All air transport news – Page 498
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Brazil certificates Praetor 500, capping on-time development programme
Brazil's civil aviation authority has certificated Embraer's nine-passenger Praetor 500, a milestone marking the end of what has been a fast-moving development programme.
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Boeing's July deliveries slump while new orders tick higher
Boeing's large jet deliveries tumbled to just 19 in July, down significantly from the previous month, though demand for passenger and freighter widebodies boosted the company's order backlog.
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Probe reveals other Khabarovsk L-410 beta-range incidents
Investigators probing the fatal crash of a Let Aircraft Industries L-410 in Russia have revealed several other incidents involving beta-range propeller pitch on the type.
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Airbus to focus on A350 at Moscow air show
Airbus's A350 will form the focus for the airframer at the upcoming Moscow air show MAKS.
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Mitsubishi Heavy's aviation unit back in black for Q1
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) aircraft, defence, and space unit bounced back into the black, posting an operational profit of Y9.4 billion ($89.1 million) for the first quarter of the 2019 fiscal.
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Air Lease exchanges 15 737 orders for 787s amid Max grounding
Air Lease has taken steps to mitigate its exposure to the ongoing Boeing 737 Max crisis with an opportune deal to switch 15 of its orders to the 787.
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Departing 787 appears to shed engine parts over Rome
Italian investigators are probing an incident in which a Norwegian Boeing 787-8 appears to have shed engine parts shortly after take-off from Rome Fiumicino.
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Qantas to be launch operator for A321P2F
Qantas will become the first operator of the Airbus A321P2F converted freighter under an expanded partnership with Australia Post.
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PICTURES: Virgin Atlantic takes delivery of first A350-1000
Virgin Atlantic has become the second UK airline in the space of a few weeks to take delivery of an Airbus A350-1000, with the formal handing over of its first aircraft in Toulouse.
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PICTURE: AirAsia receives its first A330neo
AirAsia has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330neo from the airframer.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Rolls-Royce faces challenges on two fronts
Rolls-Royce may have turned a corner with regards to the multiple problems afflicting the Trent 1000 engine, but the manufacturer's ability to restore the damage to its reputation is another matter entirely.
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Opinion737 Max might make sense for BA, despite fleet upset
The latest arrival at British Airways marks the next step in the transformation of the carrier’s fleet.
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Airbus closes on 9,000th A320 delivery
Airbus appears likely to deliver its 9,000th A320-family aircraft during August or early September, analysis of the airframer's production backlog shows.
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NewsGulfstream delivers first G600
Business jet maker Gulfstream has delivered the first 19-passenger G600, a milestone marking completion of a development programme the company launched in 2014.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Some suppliers dodge 737 Max fallout in Q2
Some aerospace suppliers have in recent days said the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max has not significantly impacted their financial results – at least not yet.
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Airbus books 30 long-haul jets but erases Republic A220s
US operator Republic Airways Holdings appears to have cancelled the order for 40 Airbus A220-300s long-held by the company.
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Embraer and Mongolia's Hunnu sign parts agreement
Embraer and Hunnu Air have signed a parts pooling agreement, the Brazilian airframer announced on 8 August.
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Boeing CEO sticks to Q4 timeline for 737 Max's service return
Boeing’s chief executive has reiterated his expectation that the company will deliver the 737 Max’s updated software to the Federal Aviation Administration next month, which should enable regulators to lift the grounding by year-end.
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Boeing meets with Chinese carriers to discuss 737 Max return
Boeing has begun a second round of talks with some of China’s major airlines to discuss the return of the beleaguered Boeing 737 Max into commercial service.
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PICTURE: Cebgo receives first converted ATR freighter
Philippine carrier Cebgo has taken delivery of its first of two ATR 72-500 converted freighter aircraft