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Hybrid-electric Islander would have 'three-year payback'
A new hybrid-electric powertrain for the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander could be ready for service entry by 2024, with savings on fuel expenditure enabling operators to pay off the conversion cost in around three years.
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NewsFAA takes 737 Max airworthiness certificate issuance from Boeing
The Federal Aviation Administration has taken further control over certification of individual 737 Max aircraft, saying it will not allow Boeing itself to issue the airworthiness certificates that permit specific aircraft to be flown.
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INTERVIEW: SMBC Aviation Capital chief executive Peter Barrett
Three decades ago, Peter Barrett would be sitting in a lonely office manning the phones of Guinness Peat Aviation’s (GPA) Dublin office. As an analyst he the unenviable job of staying late to finish his work and answer the phone if it rang. This was Barrett’s initiation.
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PodcastPODCAST: Airline Business on Air Europa, Brazil, Emirates, Max
The new edition of the Airline Business podcast is now available.
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News737 Max 10 roll-out reveals revised main gear
Boeing rolled out its latest and largest 737 Max variant, the 737-10, at its Renton plant on 22 November. The aircraft, which is more than a simple stretch as it features a revised main landing gear design, is expected to fly in 2020.
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OpinionEmirates shows restraint in latest order spree
Emirates is renowned for its huge aircraft orders, and this year’s Dubai air show was no disappointment. But dig a bit deeper and it quickly becomes clear that the airline has actually been quite restrained in its spending.
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NewsPaint shop mishap damages BA's latest A350-1000
Airbus is undertaking repairs to a British Airways Airbus A350-1000 after the twinjet was damaged during the final stages of the production process.
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Boeing communications head to resign
Boeing’s senior vice president of communications, Anne Toulouse, will be retiring from her post in 2020, the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer says in a statement on 22 November.
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Hanwha, R-R expand engine component partnership
Korean company Hanwha Aerospace will now produce engine turbine components for Rolls-Royce’s Trent engine family, as part of an expanded long-term partnership.
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China clears Boeing to purchase Embraer's commercial business
China has approved Boeing’s proposed acquisition of Embraer’s commercial division, removing another hurdle to a deal still under particular scrutiny by European regulators.
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A330neo included in latest Trent engine inspection order
Airbus A330neo operators have been included in a new European directive ordering inspections of intermediate pressure compressor shaft assemblies on Rolls-Royce Trent engines for the Boeing 787.
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NewsAirAsia receives first A321neo
AirAsia has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo from an order for 353.
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GoAir picks P&W for new A320neos
Indian low-cost carrier GoAir has selected Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G engines to power the 72 new Airbus A320neos that it will be taking from 2021.
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P&W to open new composites R&D facility
Pratt & Whitney will open a new ceramic matrix composites research and development facility focused on aerospace applications.
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UK project to install hybrid-electric power in BN-2 Islander
Rolls-Royce has unveiled its involvement in an aircraft electrification project that could ultimately deliver a 19-seat passenger type powered by a hybrid-electric powertrain.
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AnalysisDubai air show Order Tracker
It means the show ends with 298 order commitment announcements - less than half the level of deals announced two years ago, even if the Emirates tentative deal for 40 787-10s is stripped out of the 2017 figures. The majority, 231 aircraft, are firm orders - though many represent the ...
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NewsEmirates to take 30 787-9s and trims 777X deal
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has revised its previous tentative agreement for Boeing 787s, opting to take 30 of the 787-9 variant rather than the larger 787-10. Deliveries of the aircraft, worth $8.8 billion, will commence in May 2023 and continue for five years. The Dubai-based airline had originally indicated, two ...
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In depthBoeing commits to NTSB's recommended CFM56 fan cowl redesign
The National Transportation Safety Board has urged regulators to require that Boeing redesign the 737NGs’ engine fan cowl structure to ensure integrity in the event of a fan blade failure.
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GECAS to take 12 A330neos and 20 A321XLRs
GECAS will add 12 Airbus A330neo widebodies and 20 A321XLR narrowbodies to its portfolio, Airbus has disclosed.
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In depthNTSB to address rare though deadly forward-blade engine failures
The National Transportation Safety Board on 19 November will issue conclusions related to a dangerous though infrequent type of turbofan failure that has proved difficult to understand and tough to prevent.