All air transport news – Page 452
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News
Rolls-Royce to divest commercial marine division
Rolls-Royce has arranged a sale of its commercial marine business to Norwegian group Kongsberg.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: A330neo nearing first delivery four years after launch
Just 1,400 days after Airbus disclosed – to a Farnborough air show audience – its intention to re-engine its popular A330 family, the first customer aircraft carried out its maiden flight from Toulouse. Its original 42-month development schedule had always been ambitious, but the A330neo nevertheless appears set for service ...
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Airbus 'not bluffing' over dire Brexit warnings: chief
Airbus commercial aircraft president Guillaume Faury insists the airframer is "not bluffing" in its warnings over the uncertainty surrounding the UK's future trade relationship with the European Union.
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Parked A320neo backlog declines after triple-figure peak
Airbus has started bringing down the backlog of parked engineless A320neo-family jets, after the total reached triple figures at the end of May.
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Enders: UK still has 'no clue' on Brexit strategy
Airbus chief executive Tom Enders has criticised the UK government's lack of clarity over its future European Union relationship.
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Airbus forecasts 20-year demand for 37,400 aircraft
Airbus is predicting demand for almost 37,400 new passenger and freighter aircraft over the next 20 years.
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In depth
FLIGHT TEST: Airbus A350-1000 takes growth in its stride
When Airbus first set out back in 2004 to develop a new widebody under the A350 designation, it originally posited an upgraded version of the existing A330 twinjet. Having taken aim at the then-new Boeing 787, Airbus quickly realised that this derivative programme would be handicapped in the race against the Dreamliner – and went back to the drawing board.
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Airbus takes orders for 10 more A350s and 10 A330neos
Airbus has disclosed an order for 10 more A350-900s as well as 10 A330neo twinjets, attributing both agreements to undisclosed customers.
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Embraer aims for Brazil approval of JV by early November
Embraer expects to secure approval for its proposed commercial aviation joint venture with Boeing within the current administration of Brazil president Michel Temer, before a new government takes over in 2019 following elections in October.
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Boeing to take 80% stake in Embraer's commercial business
Boeing is to take an 80% stake in a Embraer's commercial aircraft and services business under a joint-venture arrangement, with the Brazilian airframer retaining the other 20%.
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PICTURE: China's Okay receives its first 737 Max 8
China's Okay Airways has taken delivery of the first of 10 Boeing 737 Max 8s it has on firm order.
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Trent 1000 checks force ANA to cancel over 100 flights
All Nippon Airways will cancel 113 domestic flights of Boeing 787s between 6-12 July in order to carry out additional checks on Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: American ends run of venerable Dash 8 turboprop
Piedmont Airlines retires its last Bombardier Dash 8 tomorrow, ending 33 years of turboprop history at the carrier.
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PICTURES: Ethiopian receives its first 737 Max 8
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 30 Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
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Sukhoi leans towards composite wing on 75-seat Superjet
Sukhoi's civil aircraft division is concentrating on developing a composite wing for the proposed 75-seat version of its Superjet 100.
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Japanese assembly of PW1200G underway in Nagoya
The first Japanese assembly of the Pratt & Whitney PW1200G engine is underway in Nagoya.
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Opinion
OPINION: Does Bombardier have appetite to invest in regional range?
Back before Bombardier bet the farm on the CSeries, its interest in commercial aviation was confined to regional aircraft.
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News
Sukhoi outlines sales expectations as it tweaks Superjet
Sukhoi's civil aircraft division is forecasting sales of 345 Superjet 100s, including the business-jet version, over the period to 2030
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ATR predicts 80% growth in turboprop fleet over 20-year period
ATR foresees 20-year demand for just over 3,000 new turboprops, mainly from operators in emerging economies.
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Airbus officially lists CSeries in product line-up
Airbus has formally added the Bombardier CSeries to its portfolio of commercial aircraft, for now retaining the CS100 and CS300 identities.