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Wizz agrees Budapest MRO pact with Lufthansa Technik
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has agreed a line-maintenance pact with Lufthansa Technik Budapest covering Airbus A320s stationed at the Hungarian capital.
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GMF signs maintenance deals with three airlines
GMF AeroAsia has secured additional maintenance agreements from Service Air, as well as Iran Aseman Airlines and Meraj Air at the recent Dubai air show.
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Rolls-Royce too slow to respond to changes: chief
Rolls-Royce believes its decision-making processes are too slow and that its planned restructuring will concentrate on giving the company the ability to respond more rapidly to market changes.
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Rolls-Royce to restructure after new 2016 profit warning
Rolls-Royce is to undertake a further restructuring initiative after a review determined that its business will face greater financial pressure in 2016 than previously expected.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: MRJ puts dreams into action
When the MRJ regional jet prototype lifted off from Nagoya airfield just after 09:30 on 11 November, it achieved a long-awaited milestone, and set the stage for an intensive 18-month flight test campaign.
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PICTURES: MRJ performance 'far better than expected'
Mitsubishi Aircraft says the operational performance of its MRJ regional jet prototype exceeded expectations during its 90-minute hour maiden sortie this morning.
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PICTURES: MRJ completes maiden sortie
The MRJ regional jet has completed its maiden sortie, having touched down after a flight around Nagoya that lasted around 85 minutes.
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PICTURES: MRJ lifts off on first flight
The MRJ regional jet has lifted off from Nagoya airfield on its maiden flight, becoming airborne at around 09:37 local time.
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NewsMRJ set for maiden flight on 11 November
Mitsubishi Aircraft has provisionally scheduled the maiden flight of its MRJ regional jet for 11 November.
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DUBAI: Case for A380 is 'inevitable' – Leahy
Airbus has underlined its faith in the A380, despite slower-than-desired activity and an absence of sales for the type so far this year.
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DUBAI: General Electric launches new Middle Eastern support centre
General Electric has launched its Middle East Aviation Technology Center, which will serve as a regional customer and product support hub.
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DUBAI: Qatar Airways chief hails 787 despite early issues
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker declared the Boeing 787 to be a "game changer" as the carrier took delivery of its 25th example in a ceremony held today at the Dubai air show, where the aircraft is on static display.
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DUBAI: SuperJet confirms March delivery and winglets for CityJet
Irish regional airline CityJet plans to take delivery of the first 98-seat Sukhoi Superjet in March 2016, and a retrofitable winglet upgrade will be available by the end of 2017 as part of the sales agreement.
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DUBAI: Boeing drops 'X' from stretched 777 designation
Boeing has formally dropped the ‘X’ suffix from its individual stretched 777 variants, although it will retain it for the overall family.
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DUBAI: Stretched A350-1000 must not be 'me too' project – Leahy
Airbus is closely examining the potential market for a larger version of the A350-1000, but wants to avoid distancing itself from the core A350 market.
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DUBAI: A350 stops at air show during Middle Eastern tour
Two Airbus A350s will be present at the Dubai air show, a Qatar Airways aircraft complementing the airframer’s MSN2 which will conduct the flying display.
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DUBAI: A330neo to have A350's characteristic mask
Airbus is to adopt the distinctive black cockpit ‘mask’ design on its re-engined A330neo, following its introduction on the A350.
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Airbus edges closer to A350 delivery target
Airbus edged closer to its full-year target of 15 A350-900 deliveries by handing over four of the type during October, bringing the total to nine.
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MRJ progresses towards first flight next week
Mitsubishi Aircraft says it has simulated various scenarios on its engineering flight simulator in preparation for the MRJ regional jet’s maiden sortie, and that results thus far have proved promising.
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Airbus begins flight-testing A350-1000 engine
Airbus has commenced flight-testing with the higher-thrust Rolls-Royce engine developed for the A350-1000.