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Airbus A350 wing development effort reaches critical milestones
The headlines may be being dominated by Airbus A380 service introductions and rival Boeing's ongoing travails with 787 production, but behind the scenes...
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GECAS declares interest in placing a 787 order
GE Commercial Aviation Services has revealed that it might place an order for as many as 30 Boeing 787s.
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NewsA330-200F touches down after successful maiden flight
The Airbus A330-200F has touched down in Toulouse after completing its maiden flight, marking the start of a 180h, four-month flight-test programme.
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PICTURES & VIDEO:Airbus kicks off A330-200F flight-test campaign
The Airbus A330-200 Freighter has taken off from Toulouse on its maiden flight
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Chinese cargo start-up takes Precision-converted 757
China's SF Express has taken delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 757-200PCF converted by Precision Conversions, which will be operated by SF's newly...
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NASA to fund Boeing for open rotor noise study
NASA's Langley Research Centre plans to issue a contract to Boeing to perform noise studies of open rotor engine configurations on several types of airframes...
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Hyderbad Airport, CFM to create CFM56 training centre
GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) and CFM International will establish a CFM56 training centre to support the engine's users in South Asia.
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ANZ to acquire 14 A320s to replace 15 737s
Air New Zealand (ANZ) will acquire 14 Airbus A320 aircraft to replace its 15 Boeing 737-300s.
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Turkish Airlines set to order A330-200 Freighters
Turkish Airlines is to purchase two Airbus A330-200 Freighters as part of its recent top-up order for A330 passenger aircraft.
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Airlines tell Bombardier it's all about programme execution
After years of accumulated delays by the Boeing 787 and Airbus A380, airlines tell Bombardier that on-time programme execution and supply chain management...
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Slow burners
Although production of the older Russian and Chinese regional types runs at a trickle, upgrades are still being developed
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Turning back time
Reliability, ruggedness, versatility, economy and excellent short take-off and landingperformance have been the hallmark of two unpressurised turboprops long out of production. But now, the former de Havilland Canada Twin Otter and Germany's Dornier 228 are poised to re-enter production.
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Plans for the future
As new updates come on stream, ATR and Bombardier are now evaluating their next moves in theturboprop sector Both of the major turboprop manufacturers...
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Regional revolution
History will decide whether 2009 will represent one of the watersheds that occurs in civil aviation every decade or so.
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Virgin stays with Rolls-Royce to power A330-300s
Virgin Atlantic has selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 to power the 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft ordered earlier this year.
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Alcoa and Comac study advanced aluminum for the C919
US aluminium producer Alcoa and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) say they are jointly exploring technology solutions for Comcac's new...
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Maintenance: Powering upwards
Like it or not, the success of the big three engine-makers in driving into the aftermarket continues to yield strong results.
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NewsTrent 900EP’s 1% improvement is ‘just the start’: R-R
Rolls-Royce is aiming to leapfrog its rival Engine Alliance ...
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Selection of GTF for C919 would be endorsement: Bombardier
Adoption by China of Pratt & Whitney's PW1000G PurePower geared turbofan (GTF) engine for its planned C919 narrowbody would further validate Bombardier's...
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Russian jet airliner projects face an uncertain future
As the MS-21 waits in the wings, the two jet airliner programmes developed in Soviet times face an uncertain future