All Systems & Interiors news – Page 124
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus lays out A330neo specifications
Airbus expects to achieve a range of 6,200nm with its A330-900neo, which will be the first re-engined variant to market, while the -800neo will be able to reach 7,450nm.
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FARNBOROUGH Superjet International targets Latin America with Russian regional jet
Superjet International has a message for rival Embraer – watch out, we are coming after you in your own back yard.
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FARNBOROUGH: P&W confirms seal failure caused CSeries grounding
Pratt & Whitney confirms that a seal problem in the engine oil system caused the uncontained failure on 29 May of the PW1500G engine powering the Bombardier CSeries FTV-1, which remains grounded until both companies validate a proposed solution with Canadian regulators.
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FARNBOROUGH: Embraer unveils E2 cabin mock-up
Embraer has debuted its re-engined E2 cabin mock-up at the Farnborough air show, boasting a sleeker and more modern interior over the incumbent E-Jet.
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FARNBOROUGH: Signs point to Bastille Day A330neo launch
Airbus could be poised to launch two versions of a re-engined A330 as early as tomorrow, as tantalising evidence mounts that the airframer will substantially modernise its twin-jet workhorse to take on the Boeing 787.
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FARNBOROUGH: Lessor Falko commits for up to 24 CSeries
Operating lessor Falko Regional Aircraft has signed two letter of Intent (LOIs) with Bombardier for up to 24 firm CS100 aircraft.
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Teasing 'A330neo' and 'A350-300' domains reserved
While Airbus has increasingly indicated a leaning towards re-engining the A330, it has yet to give any formal pointers towards a possible designation for the type.
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Boeing rejects 'mega-city' case for A380
Boeing is dismissing Airbus’s claim that the emergence of “mega-cities” will drive future demand for high-capacity transports including the A380.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus faces up to its widebody conundrums
The rivalry in the widebody sector is intense not because Airbus and Boeing have directly competing products, but because they do not. Each has a different vision for the long-haul market, and the Farnborough air show will see them continue their tussle over which is right.
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Air New Zealand mum on 787-9 video opportunity
Air New Zealand is not ready to confirm if the launch of the Boeing 787-9 in commercial service will come with one of the Star Alliance carrier’s strategically viral marketing videos.
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ANALYSIS: Alcoa's Firth Rixon move is the latest engine sector transformation
When GKN bought Volvo Aero in 2016 for £633 million ($1 billion), the UK-headquartered Tier 1 described the deal as transformational, a word it has gone on to use repeatedly to underscore the impact of an acquisition that, at a stroke, made the company one of the largest players in ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing creates room for 737 Max to grow
Despite owning some of the largest factory floors in the world, making room for the 737 Max requires prior planning, preparation and lots of elbow grease
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PICTURE: A350 performs crosswind tests in Iceland
Airbus has been continuing performing testing of the A350-900 with a series of crosswind handling trials at Reykjavik’s Keflavik airport.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus continues to forge ahead in single-aisles
It may be playing catch up with Boeing on widebodies, but in the single-aisle market Airbus has a clear head-start on its rival. While Seattle dithered about its narrowbody strategy at the turn of the decade, Airbus committed in 2010 to re-powering its existing A320 family with a choice of ...
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Airbus books undisclosed orders for 150 A320s
Airbus booked undisclosed orders for 150 A320-family jets during June, sourced from two separate deals.
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ANALYSIS: Boeing tweaks 777 interior to boost sales until 777X arrives
Everything about how the Boeing 777X entered the market last November came layered with drama – some welcome, and some not.
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ANALYSIS: Boeing answers critics of partnership for success campaign
Boeing is keen to reassure critics that its controversial partnership for success programme is not an attempt to grab a 15% discount from suppliers
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Certification issues delay TaxiBot trial at Lufthansa
Lufthansa’s planned operational trial of the pilot-controlled TaxiBot tow tractor has been delayed by a year due to an unexpected volume of certification tests for the semi-robotic vehicle.
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ANALYSIS: 'Stability' becomes new 787 buzzword
On Boeing’s agenda for 787 programme in the second of 2014: almost double the rate of aircraft deliveries compared to the first half, usher the 787-9 into commercial service, ramp up production of the new variant, start integrating a revamped final assembly process and – at the same time – ...
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PICTURE: Airbus rolls out A320neo
Airbus has rolled out its first A320neo, fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines, at its Toulouse headquarters.