All air transport news – Page 514
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PICTURES: The 737’s five-decade journey from 100 to Max 9
Half a century ago this month, Boeing’s 737 made its first flight and the twinjet has gone on to become the industry’s short-haul workhorse.
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PICTURES: Boeing completes 737 Max 9 maiden flight
The Boeing 737 Max 9 completed its maiden flight earlier today.
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Embraer delivers 18 commercial aircraft in Q1
Embraer delivered 18 commercial jets in the first quarter, during which it also marked progress in its E-Jet E2 programme.
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ANALYSIS: Rolls-Royce puts UltraFan gearbox under power
In the flat, sandy landscape on the southern outskirts of Berlin, preparations are under way to start by mid-year full-scale testing of the gearbox that is to become a central part of Rolls-Royce's future commercial engine family.
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Boeing optimistic on early 737 Max dispatch reliability
Boeing is upbeat about the early dispatch reliability of the 737 Max, indicating that it will comparable to that of the 737NG family.
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KAI wins aerostructure work on Embraer platforms
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has secured a contract with Embraer to supply panels for the E2 and KC-390 programmes.
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ANALYSIS: Sharp lessor deals belie 747-8's woes
Two recent acquisitions by lessors of Boeing 747-8 Freighters could be interpreted as a vote of confidence in the 'Queen of the Skies', but they really show a series of sharp deals that still leave the jumbo's future looking bleak.
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Delta reviewing widebody fleet needs
Delta Air Lines is reviewing its widebody fleet needs, in the face of what it sees as overcapacity in international markets globally.
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Spirit parked A320neos due to known engine problem
Spirit Airlines has parked three Airbus A320neos due to a known, fleet-wide problem with a carbon air-seal within the PW1100G geared turbofan engines, Pratt & Whitney tells FlightGlobal.
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Cathay to replace or upgrade poor quality A350 business seats
Cathay Pacific will replace all the business class seats on some of its Airbus A350s and undertake extensive modifications on others, due to "seat and surface finishing defects."
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737 Max 9 first flight set for Thursday
Boeing has scheduled the first flight of the 737 Max 9 for 13 April in Renton, Washington.
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ANALYSIS: Airlander exits ready to fly and find customers
Eight months after crashing on her second test flight and being spirited indoors for repairs, the Airlander prototype re-emerged from her Cardington airfield hangar on the evening of 7 April, with Hybrid Air Vehicles looking to resume flight testing within days. Staff have spent their time since the 24 August ...
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Dutch to replace Royal transport with 737 BBJ
The Dutch transport minister has announced the purchase of a Boeing 737 business jet to replace an aged Fokker 70 that is currently used to transport members of the nation's Royal family and government officials.
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Hainan Airlines to induct 96 aircraft in 2017
Hainan Airlines is expecting to induct 96 aircraft into its fleet during 2017.
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Spirit faces issues with P&W GTF on A320neos
Spirit Airlines is facing issues with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines on its new Airbus A320neos, joining a list of carriers experiencing problems with the powerplants.
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ANALYSIS: Boeing prepares for unprecedented 737 Max ramp-up
Delivering a new version of the 737 is old hat at Boeing. Eighteen major models have entered service since the debut of the 737-100 in 1968, including 10 versions of the NG series over the past 19 years alone. In all, 9,448 individual 737s have rolled out of the factory ...
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EASA confirms A321neo Leap as quiet as PW1100G
Updated European certification data has confirmed that the noise level of the CFM International Leap-1A engine is comparable to that of the rival Pratt & Whitney PW1100G.
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Irkut confirms need to reinforce MC-21 wing
Russian airframer Irkut confirms it will need to strengthen the wing of the MC-21-300 twinjet after it failed a destructive test before reaching ultimate load.
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ANALYSIS: Half-century milestone marks 737's enduring appeal
Mike Lombardi is looking for an unusual aircraft model, but distractions come easily in the bowels of the Bellevue, Washington office building where Boeing keeps its corporate archive.
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Opinion
OPINION: Charleston debut breaks with 101 years of history
After 101 years of history, the choreography of a first flight event for a Boeing commercial aircraft seems rather routine. The telemetry truck is stationed at an appropriate location, the Boeing-owned Lockheed T-33 chase plane taxies by and takes off and then the new model or sub-model completes pre-flight checks ...