All air transport news – Page 596
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ROUTES: Bombardier keeps CSeries on target despite grounding
Bombardier is confident the CSeries is back on track for service entry next year, following its return to the air earlier this month.
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Airbus and Boeing trade punches over A330neo
Airbus and its rival Boeing offered customarily divergent takes on the prospects for the A330neo during the ISTAT Europe conference in Istanbul today.
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Airbus sets date for A320neo maiden flight
Airbus is to conduct the maiden flight of its re-engined A320neo jet on 25 September.
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Ethiopian orders up to 35 737 Max 8s
Ethiopian Airlines has ordered up to 35 Boeing 737 Max 8s, as part of its plan to become a leading airline in Africa.
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Boeing promotes 737-derived C-40A in Africa
As Boeing C-17 production winds down next year, company officials have revived a global marketing campaign to sell a military version of the 737-based Boeing Business Jet that can haul passengers and cargo.
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PICTURE: Comac takes delivery of C919 mid fuselage
Comac has taken delivery of the first mid fuselage section of the C919, as it prepares to start final assembly work on the first aircraft by the end of the month.
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ANALYSIS: Pratt & Whitney banks on V2500 for MRO growth
As Pratt & Whitney’s business shifts from large commercial engines to small and medium-sized ones, the manufacturer is expecting its aftermarket business to expand significantly.
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Boeing foresees no African demand for 747-8 in 20-year outlook
Boeing has confirmed that its latest commercial forecast does not assume any more demand for the 747-8 from Africa over the next 20 years.
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Amid Rooivalk restart talks, Denel eyes new platform
An ongoing discussion about restarting Rooivalk production includes an option to design a new platform based on technology developed for South Africa’s indigenous attack helicopter, says Denel Group chief executive Riaz Saloojee.
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Bell 525 'lagging' behind Q4 first flight target
First flight of the Bell Helicopter 525 Relentless could fall slightly behind schedule, but the debut of the 505 JetRanger X is on track for the end of the year, chief executive John Garrison says.
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Denel, Aerosud partner to seek commercial aircraft work
South Africa’s two largest – and fiercely competitive – aviation manufacturers have teamed up with Airbus to collaborate for the first time.
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ANALYSIS: Lessors unfazed by airline leasing subsidiaries
Despite airlines such as Lion Air and Norwegian setting up their own leasing platforms, there is consensus that they will not pose a major challenge to the dedicated lessors.
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PICTURE: American’s first 787 moves into final assembly
The first Boeing 787-8 bound for American Airlines has moved onto the final assembly at the airframer’s factory in Everett, Washington.
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QUIRKY DOZEN: The 12 strangest-looking aircraft ever built
The Airbus A300-based Beluga is this week celebrating 20 years of transporting aircraft sections between the company's European plants. Named after the white whale because of their distinctive shape, the fleet of five Belugas carry out more than 60 flights each week between 11 sites. To mark the anniversary, we ...
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Top 100 industry league table highlights two sides to Airbus-Boeing rivalry
Flight International’s annual Top 100 analysis of the financial performance of the world’s biggest aerospace companies has thrown up few surprises, but the Airbus-Boeing rivalry that tops the chart is, by one measure, hotter than ever.
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ANALYSIS: CSeries buoyed by long-delayed fly-by-wire upgrade
After sitting idle for 100 days, the CSeries fleet returned to the air with a 30min flight by FTV-2 on 7 September and another 3h test mission on 9 September.
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Unstabilised approach to blame for UPS crash: NTSB
Two UPS Airbus A300-600 pilots died because of the captain’s decision to continue an unstabilised approach in instrument conditions instead of performing a go-around maneouvre, the US National Transportation Safey Board (NTSB) says.
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No plans for final assembly line in China: Boeing
Boeing says it has no plans to build a final assembly line in China, and will instead grow its presence by deepening its partnerships across the country.
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ST Aero to inject $20.8 million in Xiamen engine MRO JV
ST Aerospace has announced plans to inject an additional $20.8 million into its Xiamen-based engine MRO joint venture.
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Boeing prepared for more 737 rate increases
Boeing believes the 737 customer and supplier base can support a further increase in production beyond the planned rate of 47 aircraft per month in 2017, says Commercial Airplanes chief executive Ray Conner.