All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 363
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PARIS: Lufthansa firms 100-Airbus order
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has firmed its agreement for 100 Airbus single-aisle aircraft, including 70 A320neo-family twinjets. The airline is also...
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PARIS: A350 appearance remains in the balance
Airbus insists an appearance by the A350-900 at the Paris air show is not a certainty and would only be considered if it was compatible with the aircraft's...
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A350 completes 4h maiden flight
Airbus's prototype A350-900 has completed its maiden flight, having touched down after a sortie over southern France lasting just over 4h. It lifted...
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PICTURE: A350 lifts off on maiden flight
Airbus's prototype A350-900 has lifted off from Toulouse Blagnac on its maiden flight, becoming airborne at around 10:00 after a ground run from runway 32L. The...
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Airbus A350 first flight
Airbus's maiden flight of the prototype A350-900 from Toulouse Blagnac is set to take around 4h and test the basic handling and control characteristics of the twinjet.
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Boeing expects Paris 2013 to be 'widebody show'
Boeing is expecting widebodies to feature prominently at the upcoming Paris air show, even though it has curbed its 20-year forecast for long-haul aircraft. The...
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A350 set to fly on 14 June
Airbus has tentatively set 14 June for the maiden flight of the prototype A350-900 twinjet. Its decision follows a series of ground, taxiing and braking...
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Airbus pitches higher seat-counts on A380
Airbus is pushing denser configurations and higher payload capabilities of the A380 as it tries to jump-start sales following a weak performance last year. The...
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A350 starts critical braking tests at Toulouse
Airbus started carrying out braking tests of the A350-900 prototype at Toulouse on 9 June, as it continued progress towards the first flight of aircraft MSN1.
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Wizz A320 evacuated after gear emergency at Rome
Italian investigators have opened an inquiry after an Airbus A320 operated by the Hungarian division of budget carrier Wizz Air apparently suffered a landing-gear...
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Singapore opts for Trent 1000 on 50 787s
Singapore Airlines is to fit Rolls-Royce Trent 1000s to the airline's new Boeing 787-10X aircraft, after the carrier disclosed a conditional order for 30...
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ANALYSIS: Airbus set for smooth transition to A320neo
If Airbus keeps to its preliminary schedule for A320neo transition then, from the second quarter of 2017, it will start producing more of the re-engined twinjet than the baseline A320.
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Tunisair appears to cancel A350-800 order
Tunisair appears to be the latest carrier to abandon the Airbus A350-800, bringing the backlog for the type to fewer than 90 aircraft. The flag-carrier...
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PICTURES: Airbus pilots outline likely A350 initial test regime
Airbus has outlined the initial test regime likely to be flown by the A350-900 when it performs its maiden flight from Toulouse. Configured at a medium...
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PARIS: Airbus set for smooth transition to A320neo
By the half-way point of 2017, Airbus plans to be building more A320neos than the current model. But how equipped is the airframer for a smooth transition to the new variant?
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Airbus hybrid could balance needs of new Beluga
Airbus is considering a hybrid airframe platform as it works to refine its options to replace the A300-600ST Beluga freighters central to its manufacturing...
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Airbus names A350 flight-test crew
Airbus has named the six crew who will carry out the first flight of the A350-900, a group led by chief test pilot Peter Chandler. Chandler, who was...
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IATA: Leahy sees no weakening of appetite for A380s
Airbus's chief salesman insists that the open slots for the A380 in 2015 are not evidence of a weakening appetite for the type. Chief operating officer...
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Airbus confirms BA A380 to display at Paris air show
Airbus has confirmed that British Airways' first A380 will be displayed during the Paris air show which begins on 17 June. Flightglobal reported in...
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IATA: MEA showed interest in 'promising' CSeries
Middle East Airlines had been considering the Bombardier CSeries and the Airbus A319 as options for opening thinner routes, but says the thinking process...