All air transport news – Page 449
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FARNBOROUGH: United orders 25 E175s
United Airlines has placed a firm order for 25 Embraer 175 jets.
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FARNBOROUGH: Leasing joint-venture Goshawk orders 20 A320neos
Goshawk Aviation has placed a firm order for 20 Airbus A320neos.
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FARNBOROUGH: United to take four more 787-9s
United Airlines has ordered four more Boeing 787-9s.
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FARNBOROUGH: Mitsubishi puts focus on customer support
Mitsubishi Aircraft is working towards having a ready customer support network within the next two years, as the airframer prepares to deliver the Mitsubishi Regional Jet to airline customers.
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FARNBOROUGH: Qatar Airways finalises order for five 777Fs
Oneworld carrier Qatar Airways has finalised an order for five Boeing 777 freighters at the Farnborough air show.
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FARNBOROUGH: CFM to compete for NMA even if required thrust rises
Boeing’s power requirement for the New Mid-market Airplane's engines could slightly exceed 50,000lb-thrust each, but CFM International still plans to participate in the competition, GE Aviation chief executive David Joyce has declared.
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FARNBOROUGH: Mitsubishi looks beyond US mainstay for MRJ orders
Mitsubishi Aircraft is working to further penetrate the European and Asia-Pacific markets, confident that these can each account for 15% of MRJ orders.
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PICTURES: Juneyao Airlines to take first 787 in September
Chinese carrier Juneyao Airlines is on track to receive its first Boeing 787-9 in either late September or early October.
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FARNBOROUGH: Taiwanese start-up Starlux commits to 17 A350s
Taiwanese carrier Starlux Airllines has signed a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of 17 A350s, comprising 12 of the -1000 variant and five of the -900.
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FARNBOROUGH: Sichuan firms deal for 10 A350s
Chinese carrier Sichuan Airlines has firmed an order for 10 Airbus A350s.
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Opinion
OPINION: Airbus and Boeing can revitalise small narrowbody market
For all the understandable headlines around the arrival of aerospace’s big two in the regional jet sector, there remains an unanswered question at the heart of the issue: will Airbus and Boeing finally be the catalyst for demand in this part of the market?
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FARNBOROUGH: NMA development window narrows to six years
Boeing now plans to make a launch decision on the New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) in 2019 but remains committed to an entry-into-service date in 2025, chief executive Dennis Muilenburg said on the eve of the Farnborough air show.
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Opinion
OPINION: Hard Brexit will fail UK aerospace
Two years have passed since the last Farnborough air show – an event that was overshadowed by the UK’s vote, weeks earlier, to leave the EU.
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FARNBOROUGH: Approvals near for A330neo
Airbus’s A330-900 is likely to obtain extended twin-engined operations approval in October, as the type's Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine closes in on certification.
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INSIGHT FROM BOMBARDIER: Five ways cabin design inspires loyalty and generates profit
If you’re an airline executive, you’ve likely spent a moment or two trying to decode your passengers’ complicated and often contradictory desires. In surveys, air travellers regularly cite cabin comfort and seat pitch as points of dissatisfaction, yet overwhelmingly indicate that the true driver of their purchase is ticket price.
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INSIGHT FROM ROLLS-ROYCE: Pioneering the IntelligentEngine
With more people flying than ever before and an increasing demand for more efficient travel, Rolls-Royce has defined a vision for the future of aircraft power that will help deliver passengers more reliably and more efficiently than ever before.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: CFM comfortably ahead in A320neo engine race
CFM International is convincingly winning the two-horse race to power Airbus A320neo family aircraft, with more than 2,500 of the re-engined narrowbodies on order set to have engines from the GE Aviation and Safran joint venture, compared with just over 1,800 for rival Pratt & Whitney.
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FARNBOROUGH: Mitsubishi readies MRJ90 for demo-flight debut
Mitsubishi Aircraft has brought its third MRJ90 test aircraft to the Farnborough air show, where the type is to make its flying display debut on 16 July.
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FARNBOROUGH: JetBlue decision fails to dent Embraer's confidence
Embraer's confidence in its E-Jet E2 offering appears to remain buoyant, as the Brazilian manufacturer maintains that its momentum will not be disrupted by its recent defeat to rival Airbus in a campaign for JetBlue Airways' business.
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FARNBOROUGH: Bombardier looks to Asia for regional aircraft boom
Bombardier's regional aircraft focus seems poised to shift more toward Asia and other developing markets in the coming years, in acknowledgement of aviation's advancements in those regions and the relative maturity of the North American market.