All MRO articles – Page 110
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NewsPegasus starts flying Leap-1A-powered A320neo
Turkish budget carrier Pegasus has started scheduled service with the first Airbus A320neo powered by Leap-1A engines, manufacturer CFM International confirms.
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Embraer slides to second-quarter loss as deliveries fall
Embraer made a net loss of $99.4 million in the second quarter, after a positive result of $129 million in the same period of 2015, as deliveries of business jets declined and commercial output stagnated.
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Ethiopian picks LHT for A350 component MRO
Ethiopian Airlines has expanded its maintenance partnership with Lufthansa Technik to include components for its Airbus A350 fleet.
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Rolls-Royce upbeat over large-engine transition period
Underlying profit for Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace division was down by more than 90%, to just £31 million ($41 million), over the first half as revenues slipped by 5% to £3.2 billion.
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Boeing reviewing widebody production rates
A recent softening in demand for widebody aircraft has Boeing executives re-considering planned rate increases for the 787 and 747-8 programmes and questioning the sustainability of an already slower rate on the 777.
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Airbus: Delivery of P&W 'golden' A320neo engine imminent
Airbus is expecting first delivery of the revamped Pratt & Whitney PW1100G powerplant to Lufthansa this week, enabling the airframer to start putting deliveries of the A320neo back on track.
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GAMECO completes first 787 C-check
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Co (GAMECO) has completed its first C-check on a Boeing 787-8 for China Southern Airlines.
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Korea Aerospace Industries looks to expand into MRO
Korea Aerospace Industries plans to expand into the MRO market, having submitted a business plan to local authorities to establish the new operation.
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Bombardier extends CRJ maintenance deal with SkyWest
Bombardier has reached a new agreement with SkyWest Inc under which it will maintain the company’s CRJ regional jets for another ten years, Bombardier announces.
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Opinion
OPINION: Ownership change gives SR Technics fresh focus
Abu Dhabi’s investment fund Mubadala had been trying to sell SR Technics for years. And when a deal was finally disclosed, the buyer’s identity came as no surprise either. China’s HNA Group has closed in on shareholdings in a host of airlines and aviation service businesses, including Swissport and GateGroup.
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NewsBoeing reports $3bn pre-tax charge on 787, 747 and KC-46
Boeing will report nearly $3 billion in pre-tax charges in the second quarter financial results scheduled to be released on 27 July.
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E190-E2 runs ahead of schedule, but no early deliveries
Embraer has no plans to rush the timeline for delivering the first E190-E2 regional jet in the first half of 2018, even the flight test programme remains ahead of schedule, a top executive tells FlightGlobal.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How will SR Technics develop under HNA control?
SR Technics' acquisition by HNA Group brings to an end a period of uncertainty for the Swiss maintenance specialist. Its previous owner, Abu Dhabi's investment firm Mubadala, had been trying to sell the business for some time.
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ANALYSIS: UK aerospace ponders Brexit unknowns
While politicians, citizens and business people digest the shock of the UK’s 23 June referendum vote to leave the EU, one word crops up repeatedly in any attempt to anticipate the implications: uncertainty.
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ANALYSIS: Flight looks through its pages at 100 years of Boeing
We look back through our archives at the pivotal moments in the 100-year history of aerospace’s biggest company, from the early days of aviation to the space programme.
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China's HNA acquires SR Technics
China’s HNA Group is to take over Swiss-based maintenance firm SR Technics, with the acquisition of a majority shareholding from sole owner Mubadala.
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LHT to open warehouses in London and Hong Kong
Maintenance specialist Lufthansa Technik will open a component warehouse at London Heathrow and, later this year, a similar site in Hong Kong.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing details range-boosting 737-7 redesign
Remaking the smallest version of the 737 Max family to carry more passengers and fly further presents three options: Shrink the larger 737-8, stretch the smaller 737-7 or combine elements of both.
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AFI-KLM E&M secures Thai A350 component MRO deal
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) will provide Thai Airways International component MRO support for its future fleet of Airbus A350-900s.
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FARNBOROUGH: A380 drought duration unclear
Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier expects the production rate cut on the A380 programme to last “a few years” but would not put a more specific figure on the period.