News from FlightGlobal – Page 1451
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Airbus bosses are elated after their most successful Paris ever in terms of orders. They needed and deserved the break. But the European airframer's worries are far from over
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Qatar Airways frustrated by lack of Airbus A350 XWB technical detail
Qatar Airways became the largest customer for Airbus's A350 XWBs at the show with an order for 80 aircraft, but has been frustrated by the airframer's tardiness...
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Boeing expects to deliver 737 replacement by 2015
Boeing expects to bring its long-awaited 737 replacement to the market...
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Airbus's impressive Paris orders tally fails to fully dispel concerns over product line
Airbus's Paris orders avalanche lifted some of the gloom that has surrounded the manufacturer following the A380...
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Airbus sets new order benchmark
Airbus set a new benchmark for air show order announcements with deals totalling 728 orders and commitments. Of these, 425 were firm and commitments for...
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GECAS rejects Airbus A350 XWB; no progress on GE power
Airbus will miss out on an order for its A350 XWB from one of its most important leasing customers - GE Commercial Aviation Services - if the current stand-off...
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Airbus makes progress with plans to sell sites under Power8 cost-cutting programme
Airbus is backing up its order success at the show with parallel progress on the site sales and partnerships it is targeting as part of the Power8...
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Transatlantic action plan to cut emissions
The transatlantic love-in between the US Federal Aviation Administration and European...
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Irkut hopes to secure Airbus support on MS-21 Tom
Russian aircraft manufacturer NPK Irkut is prioritising securing a co-operation agreement with Airbus to support development of an indigenous MS-21 next-generation...
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Boeing plans major 787 performance boost through production technologies
Improved versions of the Boeing 787 family offering significant efficiency and range increases could be available within six years thanks to refinements...
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Trials demonstrate fuel savings
According to Karen Lee, director of operations at UPS Airlines, next-generation continuous descent approaches are where pilots are delegated the task of...
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UPS considers using SafeRoute at Cologne/Bonn airport
United Parcel Service is investigating the possibility of using its new SafeRoute self-spacing and ground safety cockpit aid to reduce noise and boost efficiency...
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Airbus governments await WTO ruling before making funding decision
The Airbus governments will wait until the World Trade Organisation issues its long-awaited ruling on aircraft subsidies...
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First flight target for A400M's TP400 engine slips to fourth quarter 2007
The target date for the first flight of the Europrop International (EPI) TP400-D6 turboprop ...