All air transport news – Page 823
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PARIS: Italy's Blue Panorama to acquire up to 12 Superjets
Italian carrier Blue Panorama is to acquire up to 12 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft.
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PARIS: Comac's C919 benefits from Neo launch
The launch of the Airbus A320neo programme has had a side benefit for the indigenous Chinese Comac C919 aircraft project.
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PARIS: Europe approves ISS 757 glass cockpit
Exton, Pennsylvania-based avionics supplier Innovative Solutions & Support has been given supplemental type certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency for its retrofit "glass cockpit" display system for Boeing 757 aircraft.
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Qantas reaches settlement with Rolls-Royce over QF32
Australia's Qantas Airways reached an agreement with Rolls-Royce in relation to the uncontained engine failure on an Airbus A380 in November.
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PARIS: HK Airlines orders 747-8I, to sign for A380s
Hong Kong Airlines is the undisclosed customer that signed orders for 15 Boeing 747-8I passenger jets. The deal was announced by Boeing during the Paris...
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PARIS: Aircelle preps A380 nacelle improvements
Aircelle is readying improvements to A380 nacelles as part of an Airbus programme to increase the reliability of the superjumbo.
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PARIS: Carbon fibre or aluminium? Too early to forecast
Will the next-generation single-aisle aircraft be made of plastic or metal? No-one has given this more thought than GKN director of...
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PARIS: Tunisia promises aerospace investors new opportunities in a new country
Six months after its popular revolution ignited a series of revolts across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Tunisia is at the show promising aerospace investors "new opportunities in a new country"
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PARIS: GECI notches up Skylander orders
GECI International has notched up 30 orders at the show for its Skylander SK-105 twin-engine turboprop from a trio of southeast Asian carriers, while its smaller Reims F406 stablemate has been given a boost following the acquisition of three of the types from the Mali government for special missions.
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PARIS: MRJ's improved seats on show
Mitsubishi Aircraft has unveiled new and improved seats at its Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet cabin mock-up. Manufactured by Japanese seat...
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PARIS: Show call for Hawker Beechcraft air ambulance
Hawker Beechcraft is debuting a King Air 350ER special mission aircraft at the show that it has added to its demonstrator fleet.
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PARIS: Kaman cuts bearing weight with composite metal
Bloomfield, Connecticut-based bearing manufacturer Kaman has partnered Triton Systems, a research and development company in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to...
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PARIS: Thales Eurocat ATM system goes live
Thales (hall Concorde) has revealed at Paris that an expanding partnership of air navigation service providers has launched its Eurocat air traffic control...
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PARIS: Irkut tests new wingbox for MS-21
Irkut president Alexey Fedorov said the carbon wingbox for the Irkut MS-21 regional jet was subjected to bench testing earlier this year as part of the next-generation narrowbody technology proving process.
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PARIS: Sapphire aims to produce commercial levels of algae fuel by 2018
Sapphire Energy is using the Paris air show to promote its algae-derived renewable jet fuel, which it aims to produce at commercially viable levels within seven years.
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Paris: CSeries geared turbofan takes off
Pratt & Whitney's Bombardier CSeries PW1524G turbofan has completed its first flight on the company's Mirabel, Canada-based Boeing 747SP testbed.
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PARIS: Airbus signs up Parker for fuel cell APU replacement
Airbus has partnered Parker Aerospace to develop a hydrogen-based replacement system for today's auxiliary power unit that could find its first application on the projected next-generation single-aisle aircraft.
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PARIS: Constellium ramps up Airware production and research
Paris-headquartered aluminium specialist Constellium plans to open this year two new foundries for its new Airware alloy, which Airbus and Bombardier selected for the A350 and CSeries.
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PARIS: Gulf Air turns to Panasonic for fleet-wide connectivity
Panasonic Avionics can add Gulf Air to its rapidly growing list of customers for in-flight high-speed broadband Internet, mobile connectivity and live television...
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PARIS: Saint-Gobain to showcase Meldin 7000 at air show
Polymer components manufacturer Saint-Gobain Performance Plasticsis displaying Meldin 7000, a lightweight high-temperature solution for aerospace finished parts, at the le Bourget exhibition centre.