Engines – Page 186
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Pinnacle moves to defer loan payments on Q400s
Pinnacle Airlines has moved to defer loan payments worth $16.4 million until 2 April on 16 Bombardier Q400s operated by subsidiary Colgan Air, Inc.
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Boeing eyes production ramp for development programmes
Boeing expects to deliver 35 to 42 787s in 2012 and a similar number of 747-8s as part of its new development programme forecast of 70 to 85 deliveries.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Norwegian order shows airline caution
Norwegian's order for 222 Boeing and Airbus aircraft shows how close the contest for re-engined narrowbody supremacy has become.
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NewsThree factors conspiring to stress A380 wing components
Airbus believes three factors are conspiring to generate cracks in the wing-rib feet on A380s, after inspections ordered by Europe's safety regulator turned...
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NewsAviamost to acquire up to 300 Skylander turboprop twins
Moscow-based tourism company Aviamost plans to acquire up to 300 GECI Skylander SK-105 twin-engined turboprops in a bid to become a major player in the local air transport market.
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NewsPowerJet secures European approval for enhanced SaM146
Franco-Russian joint venture PowerJet has received European type certification for a new and enhanced version of its SaM146 engine.
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News737 Max development cost to be twice A320neo: report
With a greater level of structural modification required to accommodate new CFM International Leap-1B engines, Boeing's cost to develop the re-engined 737...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: ATR takes lop-sided lead in turboprop race
Airline demand for regional turboprops continued a lop-sided rebound last year, with customers favouring ATR's 50-70-seaters nearly exclusively over Bombardier's...
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IN FOCUS: Round two for controller-pilot datalink as FAA contract award looms
Cash, rather than mandates, is being used by the US Federal Aviation Administration to equip operators for its proposed future communications system
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IN FOCUS: Round two for Satnav to the ground
Work towards satellite-based landing systems continues in the USA, despite an interference-related setback two years ago
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NewsIN FOCUS: Emirates builds up MRO footprint as fleet grows
Emirates' huge order backlog requires the extension of what is already the Middle East's largest MRO complex
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: American talk stokes alliance fires
Delta's rumoured interest in making a run for Oneworld airline group AMR could turn the joint ventures forged in the past few years among the big three alliance...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Global MRO providers seek closer links with Middle Eastern carriers
Enormous expansion by Gulf carriers and demand for direct customer contact have drawn international MRO providers to establish outposts in the Middle East
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NewsAirbus aims for new production record in 2012
Airbus is aiming for a new production record in 2012, intending to turn out 570 aircraft following a year in which its combined output with rival Boeing...
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Product support is hurdle to Tu-204SM deal: Lebedev
Tycoon Alexander Lebedev, owner of Russia's Red Wings, is still holding back from a firm commitment to launch the latest version of the Tupolev Tu-204 unless...
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NewsBoeing locks out 747-8 tail fuel tanks on flutter concerns
In order to meet certification requirements ahead of its first delivery, Boeing will lock out the 12,500l (3,300gal) horizontal stabiliser tail fuel tanks...
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Red Wings to become launch customer for Tu-204SM
Russian airline Red Wings is set to tomorrow confirm at the Bahrain International Airshow that it is to become the launch customer for the latest version...
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Pilot error probable cause of Ethiopian Airlines 737 crash
Ethiopian Airlines has angrily dismissed Lebanese investigators' conclusions over the fatal Boeing 737-800 crash off Beirut, sticking to its position that an unidentified problem, even sabotage, could have brought down the jet.
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NewsATR outlines 90-seater development plans
ATR is continuing to work on the definition of a 90-seat turboprop which could see entry into service by around 2017. Speaking at the airframer's annual...
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ATSB moves into final stage of QF32 investigations
Australian investigators have finished collecting data for an investigation into the uncontained failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine on a Qantas Airways...