Programmes – Page 109
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PICTURES: A330-800 emerges from painting
Airbus's first A330-800 has emerged from painting bearing the airframer's livery for the A330neo test fleet.
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SINGAPORE: CFM to stick with direct-drive architecture for NMA
Any bid by CFM International to power Boeing’s proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) is unlikely to incorporate geared-fan technology.
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SINGAPORE: Qatar's rework demands delayed A350-1000 delivery
Airbus has declined to specify a delivery date for the first A350-1000 to launch operator Qatar Airways.
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SINGAPORE: Farnborough show to debut host of new features
Farnborough air show organisers are in Singapore to talk up this year’s event, which will feature a host of new features as well as the site’s first permanent exhibition hall.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM BOMBARDIER: 25 years of the regional jet: four reasons to why the future is small and it's huge
CRJ Series regional jets have transformed the airline industry over the past 25 years, and promise to keep making aviation better and more accessible to more communities around the world over the next 25 years and beyond
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Opinion
OPINION: New boss, new Leonardo?
Corporate chiefs are fearful of missing out on the Next Big Thing, of leaving it to bold, visionary rivals to anticipate a future that they themselves were too short-sighted, or too timid, to grasp.
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Opinion
OPINION: Is the CSeries ruling a seismic shift?
Over the past four months, the competitive landscape in the small-narrowbody jet market has been turned upside down. Bombardier has agreed to give Airbus control of the CSeries programme and open a new final assembly line in Alabama. Boeing is in discussions to construct some kind of combination with Embraer. ...
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Boeing to keep 747-8 production steady for UPS order
Boeing will hold the production rate for the 747-8 steady at six per year despite a new order on 1 February from UPS Airlines for 14 more freighters, says vice-president of marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes Randy Tinseth.
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PICTURE: A330-800 closer to joining A330neo test fleet
Airbus's first A330-800 has entered the paint shop as it prepares to join the A330neo test fleet, currently comprising two A330-900s.
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UPS doubles future 747-8F fleet with new order for 14
UPS Airlines has ordered 14 more Boeing 747-8Fs to double its future fleet of the re-engined jumbo freighter and add vital months and perhaps even years to the type's backlog.
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A321neo nearing limit for simple enhancement
Airbus is looking for firmer details on Boeing's proposal to address the middle-of-the-market sector before committing to possible further enhancements on the A321neo.
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Russian authority progresses with EASA certification pact
Russia's federal air transport authority Rosaviatsia has signed an agreement with the European Aviation Safety Agency centred on airworthiness regulation.
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Boeing releases strong Q4 earnings, upbeat 2018 outlook
Rising commercial aircraft deliveries and service transactions helped Boeing achieve a 39% jump in operating profit in the fourth quarter, rising to $3.03 billion.
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Short A321LR test campaign to focus on long-range operation
Airbus expects to need only 100h of flights to certify the A321LR, with the campaign centred on the aircraft's long-range capabilities.
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VIDEO: A321LR departs on maiden flight
Airbus has commenced the maiden flight of its new long-range A321LR, the aircraft having lifted off from Finkenwerder airfield in Hamburg at 11:08 local time.
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ATR parent Leonardo rules out 100-seat turboprop
Talk of ATR launching a new programme to extend the regional turboprop maker's range to a 100-seater has been formally brought to a close.
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Irkut signs for MC-21's initial PD-14 flight-test engines
Irkut has reached an agreement with United Engine over delivery of five Aviadvigatel PD-14 flight-test engines for the MC-21 fleet.
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Airbus to tour Asia and Gulf with A350-1000
Airbus has commenced a demonstration tour with its newly-certified A350-1000 which will cover destinations in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions.
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CFM sets new engine delivery record despite Leap shortfall
CFM International delivered a total of 459 Leap engines to three manufacturers in 2017, but the joint venture struggled to keep pace with demand while coping with parts shortages and teething problems in service, executives said on 25 January.
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Lufthansa to standardise A320neo fleet
Lufthansa Group has disclosed its intent to standardise the specifications of Airbus A320neo fleets operated by its mainline carrier and subsidiaries Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa and Swiss.