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FARNBOROUGH: Belgium's Asco to provide wing flap support systems for CSeries
Belgium-based Asco Industries has won a contract to manufacture the flap support system for the wings of Bombardier's CSeries airliner.
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FARNBOROUGH: Will Boeing fatten orderbook with shrunken C-17FE?
It is Boeing's latest idea for a design refresh that retains the wing and T-tail, but narrows the fuselage by 4ft.
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FARNBOROUGH: Azerbaijan swaps 737 order for three 767s
Azerbaijan Airlines has ditched an order for a pair of Boeing 737s, in favour of taking three Boeing 767s including a pair of freighters.
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FARNBOROUGH: Concorde question day 4
Concorde is the subject of the latest book in Haynes' successful Owners'Workshop Manual series.
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FARNBOROUGH: Malaysia Airlines signs up for Thales satcom system
Malaysia Airlines is to install the Thales TopFlight Satcom system on the five Boeing 737-800s it has on order which start arriving in September. The...
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FARNBOROUGH: 767 similarities allow Boeing to duck Dreamliner evacuation trial
Boeing is finalising the last elements of the 787's certification programme as it targets a year-end first delivery, but will not be required to run a cabin evacuation trial demonstration.
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FARNBOROUGH: Virgin hands landing gear work to Messier
Virgin Atlantic Airways has awarded a landing gear contract for its Airbus A340-600 fleet to Messier Services.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing pushes green message
Boeing flexed its environmental muscles at the show yesterday as it unveiled its ecoDemonstrator programme, which is designed to increase the pace with which emerging green technologies for aviation come to the fore.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus eyes weight-saving technologies
Composite seats, simplified electrics and fully wireless in-flight entertainment are among the weight-saving technologies that Airbus will adopt on future airliners.
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FARNBOROUGH: GAMECO secures more Bedek conversion work
GAMECO secures more Bedek conversion work Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering has signed a deal with Israel Aerospace Industries' Bedek...
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FARNBOROUGH: China Southern picks V2500s for A320s
China Southern Airlines has selected International Aero Engines V2500 powerplants for the 20 Airbus A320s it ordered earlier this year.
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FARNBOROUGH: TAAG signs MRO deal with GE
Angolan flag carrier TAAG has signed a 10-year OnPoint support deal with GE Aviation covering the 10 GE90 engines powering its Boeing 777 fleet.
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FARNBOROUGH: Fokker Landing Gear and Goodrich to produce F-35 landing gear braces
Fokker Landing Gear and Goodrich have agreed to work together to design and manufacture the landing gear drag braces for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning...
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FARNBOROUGH: Bolton bolts on bolt-on business
Bolton looks for growth Wrought and cast copper alloys producer Bolton Aerospace (hall 4, stand C2), part of the Bolton Metals Group, is looking to...
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FARNBOROUGH: Parker selects TTTech for CSeries fly-by-wire
Parker Aerospace has chosen Austria's TTTech to provide an integrated communication solution based on time-triggered protocol for Parker's generic fly-by-wire actuation platforms.
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FARNBOROUGH: Qatar signs for two more 777s, accelerates 787s
Qatar Airways has firmed up two 777 options as -200LRs and has also agreed with Boeing to accelerate its 787-8 deliveries.
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FARNBOROUGH: Portugal seeks fresh aerospace investors
Portugal beckons investors Portugal is pushing to attract greater aerospace investment, building on initiatives like Embraer's new composites plant...
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FARNBOROUGH: Grob, Elbit join forces for UK trainer bid
Grob Aircraft and Elbit Systems have signed a teaming agreement to develop a family of G120TP military trainers ...
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FARNBOROUGH: FlyDubai signs component pact with ADAT
Middle Eastern budget carrier FlyDubai has sealed a long-term agreement with maintenance firm Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies to cover support for the airline's...
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FARNBOROUGH: Thai to use new A330s to replace A300s
Star Alliance carrier Thai Airways today signed a memorandum of understanding at the show for seven Airbus A330-300s to replace its Airbus A300-600s.