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NewsBoeing bets on eVTOL in electric flight race
Boeing is investing in and granting companies access to their vast resources to spur development of electric-powered aircraft aimed at cutting the costs and emissions of thermal engines.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Charting the MRJ’s highs and lows
Mitsubishi’s impending announcement at next week's Paris air show, that it will acquire the CRJ programme from Bombardier, could provide a shot in the arm for its own regional jet programme, the MRJ.
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ADS: Brexit uncertainty hampers UK aerospace growth
Industry trade association is seeing a slowdown in the country's supply chain activity and investment as a result of uncertainty surrounding Brexit.
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NewsMRJ90 paving the way for new ‘Concept’
Mitsubishi Aircraft may be too busy in its MRJ90 regional jet certification campaign to bring one to the Paris air show, but the airframer could be poised to unveil details about a redesign of its smaller MRJ70, nicknamed "The Concept".
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NewsKeeping AWACS at the heart of NATO
In what is a remarkable 12 months for aerospace-sector anniversaries – ranging from half-centuries since the first flights of the Boeing 747 and Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde, man's inaugural steps on the moon and the formation of both Airbus and Embraer, toFlight's own 110thyear – one of the most influential events could ...
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GE Aviation addresses GE9X issue after lengthy flight test phase
GE Aviation still anticipates completing GE9X certification testing this year after a lengthier-than-planned round of flight tests and recently discovered "anomaly" in an engine's high-pressure compressor.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: May 2019 Asia-Pacific deliveries report
Airlines in the Asia-Pacific took delivery of 52 of the 120 commercial airliners delivered in May 2019, while North American airlines took 27 new aircraft, and European airlines 24.
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Raytheon scrutinised PW1100G for UTC tie-up
Raytheon paid special attention to Pratt & Whitney's PW1000G programme in its assessment of United Technologies' (UTC) activities for the planned merger between the two US groups.
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NewsCalifornia's Ampaire demonstrates parallel hybrid Cessna 337
A Cessna 337 Skymaster powered partly by an electric motor flew on 6 June from a California airport, demonstrating a prototype propulsion system that manufacturer Ampaire hopes to deploy commercially by 2021.
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AnalysisHow will Boeing approach the Paris air show?
Imagine, momentarily, that two Boeing 737 Max had not crashed, that 346 people had not died and that regulators had not grounded Boeing’s most popular aircraft. In such a world, Boeing would be riding high at this year’s Paris air show, brimming with optimism and promoting its 737 Max as ...
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United Technologies, Raytheon announce massive merger
The aerospace units of United Technologies - Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney - are to be merged with Raytheon.
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Lawmakers seek information about 737 Max's AOA alert issues
US lawmakers have requested additional information from Boeing, United Technologies and the Federal Aviation Administration about a defective 737 Max sensor alert that Boeing did not address with urgency until after the fatal October 2018 Lion Air crash.
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NewsAirbus looks deep into long-haul future
Airbus will enter this year’s aeronautical salon at Le Bourget for the first time with the A380 representing a part of its history rather than a part of its future. Centre-stage at the major air shows for much of the past 15 years – physically, if not in terms of ...
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NewsBelugaXL fleet goes from five to six
Bigger needs bigger – so Airbus is enlarging its planned fleet of mega-transports to connect its far-flung assembly operations
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NewsCost reduction central to Airbus future-wing programme
Airbus is preparing to start assembling in June a first demonstrator structure for its “Wing of Tomorrow” technology programme, which is aimed at developing a composite wing manufacturing concept for a next-generation single-aisle airliner.
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PICTURES: BA and Airbus share images of airline's first A350-1000
British Airways has tweeted a photo of its first Airbus A350-1000, newly painted with the Oneworld carrier's livery.
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Henkel grows aerospace activities with new plant in Spain
German chemicals company Henkel has opened a new manufacturing facility dedicated to aerospace products, near Barcelona.
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OpinionWhy Mitsubishi's pursuit of the CRJ makes sense
Embraer probably views the CRJ as a competitor that just will not go away.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How the CRJ could save the MRJ
An acquisition by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Bombardier's CRJ could inject new life into the MRJ programme, potentially helping Mitsubishi Aircraft establish a firmer global footing and secure more orders from the largest regional airlines.