All air transport news – Page 508
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Leahy goads Boeing to launch 737 Max 10X
Airbus would welcome Boeing formally launching its proposed 737 Max 10X, but still expects the A321 to dominate the so-called 'middle of the market'.
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Boeing to fly Max 9 at Paris and show off 787-10
Boeing is to display the new re-engined 737 Max 9 as part of its flight programme for the upcoming Paris air show.
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A350 cabin finish quality a problem: Finnair chief
Finnair sees deliveries and reliability of its Airbus A350s improving but is still experiencing quality issues with the cabin finish of the new aircraft.
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A350-1000 to fly at Paris air show
Airbus is to demonstrate its new A350-1000 at the Paris air show, as well as the re-engined A321neo.
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INSIGHT FROM AVIO AERO: A nerve-centre for new technologies
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Embraer pitches E195-E2 for JetBlue
Embraer sees its next generation E195-E2 as the "solution" to JetBlue Airways' concerns with the E190, says Embraer Commercial Aircraft chief John Slattery.
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Embraer boosts range figures for E195-E2s and E190-E2s
Embraer has extended the expected range of its E195-E2 by 150nm (278km), and has published new range figures for E190-E2s when operating out of "hot and high" and short-field airports.
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First Norwegian 737 Max delivery delayed to end-June
Norwegian expects to take its first Boeing 737 Max 8 at the end of June, the second delivery delay since the airframer disclosed a possible manufacturing flaw in types engine.
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Opinion
OPINION: Should P&W be gearing up for patent battle?
Another engine patent war is brewing on the horizon. Rolls-Royce has plans to offer its UltraFan to Boeing for the proposed New Midsized Aircraft (NMA). But the UltraFan contains a power gearbox: a technology that Pratt & Whitney asserts is protected under a generic patent for a geared turbofan engine.
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Opinion
OPINION: Can Russia make the MC-21 a sales success?
Even as the MC-21’s wheels lifted from the runway at Irkut’s aviation plant, hardly anyone outside Siberia knew that Russia’s most advanced passenger aircraft had been scheduled to fly.
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Dr Peters considering A380 teardown: sources
Dr Peters Group is looking at all options for its returning Airbus A380s, including parting-out, FlightGlobal understands.
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INSIGHT FROM AVIO AERO: Modelling the brilliant factory in Brindisi
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China calls on Germany in C919 EASA certification push
Chinese premier Li Keqiang has called on Germany to help with China's push towards securing type certification for its in-development C919 narrowbody from the European Aviation Safety Agency.
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Air NZ delays A320neo deliveries by a year
Air New Zealand has pushed back delivery of its first re-engined Airbus A320 and A321neos to the second half of 2018.
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Ryanair seeking 'firepower' from extra aircraft
Ryanair is seeking two to three extra additional aircraft to give it "more firepower" as it seeks to take advantage of "various opportunities in the market" in Europe, finance chief Neil Sorahan has indicated.
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PICTURE: Beluga XL cockpit section delivered to Airbus
Airbus has taken delivery of the nose section for its first A330-700 Beluga XL transport aircraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: After six years, 777X engine starts certification tests
GE Aviation has spent six years designing, testing and tweaking the engine now officially dubbed the GE9X-105B1 for Boeing’s 777X family.
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Russian ministry outlines demand forecast for MC-21
Russia's government is estimating demand Irkut MC-21s over the next 20 years will reach four figures, following the maiden flight of the type.
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China Southern to take 28 aircraft from leasing arm
China Southern Airlines and its subsidiaries will take the 28 aircraft that it is scheduled to receive from 1 July to 31 December, from its leasing arm CSA International.
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IMAGES & VIDEO: Irkut discloses details of MC-21's maiden flight
Irkut has confirmed details of its MC-21 twinjet's first flight, conducted earlier today.