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NewsSuperjet stretch still years away: Sukhoi
Sukhoi ‘s civil aircraft division is playing down the likelihood of near-term emergence for a stretched Superjet, although the proposal remains under examination.
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NewsA350 heads to Canada for cold-weather tests
Airbus’s second flight-test A350 aircraft has departed Toulouse on a transatlantic sortie to Canada where it will undergo cold-weather testing.
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Airbus confirms A350 for Singapore Airshow
The Airbus A350-900 aircraft will make its Asian debut at the Singapore Airshow in February, marking the aircraft’s first visit to Asia.
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NewsATR chief predicts rise in turnover for 2014
ATR chief executive Filippo Bangnato expects 2014 turnover to reach $1.8 billion, versus $1.63 billion last year, and wants to continue holding the company’s backlog steady despite rising deliveries.
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NewsATR plans further ramp-up as annual orders rise 20%
ATR’s turnover increased 13% to $1.63 billion in 2013, and the Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer received 20% more orders than in 2012.
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P&W verifies cooling fix for A320neo engine, begins Block 2 tests
Pratt & Whitney has verified that a modified cooling flow corrects a potential over-heating problem on an engine for the Airbus A320neo.
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NewsBombardier yields to cost pressure, cuts workforce by 4.4%
A week after announcing a new delay for the CSeries programme, Bombardier Aerospace announced on 21 January plans to cut 1,700 positions in Canada and the USA within the next three weeks.
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NewsBombardier took 81 commercial orders in 2013
Bombardier ended 2013 with net orders for 81 commercial aircraft, down by 40% on the previous year's total of 138, but increased commercial deliveries by five to 55.
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BA CityFlyer picks Polish firm for Embraer MRO
British Airways' CityFlyer regional operation has selected Poland's LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services to conduct technical work on its Embraer jet fleet.
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NewsNTSB adds helicopters, GA weather to 'most wanted' list
Long-term accident rates have caused the entire commercial helicopter industry to lead a “most wanted” list for urgent safety improvements this year, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on 16 January.
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NewsBombardier moves CSeries test aircraft to Wichita
Hours after announcing a new schedule delay, Bombardier on 16 January completed the first cross-country flight by the CSeries flight test aircraft.
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NewsBombardier delays CSeries service entry
Bombardier has delayed the entry into service of the 110-seat CS100 to the second half of 2015, with the 135-seat CS300 following six months later.
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NewsNTSB joins latest 787 lithium ion battery probe
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has formally joined a Japanese investigation of a lithium ion battery malfunction aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) 787 in Tokyo on 14 January.
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NewsBoeing tests 777X in high-speed wind tunnel
Boeing has started high-speed wind tunnel tests on the 777X family of aircraft.
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NewsAirbus yet to find key to long-haul overbooking
Airbus wants to apply overbooking tactics to its long-haul lines but has yet to work out a methodology that avoids potential production risks.
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JetBlue and Pemco extend A320 MRO partnership
JetBlue has extended an Airbus A320 heavy maintenance contract with Pemco for another five years.
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NewsQatar hybrid livery to feature on test A350
Airbus is to roll out its fourth A350 test-flight aircraft in a special hybrid livery based on the colour scheme of launch customer Qatar Airways.
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NewsAirbus price hike takes A350-900 to $295m
Airbus has hiked its catalogue prices by 2.6% on average, pushing the price of the A350-900 to $295 million.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus and Boeing post new orders and output high
Airbus and Boeing delivered a record number of airliners last year as both manufacturers broke the 14-year-old benchmark of 620 aircraft set by the US manufacturer in 1999. The two companies also reached a new high for annual sales, securing 2,858 net orders between them.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus wrestles with 250-seat strategy
While Airbus insists it is focused on performance tweaks for the A330, rather than a re-engined version, the continuing sales of the twinjet and the absence of orders for the A350-800 has generated increasing uncertainty over its strategy for the 250-seat sector.