All Airframers news – Page 928
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Swiss starter gets Phenoms rolling with 50-aircraft order
VLJ manufacturers strengthen European networks to cope with burgeoning demand
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Giant effort: Airbus's Hamburg makeover
Airbus’s Hamburg Finkenwerder plant has undergone a complete makeover and expansion as it gears up for its major role in building the ultra-large A380 airliner
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Search teams battle to raise Armavia A320 recorders from Black Sea crash
Search teams are still assessing the Black Sea site of last week’s Armavia Airbus A320 crash in a bid to ascertain the location of the aircraft’s flight recorders and whether further assistance will be needed to retrieve them.
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NewsPictures: Airbus begins flight testing first Singapore Airlines' A380
The first Airbus A380 for launch operator Singapore Airlines (SIA) completed its maiden flight from Toulouse yesterday.
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GE/Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance makes bid to power revamped Airbus A350
Engine Alliance, a General Electric and Pratt & Whitney joint venture, is studying the revamped Airbus A350’s increased thrust requirement.
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Airbus CEO Gustav Humbert in last-ditch bid to save Singapore Airlines order for A350s
Airbus will be watching the results of a Singapore Airlines (SIA) board meeting carefully this week, hoping the carrier will again delay ordering new twinjets and instead await more details of the radically revised A350 offering.
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NewsWhen to let go? Why Airbus must avoid paying the price for A350 indecision
Airbus is proposing an all-new widebody family, but has it made the age-old blunder of waiting too long to let go of its existing products?
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NewsAirline criticism of Airbus A350 forces airframer to make radical changes to fuselage, wing and engines
Airbus is working on a dramatic redesign of its planned A350 long-range widebody twin that is aimed at an all-new aircraft family capable of leapfrogging the rival Boeing 787 as well as the 777.
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Pictures: Probe begins into Sabena Technics hangar fire
Sabena Technics believes the fire that burned down one of its maintenance hangars at Brussels airport, destroying four aircraft, will have only a minor effect on its operations as investigations begin into the cause of the blaze.
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NewsEmirates pushes Airbus to integrate A350 technology on A340-600
Dubai carrier wants airframer to migrate technology from A350 to improve -600 or face losing its deferred order
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NewsPicture: Airbus to transfer first SIA A380 to Hamburg for interiors and painting
The first Airbus A380 customer aircraft is due to be positioned to the manufacturer’s Finkenwerder plant near Hamburg soon to undergo cabin furnishing and painting.
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NewsBombardier places first African CRJ900s with Nigerian startup Arik
Bombardier has placed its first African CRJ900 order with today’s announcement that Nigerian startup Arik Air will take two of the type. The deal is valued at about $69 million, at list price.
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NewsCult rocker John Otway offers fans seats on private World Tour Airbus A340
UK cult rock artist John Otway has confirmed he is to launch Ot Air, chartering an Airbus A340-400 to accommodate his travelling band of fans following his world tour.