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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Bombardier builds momentum as new Globals near delivery
Bombardier set the bar high for itself and competitors at least year's EBACE when it unveiled the Global 5500 and 6500 programme, which it had surprisingly kept secret from the industry's prying eyes.
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K5 picks Gogo 2Ku solution for ACJ319neo
Gogo Business Aviation's 2Ku satellite-based in-flight connectivity solution will be installed on an Airbus ACJ319neo for the first time this summer.
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Bombardier to open a Dubai line maintenance site
Bombardier announces at EBACE plans to expand its global services reach with the opening of a new line station in Dubai that will serve customers throughout the Middle East.
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Cirrus Aircraft to open new service facility in Texas
Cirrus Aircraft is poised to open a new service centre at McKinney National airport in Texas, as it prepares to ramp up production of its Vision Jet single-engined business aircraft.
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Textron highlights special missions capabilities of Cessna Citation Latitude
The banana-yellow Cessna Citation Latitude on static display marks Textron Aviation's renewed focus on promoting the special missions capabilities of its jets and turboprops.
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PICTURES: ANA takes second A380 ahead of schedule
All Nippon Airways has taken delivery of its second Airbus A380, around three weeks earlier than originally planned.
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Fixed-wing general aviation shipments jumped in Q1
Shipments of fixed-wing general aviation aircraft surged in the first quarter of 2019, continuing a period of healthy growth despite a sag in deliveries of rotorcraft.
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Mitsubishi MRJ70 redesign nicknamed 'The Concept'
Mitsubishi Aircraft of America is redesigning its MRJ70 aircraft so much that executives now call it “The Concept”, a design intended to comply with seating and weight limits faced by airlines while leaving room to include more passengers if those US scope-clauses change.
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Opinion
Rolls-Royce may rue missed NMA opportunity
The race to deliver the next step in commercial engine technology is being dictated by Boeing’s requirements for its New Mid-market Airplane project. And it looks like there can only be one winner, if Seattle decides to stick with its recent policy of a sole-source deal.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: P&W and CFM boost output despite supply-chain stress
The two major narrowbody aircraft engine makers have successfully accelerated production in recent months, though they are still battling with supply-chain stress. CFM International and competitor Pratt & Whitney (P&W) more than doubled output of their latest-generation turbofans – CFM's Leap and P&W's PW1000G – in the first quarter of ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Engine makers prep for next narrowbody launch
The uncertain status of Boeing’s proposed new mid-market airplane (NMA) has likewise left unanswered questions about the engine that might theoretically power the next narrowbody.
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SIA Group to lease jets amid 737 Max grounding
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group will lease 10-12 Airbus A320 family jets for budget unit Scoot as it works to deal with the continued grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 8.
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Boeing sold no new commercial aircraft in April
Boeing cut 171 737 orders from its backlog in April amid the collapse of Indian carrier Jet Airways, while the airframer’s deliveries slowed to a trickle as the 737 Max remains grounded.
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Boeing completes software update, tests for 737 Max
Boeing has completed the software update development of the troubled Boeing 737 Max, and is now working the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to schedule its certification test flight.
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FAA chief tells Congress 737 manuals should have mentioned MCAS
Lawmakers grilled the head of the Federal Aviation Administration on 15 May, hammering acting administrator Dan Elwell with questions about the FAA’s certification and oversight of both Boeing and the troubled 737 Max.
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NTSB chair addresses aircraft safety at 737 Max hearing
A top US government investigator says aircraft must be designed to be safe in the hands of pilots from different regions of the world and with varying degrees of training, a notion challenging a narrative swirling since two Boeing 737 Max crashes.
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Embraer posts higher Q1 loss but holds to 2019 delivery goals
Brazilian airframer Embraer lost $41.2 million in the first quarter of 2019, slightly more than its $34.9 million net loss in the same period of 2018.
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Perlan glider project prepares for record-setting 90,000ft flight
The team behind the Perlan II is kicking off a fourth flying season with the goal of soaring the unpowered aircraft to a record altitude of 90,000ft this year.
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PICTURE: Australian state to buy 737 Fireliner
Coulson Aviation has signed a landmark deal to sell a Boeing 737-300 modified for firebombing duties to the state government of New South Wales in Australia.
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Bombardier refiles MRJ trade secret lawsuit
Bombardier has dragged Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation America (MACA) back to federal court, refiling a lawsuit alleging theft of trade secrets related to CSeries certification and Global 7000 systems.