturer's aftermarket support programme.
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Spairliners wins follow-up E-Jet support deal from Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways has extended an Embraer 190 component maintenance agreement with Spairliners.
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ANA Holdings tips Y200m into spacecraft company
All Nippon Airways’ parent company ANA Holdings has made a Y200 million ($1.8 million) investment in commercial space flight company PD Aerospace.
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Wizz to launch new Meggitt brakes on A321neo
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has selected UK aerospace firm Meggitt to supply wheels and brakes for the airline's Airbus A321neo fleet.
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Sino-Russian widebody gets seven proposals for engine
Developers of the Chinese-Russian widebody have received proposals from seven firms to supply the aircraft’s propulsion system.
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UH-1 replacement award delayed until fourth quarter of 2018
The US Air Force has delayed the award of the Bell Helicopter UH-1N replacement contract until the fourth quarter of 2018.
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SR Technics extends UK line maintenance network
SR Technics has opened a line station at East Midlands airport.
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EBACE: Helicopter manufacturers pitch their wares to Europe's VIPs
As is the case in other parts of the aviation industry, where helicopters are overshadowed by their fixed-wing counterparts, so the same applies to business aviation.
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Rolls-Royce prepares to test blade fix for Trent 1000s
Rolls-Royce is aiming to commence testing of a revised intermediate pressure compressor blade for troubled Trent 1000 engines next month, as it seeks to accelerate the introduction of new components to overhaul the powerplants.
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EBACE: Swiss operator orders AW169 for fleet expansion
Bern-based Mountain Flyers has signed an order to acquire a Leonardo AW169 medium-twin helicopter with a VIP interior.
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VIDEO: Emirates completes its first A380 full gear change
Emirates' maintenance division has completed the first entire landing-gear change for one of its Airbus A380s.
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ANALYSIS: Rolls-Royce electric engines power the future
In Rolls-Royce's vision of aviation's future, the entire market will shift to electric power for propulsion in ways that will disrupt business models and even the design of gas turbine engines. Says Rolls-Royce Electrical global head Mike Mekhiche: "It's not a matter of if. It's a matter of when. The ...
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ANALYSIS: GE9X completes first phase of flight testing
In the second week of May, the crew of an Antonov An-124 operated by Russian cargo operator Volga-Dnepr got to work on the flightline at Victorville, California, loading a pallet measuring 3.96m (13ft) wide and 7.77m long into the cargo bay of the chartered widebody freighter for emergency shipment to ...
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EBACE: LHT wins approval to outfit ACJ350
Lufthansa Technik has become an approved outfitter for the Airbus ACJ350 XWB, and has signed a deal with an undisclosed customer to develop and deliver its new three-in-one-solution (TIOS) radome for installation on a Boeing 737 Max 8.
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EBACE: Piaggio takes orders for four Evos as it embarks on financial restructuring
Piaggio Aerospace this afternoon unveiled a five-year strategy to boost production and take the company into profit by 2021. It came as the Italian airframer revealed a “continuing sales momentum” for its P180 Avanti Evo, with four orders so far in 2018.
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Chinese-Russian widebody to require higher engine thrust
Developers of the joint Russian-Chinese widebody have increased the engine thrust required for the jet.
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Maintenance provider UTG to open St Petersburg facility
Russian MRO specialist UTG Aviation Services intends to set up an advanced maintenance facility at St Petersburg Pulkovo airport.
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Air Astana establishes new MRO centre at Astana airport
Air Astana has established a new heavy maintenance centre at the Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev airport.
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PICTURE: Russian Helicopters unveils VRT500
Russian Helicopters has unveiled its first light single-engined helicopter, the VRT500, in a bid to capture a slice of the international market for rotorcraft of up to 2,000kg (4,400lb).
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Sabena Technics wins follow-up component deal from Pelita Air
Indonesian carrier Pelita Air Services has extended an ATR component maintenance agreement with Sabena Technics until 2023.