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GKN to open research campus in Bristol in 2020
GKN Aerospace has revealed a plan to establish a research and technology facility in Bristol, which will concentrate on development of future aerostructures with other partners.
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PICTURE: Boeing powers up 777X test aircraft's systems
Boeing has flipped on the power to its first 777X test aircraft, a move than allows the company to progress with a broad array of systems tests prior to next year's planned first flight.
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Boeing grows composite recycling with UK firm ELG
Boeing has extended its relationship with UK composite specialist ELG Carbon Fibre to allow waste material from the airframer’s production to be routinely recycled.
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Subaru gears up for 777X with eye on efficiency, cost
Subaru Aerospace Company has moved up the value chain with its center wing-box work for the Boeing 777X, as it seeks to further improve efficiency and manage costs.
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Rolls-Royce picks Uptake for Trent data analysis
Rolls-Royce has partnered with artificial intelligence software specialist Uptake to analyse technical data of Trent-series engines in an effort to improve the powerplants’ serviceability.
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NAC firms up E190 order
Nordic Aviation Capital has converted three tentative commitments for Embraer 190s to firm orders.
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PICTURE: A321neo joins British Airways network
British Airways’ first Airbus A321neo is now plying its European network, following delivery last month.
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PICTURES: Fatigue-test MC-21 delivered to Moscow institute
Russian airframer Irkut has delivered an MC-21-300 fuselage to Moscow’s Zhukovsky airfield where it will undergo fatigue testing.
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ANALYSIS: How China investment changes fortunes of Western firms
What do a pair of seating manufacturers, four light aircraft manufacturers, an aerostructures specialist, and one of Europe's top maintenance, repair and overhaul houses have in common? They are among around a dozen Western aerospace companies that now effectively have the name of a Chinese owner over the door.
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PICTURES: Air Astana receives E190-E2 in ‘snow leopard’ livery
Air Astana’s first Embraer E190-E2 arrived at its Nursultan Nazarbayev International airport base in Astana today, adorned in a special “Snow Leopard” livery.
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Airbus A220 obtains Cat III autoland approval
Airbus’s A220 twinjet has been certified to a higher autoland capability by the European safety regulator.
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PICTURES: Xiamen Max marks Boeing's 2,000th jet to China
Boeing has delivered its 2,000th aircraft to China, a 737 Max 8 for Xiamen Airlines.
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PICTURE: Cayman Airways debuts 737 Max in the Caribbean
Cayman Airways has become the first airline in the Caribbean to receive a Boeing 737 Max, following the delivery of one of four aircraft this week it is taking via Air Lease.
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Rolls-Royce improves LessorCare with new service
Rolls-Royce has enhanced it LessorCare aftermarket support programme with a service termed LifeKey to provide more flexibility for customers.
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PICTURE: First A350-900 delivered to China Eastern
China Eastern Airlines is poised to introduce its new Airbus A350-900 on domestic routes, following delivery today of the first of 20 aircraft on order.
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May: UK to continue to argue for EASA membership
UK prime minister Theresa May says the final structure of the country’s relationship with the European Aviation Safety Agency is still to be negotiated, but that it would still press for membership.
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UK aerospace industry relaxed over post-Brexit EASA ties
Senior representatives of the UK aerospace industry, including Airbus, appear provisionally content with the country’s proposed relationship with the European Aviation Safety Agency following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.
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Bombardier to pitch for future Airbus composite wing work
Bombardier will pitch to play a key role in a future Airbus composite wing programme, believing its expertise in designing and building the innovative carbonfibre wing for the A220 gives it the edge over the European manufacturer’s own factories.
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Airbus UK: Brexit deal 'not perfect' but better than nothing
Airbus has spent €15 million preparing the company for the possibility that the UK could exit the European Union without a post-withdrawal agreement in place.