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NewsSeverstal takes delivery of winglet-equipped Superjet 100
Sukhoi’s civil aircraft division has delivered the first Superjet 100 with the ‘sabrelet’ winglet modification to Russian carrier Severstal Aircompany, following approval from the federal regulator. The aircraft (RA-89135) features a new winglet intended to generate a 4% reduction in fuel costs. Sukhoi Civil Aircraft says it has obtained major ...
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NewsAir Caraibes takes delivery of first Airbus A350-1000
Air Caraibes has taken delivery of its first of three Airbus A350-1000s it has on order.
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NewsNorwegian eyes Max compensation deal by year-end
Norwegian is hopeful it can reach an agreement with Boeing on compensation for its grounded 737 Max fleet by the end of the year.
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In depthSpaceJet programme’s star rises
This was to have been the year for Mitsubishi Aircraft’s SpaceJet programme, formerly known as the MRJ.
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NewsInitial Il-114-300 panels produced by Aviastar
Initial fuselage panels for the modernised version of the Ilyushin Il-114 turboprop have been manufactured by the Aviastar production plant in Ulyanovsk. The Il-114-300 is an upgraded derivative of the original design, and is being developed to address Russian demand for regional air transport. Aviastar says the first fuselage compartment ...
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NewsChina Eastern receives first A350 with cockpit touchscreens
China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of the first Airbus A350 to be fitted with a touchscreen option for the large displays in the aircraft’s cockpit. The initial aircraft to receive the option is an A350-900, MSN373, which is registered B-30CW. FlightGlobal had reported last year that Airbus was testing ...
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NewsCebu Pacific firms order for 15 A320neo jets
Cebu Pacific Air has firmed an order for 15 A320neo family aircraft, including up to 10 A321XLRs.
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NewsBoeing to halt 737 production in January
Boeing confirms it will suspend 737 production in January, a move that comes 10 months after the aircraft’s grounding and that signal significantly-broader fallout from a crisis that has already hammered Boeing.
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NewsBoeing remains mum on reports of potential 737 production halt
Boeing declines to address reports it is considering reducing or halting 737 production following news that the Federal Aviation Administration’s certification of the troubled jet will not occur in 2019, as Boeing had hoped.
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NewsSpiceJet grounds three IAI-converted freighters
India’s SpiceJet has grounded three Boeing 737 freighters converted by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) over concerns of potential defects. The carrier states in a stock exchange disclosure that it has done so on the advice of IAI, which has recently advised operators of its converted freighters, of which 47 were ...
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NewsEmbraer E2 anomaly spurs urgent revision of smoke procedures
Testing of the re-engined Embraer E2 family has revealed an electrical system anomaly which has spurred Brazilian regulators to order an urgent revision of smoke procedures in the flight manual. The emergency directive from Brazil’s civil aviation regulator ANAC focuses on the 190-E2 and 195-E2 variants of the regional twinjet. ...
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NewsFull Sunrise A350-1000 details yet to emerge
Airbus has yet to disclose detailed final specifications of the adapted A350-1000 which will be developed for Australian carrier Qantas’s Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul flights. The provisional selection of the twinjet by Qantas is still to evolve into a firm order, owing to continuing negotiations over various aspects of the envisioned ...
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NewsQantas tentatively picks A350-1000 for Project Sunrise
Qantas has tentatively selected the Airbus A350-1000 for its Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul route initiative, following a competition against the rival Boeing 777X. The Australian carrier would order up to a dozen aircraft, and says a final “go or no-go” decision will take place in March 2020. Source: Qantas ...
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NewsSouthwest and Boeing agree to terms on damages from Max grounding
Boeing has agreed to compensate Southwest Airlines for a portion of projected financial damages from the grounding of the global 737 Max fleet, the Dallas-based airline discloses 12 December.
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NewsEmergency directive orders load limits on Bedek 737 freighters
Israeli regulators have issued an urgent directive containing loading restrictions for Boeing 737 converted freighters, following the discovery of a manufacturing flaw in the 9g rigid barrier. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has classified the directive, from the Israeli civil aviation authority, as an emergency publication with action to ...
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NewsEmbraer’s first E175-E2 takes to the skies in Sao Jose dos Campos
Brazilian airframer Embraer has completed first flight of its E175-E2 regional airliner, making good on its aim of having the third and last variant of the E2 family take flight before year end.
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NewsFAA chief to meet with Boeing CEO amid Max timeline concern
Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson will meet today with Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg to discuss Boeing’s “not realistic” 737 Max return-to-service timeline, the FAA says in a letter US lawmakers. The letter also says the FAA has concern that Boeing’s statements about the Max timeline may be perceived ...
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NewsHigh-speed CR929 model tested in windtunnel
Analysts have completed the next phase of windtunnel testing for the joint Russian-Chinese CRAIC CR929 long-haul twinjet, using a 1:39 scale model. Testing of the high-speed standard model, comprising a fuselage and wing, has been conducted at the Moscow-based Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute. The institute says the model has been co-developed ...
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NewsAirbus acquires robotics firm just outside Boeing plant
Airbus has acquired an industrial automation firm, MTM Robotics, in the vicinity of arch-rival Boeing as part of its efforts to modernise its production systems. MTM Robotics is located just outside Paine Field, where Boeing’s Everett production and delivery centre is sited. Airbus has not disclosed the terms of the ...
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NewsRyanair passengers ‘will not know if 737 Max is due to operate flight’
Ryanair’s aircraft allocation procedures mean passengers will not be told during the booking process whether or not their flights are due to be operated by Boeing 737 Max jets, according to group chief executive Michael O’Leary.