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Comac transfers C919 to Xian for flight tests
Comac has flown its first C919 prototype to Xian, marking the start of the next phase of flight test and certification work for the programme.
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PICTURES: EVA Air takes first 777 Freighter
EVA Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777 Freighter, as part of its fleet modernisation plan.
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Juneyao picks GEnx engines to power 787s
Juneyao Airlines has picked the General Electric GEnx-1B engines to power its 10 Boeing 787-9s on order.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The path to an A380 century at Emirates
The landmark delivery to Emirates of its 100th Airbus A380 this month marks a key milestone in a journey that has its roots at the very start of the superjumbo programme.
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A320neo deliveries accelerate in October
Airbus delivered 22 A320neo-family aircraft in October, the largest number for a single month so far this year.
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ATR launches -600 freighter with large FedEx order
US cargo operator FedEx Express is ordering up to 50 of a new ATR freighter model, based on the 72-600 turboprop.
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NewsUnited ends 47 years of 747 flying
United Airlines final Boeing 747-400 flight arrived in Honolulu at 15:00 local time on 7 November, ending the Queen of the Skies' 47-year continuous run with the carrier.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: United bids 747 an aloha goodbye
United Airlines retires its last Boeing 747 today, ending a continuous nearly half-century run for the iconic aircraft in the carrier's fleet.
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Italian authority formalises new Superjet certification pact
Italian and Russian authorities have signed a bilateral protocol enabling technical co-operation over Sukhoi Superjet 100s to continue.
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United requests pricing data on 767, other widebodies
United has confirmed sending a request to Boeing seeking pricing information about the 767 as part of wider, preliminary discussions on the carrier’s future widebody aircraft needs with Airbus and Boeing.
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PICTURES: Air China, Air Canada take their first 737 Max this week
Boeing delivered 737 Max 8 aircraft to two new operators – Air Canada and Air China -- within the last three days this week.
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News'We will still produce A380s in 10 years': Airbus chief
Airbus chief executive Tom Enders has expressed confidence in the A380 programme's future and hinted at further sales for the double-deck type.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Embraer comes of age with the E190-E2
If you had asked an Embraer executive in early 2010 what the Brazilian manufacturer's next commercial aircraft would be, the answer would probably have been a clean-sheet small narrowbody with a five-abreast cabin seating between 100 and 150 passengers.
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Allegiant acquires four former Alitalia A320s
Allegiant Air has purchased four Airbus A320s formerly operated by Alitalia, as part of its effort to accelerate the retirement of its Boeing MD-80 fleet.
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OpinionOPINION: Why embattled Airbus needs management continuity
Among the few forecasts which Airbus finance chief Harald Wilhelm didn't have to hand during the company's third-quarter briefing was whether the odds were about to shorten on his boss, Tom Enders, staying in the top job.
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MC-21 begins flight-test programme from Gromov
Irkut has started the flight-test programme with the MC-21-300 from the Gromov institute at Moscow's Zhukovsky airfield.
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PICTURE: Emirates takes 100th A380
Emirates is today taking delivery of its 100th Airbus A380 at a ceremony being held at the manufacturer's delivery centre in Hamburg.
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OpinionOPINION: Will Dubai air show bring surprise sales?
The Dubai air show is almost a victim of its own success: previous blockbuster orders have raised expectations that the buying spree will be repeated every two years.
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C919 takes third flight; engines start up on FTA 2
Comac's first C919 prototype took its third flight on 3 November, a day after the manufacturer ran the engines on its second prototype for the first time.
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Bombardier discloses tentative deal covering 61 CSeries jets
Bombardier has received a letter of intent from an unidentified European customer to acquire up to 61 CSeries aircraft, but delays to Pratt & Whitney engines have forced the airframer to cut its predicted 2017 deliveries of the airliner.