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A330-800 certification due in mid-2019, Kuwait delivery in 2020
Airbus will complete flight-testing of the A330-800 in mid-2019 but the first delivery to launch customer Kuwait Airways is not due until 2020.
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OEMs see fertile ground for A220, E190-E2 in west China
Airbus and Embraer both see an opportunity to sell their small narrowbody jets to carriers keen to tap the emerging market in western China.
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CRAIC seeks more details on CR929 engine submissions
The Sino-Russian CRAIC CR929 widebody project has taken another step toward engine selection.
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SPDB Financial Leasing orders 15 ARJ21s
Comac has landed a firm order from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) Financial Leasing Company for 15 ARJ21s.
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PICTURES: A330-800 lifts off on maiden flight
Airbus’s first A330-800 has lifted off from Toulouse, commencing the certification programme for the variant.
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Air Baltic A220 to conduct demo tour for Airbus
Airbus has embarked on a demonstration tour with an A220-300 to promote the twinjet following its acquisition of the programme earlier this year.
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VietJet awards Leap-1B engine support deal to manufacturer
VietJet Air has signed a memorandum of understanding with engine maker CFM International, covering long-term support of the Leap-1Bs that will power the 100 high-density Boeing 737 Max 200 jets that the low-cost carrier has on order.
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PICTURE: CRAIC displays CR929 cabin mock-up
Sino-Russian joint venture CRAIC is displaying a full-size mock-up of the CR929 widebody jet at Airshow China in Zhuhai.
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VIDEO: A330-800 set for maiden flight
Airbus is set to conduct the maiden flight of the A330-800 from its Toulouse headquarters on 6 November.
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NewsUnited takes first of largest 787 variant
United Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-10, making it the first operator of all three 787 variants and the first of the largest model in the Americas.
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American Airlines orders another 15 E175s
American Airlines has signed a firm order for 15 more Embraer 175 jets.
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United Aircraft concentrating on customer service: chief
Russia’s United Aircraft plans to enhance its customer service capabilities for the Superjet 100, and make customer service a priority for the Irkut MC-21 and CRAIC CR929 programmes.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Scoot takes disciplined approach to growth
Scoot has a new weapon: the Airbus A320neo. Although it had an event to celebrate the type's arrival in its fleet, it is taking a slow approach with deliveries.
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VietJet firms follow-on order for 50 A321neos
VietJet Air has ordered 50 more Airbus A321neos, firming a memorandum of understanding signed at the Farnborough air show in July.
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Opinion
OPINION: Tasks mount for Airbus chief-in-waiting
When former UK chancellor of the exchequer Reginald Maudling was turfed out of office by the Labour government's victory in the 1964 general election, he left a note to Jim Callaghan, his successor.
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Comac opens new flight test centre in Shanghai
Comac has opened a new flight test centre at Shanghai Pudong airport industrial area.
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OpinionOPINION: Should lessors be worried about India’s airlines?
India’s aviation market is huge and growing, but revelations that at least two carriers are feeling the strain from aircraft delays slowing sale-and-leaseback payments should raise some concern for lessors playing in that market.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: CR929 programme picks up speed
Development of the CRAIC CR929 is gathering pace, as its Sino-Russian manufacturers look for more parts suppliers having finalised its external shape.
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LATAM chief blasts engine makers for aircraft grounding
LATAM Airlines Group chief executive Enrique Cueto has slammed engine manufacturers for the issues that grounded the carrier's Boeing 787 and Airbus A320neo aircraft.
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Spirit AeroSystems 'fully recovered' from 737 fuselage lag: CEO
Spirit AeroSystems has fully recovered from fuselage production delays that recently rippled from its Wichita manufacturing facility to Boeing's 737 assembly site in Renton, say Spirit's executives.