All air transport news – Page 603
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MRJ FTA-2 returns to Moses Lake, test fleet remains grounded
The Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ regional jet prototype that suffered an engine flameout last week has returned to the manufacturer's test base at Moses Lake, after replacement of the troubled engine.
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P&W focused on resolving India PW1100G issues by end-2017
Pratt & Whitney says that it is on track to introduce improvements to the PW1100G engines that power Airbus A320neo aircraft in India by the end of the year.
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GE reveals major achievements in hybrid electric propulsion
GE Aviation has broken a two-year silence on a major research project in hybrid electric propulsion with a new white paper that discloses several major advances demonstrated in two experiments since 2015 and that confirms the company is in talks with several potential aircraft makers about using the new technology.
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MRJ test fleet grounded after PW1200G flameout
Mitsubishi Aircraft has grounded its MRJ regional jet flight test fleet, following an engine "flameout" on one of its test prototypes on 21 August.
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Trent fan blade failure involved in AirAsia X A330 incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says a fan blade failure was involved in a 25 June 2017 incident involving an AirAsia X Airbus A330-300 aircraft.
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Fiji Airways to acquire new Twin Otters for subsidiary
Fiji Airways has signed an agreement with Viking Air to acquire three DHC-6 Series 400 Twin Otters for its Fiji Link subsidiary, with an option to acquire a fourth aircraft.
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SIA quietly parks its first A380
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has parked the first Airbus A380 aircraft to enter commercial service.
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NewsUnited continues to evaluate 100-seat mainline aircraft
United Airlines continues to evaluate adding a 100-seat aircraft to its mainline fleet, less than a year after it cited the aircraft category's poor economics for the conversion of its Boeing 737-700 order to larger variants.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How Boeing is approaching the future of pilotless airliners
Sometime next year Mike Sinnett, Boeing’s vice-president of product development, will enter a small, experimental aircraft and – he hopes – do nothing.
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Trent 1000-TEN granted full flight certification by EASA
Rolls-Royce has secured full flight certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency for the Trent 1000-TEN, an upgrade of the Boeing 787 engine which can power all three variants of the widebody.
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American to base 737 Max in Miami
American Airlines will base its first Boeing 737 Max 8 at its Miami International airport hub, with plans to enter new markets and replace other narrowbody flying.
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NewsPICTURE: Indonesia's N219 conducts maiden flight
Indonesian Aerospace (IAe) conducted the first flight of its N219 commuter aircraft on 16 August.
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Irkut readies second MC-21 for test flights
Russian airframer Irkut is finalising installation of equipment on a second prototype of the MC-21-300, while three other prototypes are still undergoing construction.
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PICTURE: Frigate Ecojet revised as four-engined design
Russian developers of a 300-seat aircraft with a characteristic wide elliptical fuselage have opted to modify the proposal substantially, revising the design as a four-engined transport rather than a twinjet.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Bill Flynn, chief executive, Atlas Air
To understand the scope of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings' ongoing business transformation, look no further than Amazon One – a Boeing 767-300ER Freighter with registration N1997A.
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Superjet manufacturer posts interim loss on lower deliveries
Sukhoi's civil aircraft division delivered six Superjet 100s over the first half of the year, compared with nine in the previous interim period.
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HAECO operating profit up 44.3% in first half
The Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (HAECO) Group increased its operating profit by 44.3% to HK$466 million ($59.6 million) in the first six months of 2017.
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Avolon urges Boeing to continue tweaking 737 Max family
Boeing should continue tweaking the 737 Max product line-up to help recover parity with Airbus in the single-aisle market, Irish lessor and major single-aisle aircraft customer Avolon says in a newly-published report.
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American to debut 737 Max in November
American Airlines will debut its new Boeing 737 Max 8 on flights between Miami and New York LaGuardia in November.
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OpinionOPINION: Has London City debut put CSeries on right approach?
Increment by increment, Bombardier is chalking up the operational achievements with its CSeries.