All Systems & Interiors news – Page 83
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News
TAP MRO arm retrofits sharklets to corporate A319
Portuguese-based TAP Maintenance & Engineering has retrofitted an Airbus A319 executive jet with ‘sharklet’ wing-tips, the first such modification for the corporate type.
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Québec completes $1bn investment in CSeries
Bombardier has received the second and last $500 million installment of a $1 billion investment by the Québec government to own a 49.5% share of the CSeries Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP) joint venture with the Montreal-based manufacturer.
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An-225 revival proposed in new Antonov-China pact
Ukrainian aircraft designer Antonov has agreed to cooperate with a Hong Kong-based Chinese company, intending first to revive production of a partially-assembled An-225 freighter and then restore series production.
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Boeing 747 designer Sutter dies at 95
Boeing engineer and aircraft designer Joe Sutter, who achieved aviation icon status as the “Father of the 747”, died on 30 August. He was 95.
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Avionica and GigSky to sell global aircraft data transmission
Flight data hardware company Avionica and wireless network provider GigSky have partnered to offer airlines global flight data transmission services, enabling carriers to reduce reliance on consumer-focused wireless providers, Avionica announces.
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Embraer flies third E190-E2 prototype
A third E190-E2 aircraft has joined Embraer’s three-month-old flight test programme.
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MRJ aborts ferry flight to US twice in two days
Mitsubishi Aircraft made two failed attempts to ferry its first MRJ regional jet prototype to the US over the weekend, due to issues with the aircraft's air management system.
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Russian researchers to test damage-sensitive coating
Russian aerospace researchers are planning to test a coating designed to indicate areas of microscopic damage to composite aerostructures.
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GE orders gear change to prevent 787 engine shutdown
About 600 Boeing 787 engines will be modified by the end of the year to correct a transfer gearbox problem suspected in several in-flight shutdowns.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: UAC chief looks to build on MC-21 with new widebody
In a Hollywood version of the Russian commercial aviation story, the last 15 years fits the narrative of a classic comeback script, with the final act – the unlikely-yet-somehow-triumphant entry-into-service of a Russian-Chinese widebody around 2025 – still to be written.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Superjet primed for home stretch after false starts
At some point in the next 12 months, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) will be ready to give the Superjet programme a gift rarely bestowed in the modern aviation industry: a second chance.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: PD-14 revives Russian hopes for commercial engines
Until last November, Russia’s first high-bypass turbofan engine was also its only one. The Aviadvigatel PS-90A entered flight testing on a four-engined Ilyushin Il-76 testbed in 1987. Twenty-eight years later, on 3 November last year, another Il-76 carried Russia’s second high-bypass turbofan engine into flight testing.
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Irkut submits type certification application for MC-21
Russian airframer Irkut has formally submitted an application for type certification of the MC-21 twinjet.
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Superjet enhanced with clearance for narrow runways
Sukhoi’s Superjet 100 has secured European approval to operate from narrow runways down to a width of 30m (98ft).
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Centre readies MC-21 stabiliser for fatigue regime
Russian analysts are preparing to begin endurance testing of the Irkut MC-21-300’s horizontal stabiliser this month.
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Interview
Interview: Jolande Parrott, Managing NAC's fixed-wing charter operation
Jolande Parrott is manager of fixed-wing charter for South Africa's National Airways Corporation
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VIM-Avia picks Boeing Shanghai for 777 MRO
Russian carrier VIM-Avia has selected Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services to carry out maintenance on its newly-introduced Boeing 777 fleet.
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UK opens fraud inquiry into Airbus activity
Airbus Group has been placed under investigation by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office over allegations of corruption in its civil aviation division.
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Bombardier slides to second-quarter loss
Bombardier made a $490 million net loss in the second quarter, after a positive figure of $125 million in the same period of 2015, on 7% lower revenue – but points to a more profitable future after closing a series of "pivotal" deals with two airlines on the CSeries aircraft ...
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Astronautics prepares first EFB upgrade since 787 EIS
Astronautics will supply Boeing 787s with the first electronic flight bag (EFB) update since the type entered service five years ago.