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Boeing 737 Max 9 receives certification
US regulators have awarded Boeing an amended type certificate for the 737 Max 9, clearing the second of the re-engined single-aisle’s major variants to enter service with launch operator Lion Air Group.
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A380 production will create 'digestible' losses: Airbus
Airbus intends to reduce A380 output to six units a year from 2020 in a bid to sustain its flagship programme while keeping losses from the aircraft's production at a "digestible" level.
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ANALYSIS: NMA decision time looms for Boeing
Boeing has some big decisions to make soon with regard to its future strategy, and these will have far-reaching ramifications for many decades to come.
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Boeing receives 787-10 production certificate
Moving a step closer to first delivery next month, the US Federal Aviation Administration awarded Boeing a production certificate for the 787-10 on 15 February, the manufacturer says.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Qantas's capex conundrum
Qantas's turnaround since 2015 may be an obvious case study for airline management textbooks – but one voice has warned that its conservative financial management could actually be sowing the seeds of its next big challenge: fleet replacement.
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P&W reaffirms 2018 GTF delivery goal despite part failure
Pratt & Whitney’s planned engine deliveries for the full year remain unchanged despite a part failure that could hold up engine deliveries to the geared turbofan’s largest customer until April.
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Bombardier's trade court win came down to seat count
The US International Trade Commission's ruling in favour of Bombardier did not hinge on some obscure legal technicality in the end.
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NewsBombardier may begin CSeries deliveries to Delta in 2018
Bombardier suggests that it could deliver CS100s to Delta Air Lines from its Montreal Mirabel facility this year, despite earlier comments from the airline that it wanted the aircraft to come from the airframer's proposed Alabama assembly site.
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Airbus waits to see CSeries impact on A319neo sales
Airbus insists that the A319neo is still in demand from customers, but is waiting to see the effect on the aircraft from Airbus's inclusion of the Bombardier CSeries.
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ANALYSIS: Heli-One pioneers rotorcraft MTO in Aviation Valley
Heli-One’s maintenance, repair and overhaul operation at Rzeszow airport is an example of how Aviation Valley has been expanding its appeal into the services sector and beyond its traditional base of engine components manufacturing and helicopter assembly. Opened in 2014, the facility is the CHC Helicopters subsidiary’s fourth and newest ...
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Airbus agreement permits resumption of ECA funding
Airbus has reached agreement with export credit agencies on a process under which the airframer will be able to start applying again for ECA-backed funding.
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S&P warns Qantas on future fleet replacement expenditure
S&P Global Ratings has raised concerns that Qantas has under-invested in its fleet and faces large capital expenditure at the same time as it resumes paying company tax.
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Embraer expects E190-E2 certification within two weeks
Embraer has completed certification testing for the E190-E2 and expects to receive an airworthiness certificate within two weeks, says market analysis director Tobias Calder.
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PICTURES: Spirit AeroSystems ships 10,000th 737 fuselage
The 10,000th Boeing 737 is close to entering final assembly in Renton, Washington.
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ANALYSIS: UK aerospace investors head to Aviation Valley
The relatively little-known name McBraida is up in lights for anyone arriving at Rzeszow airport in southern Poland. Facing the terminal, the neon logo of the British engineering company adorns the side of the 3,100m2 (33,400ft2) factory it opened in 2013. Privately-owned McBraida’s first overseas facility manufactures mainly build-to-print, high-precision ...
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CSeries engines not afflicted with PW1100G issues
Bombardier and Pratt & Whitney confirm that CSeries' PW1500G geared turbofans have not been afflicted with engine issues that recently grounded dozens of Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.
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PICTURE: Qantas reveals indigenous livery on latest 787-9
Qantas has released the first pictures of its latest aircraft to bear an indigenous-inspired livery, this time on a Boeing 787-9.
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Wall Street analyst predicts commercial market exit for Bombardier
A top Wall Street analyst views Bombardier’s pending sale of the CSeries programme to Airbus as a key step in the Canadian manufacturer’s larger plan to exit the commercial aircraft business.
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United 777 loses cowling on approach to Honolulu
A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 lost an engine cowling on approach to Honolulu International airport on 13 February.
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Delta interested in Boeing NMA to replace 757 and 767s
Delta Air Lines finds the proposed Boeing New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) "interesting", after reports that it hopes to launch the new aircraft.