All Systems & Interiors news – Page 122
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C919 advances with mid-fuselage completion
AVIC Xian Aircraft Industry has rolled out the mid fuselage of the first Comac C919, as the airframer works towards starting final assembly of the narrowbody by end 2014.
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PICTURE: Qatar shows off first A350 in full livery
Qatar Airways’ first Airbus A350-900 has broken cover with its full livery, although the aircraft has yet to have its powerplants installed.
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United launches streaming entertainment on Airbus fleet
United Airlines has enabled in-flight streaming entertainment on the majority of its Airbus A320-family fleet, as it works towards offering entertainment on all of its mainline aircraft by the end of 2015.
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GE to outfit 777X engines with new composite fan blades
General Electric has redesigned the engines that will power the Boeing 777X to have thinner and stronger blades than any GE engine in service, and to power the aircraft more efficiently with fewer of them.
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'Smart' turboprop favoured by future design study
Researchers looking into increased-efficiency designs for medium-haul aircraft have favoured an advanced turboprop over box-wing concepts.
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ANALYSIS: The changing size and shape of the world airliner fleet
There are many fronts in the commercial war between the big two airframers. In one crucial skirmish – size of global single-aisle in-service fleet – the Airbus A320 family is within a whisker of overtaking the Boeing 737, when old and current-generation types are combined.
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Air India 787 grounded for engine inspection, repair
An Air India Boeing 787-8 is grounded through at least 23 August while GE Aviation inspects a potential fault in the accessory gearbox of both GEnx-1B engines installed on the aircraft, the engine maker says.
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US FAA lays out conditions for A350 lithium batteries
US regulators have issued the special conditions for approving lithium-ion battery installation on the Airbus A350-900.
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A320 tweak to prevent computer 'forgetting' sharklets
Operators of Airbus A320s with sharklet wing-tips are being instructed to modify the aircraft to prevent the possibility that flight computers could forget the sharklets are fitted.
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Bombardier replaces CSeries marketing executive
Bombardier has replaced another top commercial aircraft executive amidst a broader corporate reshuffling in the wake of CSeries development delays .
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Investigation of 737 derailment nearly complete
Montana rail officials plan to complete an investigation within two weeks into the cause of a train derailment on 3 July that resulted in the loss of six nearly complete 737 fuselages.
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Certification beckons as A350 wraps up route-proving
Airbus has completed the A350’s route-proving runs during which the aircraft travelled 81,700nm in 180h of flights.
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Finnair to roll out 'economy comfort' product by year-end
Oneworld carrier Finnair is to launch a new product offering additional legroom and amenities, dubbed "economy comfort", on its long-haul flights by the end of this year.
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UK faces engineering skills crisis
UK industry now has a deficit of 10,000 engineering students and apprentices a year, despite importing international students, according to training organisations Semta and the Aviation Skills Partnership which are attempting to bridge the gap.
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ANALYSIS: GE ponders 3D printing for GE9X turbine blade
Low-pressure turbine (LPT) blades for aircraft engines could be the next application conquered by additive manufacturing techniques.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus conversions stress shift to larger types
Analysis of Airbus’s single-aisle backlog reveals that the shift towards larger types in new orders has been underpinned by substantial conversion activity within existing agreements.
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Antonov completes fuselage assembly of first An-178
Antonov has completed fuselage assembly of the first An-178, a freighter variant of the An-148 and An-158 regional jet.
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ANALYSIS: Bombardier looks to China, structures for growth
With its star commercial aircraft still grounded and once-promising partnerships with Russian industry less certain, Bombardier will shift attention to its neglected aerostructures business to drive revenue growth while continuing to attempt to unlock the Chinese market and return the CSeries to flight.
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Bombardier may query P&W on CSeries engine fix
Bombardier may seek more information before accepting Pratt & Whitney's proposed solution to the engine malfunction that has kept the CSeries flight test fleet grounded for two months, executives say.
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A320neo conversions necessary to handle backlog: Enders
Airbus expects to entertain further conversions of its A320 family to the re-engined A320neo in order to cope with overbooking in the backlog.