All Engines articles – Page 247
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News
FLIGHT TEST: Bell 429 - No detail too small
Bell's new 429 twin-engined helicopter is fast, quiet, smooth, has plenty of power and has safety in its DNA
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NewsBoeing expects decision on re-engined 737 this year
Boeing CEO James McNerney has targeted 2010 for a decision on re-engining the 737, the first clear timeline the company has provided on the future of its...
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NewsBA pushing for winglets on Rolls-powered 767 fleet
British Airways is trying to nudge Boeing and Rolls-Royce to provide a winglet modification for the flag-carrier's Boeing 767-300ER fleet, although the relatively...
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Cargo downturn blunts 747-8F sales drive
Boeing's 747-8F has the market at the top of the new-build freighter market to itself while Airbus's A380F programme is in limbo...
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Fourth Superjet flies as Sukhoi targets mid-2010 approval
The fourth Superjet 100 joined the flight-test and certification effort on 4 February, as Sukhoi increases the tempo in its efforts to achieve Russian certification...
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NewsAir China agrees to purchase 20 more A320s
Air China has agreed to purchase 20 Airbus A320 aircraft for delivery between 2011 and 2014. The Chinese carrier has disclosed the agreement in a stock...
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NewsBA 777 crash: Quick flap retraction avoided ILS collision
Investigators believe the British Airways Boeing 777-200ER which crashed at London Heathrow would have struck the ground earlier, potentially colliding with...
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO 747-8F touches down after maiden flight
Boeing's first 747-8F, the largest Western-built commercial freighter, has completed its maiden flight, kicking off a year-long flight test programme.
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NewsRolls-Royce: Trent modification will 'eliminate' fuel-ice risk
Carriers are on track to complete, within six months, modification of nearly 1,900 Trent engines considered vulnerable to the fuel icing which brought down...
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Opinion
Comment: What's under your wing?
No surprise: the Singapore air show was not about a flurry of aircraft orders. Much more satisfying was what the show was really about: new products.
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News
BAE Systems to help Mitsubishi with MRJ
BAE Systems has signed an agreement with Japan's Mitsubishi Aircraft to provide services for its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ). Under the contract,...
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: Boeing's 747-8F lifts off on maiden flight
Boeing's first 747-8F, the largest western-built commercial freighter, has lifted off on its maiden sortie after enduring more than a year of delays.
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Boeing declares 747-8F ready for maiden flight
Boeing has declared its new 747-8 freighter as ready for its maiden flight, following the completion of high-speed taxiing tests.
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NewsAir France Concorde to taxi again under own power
One of the BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde aircraft formerly operated by Air France is to undergo a restoration programme to enable
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News
SINGAPORE 2010: A330-200F to undergo hot weather tests today
Airbus is undertaking hot-weather tests of its A330-200 freighter aircraft at the Singapore Airshow over the weekend.
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NewsSINGAPORE 2010: Boeing examines extending 737 nosegear to accommodate new engine
Amid increasing industry speculation about the imminent launch of re-engined narrowbodies, Flightglobal has learned how Boeing could engineer the tricky...
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SINGAPORE 2010: IAE studies new engine as pressure builds for strategy on re-engining offering
With pressure growing on International Aero Engines to nail down its strategy to provide a powerplant for re-engined single-aisles from Airbus and Boeing,...
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SINGAPORE 2010: HK Airlines to take six more A330-200s
Hong Kong Airlines has agreed to take another six Airbus A330-200s, under a new memorandum of understanding with the airframer. The airline originally...
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SINGAPORE 2010: Airbus targets early A320 re-engining decision, 2015 debut
A decision to introduce a re-engined A320 into service by the end of 2015 should come by around mid-year, says Airbus's chief salesman John Leahy. "Ideally...
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Small US aerospace firm hopes for role in China's C919
Pinnacle Energy, a US company involved in coal and alternative energy, has decided to move into the aerospace sector by buying assets from Harbin Aerospace's...