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PICTURE: Fourth MRJ prototype makes maiden sortie
A fourth flight test aircraft from the MRJ regional jet programme has taken its maiden sortie.
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Boeing names GE exec to lead BCA, creates services division
Boeing has replaced Ray Conner as head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes with an outsider from GE Aviation and consolidated separate services businesses for commercial and defence into a single unit with marching orders to triple revenues over the next decade to $50 billion.
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Boeing sees large narrowbodies appeal in Asia
Boeing expects that larger variants of the 737, or even a new middle-of-the-market aircraft will have major appeal to operators in Asia-Pacific.
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Airbus ramping up to meet production targets
Airbus is confident that it will meet its production targets for the year, despite the persistent hold-ups on the A350 and A320neo lines.
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PICTURES: Second MRJ arrives in US
A second flight test aircraft from the MRJ regional jet programme has arrived at the airframer’s US test facility in Moses Lake after a 14,000km journey.
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New GE plant highlights CFM ramp-up strategy on Leap
CFM international shipped the first Leap-1B engine to Boeing in early October from a one-year-old factory Lafayette, Indiana, a new and critical location in the global industrial geography of the 40-year-old joint venture between GE Aviation and Safran Aircraft Engines.
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UTair broadens MRO pact with Volga-Dnepr Gulf
Russian carrier UTair has selected Volga-Dnepr Gulf to provide heavy maintenance for a batch of Boeing 737s.
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Rolls-Royce claims good progress on restructuring
Strong demand for the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine is underpinning demand in the manufacturer’s civil aerospace division, despite a further weakening in the business aviation sector.
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Second MRJ test aircraft enroute to USA
A second Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ regional jet has departed Nagoya for the airframer’s US flight test base at Moses Lake.
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Irkut activates MC-21 electrical system
Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut has activated the electrical system on the MC-21 narrowbody as the flight test aircraft moves closer to a scheduled first flight in February or March.
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Boom unveils XB-1 supersonic demonstrator
Colorado-based Boom Technology has unveiled the XB-1 supersonic demonstrator that will be used to refine the aerodynamics and propulsion for a Mach 2.2, 40-seat airliner and private jet planned to enter service in the early 2020s.
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Icelandair seals Rolls-Royce engine servicing pact
Icelandair has picked Rolls-Royce to provide maintenance services on engines fitted to 28 aircraft.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Tony Balestracci - servicing Textron's customers
Tony Balestracci is vice-president, global customer service with Textron Aviation, owner of the venerable Cessna and Beechcraft brands
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Ottawa cash could jumpstart new project: Bombardier CEO
Bombardier chief executive Alain Bellemare says a possible $1 billion investment by the Canadian government could help accelerate the launch of the company’s next aircraft, which could be a business or a commercial jet.
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FLIGHT TEST: We put Bombardier's CSeries through its paces
In the 1960s, established manufacturers Boeing and Douglas dominated the lower end of the single-aisle mainline commercial aircraft market. Their original offerings – the 737-100 and DC-9-10 – seated fewer than 100 passengers. With the fielding of the 737-200 and DC-9-40, capacity increased to more than 120 passengers. This trend ...
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Flight Fleet Forecast's single-aisle outlook 2016-2035
The 2016 Flight Fleet Forecast predicts the delivery of 42,800 new passenger and freight commercial aircraft over the next 20 years, worth almost $3 trillion in 2016 delivery values. About 63% of those deliveries – some 26,860 units – are expected to be single-aisle passenger aircraft, representing 46% of the ...
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INSIGHT FROM INMARSAT: Going Global with GX for Aviation
10 cities visited across four continents and 80,128km travelled – how the GX Aviation Tour showcased aviation’s connected future
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Trump victory means uncertainty for aerospace suppliers
US president-elect Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the 8 November election has uncertain implications for the aerospace industry on a variety of fronts, with few articulated policy positions initially to provide guidance for corporate planners.
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Latest flight milestone keeps Bombardier on recovery path
By getting the Global 7000 into the air for the first time on 4 November, Bombardier adds to a seven-month string of achievements that have put the manufacturer on a long road to recovery, even as previous delays paint a cloudy market outlook for the company’s longest-range business jet.
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TRU delivers first 737 Max simulator to Boeing
TRU Simulation + Training has delivered of the first 737 Max full-flight simulator to Boeing's pilot training campus in Miami.