All air transport news – Page 552
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Avolon places five A320neos with Cebu Pacific
Lessor Avolon has placed five Airbus A320neos with Filipino low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific Air.
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Embraer takes E2 on African tour
Embraer is conducting an African tour with its re-engined 190-E2 model, including demonstration flights for key E-Jet customer Kenya Airways.
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USAF launches Rapid Sustainment Office to find quick savings
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson established the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office as a two-year test programme to reduce sustainment costs of the service’s aging aircraft fleet.
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American cites environment for A321neo deferrals
American Airlines is delaying the delivery of 22 Airbus A321neo aircraft to at least 2024, citing high fuel prices and a weak revenue environment for the move.
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UK government to inject £12 million in Bombardier's Belfast facility
Bombardier’s UK facility in Belfast will receive local government funding worth nearly £12 million ($15.8 million) to develop thrust-reversers for an Airbus A320neo nacelle.
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A220 has treble-figure annual production potential
Airbus believes there is sufficient demand in the market to support a potential A220 ramp-up at least to 100 aircraft per year.
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Engine shortage forces IndiGo to again ground some A320neos
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has again temporarily grounded some Airbus A320neos as it awaits spare Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines.
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A350 maturity and A320neo recovery lift Airbus second quarter
Airbus is crediting the A350 programme and the gradual recovery of A320neo deliveries for a strong second quarter, in which commercial aircraft adjusted earnings more than doubled to €908 million ($1.06 billion).
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KC-46A charges dampen Boeing commercial growth in Q2
Increasing cost pressures in the defence market and another major financial charge on the KC-46A tanker programme eroded Boeing’s financial performance in an otherwise healthy second quarter.
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Leonardo to overhaul supply chain with new partnership model
Italy's Leonardo has launched an initiative to improve the performance of its supply chain and grow its business through closer co-operation with industrial partners.
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PICTURE: Convertible design undergoes icing tests
Russian analysts are carrying out icing research on a proposed new convertible 50-seat aircraft design.
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OPINION: Industry mirrors Farnborough's sunny skies
There were no mega deals or aircraft launches, but anyone who thought this year’s Farnborough would pass with a whimper was mistaken. Swelling backlogs and a straining supply chain appear to be doing little to deter demand for Airbus and Boeing single-aisle types, even though many customers will not get ...
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BOC Aviation adds order for 17 A320neo family jets
BOC Aviation appears to have assumed an order for 17 additional Airbus A320neos and A321neos from an airline customer under a pre-delivery financing arrangement.
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OPINION: Eye-catching figures belie nuances of Farnborough deals
After last year's intolerable heat in Paris and Farnborough 2016's rainy deluge, the forecast for this year's major air show was sunny skies and mild temperatures – and for the most part the weather held up. The deal announcements, meanwhile, reflected the weather – the OEMs shone a bright light ...
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PICTURES: Airliners head this year’s Farnborough aerial displays
Airliners dominated the flying display during the trade days at this year’s Farnborough, with several aircraft making their show debut and one exhibiting in a new branding.
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FARNBOROUGH: Rolls-Royce secures Trent 7000 certification
Rolls-Royce's Trent 7000 has been certificated by the European Aviation Safety Agency.
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PICTURES: Air Baltic receives first Airbus A220-branded jet
Latvian carrier Air Baltic officially received its first Airbus A220-branded jet today, as the aircraft arrived in Riga.
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VIDEO: Second flight-test MC-21 flown to Moscow
Russian airframer Irkut has flown the second flight-test MC-21-300 to the Gromov institute at Moscow’s Zhukovsky airfield.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus shrugs off customers' invisibility
Airbus ended the Farnborough air show with its firm orderbook for the year containing 69 aircraft attributed to unidentified customers.