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NewsMacquarie orders up to 50 CS300s
The leasing arm of Macquarie AirFinance has signed a firm order for 40 Bombardier CS300 aircraft for delivery between 2017 and 2019.
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Turkish Technic seals Honeywell deal for 737 APU support
Turkish Airlines' MRO arm has expanded its partnership with Honeywell Aerospace to cover depot-level MRO services across the US manufacturer's 131-9B auxiliary power units on Boeing 737 narrowbodies.
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Austrian picks Ameco Beijing for 767, 777 C-checks
Austrian Airlines has chosen Ameco Beijing to conduct C-checks on four Boeing 767-300ERs and two 777-200ERs.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Morris explains how GE came to embrace 3D printing
While GE's rapid acceptance of additive manufacturing technology may leave some industry commentators sceptical, the decades of work by Morris Technologies into the trailblazing technology should assuage even the most strident naysayers
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LHT to support MRO training in Malaysia
Malaysian pilot school Asia Pacific Flight Training is expanding its programme to include technical training for maintenance personnel via a partnership with Lufthansa Technik.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: GEnx misses fuel burn spec on 787, but on upgrade path
One month before Boeing returned the 787-8 to flight in May 2013 after an 18-week grounding caused by battery fires, GE Aviation quietly certificated the third major production version of the GEnx-1B, inching one of the two propulsion options for the Dreamliner closer to the promised fuel efficiency targets.
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Ethiopian set to expand third-party MRO business in Africa
Ethiopian Airlines has outlined details of a plan to create a sprawling, $600 million empire across Africa for third-party MRO work.
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Piedmont extends landing-gear MRO to E-Jets after Republic deal
Republic Airways Holdings has contracted Piedmont Aviation Component Services to overhaul the landing gear of its Embraer 175 fleet.
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NewsAirbus sets date for A320neo maiden flight
Airbus is to conduct the maiden flight of its re-engined A320neo jet on 25 September.
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NewsPICTURE: Comac takes delivery of C919 mid fuselage
Comac has taken delivery of the first mid fuselage section of the C919, as it prepares to start final assembly work on the first aircraft by the end of the month.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Pratt & Whitney banks on V2500 for MRO growth
As Pratt & Whitney’s business shifts from large commercial engines to small and medium-sized ones, the manufacturer is expecting its aftermarket business to expand significantly.
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NewsAmid Rooivalk restart talks, Denel eyes new platform
An ongoing discussion about restarting Rooivalk production includes an option to design a new platform based on technology developed for South Africa’s indigenous attack helicopter, says Denel Group chief executive Riaz Saloojee.
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NewsBell 525 'lagging' behind Q4 first flight target
First flight of the Bell Helicopter 525 Relentless could fall slightly behind schedule, but the debut of the 505 JetRanger X is on track for the end of the year, chief executive John Garrison says.
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NewsDenel, Aerosud partner to seek commercial aircraft work
South Africa’s two largest – and fiercely competitive – aviation manufacturers have teamed up with Airbus to collaborate for the first time.
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NewsQUIRKY DOZEN: The 12 strangest-looking aircraft ever built
The Airbus A300-based Beluga is this week celebrating 20 years of transporting aircraft sections between the company's European plants. Named after the white whale because of their distinctive shape, the fleet of five Belugas carry out more than 60 flights each week between 11 sites. To mark the anniversary, we ...
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NewsTop 100 industry league table highlights two sides to Airbus-Boeing rivalry
Flight International’s annual Top 100 analysis of the financial performance of the world’s biggest aerospace companies has thrown up few surprises, but the Airbus-Boeing rivalry that tops the chart is, by one measure, hotter than ever.
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NewsAir France-KLM targets annual EBITDAR growth with new plan
Air France-KLM will today detail its new business plan, Perform 2020, aimed at supporting its group target of lifting EBITDAR by 8-10% annually between now and 2017.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: CSeries buoyed by long-delayed fly-by-wire upgrade
After sitting idle for 100 days, the CSeries fleet returned to the air with a 30min flight by FTV-2 on 7 September and another 3h test mission on 9 September.
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Unstabilised approach to blame for UPS crash: NTSB
Two UPS Airbus A300-600 pilots died because of the captain’s decision to continue an unstabilised approach in instrument conditions instead of performing a go-around maneouvre, the US National Transportation Safey Board (NTSB) says.
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NewsNo plans for final assembly line in China: Boeing
Boeing says it has no plans to build a final assembly line in China, and will instead grow its presence by deepening its partnerships across the country.