All air transport news – Page 583
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Bombardier delays CS300 first flight
Bombardier has pushed back the first flight of its CS300 aircraft, due to unfavorable weather conditions in Mirabel.
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Thai Airways signs GE90 MRO deal
Thai Airways has signed a 12-year MRO agreement with General Electric for maintenance, repair and overhaul of GE90-115B engines that power its 14 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: P&W reveals new aggressiveness in A320neo orders race
In a little over four years, Airbus has signed firm orders for more than 3,600 A320neo-family aircraft. Forty percent of those tail numbers – representing an astounding roughly 1,450 aircraft – remain up for grabs in the competitive engine duel between CFM International and Pratt & Whitney.
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Bombardier schedules CS300 first flight for 26 February
Bombardier has scheduled first flight for the CS300 for 26 February, pending optimal weather conditions.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: IAI to start widebody TaxiBot certification in autumn
Israel Aerospace Industries and Lufthansa Technik's ground services unit LEOS have signed a tentative agreement to jointly conduct certification tests for an in-development widebody version of IAI's pilot-controlled tow tractor TaxiBot with a Boeing 747.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: A380 re-engining continues to divide analysts
In a lightly attended Dubai air show press conference about 15 months ago, then-Engine Alliance president Dean Athans delivered an unexpected message. The joint venture between GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney was evaluating a wide range of performance upgrades for the GP7200, including offering an all-new engine to power ...
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Bombardier opens window for CS300 first flight
Bombardier has set a three-day window next week to achieve first flight of the 135-160-seat CS300, the largest and most popular version of the CSeries family.
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Rolls-Royce to fly Trent XWB with largest-ever 3D-printed part
Rolls-Royce will flight-test later this year a Trent XWB-97 engine fitted with what it claims is the largest component ever built using additive layer manufacturing (ALM).
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American weighs economics of 100-seat aircraft
Seat economics will dictate the future of 100-seat aircraft in American Airlines' fleet.
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New era for Dornier 328 with Sierra Nevada acquisition
A new chapter in the history of the Dornier 328Jet and turboprop opened last week, with the acquisition for an undisclosed sum by Sierra Nevada (SNC) of type certificate holder 328 Support Services.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: What are 757s used for?
Airlines looking for a direct replacement for the Boeing 757 have got a long wait, now that the airframer has closed the door on any revival of the mid-range, large-capacity single aisle that has been out of production for a decade.
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Opinion
OPINION: Bombardier counts cost of CSeries gamble
As Bombardier reshuffles its leadership and seeks to contain a financial crisis, it is time to consider how things could have gone so wrong for the Canadian manufacturer.
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Rolls-Royce predicts dip in civil aerospace profits
Rolls-Royce is forecasting lower pre-tax profits in its civil aerospace division for 2015, as volume growth is offset by adverse effects such as launch pricing.
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Bombardier chief steps down, divestitures possible
A reshuffled leadership team has outlined a three-point plan for shoring up Bombardier’s finances as CSeries development continues, and has opened the door to selling more of the company’s businesses.
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Korean Air orders five 777Fs
Korean Air has ordered five Boeing 777-200LRF freighter aircraft in a deal worth $1.5 billion at list prices.
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Boeing takes back nacelle work to North Charleston
Boeing has expanded its operations in North Charleston, South Carolina, and brought more work in-house previously performed by a supplier.
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Boeing rejects business case for 757 re-engining
Boeing vice-president Randy Tinseth says the company has studied reviving and re-engining the 757 “a couple” of times, but concluded that the economics do not make sense.
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American continues regional fleet renewal with first owned E175
American Airlines took delivery of its first owned Embraer 175 aircraft today, the first of 60 aircraft it will add to its regional fleet through 2017.
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Boeing consolidates major defense, space programs
Boeing is consolidating management of several of its vanguard defense, space and commercial programs under a single development organization, a move the company says will improve efficiency and cut costs for the US military and other customers.
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A340's long haul opened this day in 2002
History buffs, take a moment today to mark the first flight of Airbus’s A340-500, way back in 2002.