All air transport news – Page 526
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Rolls-Royce pulls out of Boeing NMA engine contest
Rolls-Royce has pulled out of the competition to develop an engine for Boeing’s proposed New Mid-market Airplane.
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Air NZ to announce 777-200 replacement by June
Air New Zealand is continuing to work through proposals from Airbus and Boeing to replace its eight Boeing 777-200ERs, with a decision to be announced before the end of June.
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Two Boeing executives land on Aerion's five-member board
Supersonic business jet developer Aerion has named two Boeing executives to its five-member board of directors, giving Boeing significant sway over a company in which it recently invested.
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CFM still battling Leap-1B production delays
GE Aviation-Safran joint venture CFM International has overcome a delay in deliveries of Leap-1A engines to Airbus's A320neo-family production line, the result of supply-chain bottlenecks relating to forgings and castings – but is still battling a three-week lag in deliveries of the Boeing 737 Max-powering Leap-1B.
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PICTURES: Comair 737 Max arrives in British Airways livery
South African airline Comair has begun its fleet renewal programme with the delivery of the first of eight Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.
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PICTURES: Bamboo Airways and VietJet firm up Boeing commitments
Bamboo Airways and VietJet Air have firmed up of commitments to order 110 Boeing aircraft during a visit by US president Donald Trump to Hanoi.
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Embraer shareholders approve Boeing tie-up
Embraer's shareholders have approved a plan to sell majority ownership of its commercial aircraft unit to Boeing, bringing the companies closer to achieving a goal of closing the deal by year-end.
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Comac, UAC aim to secure CR929 launch customers this year
Comac and United Aircraft are both in deep discussions with airlines about the CRAIC CR929 widebody, as they work towards securing launch customers for the type this year.
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Comac to ramp up ARJ21 production, open second assembly line
Comac will open a second assembly line for its ARJ21 regional jet this year, as it prepares to ramp up production of the type.
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AVALON: Air Vanuatu orders four A220s
Air Vanuatu has ordered two Airbus A220-100s and two A220-300s, making it the launch customer for the A220 in the South Pacific.
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PICTURE: Icelandair’s first 737 Max 9 arrives, leased from BOC
Icelandair has taken its first Boeing 737 Max 9, which has been delivered on lease from BOC Aviation.
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Rolls-Royce touts modernised Indiana factory for B-52 engine bid
Rolls-Royce plans to build its F130 turbine at a modernized factory in Indiana if selected by the US Air Force to replace the engines on the service’s fleet of Boeing B-52 bombers.
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Rolls-Royce tests composite fan in Derby
Rolls-Royce has started ground tests of a composite fan system for its UltraFan future engine programme.
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INTERVIEW: Taking a lead at Aerogility
Alex Wenk is a technical lead and graduate trainer at Aerogility, a US-headquartered company that delivers maintenance scheduling systems to global civil and defence aerospace companies.
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INTERVIEW: Demonstrating the value of communication
Adam Konowe is vice-president of client strategy for US advertising and commuications agency TMP Worldwide. Konowe also teaches communications at American University in Washington DC, which he says "keeps me on my toes".
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Aero Vodochody recharged the L-39
Most of the pilots who honed their combat skills in the Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros single-engined jet trainer were defending the Soviet empire. The 21st century-born aviators who fly its successor – the L-39NG – will only know of the Cold War from history books.
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US-Bangla to lease 737 Max 8
US-Bangla Airlines has agreed to lease a Boeing 737 Max 8 from AerCap, making it the first Bangladeshi carrier to have committed to the re-engined variant.
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INTERVIEW: CR929 boss details progress, timeline
Sino-Russian joint venture CRAIC is “very close” to finalising the engine supplier for its CR929 widebody programme, with certification pushed back two years to 2027.
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Air Lease expects Airbus delays through 2020
Air Lease will continue to experience delays to its deliveries in 2019, management says.
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PICTURES: First ARJ21 delivered to Genghis Khan Airlines
Chinese start-up Genghis Khan Airlines has today taken delivery of its first Comac ARJ21-700.