All air transport news – Page 721
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NewsSkyWest to take first enhanced E175
Utah-based SkyWest Airlines will take delivery of the first Embraer 175 enhanced aircraft during the week of 24 March.
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Germania grows fleet for holiday season
Germania is to lease a fourth Airbus A321 for its summer 2014 schedule.
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Large MC-21 model to undergo windtunnel tests
Aerodynamics specialists are preparing to analyse a large-scale model of the Irkut MC-21 using a Moscow windtunnel.
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ANALYSIS: Can Rolls-Royce find a way back into narrowbodies?
Despite committing the thrust of its development energies in a two-step evolution of its Trent family – the target being a widebody engine in the 2020s featuring extensive composite structures and geared technology – Rolls-Royce is reaffirming its determination to return to the single-aisle market.
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NewsNext decade set for $75bn civil helicopter deliveries: Ascend
Around $75 billion of new civil turbine helicopters are expected to be delivered globally within the next decade a helicopter fleet forecast from Flightglobal advisory service Ascend predicts.
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NewsPICTURE: Qatar unveils new first class with A380 cabin reveal
Qatar Airways has unveiled the cabin interior of its Airbus A380s at the ITB travel trade show in Berlin today, which features a new first-class product. The airline plans to put the superjumbo into service this summer between Doha and London Heathrow.
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NewsUS aviation community fights new user fee proposal
A familiar backlash from the aviation community has already greeted the Obama Administration’s latest proposal to add a $100 surcharge for each flight on most users of the air traffic system.
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NewsNASA threatens SOFIA with grounding
NASA has threatened to ground a vintage Boeing 747SP equipped with an astronomical observatory unless more funding is raised by partner Germany or new sources.
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NewsThird CSeries aircraft enters flight test
Bombardier has achieved the first flight of the third CSeries flight test vehicle on 3 March.
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NewsRolls-Royce in talks with Airbus on new widebody engines
Rolls-Royce is in “light discussions” with Airbus about developing more fuel-efficient engines for the A330 and A380, and is confident it can deliver new products if asked.
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Spanish start-up Evelop picks Iberia for MRO
Start-up Spanish charter carrier Evelop has selected Iberia Maintenance to service its two aircraft.
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NewsQantas to trim 747 fleet, defer 787 and A380 deliveries
Qantas will bring forward plans to retirement of some Boeing 747s and defer deliveries of Airbus A380s, A320s and 787s as part of its A$2 billion ($1.8 billion) three year cost cutting plan.
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NewsPICTURES: Two more A350s commence airborne tests
Airbus has doubled its active A350 test-flight fleet, after conducting the maiden flights of its third and fourth prototypes within the space of a few hours.
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Airbus onboard at ATR but in no rush to launch 90-seater
Airbus Group has dismissed speculation that it is less enthusiastic than partner Finmeccanica about the future of their ATR regional turboprops joint venture, but concedes that the pair disagree about the timing for launch of a programme to develop a larger, 90-seat aircraft.
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NewsRolls-Royce to develop two new Trent-based engines
Rolls-Royce is developing two new Trent-based engines – ready for service in 2020 and 2025 – which it says will deliver fuel efficiencies of up to 10% over the Trent XWB engine for the Airbus A350.
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Israir enters line maintenance pact with LHT
Israeli carrier Israir has agreed a co-operation with German maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik covering the airline's Airbus A320s.
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NewsAirbus to raise A320 production rate to 46
Airbus is to increase production of its single-aisle family to 46 aircraft per month in early 2016, from the current level of 42.
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NewsPICTURE: China Southern receives first Boeing 777-300ER
China Southern Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 10 Boeing 777-300ERs it has on order.
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MRO market to grow to $86.8b by 2024: Team SAI
The global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market is sized at $57.7 billion in 2014 and will grow to $86.8 billion by 2024, a new forecast from US aviation consultancy Team SAI shows.
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Air Contractors picks AAR for 757 component repair deal
Maintenance specialist AAR has won a three-year contract from Irish-based Air Contractors for Boeing 757 component repair and management services.