All MRO articles – Page 276
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Irkut requires MS-21 suppliers to partner with Russian companies
Russian manufacturer Irkut has mandated that its potential system suppliers on the MS-21 family of aircraft work with Russian companies either through partnerships...
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PARIS 2009: PW wins new maintenance business from JAL
Japan Airlines (JAL) has contracted Pratt & Whitney (P&W) to provide maintenance on its fleet of PW4000 and International Aero Engines V2500 powerplants. The...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Pratt to begin detailed design of geared turbofan in July
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) in mid-July will begin the detailed design phase of its PW1000G geared turbofans for the Bombardier CSeries and Mitsubishi Regional...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Honeywell aims to ease airlines' pain
Honeywell is claiming near total take-up by its airline customers of a programme to derate the auxiliary power units to cut fuel-burn and improve reliability. The...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Growing protectionism shadows open skies talks
Will growing US protectionism threaten open skies negotiations? European politicians and airline chiefs fear an air trade war.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Middle East brings joy to Paris opener
Middle Eastern exhibitors are again dominating the scene as the Paris air show opens this morning to predictions that the major orders will be coming from...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: CFM starts Leap X core tests
But engine manufacturer is still unsure about two-stage high-pressure turbine
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Face the facts with Snecma's Philippe Petitcolin
Face the facts with Philippe Petitcolin, chief executive of French engine manufacturer Snecma
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Price Induction raises certification funding for small turbofan
Privately owned French turbofan development company Price Induction will this week buck the difficult capital...
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Opinion
COMMENT: Managing pilots takes more than just honing their flying skills
A case study from a few years ago demonstrates how pilot performance is sensitive to airline management. To do their jobs really well, flightcrew need more than just good flight training
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Viking: out with the old; in with the new
Viking's upgrade of the de Havilland Twin Otter is nearing completion. What is next on Vancouver company's agenda:
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Delta and GE forge new maintenance pact
Delta Air Lines inked a 10-year engine maintenance and overhaul deal with GE Aviation for the GE90-110B1L2 engines that power the SkyTeam carrier's entire...
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Mechtronix: Technology born in the dorm brings power to the people
Simulator experience: Almost the real thing - Flight International sampled at first-hand the value of R&D dollars invested in simulator maker...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Game On for Bombardier
With firm orders for the CSeries in pocket, Bombardier has become a viable player in the mainline sector. But can it carve out a position before Airbus and Boeing take the field?
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NewsBoeing's India MRO to be ready in late 2011
Boeing aims to start construction in the fourth quarter on a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre it is establishing at Nagpur airport with Air...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Extended service
New narrowbodies from Airbus and Boeing are still some way off - so how can the airframers improve their existing single-aisle aircraft?
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NewsInvestigators confirm airspeed problem on Air France A330
French investigators have this morning confirmed that automatic messages transmitted by the Air France Airbus A330-200 lost four days ago show that the aircraft was experiencing conflicting airspeed information from its on-board sensors.
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NewsGaruda's MRO GMF to add narrowbody and widebody hangar
Indonesian maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm GMF AeroAsia will be applying for EASA certification for heavy maintenance checks on Airbus A320s,...
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NewsAeroflot-Nord castigated in wake of Perm crash inquiry
Russia's federal air transport authority, Rosaviatsia, is to restrict the operations of carrier Aeroflot-Nord, after a final investigation report into the...
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Brazilian bank BNDES confirms TRIP Embraer funding
Brazilian state-owned development bank BNDES has granted TRIP Linhas Aereas a R$199.2 million ($102.4 million) loan facility covering 85% of the purchase...