Fleets – Page 339
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus stress-tests A320neo assembly line
Airbus intends to pressure-test the assembly line for the A320neo with several preliminary airframes to ensure it can support production ramp-up demand.
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FARNBOROUGH: Hamilton Sundstrand signs MRO agreements at Farnborough
Hamilton Sundstrand (chalet D14-16) has signed a trio of maintenance and repair agreements at Farnborough. The company has been chosen to provide maintenance...
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FARNBOROUGH: Singapore Airshow on the up
Air show organisers love big orders at their events and they don't come much bigger than Lion Air's $22.4 billion deal for the Boeing 737 Max and 737-900ERs...
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FARNBOROUGH: CFM predicts $3-4 million cost advantage for Leap engine on A320neo
CFM International predicts a $3 million to $4 million advantage in net present value for each A320neo powered by a Leap-X instead of a Pratt & Whitney PurePower...
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FARNBOROUGH: Bombardier dual-sources early CSeries centre fuselage barrels
Bombardier confirms that a risk mitigation strategy for the centre fuselage barrel of the CSeries includes spreading work on the earliest shipsets to suppliers...
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ANALYSIS: Farnborough brings crucial phase in Airbus/Boeing narrowbody battle
Farnborough brings a crucial phase of the Airbus-Boeing battle of re-engined narrowbodies, as both strive to speed slowing sales while asserting superiority over the rival
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FARNBOROUGH: Exclusive air-to-air video footage of Qatar's new 787 Dreamliner
Exclusive air-to-air video of Qatar's new 787 Dreamliner
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Airbus first-half orders top 250 but six more A330Fs axed
Six Airbus A330-200 freighters ordered by investment fund MatlinPatterson four years ago have been removed from the airframer's books. MatlinPatterson...
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Vueling set for end of summer fleet decision
Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling expects to finalise its fleet renewal decision by the end of the summer. The Barcelona-based carrier is in the middle...
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MAS introduces first A380, explains premium-economy u-turn
As Malaysia Airlines' second A380 is put through its paces in the flying display at Farnborough, the carrier's first aircraft is now earning money on the Kuala Lumpur-London Heathrow route.
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FARNBOROUGH: Qatar's 787 makes its entrance
One of the highlights of the Farnborough air show arrived on site this morning as the newest addition to Qatar Airways' fleet touched down after its flight...
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Virgin Australia orders 23 Boeing 737 Max
Virgin Australia has ordered 23 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, with an option for another four. The aircraft will be delivered between 2019 and 2021, says...
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MAS ponders longer-range A330 proposal as 777 replacement
Malaysia Airlines is evaluating whether to standardise on the Airbus A330 for its widebody operations, and could order a longer-range version if Airbus decides...
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FARNBOROUGH: Rolls-Royce prepares to power growth variants of 787
Two years ago, Rolls-Royce's Trent 1000 made a splash at Farnborough, powering Boeing's 787 on its debut appearance at the show. Earlier this year, the engine reached its long-awaited entry-into-service milestone with Japan's All Nippon Airways.
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Thai Smile takes delivery of first Airbus A320 aircraft
Thai Smile, a subsidiary of Thai Airways International, took delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft on 28 June. Powered by IAE V2527-A5 engines,...
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Rolls-Royce reveals more details of Trent proposal for 777X
Rolls-Royce has revealed further details of the turbofan it is proposing to power Boeing's 777X concept, indicating that the engine's composite fan could feature as few as 18 blades.
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FARNBOROUGH: Interview with Rolls-Royce civil aerospace president Mark King
Mark King is president of civil aerospace for UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, and is at the forefront of his company's efforts to achieve an unprecendent ramp-up in production rates for its Trent family of large, three-shaft turbofans.
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China’s ABC Leasing orders 45 C919s
China's ABC Financial Leasing has ordered 45 Comac C919 aircraft. The order by the Agricultural Bank of China's leasing arm is the second for the narrowbody...
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LATAM to rationalise widebody fleet
LATAM Airlines group plans to reduce the number of widebody aircraft types in its combined fleet, and it will carry out a study to decide which aircraft...
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Rostekhnologii lease arm firms order for 35 MS-21s
Russian state corporation Rostekhnologii's leasing arm Aviakapital-Servis has firmed an order for 35 Irkut MS-21 twinjets. The deal, inked in Moscow,...