All air transport news – Page 650
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IFC finalises CSeries order in ‘landmark’ deal
Russian lessor Ilyushin Finance (IFC) has finalised a nearly two-year-old agreement to acquire 32 Bombardier CSeries jets with options for 10 more. The...
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Liquid hydrogen extends fuel cell-powered UAV to 48h aloft
A team from the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is claiming an electric-powered unmanned air vehicle endurance breakthrough by keeping its "Ion Tiger"...
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PARIS: CSeries ready to fly
The Bombardier CSeries is almost ready to fly. A six-week battery of critical software tests that began in late March revealed no show-stoppers. The machinists...
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Air Berlin selects WheelTug electric taxi system
Air Berlin plans to install WheelTug electric taxi systems on 63 Airbus A320-family jets and 37 Boeing 737s. The German carrier and Gibraltar-headquartered...
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Airbus names A350 flight-test crew
Airbus has named the six crew who will carry out the first flight of the A350-900, a group led by chief test pilot Peter Chandler. Chandler, who was...
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IATA: Leahy sees no weakening of appetite for A380s
Airbus's chief salesman insists that the open slots for the A380 in 2015 are not evidence of a weakening appetite for the type. Chief operating officer...
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Ameco Beijing completes Air China 777-200 cabin modifications
Ameco Beijing has completed cabin modifications for 10 Air China Boeing 777-200s. The 10-month modification project involved the installation of a...
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Xiamen Airlines seeks to expand operations
Xiamen Airlines has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China to expand its business licence coverage. The carrier is permitted to operate...
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IATA: Bombardier foresees success for CS100 in Africa
Bombardier expects a "strong uptake" in CSeries orders in Africa, as it expects a doubling of its fleet in the continent over the next three to five years.
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Delta plans Atlanta-Leon/Guanajuato service
Delta Air Lines is seeking authority to launch flights between Atlanta and Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico, from 19 December. SkyWest Inc-subsidiary ExpressJet...
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PICTURES: Air Canada Rouge 767-300ER arrives in Mirabel with new livery
Air Canada Rouge's first Boeing 767-300ER touched down at Montreal-Mirabel International airport on 1 June. Mirabel-based maintenance firm Avianor...
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IN FOCUS: Pratt completes first flight of PW1100G engine
Pratt & Whitney kicked off the flight-test campaign for its PW1100G powerplant with its maiden sortie on 15 May as the manufacturer focuses on validating its performance
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ANALYSIS: Flight test advances Neo engine's certification push
First flight of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G took off on 15 May, exactly as it was planned more than two years ago - and ended only moments ahead of a rain...
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ANALYSIS: Tough times for 747-8
The 747-8 tends to stand apart in Boeing's product line-up, but lately it has been for all the wrong reasons. As Boeing wonders how much faster it...
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Airbus confirms BA A380 to display at Paris air show
Airbus has confirmed that British Airways' first A380 will be displayed during the Paris air show which begins on 17 June. Flightglobal reported in...
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PICTURES: Boeing launches final assembly of 787-9
Boeing workers started a months-long process of joining the wings, fuselage sections and systems of the first stretched 787-9 on 30 May in Everett, Washington,...
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IATA: Cargo pains continue for Asian carriers
Asia's network carriers are facing major challenges posed by the grim state of the global air cargo industry. Association of Asia Pacific Airlines...
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IATA: MEA showed interest in 'promising' CSeries
Middle East Airlines had been considering the Bombardier CSeries and the Airbus A319 as options for opening thinner routes, but says the thinking process...
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IATA: CSeries first flight on track for June
Bombardier is on track to conduct first flight of the CSeries by the end of June but this will not happen before the Paris air show, which begins on 17 June. "CSeries...