All MRO articles – Page 135
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PARIS 2015: GKN's Cummings heralds new era
GKN Aerospace chief executive Kevin Cummings has the luxury of talking about both continuity and change.
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PARIS: CFM expects Leap-1A certification in 'coming weeks'
CFM International plans to wrap up certification testing "within the coming weeks" for the Airbus A320neo-family's Leap-1A turbofan option after completing a milestone test on 13 June, the engine maker's executive vice-president Allen Paxson has disclosed.
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A330neo enters detailed design phase
Airbus’s re-engined A330neo has achieved the concept freeze point of its development, enabling detailed design work to start.
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First A350-1000 for Qatar achieves definition freeze
Qatar Airways’ first Airbus A350-1000 has reached the stage of contractual definition freeze.
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PICTURE: A380 shows off illuminated decal technology
One of Airbus’s A380 test aircraft has demonstrated a new electro-luminescent display technology designed for external use on aircraft.
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Airbus and Aerospace Valley foster eco-innovation
A programme to foster innovation created by Airbus and the Aerospace Valley industry R&D cluster in France’s Aquitaine and Midi-Pyrénées regions has selected a group of four projects to support, following a 2014 call for ideas that attracted 59 applications.
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First A321neo rolls out for test-equipment installation
Airbus has completed the initial assembly work on its first A321neo at its German Hamburg Finkenwerder plant.
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ANALYSIS: How will Boeing fill a 757-sized hole?
What kind of aircraft should occupy the yawning gap in size and capability that separates a 180-seat 737 Max 9 with a range of 3,600nm (6,670km) from a 7,850nm-range, 242-seat Boeing 787-8?
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IATA: Walsh calls for investigation into MRO practices
IAG chief Willie Walsh, speaking in a panel discussion yesterday at the AGM, called on airlines, in partnership with IATA, to put the microscope on restrictive practices in the maintenance world.
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EasyJet explores early maintenance prognostics capability
EasyJet is exploring the use of early prognostics tools to predict when a fault is due to occur on its fleet of Airbus A320s.
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ANALYSIS: Boeing reinvests in 767 for freighter market
By any reasonable standard, Boeing's 767 has had a good run. The twin-engined widebody is approaching 35 years of uninterrupted serial production. It has outsold its smaller, narrowbody sibling, the 757, with 1,073 deliveries up to April 2015 and orders for 38 commercial freighters left in the backlog.
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VIDEO: MRJ starts low-speed taxi tests
Mitsubishi Aircraft’s MRJ regional jet is undergoing low-speed taxi trials as the Japanese airframer edges towards the aircraft’s maiden flight.
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OOH-LA-LA: Top Ten all-French flyers
Our Top 10 feature looks at some of the most significant and iconic French aircraft of the post-Second World War era.
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ANALYSIS: Boeing's plan for mixed 777 and 777X assembly line
This was Boeing's problem: a new version of the 777 with a new engine and a composite wing will enter service in 2020, but the older version with a metallic wing will likely stay in production as a freighter for at least another five years. So how does the company ...
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PW-powered A320neo to resume flights in 'coming weeks'
Airbus believes it will still be able to start delivering the A320neo before the end of this year, despite not having a specific timeframe for resuming test flights with the Pratt & Whitney-powered variant.
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ANALYSIS: Is air show debut a make-or-break moment for CSeries?
When the Bombardier CS300 takes to the skies over Le Bourget later this month, the 135-seater will not only steal the spotlight on the aviation industry's biggest stage: the flying display of the most popular CSeries variant also offers a humbled and rebuilt Bombardier executive team a rare opportunity to ...
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Transaero starts 737 C-checks after EASA clearance
Russian carrier Transaero has secured European approval for C-check maintenance work on a range of Boeing 737 types at Moscow Vnukovo.
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ANALYSIS: Upgrades ahead as Superjet escapes debt crisis
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft's Superjet programme seemed on the brink of financial calamity entering 2015.
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PICTURE: Vietnam A350 performs maiden flight
Airbus has started test flights with a second customer’s A350-900, with the first jet for Vietnam Airlines having completed its maiden sortie.
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Air India opens Hyderabad MRO facility
Air India’s has opened its new MRO facility at the Rajiv Gandhi International airport in Hyderabad.