All articles by Max Kingsley-Jones – Page 35
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FARNBOROUGH: Trac cheers on world motocycle land-speed record attempt
Trac Group, the UK precision machining company, is helping Airbus UK design engineering quality manager Paul Anderson to achieve his dream of breaking the world motorcycle land-speed record on a highly modified Harley Davidson.
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FARNBOROUGH: Qatar signs for two more 777s, accelerates 787s
Qatar Airways has firmed up two 777 options as -200LRs and has also agreed with Boeing to accelerate its 787-8 deliveries.
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FARNBOROUGH: Qatar fires warning shot at Airbus over A330 conversions
Qatar Airways is urging Airbus to quickly decide on its A330 cargo conversion strategy or risk losing its business to Boeing.
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FARNBOROUGH: P&W, Bombardier battle to save Qatar CSeries deal
Pratt & Whitney and Bombardier have continued negotiations with Qatar Airways during the show as they try to salvage the airline's planned CSeries order...
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FARNBOROUGH: Udvar-Hazy returns with 51-aircraft A320 deal
Industry legend Steven Udvar-Hazy has signalled his return, signing for 51 Airbus A320 family aircraft for his new venture Air Lease Corporation (ALC).
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FARNBOROUGH: Emirates warns that physical constraints threaten further orders
Confirming the much-speculated deal for 30 more Boeing 777s worth $9.1 billion, Emirates has warned that its appetite for further new aircraft orders depends on long-term infrastructure constraints being overcome.
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FARNBOROUGH: Qatar blames P&W for CSeries impasse
An ongoing dispute between Qatar Airways and CSeries engine supplier Pratt & Whitney over maintenance cost guarantees is threatening to derail Bombardier's...
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EADS 10 - Airbus history
Despite A380 production blips and A400M delays, technological and marketing gambles have paid off for Airbus
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing boosts forecast but remains downbeat on very large aircraft demand
Boeing has significantly increased its long-term airliner delivery forecast on the back of a big jump in expected demand for single-aisle aircraft. However,...
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FARNBOROUGH: Why Boeing 'won’t play' Airbus’s air show orders game
As the show begins, Boeing has reiterated its position that it will not be playing the "orders race" game and announcing a raft of stored-up deals at Farnborough...
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FARNBOROUGH: C919 is biggest threat since MDC disappeared: Boeing
Boeing's marketing chief says that China's planned drive into the mainline airliner market with the Comac C919 twinjet represents the most significant "third" competitor the airframer has faced since the market became a duopoly in 1997 when McDonnell Douglas was taken over.
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FARNBOROUGH: VIDEO - Dreamliner makes its Farnborough debut
It was supposed to be here two years ago, but finally Boeing's air show dream came true yesterday when the 787 touched down at Farnborough.
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Customers will lead re-engining decision: Airbus and Boeing
Airbus and Boeing say the market will drive their decision on whether to go ahead with single-aisle re-engining plans after Rolls-Royce urged them to concentrate on bringing all-new single-aisle replacements to the market more quickly.
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Airbus needs 'paradigm shift' to achieve A380 delivery forecast: Boeing
Boeing may have significantly raised its 20-year delivery forecast in its latest current market outlook, but it continues to predict demand will remain flat in the 400-seat-plus sector, where the 747-8 competes with the larger Airbus A380.
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Airbus and Boeing see orders rise, output fall during first half of 2010
The "big two" have enjoyed a much-improved sales performance during the first six months, as the momentum that Airbus and Boeing picked up in the second half of 2009 carried on into 2010.
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Replacement demand and low-cost carriers drive Boeing’s higher 20-year delivery outlook
Boeing attributes the 6.6% rise in its long-term airliner delivery outlook to three key factors, having reversed last year's forecast reduction after under-estimating...
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FARNBOROUGH: A350's race against time
The A350 programme has already suffered a three-month slip, and Airbus is working hard to ensure that no further delays threaten the twinjet's 2013 service-entry schedule
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FARNBOROUGH: Giant steps – has the latest Airbus A380 production revamp worked?
The Airbus A380 arrived to a huge fanfare in 2007 and is earning revenue for five of its launch customers. But frustratingly for the company, the same cannot...
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Boeing targets 787 fatigue test buffer over lead aircraft
The fatigue test airframe was moved outdoors in January Boeing is about to start the 787's fatigue trials as it sets out to accumulate the required...
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Boeing examines 16-passenger 747 Dreamlifter 'combi' modification
Boeing has a long-term aim to adapt its Boeing 747 Dreamlifters as a "combi" to allow them to transport small groups of personnel in the nose section.