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A330neo maiden flight is first for Trent 7000
Airbus's first flight of the A330-900 also marks the initial flight of the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 powerplant, which has only undertaken ground tests so far.
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NewsP&WC foresees new large turboprop by 2025
Pratt & Whitney Canada is targeting 2023-25 as the service-entry window for a new-generation engine that could power a potential future turboprop with at least 90 seats.
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PICTURES: A330neo takes off on maiden flight
Airbus's first A330neo has lifted off from Toulouse on its maiden flight, commencing the airborne test programme for the re-engined twinjet.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: CSeries sector flat in Airbus single-aisle outlook
Airbus forecasts put 20-year demand in the Bombardier CSeries category at just over 4,450 aircraft, although the total has stayed largely flat and represents a declining proportion of the single-aisle market.
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Wizz Air opts to pursue UK AOC
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is formally seeking a UK air operator's certificate and operating licence.
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State Department approves F-16V sale to Greece
The US State Department has approved a potential Block IV upgrade for Greece’s current fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft, worth an estimated $2.4 billion.
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Comlux awarded first BBJ Max 8 completions contract
An undisclosed customer has awarded Comlux Completion, the US maintenance, repair and overhaul arm of business aviation services provider Comlux, the cabin outfitting contract for the first Boeing Business Jet Max 8.
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Daher delivers 200th TBM 900-series turboprop
Daher has delivered its 200th TBM 900-series single-engined turboprop, less than four years after the third generation of the pressurised, high-speed aircraft entered service.
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ADEX: KLA-100 sport twin nears Korean certification
South Korean firm Vessel is in the final stages of certificating its KLA-100 two-seat sport aircraft.
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Irkut conducts long MC-21 flight to Gromov test centre
Irkut has flown the initial MC-21-300 on a long-range route, from its base at Irkutsk to Moscow Ramenskoye, where the Gromov experimental test centre is located.
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NewsAirbus aims to fly A330neo on 19 October
Airbus has tentatively fixed a 19 October date for the maiden A330neo flight.
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Malaysia Airlines chief Bellew quits to rejoin Ryanair
Malaysia Airlines chief executive Peter Bellew is to step down from the airline after barely a year, having been recruited by budget carrier Ryanair to serve as chief operations officer.
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Airbus revisits CSeries as programme risk diminishes
Airbus's timing of its revisit to the Bombardier CSeries, two years after dropping out of partnership talks, removes much of the risk it previously associated with the programme.
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Airbus envisions harmonising CSeries with A320
Airbus will look to smooth the boundary between the Bombardier CSeries and its own single-aisle aircraft line in order to create a more harmonised range.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lessons for airlines from recent major IT outages
When British Airways was forced to ground 726 flights over three days in May, the resulting chaos for its passengers around the globe racked up a bill of some £80 million ($105 million), according to the carrier's own estimates. BA found itself under intense media scrutiny, and UK prime minister ...
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ANALYSIS: UAV market ripe for regulatory overhaul
To say that the response to what seems to be a daily expansion of the use of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) for commercial applications is mixed would be an understatement, with advocates and adversaries alike being vocal about the introduction of such a disruptive technology.
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NewsNBAA: 'Serious' new problem with Silvercrest rattles Dassault
A “serious” new problem discovered five years into testing the Safran Silvercrest engine has shaken Dassault Aviation’s confidence and raised questions about the future of France’s only hope to remain one of the world’s few designers of turbofan propulsion systems.
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EASA to order disk checks on Leap-powered A320neos
Operators of Airbus A320neos with CFM International Leap-1A engines are likely to be told to inspect high-pressure turbine disks to check for possible defects.
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Emirates loses UK appeals against extra-EU delay liability
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has lost appeals over compensation liability for delayed flights outside of the European Union after UK judges originally reached contradictory rulings in two similar cases.
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OpinionOPINION: Is A380 fleet overtaking 747 a hollow victory?
News that the Airbus A380 fleet now exceeds that of the Boeing 747 will have been met with mixed emotions in Seattle.