All air transport news – Page 608
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PICTURE: UTair’s first Superjet sports special livery
Sukhoi has painted UTair’s first Superjet 100 in a special livery.
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PICTURE: Air New Zealand 787-9 makes first flight
The first Boeing 787-9 for launch customer Air New Zealand completed its first flight from Paine Field on 28 May.
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PICTURES: A350 subjected to extreme hot and cold
An Airbus A350-900 test aircraft has undergone two and half weeks of extreme weather tests at a laboratory in Florida.
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Airbus details weight variants for A320neo family
Airbus has detailed eight weight variants for the A320neo in the first update to its airport planning documentation to feature the re-engined type.
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PICTURES: Asiana joins the A380 club
South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines has received its first Airbus A380 aircraft at a ceremony in Toulouse on 26 May.
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Three 'miracles' required for mainstream electric-powered aircraft, says P&W
Though electric aircraft technology continues to improve, an engineer at Pratt & Whitney says the technology must make revolutionary leaps before being applicable to commercial or military aircraft.
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ANALYSIS: Why small is beautiful in freighter conversions
Depending on which end of the market you are looking at, the freighter conversion sector is going full throttle or resembling a graveyard. While Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) is straining to meet its backlog of Boeing 737 and MD-80 conversion orders and is preparing for the next types to come into ...
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FAA should re-evaluate risk on lithium ion batteries: NTSB
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should re-evaluate the risk of internal short circuits within permanently installed lithium-ion batteries on commercial aircraft, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says in new recommendations released on 22 May.
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AV Cargo selects SR Technics for engine MRO
Zimbabwe-based AV Cargo Airlines has contracted SR Technics as engine maintenance provider.
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ILA: Lufthansa Technik boosts R&D efforts
Lufthansa Technik is quadrupling its investment in research and development of new product and services.
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PICTURE: Eva Air receives two Boeing 777-300ERs with Panasonic IFE
Taiwan’s Eva Air has taken delivery of two Boeing 777-300ERs – the carrier’s 16th and 17th – as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
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Boeing prefers derivative for long-range 757 replacement
Boeing’s long-term strategy to address a potential market for 4,000nm-5,000nm range aircraft with 200-250 seats is to leverage existing products rather than launch a clean-sheet programme, says chief executive James McNerney.
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ILA: Diehl sees no need for further acquisitions
Diehl Aerosystems is planning no further acquisitions after the takeover of interior equipment specialist AOA later this year.
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ILA: A380 remains a ‘customer magnet’ for Emirates
The Airbus A380 continues to be Emirates’ most in-demand product seven years after entering service with the carrier, says Hubert Frach, the carrier’s divisional senior vice-president, commercial operations west, responsible for sales in the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Russian Federation.
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IAE ships first KC-390 engines to Embraer
International Aero Engines has shipped to Embraer the first six prototypes of its V2500-E5 engines, which will power Embraer's KC-390 multi-role tanker and transport.
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ILA: Airbus pushes for radical propulsion leap
Airbus is literally powering ahead with its vision of a hybrid-electric regional transport aircraft – by preparing to begin serious development of the radical propulsion system on a Munich testbed that will be fully functioning within two years.
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EBACE: GE prepares to take on PT6A with new engines
GE Aviation plans to take on rival Pratt & Whitney’s market-leading PT6A with new engines in the 1,100-1,200 shaft horsepower and 1,800-2,000shp class, by developing a turboprop “centre of excellence” in Prague – the former Walter Aircraft Engines business it acquired in 2008.
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EBACE: GE on track to begin flight tests of Passport
General Electric is on track to begin flights tests of the Passport jet engine this summer, as it continues to carve out a growing share of business and general aviation markets, a top executive said yesterday.
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Pratt & Whitney increases thrust on PurePower geared turbofan
Pratt & Whitney is developing a PurePower geared turbofan engine with a higher thrust of up to 35,000lb, the company announced.
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Russia and China to submit joint long-haul jet plan
Russia’s United Aircraft and China’s Comac are to submit a feasibility study on a jointly-developed long-haul passenger aircraft to their respective governments this summer.