All air transport news – Page 501
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AirAsia X incident had 'engine-related cause': Rolls-Royce
Preliminary inquiries into an AirAsia X Airbus A330 incident on 25 June have confirmed a cause relating to its Rolls-Royce Trent 700 powerplants.
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Airbus hikes MTOW of A350-1000
Airbus has expanded the number of A350-1000 options with a new variant hiking the maximum take-off weight to 316t.
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Boeing update indicates firming of SIA deal for 777Xs and 787-10s
Boeing has added firm orders for 20 777X and 19 787-10 aircraft to its backlog.
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AirAsia new A320 order to support short-term expansion
AirAsia has detailed delivery plans for its newly ordered batch of 14 Airbus ceo aircraft, at the recent Paris Air Show.
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United details more 737 Max 10 features
Several previously undisclosed features that Boeing added for the 737 Max 10 will be retrofitted in United Airlines’ fleet of 737-900 and 737-900ER aircraft, an employer letter to United’s pilots says.
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Iberia Maintenance to service Leap engines
Iberia chief executive Luis Gallego foresees the carrier's maintenance arm servicing CFM International Leap engines at its overhaul shop in Madrid.
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Opinion
OPINION: How technology tantalised at Le Bourget
A 3D-printed, hybrid electric-powered, autonomous and supersonic jet – although unlikely – would perfectly symbolise the new technology on display at Le Bourget this year.
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INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Who ordered what at the Paris air show
Commitments announced during this year's Paris air show covered 1,051 order deals and options/purchase rights on 175 more. That takes total order commitments announced during the show to 1,226.
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PICTURES: When large transport designs arrive ahead of their time
Driven by the demand for ever-larger aircraft to carry troops during the Second World War, as conflict drew to a close several very large transports were in development that – when adapted for civil use – promised a step-change in airline capacity. But despite their potential to drive air-travel growth, ...
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Opinion
OPINION: Surprising spate of Paris orders gives hope for the market
Despite worries about a quiet air show and ongoing challenges for the airframers, a spate of orders, including for the 737 Max 10, suggests that there is still plenty of life in the market
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Airbus expects to park around 30 engineless A320neos
Airbus is intending to open its latest final assembly line at Hamburg next month, advancing its preparation to hike the A320 monthly production rate to 60 in two years' time.
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VIDEO: Paris air show static display
This video captures the stunning static display at the Paris air show, including the Boeing 737 Max 9, Airbus A350-1000 and the Lockheed Martin F-35.
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PARIS: Initial reception largely positive to Boeing's NMA
Boeing's plans for its clean-sheet New Midsize Airplane design have received a generally positive response from potential customers at this year's Paris air show.
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PARIS: Unidentified customer signs for up to 175 Max jets
Boeing has disclosed an agreement with an unidentified airline for 125 737 Max 8s.
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PARIS: Embraer eyes turboprop for notional 'E3' programme
Embraer has again hinted at its interest in a potential future turboprop development, but insists the E-Jet range will remain its core focus, whatever it eventually produces as the "E3".
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PARIS: CemAir tentatively signs for two Q400s
South African carrier CemAir has signed a letter of intent for two Bombardier Q400 turboprops at the Paris air show.
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PARIS: Emirates' Clark likes Boeing's NMA design ideas
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark is impressed with how Boeing's proposed New Midsize Airplane (NMA) is challenging long-held airliner design principles but thinks airline leaders may be too risk-adverse to embrace radical ideas.
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PARIS: Air France-KLM's MRO unit to repair parts for Rolls-Royce
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance will repair parts for Rolls-Royce engines beyond the Trent XWB.
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PARIS: Viking targets China, Russia with Twin Otter
Viking Air's latest version of its Twin Otter, the DHC-6-400, stopped at Le Bourget this week before resuming a delivery flight to Africa.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Paris air show order tracker
FlightGlobal's tracker of all the aircraft orders announcements during the 2017 Paris air show