All Systems & Interiors news – Page 52
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Airbus agreement permits resumption of ECA funding
Airbus has reached agreement with export credit agencies on a process under which the airframer will be able to start applying again for ECA-backed funding.
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Embraer expects E190-E2 certification within two weeks
Embraer has completed certification testing for the E190-E2 and expects to receive an airworthiness certificate within two weeks, says market analysis director Tobias Calder.
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PICTURES: Spirit AeroSystems ships 10,000th 737 fuselage
The 10,000th Boeing 737 is close to entering final assembly in Renton, Washington.
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Wall Street analyst predicts commercial market exit for Bombardier
A top Wall Street analyst views Bombardier’s pending sale of the CSeries programme to Airbus as a key step in the Canadian manufacturer’s larger plan to exit the commercial aircraft business.
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F-27 propeller-loss probe seeks longer retention of MRO data
French investigators are recommending extension of minimum retention terms for maintenance documents after a serious in-flight propeller-blade separation badly damaged a Fokker F-27 freighter.
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C919 systems set for upgrades in 2018 as tests continue
Comac’s systems supplier Aviage Systems is planning to incrementally add more functions to the C919’s flight management system this year, as the programme moves further towards certification.
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A321LR prepares for Paris-New York test flight
Airbus is to conduct the first transatlantic test flight of its A321LR tomorrow, with the aircraft operating from Paris Le Bourget airport to New York JFK.
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Saratov Airlines An-148 crashes outside Moscow
A Saratov Airlines An-148 aircraft en route to Orsk crashed not long after taking off from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on 11 February, the Russian government says.
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Munich prosecutor fines Airbus to conclude bribery investigation
Airbus has agreed to pay a $99.5 million (€81.25 million) fine to conclude a six-year-old investigation by the Munich Public Prosecutor into allegations of bribery involving a 2003 sale of Eurofighter Typhoons to Austria, the company announced on 9 February.
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In-flight failures prompt emergency call for P&W-powered A320neos
Several new engine failures involving the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine will cause a “limited number” of Airbus A320neo family aircraft to stop flying until they are fitted with spares, European aviation safety regulators and Airbus say.
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Ilyushin studies twin-engined version of Il-96
Russian design bureau Ilyushin is studying the feasibility of developing a twin-engined aircraft based on the Il-96 as part of its exploration of higher-thrust powerplants.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How Israel gave birth to a plethora of aerospace innovations
Seventy years ago, just after the surviving architects of the Holocaust faced grim justice at Nuremberg, a few hundred thousand idealists – many refugees from post-war Europe’s ruins and committed to creating a Jewish homeland in the Holy Land – established the state of Israel. At first, the new nation ...
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United selects Viasat for connectivity upgrade
United Airlines will install Viasat Ka-band satellite connectivity on at least 70 aircraft, as it works to upgrade its inflight connectivity service.
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SINGAPORE: Boeing bets big on autonomous future
Boeing is actively pursuing the development of autonomous technology, which it sees benefiting virtually all of its future commercial, defence, space, and other programmes.
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SINGAPORE: UTAS commits to support SIA's growth
UTC Aerospace Systems and Singapore Airlines have been long-term partners in Asia, and the relationship continues to evolve and grow.
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PICTURES: A330-800 emerges from painting
Airbus's first A330-800 has emerged from painting bearing the airframer's livery for the A330neo test fleet.
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SINGAPORE: Farnborough show to debut host of new features
Farnborough air show organisers are in Singapore to talk up this year’s event, which will feature a host of new features as well as the site’s first permanent exhibition hall.
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INSIGHT FROM BOMBARDIER: 25 years of the regional jet: four reasons to why the future is small and it's huge
CRJ Series regional jets have transformed the airline industry over the past 25 years, and promise to keep making aviation better and more accessible to more communities around the world over the next 25 years and beyond
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Boeing to keep 747-8 production steady for UPS order
Boeing will hold the production rate for the 747-8 steady at six per year despite a new order on 1 February from UPS Airlines for 14 more freighters, says vice-president of marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes Randy Tinseth.
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FACC to start manufacturing fan cases for P&WC
Pratt & Whitney Canada has selected Austrian composites specialist FACC to supply fan cases for PW800 engines.