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News
'No big technology push' required for NMA: Boeing
Boeing intends to employ "proven and understood" technologies, rather than radical new ones, on its proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA).
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Interview
INTERVIEW: A driving force in engineering at Honeywell Aerospace
Anne Lillywhite developed a passion for technology from a young age, so a career in engineering beckoned. After a spell in telecommunications, she moved into aviation and is now director of engineering for Honeywell's European aerospace engineering division, specialising in cockpit and navigation systems.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Are US airlines at their next scope crossroads?
US airlines have had limits on the number and size of regional jets in their feeder fleets almost since the day Comair introduced the Bombardier CRJ100 in June 1993.
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News
Boeing drops objections to UTAS-Collins merger
Boeing has dropped its objections to a proposed merger of United Technologies Aerospace Systems and Rockwell Collins after completing long-term agreements on cost reductions with its suppliers.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How Boeing's NMA could shake up the market
The question on everyone's lips at each aerospace gathering these days usually revolves around a simple three-letter acronym – NMA – and what Boeing is going to do about it.
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Bombardier sends CS300 to New York for demonstrations
Bombardier appears to be demonstrating a CS300 to JetBlue Airways, which has been moving closer to completing a fleet review that could include a new aircraft order.
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Problems emerge in Leonardo's aerostructures business
Leonardo's bottom line was hit by poor "industrial performance" at its aerostructures unit last year, the Italian company has reported.
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UK lawmakers warn of 'serious' impacts from any no-deal EASA exit
UK members of parliament have warned that exit from the EU could be "costly and disruptive" for the nation's aerospace industry if no agreement can be reached to maintain membership of the European Aviation Safety Agency.
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MRJ flight test jets on ground for upgrades
Mitsubishi Aircraft’s four flight test MRJ regional jets at Moses Lake have been on the ground for more than a month, undergoing upgrades and executing ground tests.
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VIDEO: Boeing launches 737 Max 7 into flight testing
Boeing will begin the flight certification campaign for the 138-seat 737 Max 7 after the third and smallest variant of the re-engined single-aisle family completed a more than 3h-long maiden flight on 16 March.
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Fixing faulty GTF seal to cost $50 million: P&W
A new design flaw discovered in January on about 100 Pratt & Whitney engines for the Airbus A320neo family will cost the engine manufacturer $50 million to resolve, P&W chief executive Bob Leduc said on 16 March.
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Opinion
OPINION: 737 will be a hard act to follow
When the first A320 was handed over three decades ago this month, few – Airbus included – would have put odds on deliveries reaching 1,000 aircraft, let alone the 8,000-mark recently passed.
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Boeing publishes plan for 'non-normal' 777X wing-tip ops
A folding wing-tip on a commercial airliner is never supposed to fail.
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GE9X enters flight test phase
GE Aviation’s GE9X turbofan flew for the first time on 13 March, launching a months-long engine certification campaign for the largest turbofan engine in history.
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Paid content
INSIGHT FROM AEROFLOT: Hollywood-themed promotions give Bonus a boost
Many airlines offer loyalty programmes to their passengers. However, most of them are about bonus miles redeemable for cheaper flights or rewards from partners, such as hotel groups. Aeroflot claims to have taken its Bonus programme to a new level, thanks to a tie-in with two Walt Disney Hollywood blockbusters.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How Boeing built 10,000 737s
The roll-out of the 10,000th 737 at Boeing's Renton, Washington plant marks an impressive milestone, not just in terms of production volume but also from a product longevity perspective. And it is appropriate that the recipient of the 10,000th aircraft will be Southwest Airlines as the carrier heads the customer ...
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News
PICTURE: Boeing rolls out 10,000th 737
Boeing has rolled-out the aircraft that represents the 10,000th 737 assembled in the Seattle area since 1967 – a 737 Max 8 in Southwest Airlines livery.
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Cessna SkyCourier completes round in wind tunnel
Textron Aviation has completed the first round of wind tunnel testing for the Cessna 408 SkyCourier turboprop launched last November with an order by FedEx for up to 100.
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Delta a 'prime launch candidate' for new Boeing model
Delta Air Lines chief executive Ed Bastian says the airline would be a "prime launch candidate" for Boeing's proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA).
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Boeing NMA timeline questions keep fleet plans in flux
Questions continue to swirl on the feasibility of the timeline put forward by Boeing for its proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA), with some questioning whether the aircraft will be ready by 2025.