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Opinion
OPINION: Is the CSeries ruling a seismic shift?
Over the past four months, the competitive landscape in the small-narrowbody jet market has been turned upside down. Bombardier has agreed to give Airbus control of the CSeries programme and open a new final assembly line in Alabama. Boeing is in discussions to construct some kind of combination with Embraer. ...
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News
PICTURE: Travel Service takes first of 10 737 Max 8s from GECAS
Travel Service Airlines has received its first Boeing 737 Max 8, one of 10 the Czech airline is taking on operating lease from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).
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Boeing to keep 747-8 production steady for UPS order
Boeing will hold the production rate for the 747-8 steady at six per year despite a new order on 1 February from UPS Airlines for 14 more freighters, says vice-president of marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes Randy Tinseth.
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FACC to start manufacturing fan cases for P&WC
Pratt & Whitney Canada has selected Austrian composites specialist FACC to supply fan cases for PW800 engines.
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PICTURE: A330-800 closer to joining A330neo test fleet
Airbus's first A330-800 has entered the paint shop as it prepares to join the A330neo test fleet, currently comprising two A330-900s.
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PICTURES: UPS confirms all 747-8F deliveries scheduled by 2022
UPS confirms that its newly-ordered Boeing 747-8 Freighters will be delivered by the end of 2022, at which time the company will have 28 of the aircraft in its fleet under its current fleet plan.
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UPS doubles future 747-8F fleet with new order for 14
UPS Airlines has ordered 14 more Boeing 747-8Fs to double its future fleet of the re-engined jumbo freighter and add vital months and perhaps even years to the type's backlog.
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A321neo nearing limit for simple enhancement
Airbus is looking for firmer details on Boeing's proposal to address the middle-of-the-market sector before committing to possible further enhancements on the A321neo.
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ANA plans new medium-haul LCC
ANA Holdings is looking to launch a new medium-haul, low-cost carrier around 2020 as part of a greater focus on the budget market.
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Airbus and Boeing on course for 1,600 deliveries in 2018
Production of mainline jets is set to reach 1,600 units this year as Airbus and Boeing gear up for a big output push.
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Russian authority progresses with EASA certification pact
Russia's federal air transport authority Rosaviatsia has signed an agreement with the European Aviation Safety Agency centred on airworthiness regulation.
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PICTURE: Oman Air receives first Boeing 737 Max
Oman Air has taken delivery of the first of 30 Boeing 737 Max 8s it has on order.
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Boeing releases strong Q4 earnings, upbeat 2018 outlook
Rising commercial aircraft deliveries and service transactions helped Boeing achieve a 39% jump in operating profit in the fourth quarter, rising to $3.03 billion.
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Short A321LR test campaign to focus on long-range operation
Airbus expects to need only 100h of flights to certify the A321LR, with the campaign centred on the aircraft's long-range capabilities.
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VIDEO: A321LR departs on maiden flight
Airbus has commenced the maiden flight of its new long-range A321LR, the aircraft having lifted off from Finkenwerder airfield in Hamburg at 11:08 local time.
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ATR parent Leonardo rules out 100-seat turboprop
Talk of ATR launching a new programme to extend the regional turboprop maker's range to a 100-seater has been formally brought to a close.
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Embraer touts E195-E2 for Asia ahead of Singapore
Embraer sees potential in winning more customers in Asia for the E195-E2, as the airframer reiterates plans to expand its footprint in the growing region ahead of the Singapore air show.
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Aerolineas Argentinas receives third 737 Max 8
Aerolineas Argentinas received on 26 January the third of 11 Boeing 737 Max aircraft on order, the SkyTeam alliance carrier says.
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Alabama CSeries site still planned despite tariff vote
Bombardier still intends to open a CSeries final assembly site in Mobile, Alabama despite winning a major trade battle with Boeing.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: US trade panel sides with Bombardier in CSeries spat
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has unanimously struck down tariffs imposed by the US Department of Commerce against Bombardier's CSeries, handing a major victory to the Montreal-based manufacturer and clearing the way for duty-free imports of CSeries aircraft.