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AnalysisANALYSIS: Half-century milestone marks 737's enduring appeal
Mike Lombardi is looking for an unusual aircraft model, but distractions come easily in the bowels of the Bellevue, Washington office building where Boeing keeps its corporate archive.
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Opinion
OPINION: Charleston debut breaks with 101 years of history
After 101 years of history, the choreography of a first flight event for a Boeing commercial aircraft seems rather routine. The telemetry truck is stationed at an appropriate location, the Boeing-owned Lockheed T-33 chase plane taxies by and takes off and then the new model or sub-model completes pre-flight checks ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asia-Pacific March 2017 deliveries report
Asia-Pacific carriers took delivery of 50 of the 143 passenger aircraft delivered during March.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: How the air cargo market is in transition
The recent data from IATA for the whole year of 2016 saw cargo traffic rise by 3.8% in freight tonne-kilometres (FTK), against a 5.3% increase in capacity measured in available tonne kilometres. This encouraging growth was compared to the anaemic 2.3% rise in 2015 and the past decade’s average annual ...
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News
A320neo issues prompt CSeries operators to move up engine checks
The two airlines operating Bombardier CSeries are performing precautionary borescope inspections of the aircraft's Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofans – checks that follow reports of issues with related PW1100G engines, Bombardier confirms.
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News
Commonality push for 787-10 alters HLFC and wings for -9
Boeing’s effort to ensure as much industrial and design commonality between the two largest variants of its Dreamliner family has evolved into a two-way transfer of technology, with major elements of the 787-9, including the wing and hybrid laminar flow control (HLFC) system, now matching those of its bigger brother, ...
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AIX: AIM Altitude toasts success built on Emirates A380 horseshoe bar
Walking the shop floor of its still paint-fresh factory and design centre at Bournemouth airport, AIM Altitude’s commercial director Richard Bower is in no doubt about the UK-based company’s best-known product. “It’s the horseshoe bar everyone remembers,” he says as he stops by an early production version of the latest ...
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News
AIX: Air Baltic visits Hamburg with latest CS300
Air Baltic's third Bombardier CS300 has made a surprise visit to Hamburg during the Aircraft Interiors Expo.
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News
BOC Aviation hints that 747-8Fs came from Boeing Capital
BOC Aviation has all but named Boeing Capital as the seller of the two Boeing 747-8 Freighters leased to AirBridgeCargo that it recently acquired.
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News
AIX: Airbus grows customer cabin centre in Hamburg
Airbus is expanding its customer facility for A350 cabin configurations in Hamburg to cover the A320 and A330 series.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Bombardier shows off CSeries mock-up in AIX debut
Bombardier is making its AIX debut, showcasing the capabilities of its newly in-service CSeries with the first cabin mock-up of its production aircraft.
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News
Boeing raises list prices after one-year pause
After a one-year pricing freeze, Boeing Commercial Airplanes has quietly raised list prices by a range between 2.16-2.23% across the product portfolio.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Mission ZIM-possible - German seating company's big breakthrough
Nine years of plugging away in the retrofit market – convincing increasing numbers of airlines to opt for its “German-engineered” seating – paid off for ZIM Flugsitz when it signed its first buyer-furnished equipment deal in early March, with Airbus.
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News
Superjet airframer halves full-year pre-tax losses
Sukhoi’s civil aircraft division has halved full-year pre-tax losses to Rb4.7 billion ($83 million), having recorded a 32% rise in revenues to Rb46.8 billion.
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News
PICTURES: Fourth MRJ test aircraft arrives in United States
Mitsubishi Aircraft has added a fourth aircraft to its MRJ test fleet at Moses Lake, Washington.
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News
Antonov completes first flight of An-132D
Antonov completed on 31 March first flight of the Saudi Arabia-backed An-132D multi-purpose turboprop aircraft in Kiev, Ukraine.
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News
Airbus completes A319neo first flight
The Airbus A319neo achieved first flight on 31 March in Toulouse, the manufacturer announces.
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News
VIDEO: Boeing achieves first flight of Charleston-built 787-10
The Boeing 787-10 took-off about 09:38 on 31 March in North Charleston, South Carolina in front of an audience of 6,000 employees, becoming the first Boeing commercial aircraft to achieve first flight outside of the Seattle area.
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News
PICTURE: Binter Canarias receives first CRJ1000 and names routes
Spanish regional carrier Binter Canarias received its first Bombardier CRJ1000 during a ceremony at the airframer’s facility in Mirabel, Canada, on 30 March.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Flexing muscles in the race for space
Airbus unveiled its Space-Flex lavatory and galley concept for the A320 at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in 2011. The design replaced a full-width rear galley with a smaller galley and toilet combination, freeing up room for extra legroom or an extra row of seats.