All Orders & Deliveries news – Page 87
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INTERIORS: EAM Worldwide bids for a share of escape slide market
EAM Worldwide is hoping to take on the incumbents in the market for escape slides with its first product in the segment.
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ANALYSIS: How do MRO labour rates compare globally?
The gap in labour rates for maintenance, repair and overhaul in North America compared to emerging regions is narrowing at a faster-than-anticipated rate,...
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MRO market will grow to $76b in 2023, says consultancy
The maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market for commercial jets and turboprops is valued at $56.2 billion and expected to grow to $76 billion by 2023,...
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Boeing completes 787 final certification flight with improved battery
Boeing completed a final certification demonstration flight on the 787 Dreamliner with an improved battery design today, and will present data from its tests...
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Flying Colours to outfit seven CRJ700 NextGen aircraft for undisclosed Chinese client
Seven Bombardier CRJ700 NextGen regional jets sold as VIP/special mission aircraft to an undisclosed Chinese customer in December are to be outfitted by Canadian completions company Flying Colours.
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Battery changes could take up to five days for each 787
Boeing now estimates that its proposed 787 battery modifications will consume four to five days for each aircraft, if US regulators approve the installation...
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Boeing completes functional flight test on 787 battery fix
A Boeing 787 flew today for the first time since 11 April and only the second time since the fleet was grounded more than two months ago. The 135min,...
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First permanent A380 wing-fix nearly complete
Engineers have almost completed work on the first Airbus A380 to undergo the permanent full-life fix for the cracking problem affecting wing-rib brackets. Around...
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EASA in final stage of certificating A380 wing fix
Europe's safety regulator has assured that certification for the Airbus A380's reworked wing is on track and near completion. Airbus had originally...
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California Pacific names Selvaggio as new CEO
Start-up carrier California Pacific Airlines (CPAir) has named former Comair head John Selvaggio as its president and chief executive. The Carlsbad,...
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Customers back proposed 787 battery fix: Boeing chief
Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief executive Ray Conner says the airframer has received much support from its customers for its efforts in addressing the...
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Enders plays down chances of A350's Paris appearance
EADS has all but dismissed the possibility of the developmental Airbus A350 twinjet making an appearance at the Paris air show in June and stressed the type...
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HELI-EXPO: Rotorcraft industry gains momentum on order surge, five-year outlook
Helicopter makers regained momentum after a one-year blip in 2012 to announce a total of 141 orders at the Heli-Expo convention from 4-6 March.
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Iraqi Airways launches Baghdad-London flights
Iraqi Airways has operated its first nonstop scheduled flight from London to Baghdad for 23 years, landing in the Iraqi capital at 9am local time on 6 March...
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HELI-EXPO: MD Helicopters partners with Universal Avionics on MD 902 upgrade
MD Helicopters has partnered with Universal Avionics Systems Corporation to integrate a new glass cockpit onto the MD 902 light twin-engined helicopter,...
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ARJ21 landing gear modifications point to further delays
Comac has begun modifying the landing gear of its ARJ21 regional jet, a move that could lead to the aircraft's certification being pushed back once again. Liebherr-Aerospace,...
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HELI-EXPO: Engine delivery quickens pace to first flight for Swiss helo
Swiss engineering firm Marenco now plans to launch flight tests by June on a new 2,500kg (5,500lb)-class helicopter after having received a calibrated Honeywell...
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Boeing to present 787 interim solution to customers
Boeing will brief the 787's customers tomorrow in Seattle on the interim fix that it has proposed for the still-undiagnosed battery problems, which have grounded the worldwide fleet since 16 January.
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Indonesia’s Sky Aviation receives first Sukhoi Superjet
Indonesian carrier Sky Aviation received its first Sukhoi Superjet aircraft on 27 February. The aircraft, with serial number 95022, was delivered to...
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A380 wing-fix charges reach €250m in 2012
Charges relating to the Airbus A380 wing-rib repairs reached €251 million ($328 million) during 2012, while EADS also recorded charges of €124 million for...