All air transport news – Page 485
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Taiwan's EGAT ups stake in GE engine joint venture
Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT) is pumping in additional capital to increase its stake in an engine joint venture with GE Aviation.
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Vietnam Airlines signs GTF engine support pact with P&W
Vietnam Airlines has picked Pratt & Whitney (P&W) for the maintenance of its GTF engines that power its fleet of Airbus A321neo aircraft.
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NewsSolar-powered Hawk30 completes 1.5h second flight
HAPSMobile’s Hawk30 solar-powered, high-altitude platform completed its second test flight in the last two months when it touched down after a 1.5h flight at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Southern California.
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OpinionWhy Trent issues still rattle Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce’s admission that its final fix for problematic parts on the Trent 1000 TEN engine will now not arrive before 2021 brings to mind Lady Bracknell’s famous quote from The Importance of Being Earnest.
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NewsAirbus unveils first A220 in Air Canada's colours
Airbus has unveiled the first A220 painted in the colours of Air Canada, a milestone coming ahead of the expected first delivery of the type to the carrier in December.
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China Southern picks Collins for 787 nacelle support
China Southern Airlines has signed a long-term nacelle aftermarket agreement with Collins Aerospace Systems.
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US Congress raises new 'serious' concerns with 787 and 737 Max
US lawmakers have asked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide information about two potentially “catastrophic” safety concerns involving the 737 Max and 787 – issues unrelated to the Max’s grounding.
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Embraer names new CFO and COO
Embraer named Antonio Carlos Garcia as the company’s new chief financial officer and investor relations officer replacing Nelson Salgado, who will move to the chief operations officer role at the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer.
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Airbus logs 12 A330neos as part of October order haul
Airbus has recorded an order for 12 A330neos from an unidentified customer, all of them the -900 variant, part of an agreement for 25 aircraft which includes 13 A321neos.
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Rolls-Royce to take £1.4bn charge as Trent 1000 fix delayed
Rolls-Royce is expecting to take a £1.4 billion ($1.8 billion) exceptional charge this year in relation to the continuing Trent 1000 engine problems, after increasing its cost estimate of fixing the problems.
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Lufthansa Cargo speeds MD-11F retirement with 777F order
Lufthansa Cargo has ordered a further two Boeing 777 Freighters as it accelerates the retirement of its remaining MD-11Fs.
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Rolls-Royce confident on A330neo despite blade fix delay
Rolls-Royce is confident that its postponed introduction of a redesigned Boeing 787 engine blade will not affect similar powerplants that are fitted to the Airbus A330neo.
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Rolls-Royce delays Trent 1000 TEN blade fix to 2021
Rolls-Royce is to delay introduction of a redesigned high-pressure blade for the Trent 1000 TEN, after discovering that it will not be as durable as initially expected.
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China Southern picks R-R for Trent XWB support
Rolls-Royce and China Southern Airlines have inked a Letter of Intent for engine MRO services for the Trent XWB engines.
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Boeing chair talks certification 'reform', stands with Muilenburg
The chair of Boeing's board of directors conceded this week that the US aircraft certification processes needs "reform", though industry analysts remain uncertain what changes might be in store for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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Boeing insists it addressed 787 oxygen bottle concerns
Boeing is pushing back against allegations that faulty emergency oxygen systems on 787s pose a threat to aircraft safety
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AnalysisMROs see fringe benefits from Max grounding
As the Boeing 737 Max crisis continues to unfurl – and as its grounding wears on – much has been said about how it impacts airlines.
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A350 set to be integrated into Tianjin completion centre
Airbus is to integrate A350 completion activities into its Chinese facility in Tianjin from the second half of next year. The airframer says it will deliver its first A350 from the completion and delivery centre by 2021. Airbus has confirmed the A350 timelines after reinforcing its partnership with the Chinese ...
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NewsAirbus revises A320 logic after touch-and-go accident
Airbus is developing a retrofit to reduce the risk of system logic weaknesses that played a role in the SmartLynx A320 touch-and-go accident at Tallinn last year.
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NewsWindtunnel beckons for An-124 successor
Russian researchers have constructed a scale model of the proposed ‘Slon’ outsize freight transporter, put forward as a potential successor to the Antonov An-124.
