All Airframers news – Page 158
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737 Max angle-of-attack sensor subject of Boeing bulletin
Boeing has issued an operations manual bulletin to 737 Max operators, covering air data sensors, following investigations into the crash of Lion Air flight JT610.
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Boeing and Airbus hopeful of easing US-China trade tensions
Boeing and Airbus have both expressed hope that the United States and China can resolve the trade tensions through new dialogue, rather than descending into an all-out trade war.
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Opinion
OPINION: Tasks mount for Airbus chief-in-waiting
When former UK chancellor of the exchequer Reginald Maudling was turfed out of office by the Labour government's victory in the 1964 general election, he left a note to Jim Callaghan, his successor.
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Spirit AeroSystems 'fully recovered' from 737 fuselage lag: CEO
Spirit AeroSystems has fully recovered from fuselage production delays that recently rippled from its Wichita manufacturing facility to Boeing's 737 assembly site in Renton, say Spirit's executives.
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Viking expects CL-515 launch decision in early 2019
Viking Air expects to decide in the first quarter of 2019 whether to move forward with development and production of its proposed CL-515, an upgraded version of the CL-215 and CL-415 water bombers.
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US indictment alleges broad Chinese effort to steal turbofan data
The US Department of Justice has levied new charges against 10 alleged Chinese spies who purportedly sought to steal proprietary corporate information, including information related to commercial aircraft turbofan engines.
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Tru delivers first CL-415 water bomber full-flight simulator
Tru Simulation and Training has delivered to Ansett Aviation Training the world's first full-flight simulator of a Viking Air CL-415 water bomber.
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Brazilian election 'important step' for Boeing-Embraer deal
The presidential election in Brazil today is an "important step" for the proposed commercial aircraft joint venture between Boeing and Embraer.
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Airbus near final agreement on Mobile A220 line
Airbus is ready to dot the Is and cross the Ts on an agreement with local authorities to build a new final assembly line for the A220 in Mobile, Alabama.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Matthew Pritchard, general manager and site director, Ontic
Matthew Pritchard is general manager and site director for aftermarket support company Ontic with responsibility for spearheading the company's UK and Singapore business units
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Opinion
OPINION: Boeing investment in UK is needed as Brexit looms
For Boeing, the official opening of its new UK parts manufacturing factory probably fell on the wrong date – coming, as it did, less than a week after London was revealed to be in the market for $3.5 billion-worth of new Chinook helicopters.
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Boeing highlights UK investment as Sheffield plant opens
As Boeing officially opens its first production facility in the UK, the airframer has defended its investment into the country relative to the multi-billion dollar defence contracts it has received.
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Boeing sticks to 2018 delivery goals amid supply chain recovery
Boeing has become the latest major aerospace company to insist it is recovering from supply chain issues that have roiled the industry and left unfinished 737s piling up outside Boeing's Renton production facility.
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Airbus, AVIC in conductive composites pact
Airbus and AVIC will cooperate on research into multi-functional composite materials for aerospace applications.
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P&W tracking to hit 2018 geared turbofan delivery target
Pratt & Whitney remains on track to hit its 2018 commercial aircraft engine delivery commitments despite deliveries sagging in the third quarter, say executives at P&W parent United Technologies (UTC).
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Bombardier alleges former staffers took trade secrets to MRJ
Bombardier has alleged that several former employees stole sensitive CSeries certification documents prior to taking new jobs working on the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ programme.
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PICTURES: China Airlines receives A350 in special livery
China Airlines has taken delivery of an Airbus A350-900 painted in a scheme that combines the Taiwanese carrier's own plum-blossom logo with the aircraft manufacturer's "carbonfibre pattern" house livery.
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NBAA: Astronics demonstrates 30 new cabin systems
Aviation technology company Astronics has brought to NBAA a new cabin demonstration both to showcase about 30 cabin technologies.
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NBAA: Rolls marks six decades in business aviation
Rolls-Royce is celebrating its 60th anniversary in business aviation at NBAA, having first entered the sector in 1958 powering the Dart-powered Gulfstream I turboprop.
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NBAA: Honeywell sweetens GoDirect connectivity services
Honeywell is highlighting changes to several maintenance and connectivity products – tweaks the company says give customers better control over onboard data usage, helping them cut costs.