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Trent 1000 blade fixes to take longer than predicted
Operators of Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 787s are being warned that measures to fix the persistent blade problems of the Trent 1000 engine are likely to take longer than previously estimated.
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NewsC919 timeline shifts to the right
Comac’s C919 could enter service with launch customer China Eastern Airlines later than expected, even as production for the aircraft commences by year’s end.
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FAA proposes CFM56 inspections to prevent failures
The US Federal Aviation Administration is requiring airlines to inspect and replace seals in high-pressure compressors of CFM International CFM56 turbofans to prevent the risk of uncontained seal failures.
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NewsFlybe and widebody orders key to Virgin Atlantic's Heathrow aims
Virgin Atlantic faces “key decision points” in the next two to three years regarding the growth of its fleet as it awaits a UK government decision on how slots will be allocated at an expanded Heathrow airport.
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NewsMitsubishi Aircraft to open Montreal office as MHI nears CRJ buy
Mitsubishi Aircraft is opening a SpaceJet development office in the Montreal region, a move the airframer says reflects continued global expansion and an effort to capitalise on Montreal’s aerospace strength.
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NewsAirbus keen for A220 demonstration tour in China
An Airbus A220 could be making its way to China for a demonstration flight, as the airframer works to get its latest narrowbody certified by Chinese authorities.
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Airbus calls for negotiations to settle US-EU trade dispute
Airbus is urging a negotiated settlement to an escalating US-Europe trade dispute, calling for detente amid news the World Trade Organisation (WTO) may authorise the US to impose tariffs on EU goods.
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Airbus ventures estimate of NMA demand to 2038
Airbus estimates that the potential market for Boeing’s proposed New Mid-market Airplane amounts to 2,500 aircraft, at best, over the next two decades.
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Earlier retirements moderate Airbus global fleet outlook
Airbus is attributing a slightly lower global fleet outlook in 2038 to a reduction in retirement ages, the result of higher airframe productivity.
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Freighter storage at 'historically low' levels: Airbus
Airbus is predicting demand for just over 850 new-build freighters over the next two decades in the airframer’s latest global forecast.
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Airbus hikes 20-year jet demand but sees fewer for growth
Airbus is forecasting demand for 39,210 new passenger and freighter aircraft over the next 20 years, up from the previous outlook figure of 37,400.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic outlines huge ambitions for expanded Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic has outlined plans for a massive expansion of its network to create a “second flag carrier” in the UK, should slot reforms being considered for an expanded Heathrow airport work in its favour.
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House formally invites Boeing’s Muilenburg to testify
The chair of the US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has formally invited Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg to testify before the full committee on 30 October.
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Boeing values 20-year Chinese market at $2.9 trillion
Boeing forecasts that China will need 8,090 new commercial aircraft over the next 20 years in addition to $1.6 billion in services related to passenger air transport.
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A320 family embarks on approach to 10,000 deliveries
Airbus is likely to take A320-family deliveries into five figures around the first quarter of 2021, after it handed over its 9,000th example to UK budget carrier EasyJet earlier this month.
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NewsAirbus closes hangar and inspects jets after Mobile incident
Airbus is evaluating two aircraft for potential damage and has closed one hangar at its Mobile aircraft assembly site after a fire suppression system activated on 13 September.
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Airline BusinessVietnam Airlines chief executive Duong Tri Thanh
In a corner of Hanoi’s Noi Bai International airport is a derelict Ilyushin IL-18 in the livery of Vietnam Airways, a forerunner to the Vietnam Airlines of today. The Cold War icon sits on flat tires, corrosion all but obscuring its blue and white livery. It rests in clear sight of Hanoi’s two parallel runways, a silent witness to the revolution taking place within Vietnam’s airline sector – and the major changes in Vietnam Airlines itself.
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Fourth test MC-21 to feature high-density seating layout
Russian airframer Irkut is to install a high-density seating layout in its fourth flight-test MC-21-300 aircraft.
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Embraer sticks to schedule on E175-E2 and promises sales soon
Embraer has underlined that it is still holding to a 2021 target for service entry of the E175-E2, despite a lack of orders for the smallest variant of the second-generation E-Jet family.
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AnalysisSix months on from the Boeing 737 Max grounding
It was on 13 March this year that the US Government ordered the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft, the final stage in a series of rulings by regulatory agencies around the world halting flights with the type.