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Ottawa cash could jumpstart new project: Bombardier CEO
Bombardier chief executive Alain Bellemare says a possible $1 billion investment by the Canadian government could help accelerate the launch of the company’s next aircraft, which could be a business or a commercial jet.
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FLIGHT TEST: We put Bombardier's CSeries through its paces
In the 1960s, established manufacturers Boeing and Douglas dominated the lower end of the single-aisle mainline commercial aircraft market. Their original offerings – the 737-100 and DC-9-10 – seated fewer than 100 passengers. With the fielding of the 737-200 and DC-9-40, capacity increased to more than 120 passengers. This trend ...
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Flight Fleet Forecast's single-aisle outlook 2016-2035
The 2016 Flight Fleet Forecast predicts the delivery of 42,800 new passenger and freight commercial aircraft over the next 20 years, worth almost $3 trillion in 2016 delivery values. About 63% of those deliveries – some 26,860 units – are expected to be single-aisle passenger aircraft, representing 46% of the ...
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INSIGHT FROM INMARSAT: Going Global with GX for Aviation
10 cities visited across four continents and 80,128km travelled – how the GX Aviation Tour showcased aviation’s connected future
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ANALYSIS: Trump victory means uncertainty for aerospace suppliers
US president-elect Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the 8 November election has uncertain implications for the aerospace industry on a variety of fronts, with few articulated policy positions initially to provide guidance for corporate planners.
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Latest flight milestone keeps Bombardier on recovery path
By getting the Global 7000 into the air for the first time on 4 November, Bombardier adds to a seven-month string of achievements that have put the manufacturer on a long road to recovery, even as previous delays paint a cloudy market outlook for the company’s longest-range business jet.
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TRU delivers first 737 Max simulator to Boeing
TRU Simulation + Training has delivered of the first 737 Max full-flight simulator to Boeing's pilot training campus in Miami.
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IAG outlines cost-saving drive in maintenance operation
IAG has almost completed an extensive review of its maintenance operations, aimed at cutting costs, and is turning its attention to implementing the new strategy.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: AVIC considers commercial version of Y-20
AVIC is researching the possibility of a civilian cargo variant of its Xian Y-20 strategic transport.
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Airbus's new 'Neo' slant puts emphasis on 'environmental'
Airbus is adopting an alternative interpretation of the ‘Neo’ brand on its re-engined jet family, marketing the term as “new environmental option”.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Comac displays future widebody model
A large model of a widebody aircraft on Comac's stand caught the attention of many attendees on the first day of Airshow China.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Comac wins lessors' orders for 23 C919s
Comac secured firm commitments for 23 of its in-development C919 narrowbodies from two Chinese lessors on the first day of Airshow China.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: China Aerospace Leasing signs for 20 ARJ21s
China Aerospace Leasing signed a purchase agreement with Comac for 20 ARJ21-700s on the first day of Airshow China.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Foreign manufacturers show off new jets
Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier and Sukhoi have all brought examples of their flagship jets to this year's Airshow China in Zhuhai.
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Boeing plans performance upgrade for 737 Max after 2021
Boeing has quietly developed plans to roll-out a performance improvement package for the 737 Max family nearly five years after first member of the type enters service.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Bombardier aims high for CSeries in China
Bombardier brought its CS300 aircraft to Airshow China in Zhuhai for one reason only – to show potential Chinese customers that the aircraft is real and flying.
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Boeing-Comac JV selects Zhoushan for 737 completion site
Boeing 737s will be completed and delivered to Chinese customers from the island-city of Zhoushan on China’s mid-eastern coast under an agreement announced on 28 October.
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Boeing warns 777 rate could drop to 3.5 per month
Boeing warned on 26 October that 777 production rates could further decline to effectively as low as 3.5 per month by late next year or early 2018, unless ongoing sales efforts lead to firm orders over the next few months.
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No softening of market despite deferrals: Airbus
Airbus Group is not registering evidence of a downturn in the market, insisting that deferral data shows a net advancement of delivery schedules.
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Airbus lowers forecast for A320neo deliveries
Airbus Group has revised down the expected proportion of re-engined A320neo aircraft in its single-aisle deliveries this year.