All Programmes news – Page 127
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PARIS: Superjet confident of securing orders fast
A larger and improved Superjet is coming after 2020, but the new head of civil aircraft at United Aircraft Corporation is not waiting to restock the programme’s order backlog.
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PARIS: Lord beds in FbW as it looks to further acquisitions
If Lord wanted to make its mark in the European fixed-wing market it could hardly have chosen a more apt acquisition than Fly-by-Wire. The US corporation bought FbW from SKF in June last year, adding to its diverse portfolio of “tip to tail aircraft systems” the French company’s range of ...
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PARIS: How MC-21 realised years of Russian hopes
At the moment the MC-21 rotated to take off into the southern Siberian sky on 28 May, an elated Irkut chief executive Oleg Demchenko reached forward and with both hands gripped the shoulders of his boss, United Aircraft CEO Yuri Slyusar.
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PARIS: Boeing's ubiquitous C-135 family
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is the predominant variant of the C-135 Stratolifter family of transport aircraft. The KC-135 was the US Air Force's first jet-powered refueling tanker and replaced the Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter, the military derivative of the Stratocruiser piston airliner.
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ANALYSIS: What hopes for the A380 on the secondhand market?
Does anybody want a used A380? A few months off the 10th anniversary of the Airbus double-deck airliner entering service, orders have virtually dried up, production will fall to one a month from 2018, and there is increasing uncertainty over whether there is a viable secondhand market for the world’s ...
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PARIS: CFM nears ETOPS approval for Leap engines
CFM International’s engines for the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max families should be cleared to operate up to 3h from an available runway by the end of the month, the GE-Snecma joint venture has disclosed.
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PARIS: CFM not ruling out geared turbofan for Boeing NMA
CFM International executives are not ruling out a geared turbofan concept as they consider architectures for an engine to power a new Boeing aircraft.
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PARIS: Chinese-owned Gardner looks at aerostructures expansion
With a warchest from its new Chinese parent, UK aerospace supplier Gardner Aerospace is eyeing acquisitions and expansion into China – aiming to benefit from what it believes will be further consolidation in the aerostructures sector, alongside an eastward shift in the supply chain.
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Rolls-Royce sends first Trent 7000 pair to Airbus
Rolls-Royce has shipped the Trent 7000 engines for the first Airbus A330neo to Toulouse.
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FlightGlobal launches Aerospace Big Data Conference
FlightGlobal has launched the Aerospace Big Data Conference to serve as the premier industry platform for aircraft manufacturers, maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) providers, suppliers and airlines to come together to debate the hot topics in digital transformation.
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PICTURE: MRJ lands at Le Bourget for Paris debut
Mitsubishi Aircraft's MRJ regional jet has landed at the Le Bourget airport for its airshow debut at Paris.
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Irkut extends MC-21 flight-test envelope
Irkut has extended the flight-test envelope of the MC-21-300 this week, following the twinjet's maiden sortie on 28 May.
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ANALYSIS: Brexit casts shadow over UK aerospace
UK-based aerospace and defence companies are watching Brexit with great interest and, in some cases, considerable concern
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A350-900 deployment highlights broad network coverage
As Airbus closes on certification and first deliveries of the A350-1000, its smaller sibling has been earning its crust on global networks for 30 months. And the 80 A350-900s now in service with 12 operators are demonstrating the twinjet's deployment flexibility, flying relatively short-haul routes, mid-distance sectors and very-long-range services.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Airbus managed a six-variant A320neo test campaign
The first flight of the Airbus A319neo in March marked the beginning of the end of a flight-test programme that has already lasted almost 36 months and will ultimately culminate in six new A320-family variants being cleared for service.
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Everbright Financial Leasing signs for 30 C919s
Everbright Financial Leasing has signed a purchase framework agreement with Comac for 30 C919s.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: What predictive maintenance can offer in a big-data era
The time has arrived and the technology is available – airlines need only embrace it. That’s the message delivered by experts of predictive maintenance, a subject long discussed by the civil aviation industry, but one that for years seemed one step removed – a goal for the future, not a ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Long march ahead for China airliner exports
The first flight of the Comac C919 on 5 May was a clear reminder of China's aerospace ambitions.