All air transport news – Page 31
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Starlux orders five Airbus A350 freighters and three more A330neos
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines has ordered five Airbus A350 freighters as well three more A330neo passenger aircraft at the Singapore air show today.
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Eve seeks to firm up air taxi order backlog: CEO Johann Bordais
Six months after taking over as chief executive of Eve Air Mobility, Johann Bordais is trying to turn some of the start-up’s tentative orders into firm ones.
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GE Aerospace invests in Singapore in ‘smart factory’ push
GE Aerospace is investing $11 million to revamp its engine MRO facility in Singapore into a “smart factory”, incorporating advanced technologies such as automation and digitalisation.
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JetSmart picks PW1100G engines to power further batch of A320neos
Ultra-low-cost carrier JetSmart has selected Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines to power 35 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft it has on order, including nine of the long-range A321XLR variant.
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Advanced air mobility start-ups see huge Asia-Pacific potential
Advanced air mobility companies descended on the Singapore air show with ambitions of unlocking the vast potential market for next-generation aircraft in Asia.
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Air Serbia axes Marathon wet-lease pact after Belgrade E195 accident
Air Serbia has ended its co-operation agreement with Greek carrier Marathon Airlines in the wake of a serious accident involving a departing Embraer 195 at Belgrade. The Serbian carrier is not waiting for the findings of an investigation into the 18 February accident, in which the twinjet sustained serious fuselage ...
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Airbus advances development of newly-designated A350-1000F
Airbus is ramping up development activity on its A350 freighter as the airframer works towards final assembly and first flight milestones in 2025.
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Chinese lessor CALC signs for Leap engines on more A320neos
Lessor China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) has picked CFM International Leap-1A engines to power a batch of 20 Airbus A320neo-family jets.
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Airbus commercial chief cautions against C919 complacency
Airbus commercial aircraft chief executive Christian Scherer is keeping a watchful eye on the Comac C919 as airline operations with the Chinese narrowbody gather pace.
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Thai Airways places firm order for 45 787s and secures options for 777X switch
Thai Airways International has revealed a firm order for 45 Boeing 787-family aircraft, plus 35 options.
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Cebu sticks with P&W for next Neo engines
Pratt & Whitney has been selected by Cebu Pacific Air to provide PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines to power an additional 10 A321neo and five A320neo aircraft.
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Honda Aircraft seeks firmer foothold in Asian business jet market
Seeking to capitalise on the potential market for light business jets in Asia, Honda Aircraft is bringing its certified pre-owned (CPO) programme to the region.
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Airbus focuses on securing A220 ramp-up in face of supply chain troubles
Airbus sees no need for a fundamental reshaping of the industrial set up supporting its A220 programme to cope with the ongoing issues experienced by wing supplier Spirit AeroSystems.
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Comac secures orders for C919 and ARJ21 from Tibet Airlines
Comac has marked its return to the Singapore air show after a four-year break by securing fresh orders for its C919 and ARJ21 aircraft from Tibet Airlines.
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Australian hydrogen start-up AMSL Aero emerges with long-range ambitions
Australian hydrogen-electric aircraft developer AMSL Aero is taking a long-range view of potential use cases for its in-development Vertiia aircraft, targeting intra-city operations rather than urban air taxi services.
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Airbus enhances A330-900 climb performance with extra flap settings and faster gear retraction
Airbus is to introduce an operational low-speed performance enhancement to the A330-900 towards the end of next year which will increase lift and reduce drag during climb.
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E195 operating for Air Serbia reportedly damaged after hitting structures during take-off
Serbian investigators are reportedly probing an extraordinary accident in which Embraer 195 became airborne despite being badly damaged on take-off when it collided with navigation aid structures. State-owned television station RTS quotes Air Serbia as saying that the aircraft was operating flight JU324 from Belgrade to Dusseldorf on 18 February, ...
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A320 wake turbulence triggered SR22’s fatal in-flight upset
US investigators believe wake turbulence from a landing Airbus A320 caused a trailing Cirrus SR22 to suffer a fatal in-flight upset on approach to Knoxville’s McGhee Tyson airport. The SR22, with two occupants, had taken off from runway 23L on 16 December 2021, initially flying a left-hand circuit and practice ...
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CFM touts 'better than predicted' performance of open-fan engine in windtunnel tests
Early results from windtunnel tests of a one-fifth-scale open-fan engine being evaluated in support of CFM International’s RISE programme are even better than predicted, the propulsion specialist has disclosed.
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P&W boosts Singapore presence with expanded engine centre
As part of a long-term plan to bolster its presence in Southeast Asia, Pratt & Whitney has expanded its Eagle Services Asia engine centre in Singapore, which it expects will boost geared turbofan (GTF) engine production at the facility by about two-thirds in 2024.