All air transport news – Page 769
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737 Max commitments top 948
Boeing now holds firm orders and commitments for 948 737 Max aircraft from 13 customers, and expects that figure to climb to as high as 1,500 by the end...
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LHT developing paint removal laser for composite aircraft
German maintenance provider Lufthansa Technik (LHT) is developing a laser-based paint stripping system for application on the latest composite aerostructures.
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Southwest becomes 737 Max launch customer with 150-strong firm order
Southwest Airlines has placed a firm order for 150 Boeing 737 Max aircraft - valued at $19 billion at list prices, the largest firm order in Boeing's history...
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A321 suffered laboured take-off after weight entry error
Investigations into a sluggish take-off involving an Airbus A321 at Manchester have again uncovered erroneous performance calculations undetected by crew cross-checks.
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Bombardier: 787-like modification costs unaffordable for CSeries
Bombardier has designed the CSeries production schedule in a way that should reduce the cost of an extended delay to entry into service.
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Boeing to offer 330-minute ETOPS on 777s
Boeing announced that it has received a type-design approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for up to 330 minutes of extended operations...
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Air Berlin switches to Class 2 EFBs
Air Berlin is to begin trials of a Class 2 electronic flight bag (EFB) from Sweden's NavAero on a Boeing 737-800, as it looks to roll out the improved system...
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Bombardier remains confident on CRJ sales prospects
Bombardier has again defended the state of its regional jet backlog given the lack of new orders for CRJ-series aircraft. Its third-quarter results,...
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CSeries first-flight timing rests on aircraft systems maturity
First flight of the Bombardier CSeries airliner will depend upon establishing the maturity of dozens of aircraft systems close to entering the final phase...
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Boeing expects firm Max order by year-end, releases aircraft list prices
Boeing believes it will garner the first firm order for its re-engined 737 Max narrowbody by the end of 2011. The airframer officially launched the...
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Jat Tehnika plans to offer A320 MRO from 2012
Belgrade-based maintenance provider Jat Tehnika plans to extend its support capabilities to include Airbus A320 family aircraft. The first phase will...
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Pegasus extends MRO contract with Turkish Technic
Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Technic have agreed to extend their existing Boeing 737 Next Generation wheel and tyre services contract. The current...
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PAL signs maintenance deal with SR Technics
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has selected SR Technics to provide repair cycle management (RCM) and engine maintenance services. The RCM agreement will...
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Evergreen moves into A320 maintenance
Phoenix, Arizona-based Evergreen Maintenance Center (EMC) has expanded its support capabilities to include Airbus A320 family aircraft. The company...
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Ukraine's Air Onix eyes March launch
Ukrainian start-up Air Onix is making preparations to introduce passenger services from Simferopol in Crimea. The locally-registered carrier, which...
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Etihad orders 10 more 787s
Etihad Airways has ordered an additional 10 Boeing 787-9s, making it the largest customer for the type. Abu Dhabi's national carrier also signed up...
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Qantas' talks to start premium carrier continue; domestic bookings back to pre-strike levels
Qantas Airway's CEO Alan Joyce said on Monday that talks to set up an Asia-based premium airline are still ongoing and that the airline's domestic bookings...
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Airbus lawsuit details sharklet patent dispute
Airbus's lawsuit against Seattle-based winglet specialist Aviation Partners follows a claim by the US company that the airframer should pay royalties over...
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Labour board drops Boeing complaint
The US National Labour Relations Board has dropped its complaint against Boeing, following an eight-month saga that culminated 7 December with the 74% approval by...
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Lufthansa Technik to close Hamburg aircraft painting facility
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has decided to close its aircraft painting facility in Hamburg and, as a result, has stopped the development of a laser-based paint...