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Vistara commits to 13 A320neos, six 787-9s
Indian carrier Vistara has signed letters of intent to order 13 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, as well as six Boeing 787-9s that will be deployed on long-haul routes.
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China Eastern in $2.3 billion private share sale
China Eastern Airlines will conduct private share placements that will see Juneyao Airlines and two other entities become shareholders.
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Nordam stops production on PW800 nacelle
Oklahoma-based structures supplier Nordam has suspended production of nacelle systems for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 engines due to a contractual dispute.
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AFRL sets first flight date for XQ-58A
An experimental aircraft designed to demonstrate a radical new concept in modern air warfare will enter flight testing this autumn, says Maj Gen William Cooley, commander of the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
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JetBlue orders up to 120 A220-300s
JetBlue Airways has ordered up to 120 Airbus A220-300s to replace its Embraer E190 fleet, and will convert orders for 25 A320neos to the larger A321neo.
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Jazz operated damaged aircraft after 2017 hard landing
The hard landing of a Jazz Aviation Bombardier Q400 in 2017 substantially damaged the aircraft and generated enough load to trigger a switch designed to activate only after a crash, according to a report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
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NewsAirbus and United talk A321LR and A330neo specifics
Airbus has sent United Airlines tailored specifications for the A321LR and A330neo, as the US carrier continues its evaluation of possible Boeing 757 and 767 replacements.
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USA unlikely to permit airframers to support Iran-owned aircraft
A top US official has made clear that the US government is unlikely to issue any licenses that would allow companies like Airbus and ATR to continue supporting aircraft in service with Iranian airlines.
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Zenith takes delivery of latest Learjet 75
UK charter and management company Zenith Aviation has taken delivery of the final Bombardier Learjet 75 from an October 2017 order for a pair of the superlight business jets.
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Aerocardal plots expansion in Latin America
Aerocardal, the largest business aviation services provider in Chile, is looking to expand its presence in Latin America by growing its aircraft fleet, strengthening its service offering and establishing new fixed-base operations in key locations throughout the region.
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PICTURES: London flypast marks RAF's centenary
Three of the UK's new Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightnings were among around 100 aircraft which took part in a flypast over central London on 10 July as part of the Royal Air Force's ongoing centenary celebrations.
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PICTURE: CSeries renamed as Airbus A220
Airbus has formally redesignated the Bombardier CSeries as the A220, complementing its larger A320 single-aisle range.
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Boeing secures '797' trademark
Boeing has quietly registered the name ‘797’ as a trademark, European intellectual property documents show.
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NewsCenturion update nears service with RAF Typhoons
A vital programme to transfer ground-attack capabilities from the UK Royal Air Force's retiring Panavia Tornado GR4s to the Eurofighter Typhoon remains on target to deliver by year-end, according to BAE Systems.
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Bombardier introduces HUD/EVS option on Challenger 350
Bombardier has introduced a combined Rockwell Collins head-up display and enhanced vision system (EVS) as a factory option on new Challenger 350 super-midsize business jets, with the modification also available as a retrofit item for in-service examples.
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ANALYSIS: Why Airbus foresees laminar wings on next-gen aircraft
In the quest for greater efficiency of large transport aircraft, efforts to reduce wing drag through conventional aerodynamic tweaks have largely been exhausted, in the view of Airbus senior vice-president of research and technology Axel Flaig.
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PICTURE: First two 777X aircraft enter assembly line at Everett
Boeing has released images of the first two Boeing 777X test aircraft on the final assembly line at its Everett plant in Washington.
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LTP expands foothold with A380 heavy maintenance
Lufthansa Technik Philippines says it has "solidified its foothold" in the Philippines with the signing of multiple new A380 contracts with several carriers.
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Irkut production 'unaffected' after plant suffers fire
Russian airframer Irkut is reassuring that its production operations are unaffected by a fire which broke out at its aircraft plant on 9 July.
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USAF starts work on defining adaptive engine for future fighter
US Air Force officials have taken the first concrete step towards defining a new class of adaptive jet engines to power the next generation of combat aircraft that come after the Lockheed Martin F-35.