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Norwegian becomes Boeing's largest landing gear exchange customer
Norwegian has become the largest customer of Boeing's landing gear exchange programme after signing a new contract covering an additional 15 737s. The...
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SkyWest expects more deals to follow MRJ order within six months
US regional carrier SkyWest Inc expects to conclude more deals for 70- and 90-seat aircraft within the next six months, following-up on its commitment to...
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NewsPICTURES: First flying A350 nears final assembly
Airbus's first flying A350-900 prototype is nearing final assembly after its forward fuselage arrived at the line in Toulouse. The 21m (69ft) section,...
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NewsBoeing makes progress on 737 Max backlog
Boeing's latest single-aisle product, the 737 Max, entered the industry's premier event this year faced with high - and perhaps even impossible - expectations.
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NewsFAA should have issued GE CF6 directive in 2006: NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board says an engine fire on an American Airlines Boeing 767-300ER in February would not have occurred had the Federal...
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NewsBurned FDR sets back Dana MD-83 dual-engine failure probe
Investigators probing the fatal Dana Air Boeing MD-83 approach crash to Lagos face a substantial hurdle to explain an apparent dual-engine failure on the...
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NewsGE: CMCs may yield 1.5% fuel burn cut in Leap engines
Lightweight, high-temperature ceramic matrix composites will play a key role in the long-term evolution of CFM's Leap-X turbofan engine, ultimately yielding...
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NewsSnecma prepares dual fan factories for Leap engines
By 2019, Snecma will be producing one CFM Leap engine composite fan blade every 30 minutes, or 32,000 per year, from two identical manufacturing centres...
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus wrestles with A350 wing drilling
Airbus is aiming to deliver the wing for the first flying A350-900 to the final assembly line in October, but is still assessing whether additional cautiousness...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing charts course for 787-10 launch
Even after eight years of development, delays and attempted recovery, Boeing still is not quite ready to share the 787's spotlight with another widebody...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Cathay A350-1000 deal redraws big-twin battle lines
Cathay Pacific has redrawn the battle lines of the transatlantic 'big twin' rivalry, giving the stagnated Airbus A350-1000 programme a long-awaited confidence...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: AirAsia boss confirms talks for 100 CSeries CS300
AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes has confirmed that he is in preliminary talks to buy up to 100 Bombardier CSeries CS300 jets in a 160-seat configuration. "We...
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing details 787 ecoDemonstrator technologies
Boeing will trial various composite components and flightdeck management technologies on its 787-8 ecoDemonstrator aircraft when flight tests begin next...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: EADS reveals laminar flow technology
EADS (OE13) is showing a simple device for achieving laminar air flow that promises to cut drag by about 0.3%, potentially saving huge quantities of fuel...
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FARNBOROUGH: Pratt deal expands Pattonair's horizon
UK parts distributor Pattonair (H1/A12) is leaping ahead with its diversification strategy as it implements a $60 million supply contract with Pratt & Whitney. The...
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FARNBOROUGH: UK business secretary pledges to get behind aerospace sector
UK secretary of state for business Vince Cable visited the show to hail the nation's "superb, world class" aerospace companies - and said it was a "no-brainer"...
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Regulation violations behind proposed Delta fine: FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration has fined Delta Air lines nearly $1 million for allegedly violating safety regulations during revenue flights of an...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Chinese PhD student Jianying Tracy Ji is Boeing Engineering Student of the Year
After four years of postgraduate research in the field of advanced rechargeable lithium batteries, Chinese PhD student Jianying Tracy Ji is getting a taste...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: How volcanic ash detection won EasyJet manager our Aviator of the Year Award
In April 2010, when an eruption by an Icelandic volcano grounded European aviation for a week, two people formed a unique partnership. EasyJet's head of...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Chinese lessor CALC to order A320s
Chinese lessor CALC is intending to order 36 baseline Airbus A320-family jets. These will include eight A321s. No engine selection has been made.