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DUBAI: Nigeria's Air Peace firms three more E195-E2s
Air Peace has increased the number of Embraer 195-E2s it has on firm order, from 10 to 13, by converting purchase rights acquired under the earlier deal.
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DUBAI: De Havilland Canada grows African business with Elin order
Elin Group has signed a firm purchase agreement for a trio of De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprops to support oil and gas operations.
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In depth
Gallery of the best images from the 2019 Dubai airshow
All the best images from the 2019 Dubai Airshow, captured from on the ground in the United Arab Emirates. Catch up on all the latest news, in-depth analysis and opinion from the show here.
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Boeing talks with Emirates over 777X delays
Boeing is “working through” discussions with 777X launch customer Emirates over development delays afflicting the widebody programme.
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On board Zetavia’s Il-76TD at the Dubai Airshow
Nestling amongst the gleaming new jets, turbprops and helicopters here on the flightline at the Dubai Airshow is a Zetavia Ilyushin Il-76TD. This 1970s Soviet era, four-engined airlifter still plays a crucial role around the globe carrying cargo into far-flung locations.
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A380 flies Dubai flypast with Al Fursan team
The United Arab Emirates air force Al Fursan display team is performing a formation flypast with an Emirates Airbus A380 at the Dubai Airshow this week. The seven-ship display team, which flies Aermacchi MB-339A trainers, is pictured during the formation validation flight with the earlier today, with an additional MB-339A ...
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DUBAI: Etihad Engineering adopts 3D printing
The Middle East is getting into 3D printing. Etihad Engineering has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for its newly opened additive manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi.
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Analysis
Abu Dhabi's Sanad Aerotech looks to engines for growth
Abu Dhabi’s signage suppliers have been kept busy at the aircraft engineering complex next to the city’s international airport during the operation’s transitions through many identities. Originally Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company or GAMCO – the third-party MRO division of Gulf Air – it was renamed Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) ...
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Analysis
DAE shifts focus from big order to possible acquisition
Do not expect Dubai Aerospace Enterprise to be among the big spenders at the air show that kicks off in its home city on 17 November. Not long ago, a mega, 400-narrowbody order seemed on the cards from the government-owned entity – which vaulted into the top echelon of lessors ...
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Transportation Committee asks Boeing's CEO for more Max details
The chair of the House Transportation Committee has sent Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg dozens of questions related to the 737 Max, including those touching on Boeing’s involvement in regulatory decisions and the information the company knew about Max risks, and when.
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Ex-Im Bank bill passes House but faces Senate roadblock
The US House of Representatives has passed a Democrat-supported bill reauthorising the Export-Import Bank of the United States, though the measure seems to have little chance of passing the US Senate.
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Opinion
Is 737 Max nearing a comeback?
When will the 737 Max fly again? For months, it seemed one guess was as good as the next. You might as well have asked someone off the street.
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A320's order total overtakes 737's as Max crisis persists
Airbus’s A320 family appears to have overtaken the Boeing 737 in terms of total orders, in the wake of the 737 Max crisis and strong single-aisle activity from the European airframer.
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Embraer still eyeing development of turboprop family
As Embraer’s development of its E-Jets E2 programme nears conclusion, the company continues to consider development of a new family of turboprop aircraft that would complement E2s.
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Wizz fleet plan shows impact of A321neo delays
Wizz Air is set to receive only half the Airbus A321neos it had planned to introduce in its 2020-21 financial year, the budget carrier has revealed in its latest fleet plan.
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Airbus secures BelugaXL certification from EASA
Airbus’s BelugaXL outsize freighter has secured certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, 16 months after the aircraft’s maiden flight.
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Qatar seals Leap deal for A321neos after dropping P&W
Qatar Airways has dropped Pratt & Whitney from its order for Airbus A320neo-family jets, switching instead to the rival CFM International Leap-1A.
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MHIAEL ships first Japan-made PW1200G engine
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) engines unit has completed the first domestically-assembled Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW1200G engine.
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Boeing head of commercial aircraft public relations resigns
Former Boeing Global Services vice-president of communications Conrad Chun has succeeded Linda Mills as vice-president of communications for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, effective immediately.
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Boeing's orders slipped in October as airlines swap 737 Max
Boeing's total number of commercial aircraft orders received in 2019 dropped by 11 during October as at least one customer swapped orders for the 737 Max to the 787.