All Programmes news – Page 148
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Airbus: UK's exit decision is 'wake-up call' for Europe
Airbus Group is referring to the UK decision to leave the European Union as a “wake-up call”, but has yet to assess the competitive impact of the result.
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New Spirit AeroSystems CEO sets no deadline for Boeing supply deal
Spirit AeroSystems’ incoming chief executive has set no timeline for completing a new long-term master contract with former corporate parent Boeing several months after the previous deal expired.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing preparing 737 Max to avoid teething pains
Trouble-free introductions of a new aircraft type are rare. The industry’s borrowing of the term, “teething pains,” from child development suggests some level of early operating distress is viewed as inevitable. And indeed, despite more than a century of accumulated experience by a mature and sophisticated industry, all new aircraft ...
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Viking Air to buy type certificates for Bombardier amphibians
Viking Air has entered a deal to buy Bombardier’s three amphibious aircraft programmes.
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PICTURE: Winglet-fitted Superjet in windtunnel test
Russian researchers have performed windtunnel testing on models of a modified Sukhoi Superjet 100 which features winglets.
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Bombardier opens CSeries support centre
Bombardier has opened a customer response centre in Mirabel for CSeries support, as the first CS100 gears for delivery to launch customer Swiss at the end of the month.
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A350-1000 deliveries shift into second half of 2017
Airbus has shifted the delivery schedule of the A350-1000 into the second half of 2017, having previously indicated a mid-2017 timeframe.
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CS100 gains EASA and FAA type validation
The Bombardier CS100 has received type validation from both the US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency, paving the way for the aircraft to be delivered to launch customer Swiss.
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New Boeing executive calls for bold judgment calls
In his first public appearance, Boeing’s newly-appointed head of commercial aircraft development challenged his staff to take a bold approach to designing new products, emphasizing the value engineering judgment calls over strictly adhering to bureaucratic processes and a slavish devotion to the data.
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NewsPICTURES: Irkut rolls-out MC-21 airliner in bid for single-aisle share
Russia on 8 June publicly unveiled the Irkut-led bid for a slice of the surging world market for single-aisle aircraft, joining rivals from Canada and China to challenge the American and European behemoths.
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PICTURE: Chengdu Airlines works to enter ARJ21 into service
Chengdu Airlines plans to launch its first ARJ21-700 commercial passenger service on 28 June, seven months after taking delivery of the aircraft.
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ANALYSIS: Why Farnborough could be a classic for airliner debuts
This year's Farnborough air show could be a vintage one for the new generation of airliners. With almost all the new and re-engined single-aisles potentially on display, show attendees will get a unique opportunity to see – and hear – all the rivals up close.
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IATA: Emirates closes on A350/787 order decision
Emirates is finalising an order for either the Airbus A350 or Boeing 787 but does not expect to be in a position to complete a deal in time for July's Farnborough air show.
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IATA: Emirates downbeat on chances of early A380neo launch
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark does not envisage any quick decision from Airbus regarding the launch of a re-engined A380 and is more concerned about the long-term prospects for the current variant.
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ANALYSIS: Mexico aerospace industry growing beyond low-cost roots
Mexico is a land of industrial contradictions. The average daily wage for a common labourer is $4, but factory executives often earn more than their counterparts in the USA. News headlines scream of rampant violence, especially along the eastern and western coasts and northern and southern borders yet most factory ...
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MC-21 landing-gear completes strength tests
Landing-gear manufacturer Hydromash has completed tests on the Irkut MC-21’s undercarriage ahead of the type’s first flight.
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Long-range Superjet passes initial fatigue tests
Sukhoi’s long-range version of the Superjet 100 has passed an initial phase of fatigue testing to 12,000 cycles.
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Embraer, AVIC shutter Harbin joint venture
Embraer and AVIC will phase out their joint venture in Harbin after 13 years of operations.
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IATA: Embraer targets Farnborough debut for E2
As the new E-Jet E2 prototype builds its flight-test hours, Embraer is hopeful that it will be able to confirm its attendance at July’s Farnborough air show by the end of this month.
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IATA: Leahy eyes early call on 'A350-2000' decision
Airbus sales chief John Leahy would like Airbus to decide “sooner rather than later” whether to go ahead with its proposed A350-1000 stretch, dubbed the “-2000”, to start securing orders in what could be a relatively small market.