All Airframers news – Page 415
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Fortress snaps up BAE's leasing arm
Defence specialist sells non-core business, including 151 regional aircraft, to Aircastle investor in $187 million deal
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Aer Lingus pilots threaten industrial action
Irish carrier Aer Lingus faces the prospect of more industrial disruption following the decision by its pilots to vote for industrial action over new duty...
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China Southern orders six 777 freighters
China Southern Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for six 777 freighters.
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MTU wins Pluna maintenance contract
MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg is to provide repair and overhaul services to Uruguayan carrier Pluna's General Electric CF34-8CF engines. The contract...
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Upgraded flight management system approved for CRJ1000
Rockwell Collins' FMS-4200 flight management system has been certificated for the Bombardier CRJ1000 as well as the CRJ700/900, enabling the type to fly...
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VIDEO: EasyJet scrutinises capacity growth plans, mulls over A320neo
EasyJet is in the middle of a major fleet planning exercise that could result in a rescheduling of its Airbus orders, as it examines how to adjust capacity growth in the face of near-term market uncertainties.
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PowerJet could increase SaM146 production rate in October
Russia's United Aircraft has concluded an agreement with engine manufacturer PowerJet covering the supply of its SaM146 engines for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft.
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Bombardier to deliver two-class cabin in Q400
Bombardier has revealed plans to deliver the first dual-class Q400 turboprop this summer, to a current customer. The airframer has "a customer that...
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787 test aircraft flies Package B Trent 1000
Boeing's 787 test aircraft ZA004 returned to flying on 21 May with the first Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Package B engine hung under its right wing. It...
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Boeing shows off latest 787-10X concept
Boeing has revealed a new rendering of a larger-variant 787, designated the 787-10X, during an investor presentation. It appears shorter than the last rendering...
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NewsAF447 inquiry: distress-triggered data could minimise search
French investigators are to advise development of technical methods to reduce the search zone for missing aircraft, after the expensive two-year hunt for...
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Revised stall procedures centre on angle-of-attack not power
Investigators have been left attempting to explain why the crew of Air France flight AF447 failed to recover the Airbus A330 from a high-altitude stall,...
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Boeing appoints cost czar for new airplanes
Boeing has appointed Terry Beezhold Commercial Airplanes vice president of process, tool and affordability, a move that brings the development of a new commercial...
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NewsMAS details A380 delivery plan
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) expects to receive most of its Airbus A380 orders in 2012, and plans to operate the superjumbo jet to European cities. The...
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Air France highlights evidence of technical problem on AF447
Air France has emphasised the evidence of a technical malfunction on the Airbus A330 which crashed in the South Atlantic two years ago, after French investigators...
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NewsAF447 stalled but crew maintained nose-up attitude
French investigators have disclosed that the crew of Air France flight AF447 maintained nose-up inputs to the aircraft even after the Airbus A330 entered...
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Boeing considers further 737 rate rise
Boeing is considering increasing its Next Generation 737 output to 42 aircraft a month, on top of two planned rate increases being phased in by 2013, as it continues to feel "upward pressure" to build the aircraft more quickly.
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Experts: GPS at risk with LightSquared 4G
A government/industry panel will warn the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a 3 June report that the expected interference from a new 4G ancillary...
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NewsANA’s LCC named as Peach Aviation
All Nippon Airways' new low-cost joint venture has been named Peach Aviation and intends to start services by March 2012.
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JAL picks Boston as first 787 destination
Japan Airlines (JAL) has chosen Boston as the first destination it would fly to with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and plans to launch the service from Tokyo...