Engines – Page 158
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CFM starts ground tests for Leap engine family
CFM International has commenced a series of ground tests on the first full Leap engine selected to power the Airbus A320neo family, with a close facsimile...
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NewsJAL 777-200 makes emergency landing after engine trouble
A Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 777-200 aircraft had to make an emergency landing on 5 September, after its pilots discovered issues in its right engine. The...
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Delta orders 40 A330s and A321s
Delta Air Lines has ordered 10 Airbus A330-300s and 30 A321s with deliveries from 2015.The first A330 will be delivered to the Atlanta-based carrier...
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NewsPICTURE: Ikhana delivers modified DHC-6-200HG to Canada's G-Sky
US engineering company Ikhana Aircraft Services has delivered a modified de Havilland Canada DHC-6-200HG Twin Otter to Canadian charter start-up G-Sky Aviation....
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NewsMRJ attributes programme delay to US FAA's delegation process
Mitsubishi Aircraft is taking longer than expected to develop its regional jet because of the challenges it has encountered in adopting the US Federal Aviation...
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NewsWestJet intends to order 65 737 Max aircraft
Canadian carrier WestJet is intending to order 65 Boeing 737 Max twinjets for delivery from September 2017. The airline says it has agreed, through...
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MAKS: Bombardier sees Q400 future in Russia
Russia may have come to the rescue of Bombardier's flagging Q400 turboprop programme, after the airframer sealed preliminary agreements at MAKS to set up...
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NewsMAKS: Russia lifts veil on PD-14 demonstrator, latest engine technology
Russia's answer to the latest turbofan engines for single-aisle aircraft from CFM International and Pratt & Whitney was on public display for the first time at the MAKS air show.
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NewsMAKS: Sukhoi, Ilyushin Finance confirm order for 20 Superjets
Sukhoi and Ilyushin Finance have firmed up an order for 20 Superjet 100 aircraft that was first announced at the Paris air show in June. The Ilyushin...
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EASA orders gearshaft checks on Superjet engines
European safety authorities are ordering operators of Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft to replace certain gearshafts in the type's PowerJet SaM146 engines after...
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NewsMitsubishi says delay will not hurt MRJ sales
Despite another delay to its Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet's schedule, Mitsubishi Aircraft is confident that its sales prospects will not be diminished. In...
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Long-range Superjet cleared for Gazpromavia delivery
Russian carrier Gazpromavia is to take delivery of the first long-range Sukhoi Superjet 100 in the third quarter, following formal certification of the variant. The...
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NewsThree engines damaged during 747-8F ice encounter
Russian authorities are investigating an serious icing incident in cruise during which three engines on a Boeing 747-8 freighter sustained damage and two...
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China Construction Bank finances 737s for Xiamen Airlines
Chinese bank China Construction Bank has closed financing on a pair of new Boeing 737-800s for Xiamen Airlines, according to Flightglobal's Ascend Online...
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American behind ILFC's latest order for A321s
American Airlines is the customer behind ILFC's order for 15 Airbus A321s that are on lease to a single carrier, sources familiar with the agreement indicate. The...
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NewsMRJ supplier says first flight delayed to end-2014
A supplier to the Mitsubishi regional jet (MRJ) has confirmed that the Japanese aircraft programme has been delayed, and that the first flight of the aircraft...
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Air Astana mandates HSBC for remaining A320s
Kazakh flag carrier Air Astana has mandated HSBC to arrange an export credit agency (ECA)-guaranteed loan covering its last two Airbus A320 deliveries.The...
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VIDEO: CSeries undertakes low-speed taxi tests
Bombardier's CSeries is undergoing taxi trials as the Canadian airframer edges closer to the twinjet type's maiden flight. The manufacturer has released...
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NewsPilots in fatal UPS A300-600 freighter crash identified
The two UPS pilots who died in the crash of an Airbus A300-600 on approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport have been identified by local...
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NewsAirport's main runway closed at time of UPS crash: NTSB
The pilots of UPS flight 1354 were attempting to land on the shorter runway of Birmingham Shuttlesworth International airport before it crashed, because...