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FARNBOROUGH: Landing gear tweak key to 747-8 future in passenger market
As of mid-June, Boeing had 51 747-8 aircraft in the order backlog. The company is building 18 freighters and passenger airliners a year combined. That means the assembly in Everett, Washington, is exhausted by early 2017, unless Boeing’s sales team can find new orders.
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Etihad, Air New Zealand sign maintenance deal
Etihad Airways and Air New Zealand (ANZ) has signed an agreement to provide reciprocal line maintenance services in Melbourne and Los Angeles.
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Air Astana seeks leases for E-Jet E2s and A321neos
Air Astana aims to begin moving forward with fleet renewal plans at next month’s Farnborough air show as it looks to negotiate leases for Airbus A321neos and Embraer’s new E-Jet E2 family.
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Turkish Technic opens HABOM maintenance complex
Turkish Airlines has formally inaugurated its new maintenance centre, HABOM, at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport.
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FARNBOROUGH: Lockheed remains confident in F-35 ahead of international debut
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is finally poised to make its international debut, with an F-35B scheduled to fly in July at the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK
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Cessna clinches US approval for its high-speed Citation X+
Cessna has secured US certification for its Citation X+ which, with a verified maximum speed of Mach 0.935, has simultaneously secured the mantle of the fastest civil aircraft in service. The Gulfstream G650 comes in close second with a maximum speed of Mach 0.925.
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US Navy funds additional X-47B development
Northrop Grumman has received an additional $63 million in funding from the US Navy to carry out “post-demonstration” development of its X-47B carrier-based unmanned air vehicle.
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Sikorsky awarded up to $7.9 billion rescue helicopter deal
Sikorsky has been awarded a $1.28 billion contract covering initial development work for the US Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter, the first step in a deal that could be worth an eventual $7.9 billion.
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Air Astana to delay 787 deliveries: CEO
Air Astana will defer the arrival of its first Boeing 787-8s for two years until 2019 amid concerns that the poor performance of the Kazakhstan economy will impact demand, chief executive Peter Foster says.
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FARNBOROUGH: Interiors specialist PPA expands production
After a long absence, composite and glass fibre manufacturer PPA is back at Farnborough, and eager to share its part in the record-breaking Bloodhound SSC attempt
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Belavia finalises Boeing deal for three 737-800s
Belarussian flag carrier Belavia has finalised a deal with Boeing to acquire new 737-800 jets.
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MH370: Hunt depending on complex mathematics
Details of investigators’ analytical techniques to determine the fatal track of Malaysia Airlines’ missing flight MH370 have illustrated the mathematical complexity of the inquiry.
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ANALYSIS: What might Etihad investment mean for Alitalia?
Etihad Airways’ plan to acquire a 49% stake in Alitalia is a step closer to fruition after the two carriers agreed the principal terms and conditions under which the tie-up will take place.
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MH370 inquiry puzzles over initial satcom message
Investigators are trying to understand the precise nature of the initial satcom log-on from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the first of seven exchanges which mark the only trace of the missing aircraft following its disappearance from surveillance radar.
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ANALYSIS: Sizing up Lufthansa's challenges
If the challenge facing new Lufthansa group chief executive Carsten Spohr was not clear before, it is now after the airline’s recent downgrading of its earnings outlook on news that its flagship Score efficiency programme will not reach target.
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New Cessna business jet duo reach programme milestone
Two Cessna business aircraft positioned at the each end of the airframer’s six-strong light jet family have reached major production and certification milestones. Cessna is hoping these two products will help to re-energine this embattled sector.
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Dassault Falcon 8X assembly makes rapid progress
Development of Dassault’s Falcon 8X ultra-long-range business jet is advancing rapidly as the French airframer prepares to mate the wings to the fuselage of the first test aircraft at its Bordeaux, Mérignac facility.
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Challenger 350 wins FAA certification
The US Federal Aviation Administration has just awarded full certification to Bombardier's Challenger 350 business jet, the latest development in its 300 series aircraft. Transport Canada certification had already been granted on June 12, 2014.
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USAF extends Reaper structure review
The US Air Force has committed to the second phase of an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle structure review, which will see the integrity of the airframe tested as part of a routine aircraft analysis.