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FARNBOROUGH: A220 gains ETOPS certification
Pratt & Whitney’s PW1500G geared turbofan has been cleared for extended twin-engined operations of up to 3h.
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FARNBOROUGH: Disruptors the focus at industry leaders' gathering
The disruptive effects of long-haul low-cost carriers, the need to increase gender diversity and the glut of aircraft types on the market were all debated today during the Airline Chiefs Strategy Round Table at the Farnborough air show.
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FARNBOROUGH: P&W ramps up GTF maintenance capacity
Pratt & Whitney is increasing maintenance capacity for its PW1000G geared turbofan.
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ANALYSIS: Rolls-Royce freezes design for UltraFan demonstrator
Rolls-Royce has frozen the design for a demonstrator version of its UltraFan future engine programme, which is to be run in ground tests in 2021.
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FARNBOROUGH: New Tekever UAV keeps an eye on the sea
Tekever has introduced a new, twin-engined fixed wing UAV designed for maritime surveillance missions.
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FARNBOROUGH: Rolls-Royce IT tool intended to optimise XWB checks
Rolls-Royce has developed a digital tool to adjust for weather-related effects on Trent XWB engine-monitoring data, aiming to prevent unnecessary maintenance.
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FARNBOROUGH: First production A330neo engine shipped
Rolls-Royce has shipped the first production Airbus A330neo powerplant to the airframer’s assembly line in Toulouse.
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FARNBOROUGH: Macquarie AirFinance orders 20 A320neos
Macquarie AirFinance has placed a firm order for 20 A320neos to add to its existing Airbus portfolio of 110 A320-family and nine A330 jets.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus announces mystery 80-unit A320neo order
A "leading global lessor" has signed a memorandum of understanding for 80 Airbus A320neo-family jets during the Farnborough air show, the manufacturer has announced, without disclosing the customer's identity.
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FARNBOROUGH: Tarom orders five 737 Max 8s
Romanian flag carrier Tarom has signed an order for five Boeing 737 Max 8s at the Farnborough air show.
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FARNBOROUGH: Leasing joint-venture Goshawk orders 20 A320neos
Goshawk Aviation has placed a firm order for 20 Airbus A320neos.
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FARNBOROUGH: Saab pushes ahead with Gripen E development
Saab is confident that the second and third test examples of its Gripen E will fly soon, as it continues development work with the first aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus details maritime patrol plans for A320
Airbus Defence & Space is advancing plans to adapt the top-selling A320 for a broad range of military applications, with the need to replace ageing maritime patrol aircraft fleets in Europe driving early activities.
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FARNBOROUGH: CAE launches new military helicopter flight training device
CAE has launched the CAE 700MR flight training device to improve military helicopter flight and mission training.
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FARNBOROUGH: Samad's Starling VTOL swoops into Farnborough
UK start-up and Farnborough debutante Samad Aerospace is garnering a great deal of interest in its eStarling and Starling Jet, with company chief executive Seyed Mohseni announcing on the eve of the show that it has secured letters of intent for 103 examples of the electric and hybrid-electric-powered, vertical take-off ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing seeks first European sale of F/A-18 Super Hornet
Boeing comes to Farnborough eyeing its first F/A-18 Super Hornet sale to a European military after the type's production line gains a new lease of life from orders last year from the US Navy – and a $1.5 billion commitment from Kuwaiti air force last month.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Personalisation promises to unlock airline revenues
The rise of digital channels over the past decade or more has created a wealth of marketing and revenue opportunities for airlines. Their customers have also benefited from near-instant access to a vast choice of flights and ancillaries. The result, however, has turned out to be something of a mixed ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Lessor Jackson Square orders 30 Max jets
Leasing company Jackson Square Aviation has placed its first direct order with an aircraft manufacturer, signing for 30 Boeing 737 Max 8 narrowbodies.
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FARNBOROUGH: Approvals near for A330neo
Airbus’s A330-900 is likely to obtain extended twin-engined operations approval in October, as the type's Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine closes in on certification.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing markets CH-47F Chinook upgrades to NATO nations
With the first CH-47F Chinook engineering and manufacturing development helicopter loaded into final assembly on 25 June for its Block II upgrades, Boeing is turning its attention at the Farnborough Airshow to pitching prospective international customers on the advantages of its latest improvement.