All air transport news – Page 670
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NewsVIDEO: ANA rolls out Star Wars-themed 787
Japanese airline ANA has revealed one of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners sporting a new Star Wars-themed livery.
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NewsAirbus offers sneak-peek inside Alabama A320 factory
Airbus opened the $600 million final assembly and delivery center for the A320 aircraft family in Mobile, Alabama, to the international press for the first time on 13 September.
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NewsSize matters: Ten biggest players in aerospace
Our annual Top 100 league table of the world's biggest aerospace companies, compiled as ever by the experts at PwC, documents another bumper year for the industry
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Top 100 aerospace companies
Our annual Top 100 analysis documents another boom year for aerospace, but the coming period may be more challenging
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NTSB detects signs of uncontained engine failure from BA 777 fire
An uncontained engine failure has emerged as a possible source of the fire that damaged a British Airways Boeing 777-200ER on a Las Vegas runway on 8 September.
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NewsAirbus switches to Rolls-Royce for new Beluga engines
Airbus has opted to switch engine supplier for its new Beluga XL specialised transporter, selecting Rolls-Royce Trent 700s for the aircraft.
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NewsBoeing announces new 767 rate increase
Boeing will increase the 767 production rate by 25%, or six aircraft annually, starting in the fourth quarter of 2017 in response to enduring demand for the freighter version of the aircraft.
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GE stops short of confirming BA 777 engine failure
GE Aviation is not yet confirming initial reports that a British Airways 777-200ER suffered a “catastrophic" engine failure on 8 September.
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NewsPICTURES: Unclear whether BA 777 engine failure was contained
Photographs following the aborted take-off and engine fire of a British Airways Boeing 777-200 aircraft show severe damage to the powerplant and airframe, but it is unclear whether the jet suffered an uncontained failure.
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NewsFire erupts after BA 777 aborts take-off
A British Airways Boeing 777-200ER aborted a take-off and caught fire at Las Vegas McCarran airport on 8 September, injuring two of 159 passengers and 13 crew who were evacuated.
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Donavia selects AJW for engine support
AJW Aviation's engines arm has been chosen by Donavia to manage shop visits for the Aeroflot subsidiary's CFM56-5B powerplants.
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NewsBombardier hires former Lufthansa exec Buchholz
Former Lufthansa executive Nico Buchholz has joined a swelling rank of industry insiders on Bombardier’s top management team.
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NewsPICTURE: Air China to take China’s first 242t A330
Air China will be the first Chinese carrier to take delivery of the increased 242t maximum take-off-weight Airbus A330.
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NewsAirbus cuts first metal for A330neo
Airbus has started cutting metal on the first re-engined A330neo, with initial production beginning on the aircraft’s pylon and centre wing-box.
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NewsLockheed to open training centre for C-130J, LM-100J customers
Lockheed Martin hopes to boost the popularity of its C-130J tactical transport and in-development LM-100J commercial freighter by establishing a new international training centre for the types.
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NewsEmbraer yet to feel heat from ARJ21 near EIS
Embraer says the near entry into service of the Comac ARJ21 regional jet has not impacted its sales in China thus far.
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Embraer could cease production at Harbin
Embraer says it could cease production at its Harbin assembly line if it is unable to reach a resolution with Chinese authorities on taxes imposed on imported components.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: ARJ21 not the end, but the means
It has been a long time in the making, but finally, the Comac ARJ21 – China’s first indigenously designed and built commercial aircraft – is nearing service entry.
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OpinionOPINION: Eight expectations for delayed ARJ21
Although delays to new aircraft programmes are not unexpected, an eight-year hiatus is at the extreme end of the range. That is where Chinese airframer Comac finds itself with the ARJ21 regional jet.
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NewsMRJ structurally ready for a 'safe first flight'
Mitsubishi Aircraft says that static strength tests conducted thus far have confirmed that its MRJ regional jet is structurally ready for a “safe first flight”.