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Bombardier’s 2018 goal in reach as CSeries deliveries accelerate
Bombardier in the last several weeks significantly picked up the pace of CSeries deliveries, handing four aircraft to customers in March and putting the company on a trajectory that makes it 2018 delivery goal within reach.
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OpinionOPINION: Can Embraer maintain rhythm with Boeing pact?
Embraer has, believe it or not, its own anthem. The lyrics talk about how Brazil’s aerospace industry is a vital part of defending the homeland: its blue sky, the emerald green forests and the Amazon river.
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AIX: How perception plays role in passenger comfort for Boeing
More than 10,000 examples may have been built, but the Boeing 737’s cabin dimensions – save for changes in fuselage length as variants and new-generation families arrived – have not altered since the narrowbody entered service 50 years ago. That original Lufthansa 737-100 from 1968 shares the same 3.54m cabin ...
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Boeing tankers refuel each other in KC-46 milestone test
Boeing announced that its KC-46 Pegasus aerial tanker programme completed its fuel on-load testing, part of its overall Supplemental Type Certificate, by successfully transferring 146,000 pounds of fuel from one KC-46 to another KC-46 during flight.
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Boeing in line to be hit by China's proposed retaliatory tariffs
Boeing 737NGs exported to China could be slapped with a 25% tariff, after Beijing proposed a series of retaliatory measures in response to tariffs that the Trump administration is imposing on Chinese goods exported to the USA.
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Jet Airways finalises follow-on order for 75 737 Max aircraft
Indian carrier Jet Airways has finalised a deal to purchase an additional 75 Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
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Trump unveils tariff plan on Chinese aircraft imports
Aircraft, jet engines and helicopters made in China are among 1,300 product categories that will face a 25% tariff if imported into the USA, the Trump Administration proposed on 3 April.
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UPDATED: Airbus to resume Pratt-powered A320neo deliveries in April
Update: On 4 April Airbus corrected previous information given to FlightGlobal. The company now says deliveries of PW-powered A320neos will resume in April, as the company's CEO Tom Enders said in February.
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ARJ21 completes crosswind validation testing in Iceland
The Comac ARJ21 regional jet has completed crosswind validation testing in Iceland that is aimed at widening its operational scope.
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HAL hits new milestones as revenue up 2.2% to over Rs180bn
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) generated revenue of more than Rs180 billion in the financial year ended 31 March 2018, up 2.2% year-on-year.
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CRAIC widens supplier search to aircraft systems for CR929
A year-long joint concept definition phase launched on 27 March will select the Tier 1 suppliers for the Chinese-Russian CR929-600 widebody, the CRAIC joint venture announced on 30 March.
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A321LR conducts longest flight on route from Seychelles
Airbus’s A321LR test aircraft has arrived back in Toulouse after conducting its longest-distance flight so far in the certification campaign, operating from the Seychelles.
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Boeing Defense reorganizes by adding two new divisions and eliminating another
Boeing plans to launch two new divisions within its Defense, Space & Security business starting next week – a Commercial Derivative Aircraft division, and a Missile and Weapon Systems division – as part of an ongoing reorganization effort by the business unit’s chief executive, Leanne Caret.
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Melrose wins shareholder support for GKN takeover
GKN shareholders have voted to accept a takeover bid by turnaround specialist Melrose Industries.
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OpinionOPINION: A320 has repaid faith of Airbus - and governments
There has been a lot of buzz around the single-aisle sector recently, with several significant production milestones following one after another.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: UK aerospace grapples with post-Brexit uncertainty
The recent agreement between the UK and the EU to implement a 21-month post-Brexit transition period, lasting until the end of 2020, may have reduced any immediate pressure on the aerospace industry to put into action contingency plans for the country's scheduled withdrawal from the bloc in March 2019.
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Rolls-Royce to update Trent 7000 parts in wake of Trent 1000 issues
Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines are to be modified as a result of the technical issues that have arisen on Trent 1000s.
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BOC Aviation orders six Boeing 787-9s
Lessor BOC Aviation has signed a purchase agreement with Boeing for six 787-9s, in a deal valued at $1.69 billion at list prices.
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Boeing suffers "limited" malware intrusion
A malware attack struck Boeing computers on 28 March, but the company insists the impact is contained.
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South Korean delegation presses for F-35 MRO&U contracts
A member of a South Korean governmental delegation pressed the US Department of Defense to grant maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade contracts for the F-35A Lighting II to Korean companies during a speech at a rollout ceremony for the jet fighter in Fort Worth, Texas on 28 March.