All air transport news – Page 435
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News
United Aircraft concentrating on customer service: chief
Russia’s United Aircraft plans to enhance its customer service capabilities for the Superjet 100, and make customer service a priority for the Irkut MC-21 and CRAIC CR929 programmes.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Scoot takes disciplined approach to growth
Scoot has a new weapon: the Airbus A320neo. Although it had an event to celebrate the type's arrival in its fleet, it is taking a slow approach with deliveries.
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VietJet firms follow-on order for 50 A321neos
VietJet Air has ordered 50 more Airbus A321neos, firming a memorandum of understanding signed at the Farnborough air show in July.
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Opinion
OPINION: Tasks mount for Airbus chief-in-waiting
When former UK chancellor of the exchequer Reginald Maudling was turfed out of office by the Labour government's victory in the 1964 general election, he left a note to Jim Callaghan, his successor.
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News
Comac opens new flight test centre in Shanghai
Comac has opened a new flight test centre at Shanghai Pudong airport industrial area.
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Opinion
OPINION: Should lessors be worried about India’s airlines?
India’s aviation market is huge and growing, but revelations that at least two carriers are feeling the strain from aircraft delays slowing sale-and-leaseback payments should raise some concern for lessors playing in that market.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: CR929 programme picks up speed
Development of the CRAIC CR929 is gathering pace, as its Sino-Russian manufacturers look for more parts suppliers having finalised its external shape.
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News
LATAM chief blasts engine makers for aircraft grounding
LATAM Airlines Group chief executive Enrique Cueto has slammed engine manufacturers for the issues that grounded the carrier's Boeing 787 and Airbus A320neo aircraft.
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Spirit AeroSystems 'fully recovered' from 737 fuselage lag: CEO
Spirit AeroSystems has fully recovered from fuselage production delays that recently rippled from its Wichita manufacturing facility to Boeing's 737 assembly site in Renton, say Spirit's executives.
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News
Viking expects CL-515 launch decision in early 2019
Viking Air expects to decide in the first quarter of 2019 whether to move forward with development and production of its proposed CL-515, an upgraded version of the CL-215 and CL-415 water bombers.
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News
Airbus battles A321neo complexity and automation hitches
Customisation complexity on the A321neo as well as a shift to new automation are among the industrial internal difficulties facing Airbus as it battles to reach ambitious full-year delivery targets.
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Airbus absorbs A220s to maintain 800-jet delivery target
Airbus has rejigged its A330neo delivery schedule after Rolls-Royce admitted it would fall short on Trent 7000 engine deliveries, but the airframer is still maintaining a target of 800 aircraft deliveries.
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MHI throws Y220bn lifeline to Mitsubishi Aircraft
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has thrown a Y220bn ($1.94 billion) financial lifeline to its Mitsubishi Aircraft unit, developer of the troubled MRJ regional jet.
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News
US indictment alleges broad Chinese effort to steal turbofan data
The US Department of Justice has levied new charges against 10 alleged Chinese spies who purportedly sought to steal proprietary corporate information, including information related to commercial aircraft turbofan engines.
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News
GE's aviation profits surge as Leap deliveries accelerate
General Electric's aviation division posted significant third quarter gains in revenue and profit amid a continued acceleration in deliveries of CFM International Leap turbofans.
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EasyJet outlines 'progress' on electric jet
"Progress has been made" by EasyJet's US partner Wright Electric toward developing an electric passenger airliner capable of flying up to 270nm (500km), the UK budget carrier has declared.
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News
Tru delivers first CL-415 water bomber full-flight simulator
Tru Simulation and Training has delivered to Ansett Aviation Training the world's first full-flight simulator of a Viking Air CL-415 water bomber.
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News
Airbus tentatively aims to fly A330-800 next week
Airbus has tentatively narrowed the A330-800 first flight window to the week beginning 5 November.
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MTU lifts 2018 outlook again
MTU Aero Engines has raised its full-year revenue and earnings targets for the second time this year, helped by a "favourable tailwind in both the OEM and MRO segments".
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News
PICTURE: Japan Air Commuter takes first ATR 72
Japan Airlines’ regional unit Japan Air Commuter (JAC) has taken delivery of the first ATR 72-600 to be operated in the country.