All air transport news – Page 488
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Boeing’s Kevin McAllister resigns amid growing 737 Max crisis
Kevin McAllister, Boeing’s commercial aircraft chief since 2016, has become the first management casualty of the ongoing 737 Max drama which has grounded all of the next-generation aircraft for the past eight months after two accidents killed 346 people.
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Bombardier brings big data to business aviation
Bombardier is to offer to install a health monitoring unit (HMU) in every Global and Challenger free of charge, as part of an initiative to bring the growing world of big data to business aviation.
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P&W Q3 profit rises 15% on aftermarket sales
Pratt & Whitney's third-quarter operating profit rose 15% year-on-year to $471 million on growth in its military and commercial aftermarket as well as due to cost reduction for its geared turbofan (GTF) engine programme and favorable commercial OEM mix.
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Reports say SpaceJet programme facing fresh delays
First delivery of the Mitsubishi Aircraft SpaceJet M90 may be facing further delay - the programme's sixth so far - according to reports in the Japanese media.
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Lilium forges ahead with electric aircraft development
German start-up Lilium has completed the first phase of testing with its electric-powered Lilium Jet, which includes the crucial transition from vertical to horizontal flight.
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NewsNext-gen Chinese engines power down – but for how long?
When Chinese airframer Comac's C919 passenger aircraft was still being developed as a competitor to Boeing's 737 and Airbus A320, much was said about a "home-made engine" for a home-grown aircraft.
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Gulfstream raises the stakes with G700 launch
Gulfstream rocked the business jet industry on 21 October by launching a new 19-passenger business jet called the G700 – a 7,500nm (13,900km)-range, Rolls-Royce Pearl 700-powered behemoth with specs that align closely with Bombardier's Global 7500.
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After G500/G600, next Gulfstream move comes into question
This year’s NBAA comes shortly after Gulfstream delivered the first G600, a milestone that has brought the type into service alongside its sibling, the G500, capping the development project for the two aircraft.
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Textron delays Denali's first flight due to ongoing Catalyst engine testing
Textron Aviation has pushed back the first flight of its Cessna Denali turboprop to an unspecified time due to slower-than-expected testing of the aircraft's GE Aviation Catalyst engine.
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Bombardier advances with Global certification, Learjet refresh
Bombardier enters this year's NBAA on a roll, having recently received Canadian certification for its Global 5500 and 6500 while ramping up deliveries of its flagship 7500.
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Textron upbeat after Longitude certification
Textron Aviation officials are upbeat ahead of this year’s NBAA, as the company’s new super midsize jet, the Cessna Citation Longitude, makes its official post-certification debut at an international airshow.
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NewsBombardier bumps up 5500's range
Bombardier marked NBAA’s opening with the announcement that the Global 5500 large-cabin business jet has 200nm (370km) more range than previously advertised, bringing the Rolls-Royce-Pearl 15-powered 5500’s reach to 5,900nm.
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Europe’s regulator targets January return for Max, Reuters reports
European regulators say that the earliest date they may be able to certify the Boeing 737 Max to return to service would likely be in January 2020 following flight tests independent of the Federal Aviation Administration, Reuters news service reports on 21 October.
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Delta adds two leased A330-900s to its fleet
Delta Air Lines says it will lease two new A330-900 aircraft from Los-Angeles-based lessor Air Lease Corporation beginning in the fourth quarter 2020 and first quarter 2021.
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Tecnam welcomes P2012 Traveller to Las Vegas
Tecnam has welcomed its first P2012 Traveller to NBAA, and the Italian company's executives are talking up future VIP and cargo variants of the new piston-engined twin.
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P&W works to identify cause of PW1500G compressor failures
Pratt & Whitney confirmed on 16 October that it was continuing to work on determining the cause of PW1500G engine failures that have affected Swiss' Airbus A220-300 fleet – a month on from a second in-flight shutdown, and the day after a third engine failure forced a diversion.
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Boeing says text messages between pilots were misinterpreted
Boeing says instant text messages between company pilots suggesting that it may have had prior understanding of the flaws in its Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) on 737 Max aircraft have been misinterpreted, and it was “unfortunate” that they were released without “meaningful explanation”.
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Honeywell's 10-year business jet delivery forecast slips to 7,600
Honeywell has adjusted downwards its ten-year new business jet delivery forecast, although it still expects a bump in 2019 deliveries thanks to entry into service of new models.
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Air Tanzania hands first Dash 8 order to newly-created DHC
Tanzania's government is ordering a single De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400, marking the first firm deal for the manufacturer since investors acquired the former Q400 turboprop programme from Bombardier.