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NewsSpin and stall characteristics modelled for Russia’s LMS-901 certification
Russian airframer UZGA’s LMS-901 Baikal has been undergoing high angle-of-attack and spin modelling at Moscow’s Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute, as part of certification preparation. The Baikal is a single-engined utility aircraft intended for regional connectivity to remote areas, replacing older types such as the Antonov An-2. As part of its development, ...
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NewsSichuan Airlines receives first Chinese A330-300 converted freighter
Chinese operator Sichuan Airlines has taken delivery of the country’s first converted Airbus A330-300 freighter, through lessor CDB Aviation. The twinjet – powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines – was modified by the EFW joint venture and Shanghair Technologies Aerospace Company at a facility in Shanghai Pudong. “Introduction of this ...
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NewsGerman start-up USC looks to operate A340s including converted freighters
German-based start-up operator USC is intending to operate Airbus A340 converted freighters, and has reached an agreement on the modification with the UK’s Avensis Aviation. USC is located in Frankfurt and aims to serve long-range routes with A340-300s and -600s from this summer. It is intending initially to conduct wet-lease ...
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NewsBoeing seeks US approval for mini-suite installations on 737 Max
Boeing is seeking authorisation to fit mini-suites to its 737 Max range, similar to those already approved in other aircraft types. The airframer states that it is proposing to install up to 32 of the suites – each featuring its own privacy door – on the Max 7 up to ...
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NewsMammoth 777 conversions to feature personnel area behind cockpit
US aerospace firm Mammoth Freighters has detailed plans for a supernumerary personnel area behind the cockpit of its converted Boeing 777 cargo aircraft. The company, which is aiming to offer conversion of 777-200LR and -300ER twinjets, is seeking US FAA approval for the four-person zone. This will bring maximum occupancy ...
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NewsPrivate customer to take single A330-800
Airbus recorded an order from a private customer for a single A330-800 in April, during an otherwise relatively quiet month of activity. The agreement marks the first A330neo order for this year, and a rare deal for the -800 variant. It brings to 12 the total number of A330-800s taken ...
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NewsRyanair settles for higher price to secure 737 Max 10 slots
Slot scarcity helped push Ryanair into reaching a deal with Boeing for 737 Max 10s, as group chief Michael O’Leary admits that the airline had to settle for a higher price than it sought. The airline is taking up to 300 Max 10s with deliveries set to begin in 2027. ...
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NewsSupply-chain hitches ‘no excuse’ for aircraft delivery delays: Air Lease
US lessor Air Lease is not prepared to let airframers blame the supply chain for aircraft delivery delays, with executive chairman Steve Udvar-Hazy insisting that the manufacturers’ problems are “self-inflicted”. Speaking during a first-quarter briefing, Udvar-Hazy said Airbus and Boeing were increasing production rates across their single-aisle and long-haul ranges ...
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NewsSeats among constraints backloading A350 deliveries
Airbus’s widebody delivery profile for the year will be heavily backloaded to the second half, with seat supply among the bottlenecks with which the airframer is having to cope. The manufacturer handed over just five A350s in the first three months of the year – to Starlux Airlines, Turkish Airlines, ...
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NewsAirbus A350 freighter entry-into-service slips to 2026
Airbus has shifted the entry into service date for the A350 freighter into 2026, but is more broadly maintaining its industrial targets for other programmes. The airframer, which has disclosed first-quarter results, says the industrial planning for the freighter is being “slightly adjusted” as its initial milestones are reached. Chief ...
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NewsMC-21 and Superjet roll out in United Aircraft’s new corporate livery
United Aircraft has rolled out an Irkut MC-21 and Superjet 100 in a unified corporate livery ahead of the MAKS Moscow air show. The updated livery follows a corporate branding change at United Aircraft. It will feature on the MC-21 – prototypes of which have previously carried an Irkut design ...
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NewsMoscow institute ships CR929 wing-box parts for testing
Moscow Aviation Institute has manufactured and shipped components for a prototype wing-box intended for the proposed long-haul CRAIC CR929. The CR929 is joint Russian-Chinese project to develop a widebody twinjet. Moscow Aviation Institute says its experimental facility has produced the components – which took around two months – and shipped ...
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NewsAirbus and Safran finalise acquisition of troubled strategic parts firm Aubert & Duval
Airbus and Safran have finalised the acquisition of specialist materials supplier Aubert & Duval, a year after disclosing that they were seeking to take over the loss-making firm in order to reinforce the aerospace supply chain. Previously owned by French minerals and metals company Eramet, the subsidiary specialises in strategic ...
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NewsHainan Airlines commits to 60 C919s, 40 ARJ21s
Hainan Airlines has disclosed commitments for 60 Comac C919 narrowbody aircraft and 40 ARJ21 regional jets meant for two airline units, providing an orderbook boost even as the airframer grapples with service entry delays.
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NewsBoeing encouraged by China’s signals on 737 but keeps conservative outlook
Boeing is taking a conservative view on the Chinese market but is encouraged by the gradual return to service of 737 Max jets in the country. Speaking during a first-quarter briefing, chief executive Dave Calhoun said all Max operators in China have brought at least part of their fleet back ...
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NewsBoeing confident of overcoming 737 fuselage issue within months
Boeing is confident that it will recover within months from the recent 737 manufacturing process snag affecting aft fuselage sections, having understood the situation and the rework required. Chief executive Dave Calhoun stressed, during a first-quarter briefing, that the company was “working in a very constructive way” with fuselage supplier ...
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NewsBoeing maintains 737 delivery target despite near-term production hitch
Boeing is still expecting to deliver 400 to 450 737 aircraft over the course of this year, and is planning to reach a monthly production rate of 38 aircraft from the current 31. The US airframer reiterated its delivery expectations as it turned in a first-quarter operating loss of $615 ...
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NewsLufthansa test-flies crucial atmospheric probe for climate-research A350
Lufthansa Group has flight-tested a measurement probe system which is crucial to the adaptation of one of the operator’s Airbus A350-900s to a climate-research aircraft. The German flag-carrier disclosed two years ago that it would modify the twinjet (D-AIXJ) to serve as a flight laboratory. It says it aims to ...
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NewsRussian prime minister foresees strong demand for TVRS-44 Ladoga turboprop
Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin claims demand for the new UZGA TVRS-44 Ladoga regional turboprop stands at some 550 aircraft. Mishustin gave the figure during a visit to the Smolensk aviation plant SmAZ, which manufactures light aircraft and which is set to supply wing-boxes for the Ladoga. The 44-seat aircraft ...
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NewsDHL orders nine of Mammoth Freighters’ cargo-converted 777s
Package delivery company DHL Express has ordered nine of Mammoth Freighters’ cargo-converted Boeing 777-200LRs from US aircraft services company Jetran.