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FARNBOROUGH: Collins and BAE win 777X fly-by-wire systems deals
BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins have won key roles in producing flight-control systems for the 777X family of aircraft, the suppliers disclosed today.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus withdrew A380 to ‘pressure’ Qatar
Airbus cancelled plans to display Qatar Airways’ A380 at the Farnborough air show to “bully” the airline into taking delivery of the aircraft. That’s the view of the airline’s boss Akbar Al Baker.
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FARNBOROUGH: RUAG repositions Dornier 228 for twin markets
RUAG says it is refocusing the way it markets the Dornier 228 NG, the venerable high-wing twin-turboprop it relaunched production of in 2010.
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FARNBOROUGH: Azul strikes tentative deal for 50 E2 jets
Brazil's Azul has signed a letter of intent to order up to 50 Embraer E195 E2 jets.
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FARNBOROUGH: Lessor Intrepid joins 777-300ER customer list
Intrepid Aviation has placed an order for six Boeing 777-300ERs, taking options for an additional four.
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FARNBOROUGH: CIT signs for 15 A330-900neos
Aircraft lessor CIT Group has become the second customer for the re-engined Airbus A330 after today disclosing at the Farnborough air show a memorandum of understanding that covers 15 A330-900neos.
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FARNBOROUGH: Lessor BOC orders 43 more A320s
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has placed an order for 43 A320-family aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH: Lessor ALC orders six 777-300ERs
Air Lease has placed an order for six Boeing 777-300ERs.
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FARNBOROUGH: Comac still targeting FAA certification for ARJ21
Comac is confident that it will achieve Chinese certification for its ARJ21 regional jet programme by end 2014, and affirmed that getting an endorsement from the US Federal Aviation Administration is still in its plans.
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FARNBOROUGH: GE to open Alabama 3-D printing factory
GE Aviation has decided to equip a factory in Auburn, Alabama, to make engine fuel nozzles using additive manufacturing techniques.
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FARNBOROUGH: Fokker 120 edges closer to go-ahead
Long-running plans to resurrect production of the Fokker 100 twinjet appear to be gaining momentum as the Netherlands Aircraft Company works on securing the financing and supply chain partners to launch the aircraft, dubbed the F120NG.
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FARNBOROUGH: Avio Aero powering through first 'eventful' year under GE's wing
When Riccardo Procacci says it has been “an eventful year”, the Avio Aero boss knows of what he speaks.The Italy-based maker of jet engine components is just a couple weeks shy of its first year inside the GE Aviation business, which bought it on 1 August 2013 for $4.3 billion ...
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FARNBOROUGH: US airport selected for MRJ flight tests
Mitsubishi Aircraft will be using Grant County International airport in the United States as a flight test centre for its MRJ regional jet programme.
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FARNBOROUGH: Qatar in ‘impasse’ with Airbus on A380
Qatar Airways remains in a deadlock with Airbus over the ongoing delay to its A380s, and chief executive Akbar Al Baker is remaining tight lipped about the likely delivery schedule.
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FARNBOROUGH: Pratt & Whitney, Alcoa forge blades partnership
Pratt & Whitney and Alcoa have sealed a partnership that underpins the Pure Power PW1000G geared turbofan engine programme – by signing a 10-year, $1.1 billion deal for forged aluminium fan blades.
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FARNBOROUGH: Eastern Air Lines signs for 20 MRJ90s
Eastern Air Lines has signed a memorandum of understanding covering 20 Mitsubishi Regional Jets, and taken purchase rights for an additional 20.
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FARNBOROUGH: Okay orders six Max 8s in 10-unit 737 deal
Privately owned Chinese carrier Okay Airways has placed an order for six Boeing 737 Max 8s and four 737-800.
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FARNBOROUGH: A330 line to be all-Neo before 2020
Airbus aims to complete the transition to all-A330neo production by the end of 2019, following its launch of the re-engined type.
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FARNBOROUGH: AerCap firms 50 more A320neos
Aircraft lessor AerCap has firmed an order for 50 Airbus A320neos taking its total orders for the type to 200.
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FARNBOROUGH: NAC places firm order for 25 ATR 42-600s
Danish lessor Nordic Aviation Capital has firmly ordered 25 ATR 42-600s, taking options on a further 50.