All air transport news – Page 567
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Boeing upbeat despite KC-46 failings as Muilenburg takes the helm
Boeing president and chief executive Dennis Muilenburg did not mask his disappointment in KC-46 tanker blemishing what would have otherwise been a stellar performance by the company in the second quarter, both from the defence and commercial portfolios.
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UTC expects A320neo to enter service in December
United Technologies expects entry into service of the Airbus A320neo to take place in December, following the technical delay affecting Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine testing.
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FedEx orders 50 767 Freighters with 50 options
FedEx Corp has agreed to order 50 767-300 Freighters with options to buy 50 more.
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Leap-powered A320neo resumes tests after upgrade
Airbus has resumed testing of the CFM International Leap-powered A320neo, after a break to upgrade the powerplants and on-board equipment.
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Opinion
OPINION: Breaking records is no longer simply about doing things better
Setting records can be much harder than it looks. In this age of big budgets, high technology, computer simulation and exotic materials, it can take some doing to convince people that doing something new was in fact difficult – not to mention dangerous.
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Buyer beware: Top 10 aerospace takeovers
With expectations high that United Technologies is about to unveil a buyer for its Sikorsky helicopters business, we take a look back at 10 of the biggest – or at least the most significant – aerospace takeovers of the past decade, ranked by dollar value
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Aircraft Industries rolls out first L-410NG
Aircraft Industries on 15 July rolled out the first example of the enhanced NG variant of its long-running Let L-410 commuter turboprop
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Comac takes delivery of wing-body fairing for C919
Comac has taken delivery of the wing-body fairing section that will be installed on its first C919 flight test aircraft.
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Rolls-Royce venture to back UltraFan turbine research
Rolls-Royce is engaging with its joint venture ITP to carry out intermediate-pressure turbine research for its UltraFan high-bypass engine programme.
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Boeing clears CDR milestone on 787-10
Boeing has passed the critical design review (CDR) milestone on the 787-10 programme, a key step in the timeline of a development programme.
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Opinion
OPINION: Can Russian-Chinese widebody project take off?
Russia and China may be inching closer to what could be the most ambitious aircraft programme of the next decade: a jointly developed widebody.
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CHINA CALLING: Top 10 Chinese joint aircraft projects
In a week marked by reports of a possible Russian-Chinese collaboration to develop a widebody airliner based on the in-development Irkut MC-21, Flightglobal took a look through the archive to find the most notable joint projects with China as a partner.
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Opinion
OPINION: Rolls-Royce must think big after profits warning
Rolls-Royce, says its finance director David Smith, is “seeing the negative effects of a very successful outcome last year”. For sure, to be a victim of success is better than being a victim of failure, but it would be happier times for the world’s number two aero engine maker if ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why SR Technics is partnering with AerFin for A340 MRO
SR Technics has established a joint venture with UK asset management firm AerFin to offer comprehensive support packages for Airbus A340-200/300 operators.
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Boeing 737 could edge A320 on 2015 deliveries
Airbus is facing the possibility of its A320 family being pushed into second place on full-year deliveries, for the first time since the 737 became Boeing’s sole single-aisle competitor.
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Alcoa doubles aerospace forecast despite slow starts for A350, CSeries
Alcoa has dropped its 2015 aerospace sales forecast by a point in its second quarter report – to 8-9% compared with three months ago – on a slower-than-expected ramp-up of Airbus A350 and Bombardier CSeries production. However, “the ongoing strength of the sector” led the metals supplier to nearly double ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How bridging to the A330neo has challenged Rolls-Royce
"It's not how I envisaged my first communication with the market," admitted new Rolls-Royce chief executive Warren East as, on his second day in the role, he delivered a profits warning covering the UK engine maker's core aerospace propulsion business.
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ATR prototype starts environmental technology tests
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has commenced test flights with an aircraft fitted with a modified fuselage panel, aimed at examining lighter structures and lower-noise technology.
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MC-21 technology to be applied in Russian-Chinese widebody
Russia's government has outlined its vision for a proposed widebody to be developed jointly with China.
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PICTURE: CS100 performs minimum-unstick test
Bombardier has disclosed details of the minimum-unstick testing on the initial CSeries variant which it conducted at a regional airport in Kansas.