All air transport news – Page 527
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EU extends safety certificate validity beyond Brexit date
Permanent representatives to the Council of the European Union have approved an agreement with the European Parliament on a draft resolution intended to ensure continued validity of aviation safety certificates.
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Delta outlines A330-900 seating plans
Delta Air Lines plans to outfit its new Airbus A330-900neo aircraft with 281 seats, including its new business class suite product.
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PICTURES: Delta opens engine test cell in Atlanta
A newly opened jet engine test cell facility at Delta’s Technical Operations Center in Atlanta is part of the company’s aim of growing its MRO business revenue by $1 billion each year for the next five years.
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Spirit AeroSystems to do preliminary design of Aerion AS2’s fuselage
Spirit AeroSystems agreed to do the preliminary design work for the forward, pressurized fuselage of Aerion’s supersonic business jet, the AS2.
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MTU raising PW1100G engine output to 200 this year
MTU plans to increase output of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofans from its Munich plant to around 200 engines over the full course of 2019, and to 250 in 2020.
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Airbus highlights A330neo's flexibility as it seeks Indian orders
Airbus sees a ready-made A330neo market in India, arguing that the aircraft can meet two objectives.
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MTU to build additional repair shop in Europe
MTU is planning to open a component repair facility in Europe to support a growing maintenance business.
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Maintenance lifts MTU's 2018 earnings
Maintenance operations were the main driver of a 17% rise in MTU's adjusted operating profit, to €671 million ($762 million), in 2018.
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Airbus upbeat on A320neo delivery schedules despite GTF woes
Airbus is optimistic about maintaining its delivery schedules of the A320neo, following the issues that last year troubled the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G-powered version of the narrowbody.
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Rolls-Royce seeks to expand Indian partnerships
Rolls-Royce has indicated its openness to collaborating with more local partners in India, particularly in the manufacturing, MRO and airline sectors.
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PICTURE: First 777-9 for Lufthansa comes together in Everett
Lufthansa revealed today that the body sections of its first Boeing 777-9 have been joined on the assembly line in Everett, Washington.
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Analysts call attention to cracks in widebody demand
Aerospace analysts are calling attention to indications of easing demand for widebody aircraft, with some suggesting manufacturers could eventually respond by trimming some production rates.
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Safran to manufacture Leap components at new Hyderabad facility
Safran will manufacture components for the CFM International Leap engine at a new facility in the Indian city of Hyderabad.
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AnalysisValues outlook poor for A380 after termination decision
The momentous decision by Airbus to end the A380 programme was really the only logical option, given the almost nonexistent market faced by its sales team in recent years.
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Embraer receives first production engines for E195-E2
Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first PW1900G production engines for Embraer's in-development E195-E2.
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ANALYSIS: How the NMA might prepare Boeing for a 737 replacement
Boeing's new mid-market airplane (NMA) concept may be much larger than a single aircraft programme.
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Leonardo opens Naples aerostructures R&D centre
Italian group Leonardo has opened a research and technology centre in Naples as part of an effort to boost the aerostructures business.
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Operators of 787s told to fix flight-management glitch
Boeing 787 operators are being instructed to check flight-management system software to eradicate a glitch which could lead to uncommanded manoeuvres.
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OpinionOPINION: Boeing's Poseidon adventure pays off
In these days of huge order backlogs and soaring assembly rates for the air travel industry's narrowbody favourites, it could be hard to understand why the sector's giants would bother with adapting their jets to meet niche military requirements.
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Airbus credits A380 with assisting success of A350
Airbus is crediting the A380 with providing the design and production experience necessary to ensure the success of the A350.