All air transport news – Page 717
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AnalysisANALYSIS: ADAT sale signals strategic change for Mubadala
Abu Dhabi’s investment house Mubadala has signalled a major switch in its ambitious aerospace strategy, offloading its maintenance, repair and overhaul unit ADAT to Etihad Airways while taking full control of specialist Italian airframer Piaggio Aero.
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Mitsubishi remains uncommitted on 100-seat regional jet
Mitsubishi Aircraft is studying the market potential for a 100-seat stretch of the MRJ regional jet, but maintains that its focus remains on first executing the baseline MRJ90.
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NewsEtihad takes over Abu Dhabi MRO firm ADAT
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to acquire maintenance operation Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, owned by investor Mubadala.
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Lufthansa Technik opens third aircraft inspection site in USA
Lufthansa Technik has opened a new location for aircraft production inspection in North Charleston, South Carolina.
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Saab seals E-Jet MRO pact with Liebherr
Saab is to provide landing-gear maintenance services for the Embraer E-Jet family under an agreement with German manufacturer Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg.
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NewsPICTURES: MRJ gears up for static strength tests
Mitsubishi Aircraft has rolled out the first ground test aircraft for its MRJ regional jet programme, as it prepares to start static strength tests.
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Israeli cabinet approves ‘Air Force One’ investment
The Israeli cabinet has approved the proposed investment in a dedicated aircraft that will serve the nation's prime minister and president on official trips. Reached on 4 May, the decision – which approved the recommendations of a professional committee – was made after years of debating the issue.
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NewsPW1100 to power Royal Brunei’s A320neos
Royal Brunei Airlines has selected the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM powerplants to power its recently ordered Airbus A320neo aircraft.
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ReportCommercial Engines 2014
The FlightGlobal Commercial Engines 2014 year-end update sponsored by CFM International
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NewsCSeries clears flight envelope extremes for speed, altitude
The CSeries test fleet has now cleared the altitude and speed extremes of the flight envelope, Bombardier announced in a quarterly earnings statement issued on 1 May.
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NewsBoeing nears entry into service for 787-9
Boeing’s 787-9 is nearing entry into service with launch customer Air New Zealand, and is on schedule for a mid-year start of operations.
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NewsAir France-KLM seeks closer MRO ties with Air China
Air France-KLM intends to further build its maintenance partnership with Air China after its MRO division was selected to supports the Asian carrier’s General Electric GE90 engines.
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NewsPICTURE: Comac installs autoclave for C919 composite parts
Chinese airframer Comac recently mounted an autoclave near Shanghai that will produce the C919 narrowbody aircraft.
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NewsCobham BAe 146 makes emergency landing after engine fire
A British Aerospace 146 aircraft operated by Cobham Aviation Services had to make an emergency landing in Perth after the aircraft’s No. 2 Honeywell ALF 502 engine caught fire.
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Spirit Aero delivers first MRJ flight test pylon
Spirit AeroSystems has delivered the first flight test pylon for the MRJ regional jet.
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First Air to equip fleet with automatic black box streaming
Canadian carrier First Air is equipping its fleet with a new capability that allows for automatic streaming of aircraft black box data, says the carrier.
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Gulf Air to install Rave IFE on A330s
Bahrain flag carrier Gulf Air will install Zodiac Aerospace’s lightweight Rave Centric in-flight entertainment as part of a refresh of its Airbus A330 fleet.
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NewsBoeing claims Q1 setbacks on 787 nearly overcome
Boeing is close to overcoming two fresh setbacks discovered within the 787 production system during the first quarter, say Boeing executives.
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Final test A350's first flight moves to June
Airbus has shifted the maiden flight date for its final A350-900 test aircraft to June, although the type is still on track for certification in the third quarter.