All air transport news – Page 436
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Airbus promoting A220 around Southeast Asia
Airbus has been promoting its A220 to a variety of carriers in Southeast Asia since it took over the former CSeries programme from Bombardier in July.
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Embraer shows E2 off to Latin American execs
Embraer demoed its E190-E2 for Latin American carriers and media ahead of a regional aviation summit in Panama in hopes of landing more orders from the region.
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Embraer touts E2 costs in effort to land US orders
Embraer is doubling down on the cost savings of the E-Jet-E2 family compared to the competing Airbus A220 models in an effort to bring the latest iteration of its 100-seat aircraft to the US market.
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Brazilian election 'important step' for Boeing-Embraer deal
The presidential election in Brazil today is an "important step" for the proposed commercial aircraft joint venture between Boeing and Embraer.
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Ascend: Latin American airline fleet to more than double by 2037
FlightGlobal’s latest long-term delivery forecast expects the Latin American fleet to more than double over the next 20 years to almost 4,500 aircraft, writes Flight Ascend Consultancy’s head of market analysis Chris Seymour
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Airbus near final agreement on Mobile A220 line
Airbus is ready to dot the Is and cross the Ts on an agreement with local authorities to build a new final assembly line for the A220 in Mobile, Alabama.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Matthew Pritchard, general manager and site director, Ontic
Matthew Pritchard is general manager and site director for aftermarket support company Ontic with responsibility for spearheading the company's UK and Singapore business units
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Comac marches forward with ARJ21 and C919
With the establishment of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) in May 2008, China declared its intention to become a world player in aircraft manufacturing.
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Opinion
OPINION: Boeing investment in UK is needed as Brexit looms
For Boeing, the official opening of its new UK parts manufacturing factory probably fell on the wrong date – coming, as it did, less than a week after London was revealed to be in the market for $3.5 billion-worth of new Chinook helicopters.
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NewsDelta takes North America's first A220
Delta Air Lines took delivery of the first Airbus A220 for a North American carrier today, ending a bumpy road to the aircraft's delivery.
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Rolls-Royce to miss full-year large-engine delivery target by 50
Rolls-Royce has acknowledged that it expects to deliver fewer Trent 7000 engines in the fourth quarter than originally planned.
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Boeing quietly plugs away at NMA pending 2019 decision
Boeing continues to explore the issues and possibilities around its New Mid-market Airplane (NMA), with its sights still firm on a potential 2025 service entry.
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Boeing highlights UK investment as Sheffield plant opens
As Boeing officially opens its first production facility in the UK, the airframer has defended its investment into the country relative to the multi-billion dollar defence contracts it has received.
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Thai frets about reputational damage from grounded 787s
Thai Airways International is concerned about the reputational damage caused by persistent engine issues with its Boeing 787-8 fleet.
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Boeing sticks to 2018 delivery goals amid supply chain recovery
Boeing has become the latest major aerospace company to insist it is recovering from supply chain issues that have roiled the industry and left unfinished 737s piling up outside Boeing's Renton production facility.
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EASA validates 737 Max 9 certification
European authorities have validated the type certificate for the Boeing 737 Max 9, eight months after US FAA approval.
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CFM maintains Leap full-year delivery target
CFM International delivered 303 Leap engines in the third quarter compared with the previous level of 110.
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Airbus, AVIC in conductive composites pact
Airbus and AVIC will cooperate on research into multi-functional composite materials for aerospace applications.
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PICTURES: A330-800 nears first flight as engines fitted
Airbus insists the maiden flight of its A330-800 will be conducted “in the near future”, after the aircraft emerged with its engines installed.
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P&W tracking to hit 2018 geared turbofan delivery target
Pratt & Whitney remains on track to hit its 2018 commercial aircraft engine delivery commitments despite deliveries sagging in the third quarter, say executives at P&W parent United Technologies (UTC).