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NewsPARIS: Airbus show total should restore positive net orders
Airbus is claiming a total of 149 firmly-ordered aircraft, across its product range, plus 214 commitments by the close of the Paris air show.
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NewsPARIS: Europe joins forces to meet climate change challenge
Europe has declared its intention to tackle aviation’s climate change problem, with Airbus, Safran, Rolls-Royce and Leonardo chief executives Guillaume Faury, Philippe Petitcolin, Warren East and Alessandro Profumo leading a group of 23 high-level signatories to put their names – and their company’s and institution’s reputations – on the line ...
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PARIS: Qatar expects A380 fleet retirement from 2024
Qatar Airways' Airbus A380s are set for an early retirement, as the airline expects to begin phasing out the fleet from 2024.
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NewsPARIS: KLM joins E2 customer list
KLM has committed to taking up to 35 Embraer 195-E2 jets for its Cityhopper regional unit, completing a multi-year campaign for a new aircraft.
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PARIS: Modified exit doors key to 460-seat Cebu A330neos
Airbus has indicated that the 460-seat layout for the Cebu Pacific A330-900s will involve a door modification in order to achieve exit limits.
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PARIS: Boeing should rename 737 Max – Qatar chief
Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker expects that Boeing will need to rename the 737 Max after the damage done to its brand reputation in the wake of the grounding that followed two fatal accidents within five months.
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NewsPARIS: Airbus lands marquee American A321XLR order
American Airlines is the latest carrier to commit to the new long-range Airbus A321XLR, with plans to take 50 of the aircraft.
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NewsPARIS: All the best images from the show
All the best images from on the ground at the 2019 Paris air show.
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NewsQatar offers to be launch customer for a 777X freighter
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker is urging Boeing to develop a freighter version of its 777X, and has confirmed his carrier’s willingness to serve as a launch customer for such an aircraft.
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PARIS: Airbus's Faury defends widebody strategy
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has defended the airframer's widebody aircraft strategy, maintaining that its A330neo and A350 combination are the most modern long-haul types available to the market.
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AnalysisParis air show 2019 order tracker - update
Keep up to date with all the firm orders, tentative commitments and options for commercial aircraft announced during the Paris air show. Updated 13:30, 20 June
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ANALYSIS: How Airbus is redesigning the A321XLR high-lift system
Airbus's revision of the trailing-edge system on the A321XLR will deliver weight and drag improvements as well as a reduction in complexity.
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PARIS: ASL signs for 20 additional 737-800BCF modifications
Boeing has reached agreement with Dublin-based aircraft management company ASL Aviation Holdings for 20 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) modifications.
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PARIS: ATR secures 23 more aircraft commitments
ATR chief executive Stefano Bortoli has disclosed deals covering 23 more aircraft to take the turboprop manufacturer's order commitment tally at the Paris air show to 75.
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PARIS: Boeing lands digital service deals worth more than $100m
Boeing's fast-growing services business has disclosed more than $100 million-worth of orders and contracts for digital products with customers including major US carriers and smaller regional operators.
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PARIS: ATR hopeful of STOL formal launch before year-end
ATR chief executive Stefano Bortoli is confident the manufacturer can officially launch the new short take-off and landing version of its ATR 42-600 after securing 17 commitments already.
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PARIS: Airbus chief on Brexit – different words, same message
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury admits to using "different words" to his predecessor, Tom Enders, regarding the company's attitude towards the UK's exit from the European Union, but he is similarly warning of "absolutely huge" risks of a 'no deal' scenario.
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NewsPARIS: Indigo Partners signs for 50 A321XLRs
Three of Indigo Partners' airlines are set to receive Airbus A321XLRs after the investor announced its intention to take 50 units of the new variant.
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PARIS: CFM wins Leap commitments from lessors CDB and ALAFCO
CFM International has secured orders from lessors CDB Aviation and ALAFCO for Leap-1A engines to power incoming Airbus A320neo narrowbodies.
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PARIS: Safran sees a secure future in nacelle segment
As an incumbent supplier to an aircraft programme, there is always the risk that your airframer customer will instead consider one of your rivals for the position, or, as has increasingly been seen – opt to take that capability in house.