All air transport news – Page 483
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News
Bombardier: new debt lowers risk and adds operational flexibility
Bombardier has disclosed details about the decision to borrow another $1 billion, saying the new debt will reduce financial risk, provide operational "flexibility" and help Bombardier meet company-wide financial goals.
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A350-1000 features automated rapid-descent capability
Airbus has incorporated an automatic emergency descent function into the newly-certified A350-1000, which it intends to introduce into the smaller -900.
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Airbus secures EASA certification for A350-1000
Airbus has secured European certification for the A350-1000 just three days shy of the first anniversary of the twinjet's maiden flight.
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Airframers confident of long-term growth in Latin America
The airliner fleet in Latin America and the Caribbean will more than double over the next 20 years despite obstacles such as inadequate infrastructure and income inequality.
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INSIGHT FROM BOMBARDIER: Maximizing profitability in the Middle East
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INSIGHT FROM BOMBARDIER: Waiting to Take-Off
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Investment a family value for Italy's Secondo Mona
Secondo Mona’s directors believe the €40 million ($48 million) that the family-run aerospace manufacturer has invested in technology in the past decade has paid off. An array of new equipment and the addition of specialist competencies have helped the engineering firm double revenues over that period and shift up a ...
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Ground incident leaves Airlander deflated
Hybrid Air Vehicles is staying silent on the impact of an 18 November incident in which its Airlander experimental airship collapsed during a ground incident at the UK firm's base at Cardington airfield.
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SJI sees Latin opportunities as it works to boost Superjet appeal
SuperJet International (SJI) expects the Latin American region to require around 700 airliners in the Sukhoi Superjet 100's category, and is confident that upgrades and sales initiatives in the pipeline will ensure it can capture a proportion of that market.
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R-R expects greater Latin American penetration through widebodies
Rolls-Royce sees Latin America playing an increasingly crucial role in its operational portfolio as the region's airlines grow their widebody fleets.
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SIA selects Airbus for A380 cabin retrofit services
Singapore Airlines has picked Airbus to provide cabin retrofit services for 14 A380s.
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Avolon firms order for 75 737 Max aircraft
Avolon has finalised an order for 75 Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: FlightGlobal's long-term outlook for Latin America
As Latin American airlines meet at this year's ALTA Airline Leaders forum, Flight Ascend Consultancy’s head of market analysis Chris Seymour outlines findings from FlightGlobal’s latest long-term airliner demand forecast for the region
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Bombardier forecasts doubling of Latin America regional fleet
Bombardier arrives at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum amid major transition, with its flagship CSeries programme finding new momentum following a deal to make Airbus a majority CSeries owner.
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Copa and Gol see different missions for Max 9 and 10
Copa Airlines and Gol see different missions for the Boeing 737 Max 9 and 10, suggesting the larger variant may not cannibalise orders for its smaller sibling as much as some have speculated.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How do you replace a first-generation A330?
Richard Evans, senior consultant at Flight Ascend Consultancy, considers the possible successors to the Airbus’s ubiquitous twinjet
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PICTURE: IndiGo takes delivery of first ATR
Indian carrier IndiGo has received its first turboprop, an ATR 72-600.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How Airbus’s first big twin blossomed into the A330neo
Whisper it, but the recent first flight of a second-generation Airbus A330, the re-engined -900, was tantalisingly close to the 25th anniversary of the twinjet’s maiden sortie on 2 November 1992. Understandably, Airbus hasn’t made much of this historic milestone, but the fact is that the aircraft’s continuing appeal in ...
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Opinion
OPINION: Airbus, Emirates face off over A380 impasse
To concentrate on the Emirates A380 order saga in anticipation of writing large figures in Dubai air show headlines is to ignore the fascinating high-stakes poker game being played in the background – one involving numbers far greater than a couple of dozen aircraft and a few billions of dollars.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Late surge gives Dubai deal momentum
A glut of tentative aircraft order commitment announcements on the final day pushed business unveiled during the Dubai air show to a new high, though just 15% of the roughly 800 aircraft covered by announcements are for firm deals.