All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 41
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NewsPICTURE: Bombardier flies CS300
Bombardier has flown the larger variant of the CSeries for the first time.
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NewsRolls-Royce to fly Trent XWB with largest-ever 3D-printed part
Rolls-Royce will flight-test later this year a Trent XWB-97 engine fitted with what it claims is the largest component ever built using additive layer manufacturing (ALM).
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ANALYSIS: Barco acquisition adds to CMC's toolkit
Canadian avionics house CMC has more tools in its box these days as it strives to position itself as a first-tier integrator. This January’s acquisition by its US parent Esterline of Barco’s defence and aerospace division will broaden existing product offerings for the Montreal-based business, as well as introducing entirely ...
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NewsTop 10 Russian and Soviet types in airline service
Recent reports from Russia – quickly denied – that Lufthansa was among a group of blue-chip foreign carriers casting a serious eye over the in-development Irkut MC-21 narrowbody prompted us to research the 10 most popular in-service Russian and Soviet commercial types. Here is the list, according to Flightglobal’s Ascend ...
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NewsVIDEO: Parachute saves Cirrus SR22 pilot as he ditches off Hawaii
Another Cirrus SR22 pilot looks to have been saved by the aircraft’s parachute when he ran out of fuel 220nm (400km) from Hawaii.
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NewsIn storage: Top 10 parked airliner types
What airliners are you most likely to find parked? Ascend Fleets data for January 2015 reveals the types with the most non-active examples.
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ANALYSIS: Ramping up to 100 aircraft a year ATR's main challenge
For a company that almost ran out of work a decade ago, the challenge of energising a supply chain to build more than 100 aircraft a year must seem a nice problem to have.
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NewsATR doubts low oil price will seriously impact orders
ATR warns that oil price volatility could cause airlines to delay ordering aircraft but is sceptical that lower prices will erode the operating advantages of its turboprops.
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NewsATR admits impasse over 90-seat aircraft
ATR has again sidestepped the question of whether it plans to develop a 90-seat turboprop, with chief executive Patrick de Castelbajac acknowledging that disagreement between the two shareholders has created an impasse.
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NewsATR happy for output to plateau at 100 aircraft
ATR believes its production will "plateau at 100 aircraft a year or just over" from 2016 as it continues to increase output to meet record levels of orders.
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News13 top-selling narrowbody and widebody types of 2014
With the big two manufacturers having released their orders and deliveries figures this week, these are their 13 top-selling narrowbody and widebody types of 2014.
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NewsBig two will still dominate narrowbodies in 10 years: Bregier
The narrowbody airliner market will "still be dominated" by Airbus and Boeing in 10 years' time, predicts Fabrice Bregier, chief executive of the European airframer.
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NewsAirbus chief sets out priorities for 2015
Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier has identified the airframer's three new programmes as its priorities for 2015.
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NewsSelling current A380 remains priority: Airbus chief
Senior Airbus executives continue to hint that a re-engined A380 is being considered, but insist the "priority" remains securing orders for the current version of the superjumbo – something chief executive Fabrice Bregier sees as achievable this year, after Airbus finished 2014 with just 13 net orders for its biggest ...
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MEBA: Gama Aviation says Hangar8 merger is part of necessary consolidation
The founder of Gama Aviation says its merger with UK rival Hangar8 - announced as day one of MEBA came to an end - is part of a necessary consolidation in the industry that will produce a stronger player with a growing global footprint.
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MEBA: AMAC looks at expansion as it prepares to open fourth widebody hangar
Swiss maintenance and interiors specialist AMAC is set to complete a successful year as it prepares to open a fourth hangar at its main facility in Basel, Switzerland, and expand its operation in Turkey.
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MEBA: Emirates considers expanding Executive offering
Emirates says it will decide in 2015 whether to expand its Emirates Executive offering with further aircraft, one year after launching the high-end charter service with a single Airbus A319.
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MEBA: Show opens with record exhibitor numbers
Middle East Business Aviation takes off today with a record number of exhibitors – 422 compared with 385 two years ago – and in its permanent new home for the first time at Dubai World Central.
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MEBA: Big three Gulf airlines showcase VIP products
For the first time, all three of the Gulf’s big airlines are exhibiting at MEBA as they increasingly expand their brands into the top end of premium travel.
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MEBA: XJet to open two Middle East FBOs in 2015
US FBO operator XJet is taking its membership model to the Gulf with two new facilities due to open next year – one in Saudi Arabia’s oil capital Dammam and one here at Dubai World Central.