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ATR opens Miami training center to fix pilot shortage
ATR today opened a new pilot training centre in Miami as part of a wider effort to address a global pilot shortage problem that lately has become an "impediment to growth" for the turboprop manufacturer.
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ANALYSIS: How A320 changed the world for commercial pilots
As the world’s first digital fly-by-wire (FBW) airliner, Airbus Industrie’s A320 was positioned to bring commercial flying and flight management into the 21st century when it was rolled out in 1987.
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Boeing rolls out 787-10 in politically charged ceremony
Boeing formally introduced the first 787-10 on 17 February in North Charleston, South Carolina, in a strikingly political ceremony led by US president Donald Trump.
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Bombardier recovery in 'full motion' with 2016 results
The first year of Bombardier’s five-year recovery plan ended as promised, with the Canadian manufacturer recording a $981 million net loss overall, including a $903 million loss before interest and taxes in the Commercial Aircraft division.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: V1EWPoint - a review of 2016 and how this year will be different
At first glance, 2017 looks like it will be a tough year. Demand outlook indicators have largely turned from green to amber as we see the potential slowing of the demand cycle. Traffic growth will also be lower in 2017 than 2016, with Airlines facing cost increases from fuel prices ...
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: What you want to know about commercial aviation in 2017
Audience questions prompted by Flight Ascend Consultancy’s latest commercial aviation market update webinar reveal much about the industry’s concerns, with our consultants’ views sought on areas such as the future of the Bombardier CSeries and Airbus A380, values trends, and the likely impact of higher oil prices or Donald Trump’s ...
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Boeing workers deny IAM bid to organise North Charleston
Nearly 3,000 workers at Boeing’s eight-year-old campus in North Charleston, South Carolina have rejected a second attempt to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
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A330neo maiden flight date still hazy
Rolls-Royce is progressing with assembly of the initial flight-test Trent 7000 engines for the Airbus A330neo, although a maiden flight date has yet to become clear.
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Boeing confirms 737 Max 10 spec's amidst frenetic activity
As the 737 Max 8 approaches the airworthiness certification milestone, Boeing’s narrowbody hub in Renton, Washington, enters a frenetic period of activity, with the first 737 Max 9 test aircraft nearing first flight in early March, a proposed 737 Max 10 wrestling with a key design decision, a multi-airline entry ...
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Airbus to use shortened vibration-test method on A330neo
Airbus is planning to use a quicker technique to validate ground-vibration responses on the A330neo, having tested it on the A350-1000.
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Rolls-Royce poised for rise in large-engine output
Rolls-Royce has secured capacity to delivery around 500 large engines this year, having increased output by 15% to some 355 in 2016.
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Monthly Boeing Commercial job cuts hit eight-year peak
Boeing Commercial Airplanes in January notched its largest one-month employment drop since the depths of the 2009 financial crisis, as the division’s total workforce shrank by 1,659 jobs between 28 December and 28 January, show statistics released by the company.
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Brazil opens WTO case against Bombardier financial aid
One day after Bombardier received a $282 million cash injection from the Canadian government, Brazilian trade officials, with the support of Embraer, formally requested consultations with their Canadian counterparts in the World Trade Organization over alleged subsidies supporting the CSeries aircraft programme.
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United Aircraft broke even last year: chief
Russia’s United Aircraft broke even last year despite heavy investment in a number of civil and military programmes, including the Irkut MC-21.
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Airbus strategy chief steps down
Airbus has announced the departure of chief strategist Marwan Lahoud at the end of February.
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Boeing supplier in talks on early 747 wind-up
A major Boeing supplier says discussions have opened over possibly ending 747 production as early as the first half of 2019, but Boeing says there are no plans to close the 50-year-old production line.
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Two A380s among four Airbus testbeds heading to museums
Two of Airbus’s A380 test aircraft are to be transferred to museums, along with two other testbeds including the first A320.
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Airbus to broaden A320neo assembly from mid-year
Airbus is aiming to begin final assembly of A320neos at its Chinese plant in Tianjin around mid-year, with production at its US Mobile line at the end of 2017.
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Two A320neos and one A350 delivered in January
Airbus’s two main ramp-up efforts had a quiet start to 2017, with only a single A350 and two A320neos being delivered.
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Mitsubishi Aircraft appoints new president, CEO
Mitsubishi Aircraft has appointed Hisakazu Mizutani as its new president, effective 1 April.