All air transport news – Page 619
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PICTURE: Skymark’s first A380 enters final assembly
Airbus has commenced final assembly on the first Airbus A380 for Japan’s Skymark Airlines.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus wrestles with 250-seat strategy
While Airbus insists it is focused on performance tweaks for the A330, rather than a re-engined version, the continuing sales of the twinjet and the absence of orders for the A350-800 has generated increasing uncertainty over its strategy for the 250-seat sector.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus and Boeing break output and order records
Airbus and Boeing between them look to have shattered delivery and sales records in 2013, securing an unprecedented level of orders and taking airliner output to a new high. Boeing’s 14-year old delivery record for a single manufacturer has also been swept away.
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ANALYSIS: Seattle deal caps Boeing cost-squeeze plan
Boeing machinists ended a surprisingly suspenseful drama by accepting a new compensation package on 3 January in return for a guarantee that keeps the 20-year-old 777 production system firmly planted in Washington state for decades to come.
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Initial A350 test aircraft reach 800h
Airbus’s first pair of A350 prototypes have logged over 800h between them since the flight-test campaign began last June.
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ANALYSIS: Can CSeries testing keep pace with the market?
By flying the second CSeries test aircraft (FTV-2) on 3 January, Bombardier crossed one off a list of questions accumulated after an eventful but still disappointing year for the programme.
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Airbus names McArtor to lead US business, O'Keefe to retire
Airbus Group has appointed Alan McArtor to lead the US-based division that consolidates Airbus Americas and EADS North America (NA).
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Airbus outsells Boeing in 2013
Airbus has managed to outsell Boeing during 2013 despite a strong performance by the US airframer in December.
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Black tape falls off CSeries aircraft on takeoff
A piece of black Teflon tape fell off the second test aircraft (FTV-2) for the Bombardier CSeries programme during take-off roll at the Mirabel airport on the first flight on 3 January, the company says.
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Flydubai firms $8.8 billion order for 86 737s
UAE low-cost carrier Flydubai firmed an order for 75 Boeing 737 Max 8 and 11 737-800 in a deal worth $8.8 billion at list prices.
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Boeing sets delivery, order records for commercial aircraft in 2013
Boeing raised the bar for commercial aircraft deliveries in 2013 with a regrouped production system and a record level of sustained demand that overcame several major distractions.
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HAL to weigh engine options for Indian regional airliner
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will explore engine options for India’s proposed regional transport aircraft (RTA) to decide whether the 70-100 seat aircraft will be powered by a turboprop or a jet engine.
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PICTURE: Bombardier flies 2nd CSeries test aircraft
Bombardier opened the New Year with the first flight test of the second CSeries aircraft to emerge from the factory in Mirabel, Canada.
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Snecma to flight-test open rotor on A340 in 2019
Snecma is building a prototype open-rotor engine which is to be flight-tested on an Airbus A340 in 2019.
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PICTURES: Third A350 shows off 'composite' livery
Airbus has rolled out its latest A350 flight-test aircraft, the cabin-equipped MSN2, in a colour scheme reflecting its composite construction.
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Boeing 787-9 to visit Auckland, undergo testing in Australia
The Boeing 787-9 will make its international debut this month with a visit to its launch customer in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Comac completes assembly of first two ARJ21s for Chengdu Airlines
Comac has completed the final assembly of its first two ARJ21 regional jets which will be put into commercial use.
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PICTURE: Comac starts tests on C919 iron bird rig
Chinese airframer Comac has started tests on the C919 iron bird ground rig.
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American converts remaining A350-800s to larger -900s
American Airlines Group has converted all of its order for Airbus A350 aircraft to the larger -900 variant.
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Cathay orders three 777-300ERs, one 747-8F
Cathay Pacific has ordered three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and a single 747-8 freighter.