All air transport news – Page 717
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FARNBOROUGH: Cathay first to order revamped A350-1000
Cathay Pacific has become the first carrier to order the Airbus A350-1000 since the twinjet underwent a substantial redesign last year.
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FARNBOROUGH: AirBaltic signs letter of intent for 20 CS300s
Latvian carrier AirBaltic has signed a letter of intent for up to 20 Bombardier CS300 aircraft during the Farnborough air show today.
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FARNBOROUGH: European ministers see Airbus WTO ruling positive
European ministers say they will continue to provide investment support to Airbus despite opposition from Boeing and the USA. Speaking at the Airbus...
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IN FOCUS: 'Unified' MiG-29 has bright future, says Korotkov
Russia's RAC MiG will mark the 35th anniversary of the then Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter's first flight in early October, but with the company actively pursuing...
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus environment champion Andrea Debbane outlines the 'perfect flight'
In support of industry efforts to achieve sustainable growth in aviation, and meet the short-term goal of improving fuel efficiency by 1.5% every year until...
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FARNBOROUGH: Ilyushin Finance signs MoU to take Czech regional turboprops
Ilyushin Finance has committed to taking up to 13 new aircraft from Czech-based manufacturer Aircraft Industries. The Russian lessor has signed a memorandum...
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IN FOCUS: Russian Helicopters plots ambitious path
Customers doing business with AgustaWestland, Bell, Eurocopter or Sikorsky enjoy all-under-one-roof comfort; these vertically-integrated suppliers sell the...
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IN FOCUS: Ilyushin Finance nears Superjet, CSeries deals
Russia's economic revival is leading to rising demand for air travel, illustrated by passenger numbers in 2011 matching post Soviet-era levels for the first...
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FARNBOROUGH: Thales displays latest in IFE technology
Thales has been handed the ideal opportunity to show off its latest in-flight entertainment and connectivity innovations at the show, thanks to the presence...
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FARNBOROUGH: Interview with Woodward Governor CEO Tom Gendron
Woodward Governor enters the Farnborough air show with a long to-do list. In the last 12 months, the Colorado-based actuation and fuel controls supplier...
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Spirit AeroSystems on track despite tornado damage
It is tempting to invoke the miraculous after nobody was killed or injured when a massive tornado rolled over nearly all of Spirit AeroSystems' sprawling...
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FARNBOROUGH: Interview with GEnx programme chief Chuck Nugent
Chuck Nugent, GE Aviation's general manager of the GEnx programme, plans to be travelling a bit more than usual for the second half of this year. That's...
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FARNBOROUGH: Aeromexico selects Rockwell Collins avionics for 737-800s
Aeromexico has selected Rockwell Collins's communications, navigation and surveillance systems for 10 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The deal includes its...
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FARNBOROUGH: Thomas Cook selects Rockwell Collins avionics for new Airbus fleet
Thomas Cook Group has chosen Rockwell Collins's multiscan threat detection system and GLU-925 multimode receiver for its new Airbus A320 and A321 fleet....
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FARNBOROUGH: Indonesia places follow-on order for Super Tucanos
Embraer (A17-18) has received a follow-on order for eight more EMB 314 Super Tucano counterinsurgency aircraft from the Indonesian air force, a top company...
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FARNBOROUGH: Winbro debuts engine cooling solutions
New technologies for cooling gas turbine aero-engines are on show at Farnborough for the first time at the Winbro Group Technologies booth (H1/B14).
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FARNBOROUGH: MRAS expands partnership with Aviall
General Electric's subsidiary Middle River Aircraft Systems (MRAS) has selected Aviall (H4/H4) as exclusive distributor of thrust-reverser components for...
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FARNBOROUGH: AgustaWestland signs agreements for AW609 engines, avionics and flight computer
AgustaWestland has signed key agreements to equip the AW609 tiltrotor aircraft with engines, avionics and a flight control system. Pratt & Whitney...
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FARNBOROUGH: Qatar unveils first 787 at show
Qatar Airways (chalet C27-28) chief executive Akbar Al Baker unveiled his new Boeing 787 during the opening day of the Farnborough air show, but he will...
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FARNBOROUGH: Moyola Precision Engineering is first firm from Northern Ireland to win ADS's SC21 award
Moyola Precision Engineering (H2/B15), the Northern Ireland-based aerospace manufacturer, is celebrating being the first company from the province to win...