All MRO news – Page 103
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Chocks on for Lufthansa's 737
Lufthansa has retired its last Boeing 737s after it helped launch the ubiquitous short-haul twinjet during the 1960s and became its first operator 48 years ago.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Ameco and SF Airlines sign RB211 maintenance deal
Maintenance provider Ameco Beijing has won a 10-year contract to support 40 Rolls-Royce RB211 engines for Chinese cargo carrier SF Airlines.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Comac displays future widebody model
A large model of a widebody aircraft on Comac's stand caught the attention of many attendees on the first day of Airshow China.
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Boeing plans performance upgrade for 737 Max after 2021
Boeing has quietly developed plans to roll-out a performance improvement package for the 737 Max family nearly five years after first member of the type enters service.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Bombardier aims high for CSeries in China
Bombardier brought its CS300 aircraft to Airshow China in Zhuhai for one reason only – to show potential Chinese customers that the aircraft is real and flying.
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SIAEC-Airbus joint venture to start operations by year-end
Airbus and SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) will begin operations of their new joint venture in December.
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Boeing-Comac JV selects Zhoushan for 737 completion site
Boeing 737s will be completed and delivered to Chinese customers from the island-city of Zhoushan on China’s mid-eastern coast under an agreement announced on 28 October.
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Boeing warns 777 rate could drop to 3.5 per month
Boeing warned on 26 October that 777 production rates could further decline to effectively as low as 3.5 per month by late next year or early 2018, unless ongoing sales efforts lead to firm orders over the next few months.
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No softening of market despite deferrals: Airbus
Airbus Group is not registering evidence of a downturn in the market, insisting that deferral data shows a net advancement of delivery schedules.
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Airbus lowers forecast for A320neo deliveries
Airbus Group has revised down the expected proportion of re-engined A320neo aircraft in its single-aisle deliveries this year.
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P&W adding capacity to accelerate engine deliveries
Pratt & Whitney executives say they will open two new factories over the next six months to get delayed geared turbofan engine deliveries back on track, but they also appeared to lower the bottom range for planned deliveries in 2017.
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Over 40 Leap-1A engines delivered: Safran
Airbus has taken delivery of more than 40 CFM International Leap-1A engines, as Safran ramps up production of the A320neo powerplant.
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No evidence of flutter in MC-21 windtunnel tests
Russian analysts have been conducting flutter tests on a scale model of the Irkut MC-21 twinjet, ahead of the type’s maiden flight.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Marcos Vargas, Satcom Direct product manager
Based at Satcom Direct’s state-of-the-art headquarters in Florida, Marcos Vargas is product manager for Satcom Direct Pro. This single cloud-based platform combines ingenuity, creativity and common sense to provide an integrated operational platform, which is now being used by flight departments around the world to support all aspects of flight ...
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NewsEmbraer agrees to pay US $205 million to settle bribery charges
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer will pay the US more than $205 million to settle bribery allegations, the US Securities and Exchange Commission announced today.
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Rockwell Collins pursues $8.3 billion deal for B/E Aerospace
Rockwell Collins has announced an agreement to acquire aircraft interiors supplier B/E Aerospace for $6.4 billion in cash and the assumption of $1.9 billion in net debt.
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MTU formally opens A320neo engine line
Airbus has taken delivery of the first Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine assembled on the line of German manufacturer MTU Aero Engines.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: ST Aerospace makes big step into interiors
Known mainly as a maintenance, repair and overhaul player, ST Aerospace is making a concerted effort to diversify into other aircraft-related businesses, including cabin modification.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Can Chinese-Russian widebody project soar?
In June, Chinese and Russian officials agreed to form a joint venture to collaborate on the development, production and after-sales support of a widebody airliner.
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Airbus considers compacting A380 forward staircase
Airbus is developing an alternative forward staircase design for the A380 as part of plans to offer greater seating capacity on the type.