All Airframers news – Page 915
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NewsPicture: Embraer expects Brazilian E-195 certification tomorrow
Brazilian certification of the Embraer 195 is scheduled for June 30, completing development of the manufacturer’s family of small airliners.
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NewsBrazil's TAM to order 37 further Airbus aircraft for delivery until 2010
Brazil’s TAM Linhas Aéreas is to order 15 A319s, 16 A320s and six A330s in a separate deals from last year's 29 aircraft order for A320s.
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NewsPicture: Production of stretched Ilyushin Il-96 gearing up at VASO's facilties
Production of the stretched variant of the Ilyushin Il-96 is well under way at VASO's plant in Voronezh, with delivery to launch customer Atlant-Soyuz expected later this year
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Airbus sets world record for 16-slide deployment on A380
Airbus has deployed all 16 emergency slides on one of its A380s using only the jet’s battery power, marking the largest number of slides simultaneously inflated on a passenger aircraft.
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Airbus misses out as Qatar Airways looks set to announce 20 Boeing 777 order
Qatar Airways is expected to announce shortly the finalisation of its large-widebody expansion plans, with the firming up of the major deal for 20 Boeing 777s that it first revealed last year.
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Safran CEO Béchat: Airbus A380 delay ‘a relief’ to suppliers
Delays on Airbus programmes may come as a “relief” to suppliers struggling to meet accelerating airliner production rates, says Safran president and chief executive Jean-Paul Béchat.
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Boeing ready to sever Connexion
In-flight internet provider may be closed or sold, as company awaits go-ahead to merge launch vehicle business
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CRJ900X plans start to crystalise
Bombardier outlines details of proposed 98-100 seater, which would have 3m stretch and more powerful engines
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Eurocontrol examines ACAS downlinking to boost safety
ATC intervention conflicting with system commands could be dramatically reduced
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Crosswind monitoring could boost runway capacity: study
Wake vortex separation can be reduced to 2.5nm on approach, says research team
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Airbus closes in on A330F launch
European airframer poised to finally firm up long-held plans for 64t payload cargo derivative of long-range twinjet
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Interview
The Flight Interview: James McNerney, Boeing chief executive (transcript)
Edited transcript of interview with Jim McNerney, chairman, president and chief executive of Boeing , by Graham Warwick, Americas Editor of Flight International, in Washington, DC on 16 June
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Japan calls for design improvements to Bombardier Q400 as reliability issues hamper ANA, JAC and Air Central
Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has asked Bombardier to improve the reliability of Dash 8 Q400s and also called on the Canadian civil aviation authority to assist.