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VIDEO: Boeing 727 demonstrates aerial spraying at Farnborough
Boeing’s venerable 727 airliner is part of the Farnborough flying display this year, as Oil Spill Response is using the event to demonstrate its aerial spraying capabilities.
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FARNBOROUGH: AirAsia selects Leap-1A for A321neos
AirAsia has selected the CFM International Leap-1A engine to power its 100 new Airbus A321neos recently ordered at the Farnborough air show.
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FARNBOROUGH: A380 drought duration unclear
Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier expects the production rate cut on the A380 programme to last “a few years” but would not put a more specific figure on the period.
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ANALYSIS: Farnborough air show order tracker 2016 – updates
FlightGlobal's Order Tracker provides regularly updated details of all the firm and LoI commercial air transport announcements made during this year's Farnborough air show: Updated 17:00 Wednesday 13 July.
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FARNBOROUGH: Synergy signs for 62 A320neo-family aircraft
Synergy Aerospace has finalised a purchase agreement covering 62 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, after signing a memorandum of understanding for the narrowbodies at last year's Paris air show.
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PICTURES: Boeing narrowbody cockpit generations at Farnborough
Boeing airliners old and new are on display at this year’s Farnborough air show, as the US manufacturer celebrates its centenary.
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FARNBOROUGH: China's Ruili proceeds with order for 787-9s
Ruili Airlines has agreed terms with Boeing on an order for six 787-9s which will be the Chinese carrier's first widebodies.
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FARNBOROUGH: Dowty to propel An-132 demonstrator
Antonov has selected Dowty to supply propellers for the An-132 transport which the Ukrainian airframer is developing together with Saudi Arabia.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus highlights A350 reliability figures
Airbus has put A350-900 dispatch reliability at 98.5%, and remains confident that it can achieve its delivery target of 50 of the type this year.
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FARNBOROUGH: EgyptAir orders nine Boeing 737-800s
EgyptAir has ordered nine Boeing 737-800s, the manufacturer has disclosed at the Farnborough air show today.
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FARNBOROUGH: Comac breaks silence on Russian-Chinese widebody
Comac has spoken for the first time about its planned widebody joint venture with Russia's United Aircraft, detailing the size and range of the jet as well as the timeline for the project.
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FARNBOROUGH: Volga-Dnepr deal boosts 747-8 but leaves questions
Boeing brightened the future of the flagship 747-8 programme by confirming a year-old agreement with Volga-Dnepr Group to acquire 20 more freighters over the next six years, although exact terms and scheduling for the deliveries were not released.
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FARNBOROUGH: Three shops tapped for MRJ MRO
Mitsubishi Aircraft has selected three MRO firms as preferred service providers on the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ).
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FARNBOROUGH: Stalled sales forced A380 rate cut
Airbus’s decision to slash the production rate on the A380 is the inevitable result of a clash between long lead times for the type and the airframer’s policy of avoiding building ‘white-tail’ aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus to halve A380 output
Airbus is to halve its production output on the Airbus A380, aiming for just 12 deliveries annually from 2018.
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FARNBOROUGH: Air show launched in Turkey
There is a new air show on the calendar – in Turkey. Farnborough International is teaming with local company Medyacity to launch the Eurasia Airshow at Antalya Airport on 25-28 April 2018.
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FARNBOROUGH: Bravo Industries commits to LM-100J freighter
Bravo Industries has announced that it will purchase 10 Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighters.
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FARNBOROUGH: Nordam wins parts supply deal for A350
US airframe component specialist Nordam has won a contract from Airbus to supply structural parts for the cargo floor on the stretched A350-1000.
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FARNBOROUGH: GE wins raft of MRO follow-up deals
General Electric has won maintenance contract extensions with several airlines already supported under its aftermarket programme.
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FARNBOROUGH: Re-engining ATR could be bridge to 100-seater – CEO
ATR could potentially re-engine its existing turboprop aircraft before expanding the family to include a larger type, chief executive Patrick de Castelbajac has indicated.