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Embraer takes E2 on African tour
Embraer is conducting an African tour with its re-engined 190-E2 model, including demonstration flights for key E-Jet customer Kenya Airways.
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USAF launches Rapid Sustainment Office to find quick savings
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson established the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office as a two-year test programme to reduce sustainment costs of the service’s aging aircraft fleet.
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A220 has treble-figure annual production potential
Airbus believes there is sufficient demand in the market to support a potential A220 ramp-up at least to 100 aircraft per year.
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A350 maturity and A320neo recovery lift Airbus second quarter
Airbus is crediting the A350 programme and the gradual recovery of A320neo deliveries for a strong second quarter, in which commercial aircraft adjusted earnings more than doubled to €908 million ($1.06 billion).
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KC-46A charges dampen Boeing commercial growth in Q2
Increasing cost pressures in the defence market and another major financial charge on the KC-46A tanker programme eroded Boeing’s financial performance in an otherwise healthy second quarter.
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PICTURE: Convertible design undergoes icing tests
Russian analysts are carrying out icing research on a proposed new convertible 50-seat aircraft design.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM BOMBARDIER: Celebrating 20 years of the Q400 - the reliable all-terrain turboprop
For 20 years, the Q400 aircraft has helped develop new markets, connect underserved cities, and make safe, reliable air-travel possible even in the world’s most remote locations
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FARNBOROUGH: Rolls-Royce secures Trent 7000 certification
Rolls-Royce's Trent 7000 has been certificated by the European Aviation Safety Agency.
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PICTURES: Air Baltic receives first Airbus A220-branded jet
Latvian carrier Air Baltic officially received its first Airbus A220-branded jet today, as the aircraft arrived in Riga.
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VIDEO: Second flight-test MC-21 flown to Moscow
Russian airframer Irkut has flown the second flight-test MC-21-300 to the Gromov institute at Moscow’s Zhukovsky airfield.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus shrugs off customers' invisibility
Airbus ended the Farnborough air show with its firm orderbook for the year containing 69 aircraft attributed to unidentified customers.
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FARNBOROUGH: Lessors want OEMs to focus on existing products
Chiefs from two leading lessors have urged aircraft manufacturers to put their emphasis on their existing products rather than dilute their focus with the development of all-new aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH: New directors join Dema in board shake-up
Italian aerostructures specialist Dema has undergone a board shake-up following the purchase of an 85% stake in the firm by London investment house Bybrook Capital. Founder Vincenzo Starace, who now holds 24% of the capital, continues as chief executive, and becomes deputy chairman, with former senior Leonardo executive Fabrizio Giulianini ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Busy show for deals – but firm business dips
Total firm-order, tentative-commitment and option announcements during the Farnborough air show, at nearly 1,500, outstripped any major air show since Paris 2013, though the number of new firm orders are lower than last year.
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PICTURE: BelugaXL completes first flight
Airbus has completed the first flight of its BelugaXL transport aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus yet to count A220s as firm
Airbus secured firm orders for 93 aircraft during the Farnborough air show, taking its overall gross order total for the year so far to 354.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing wins 787 deals from unnamed customers
Boeing has disclosed commitments by two unnamed customers for a total 15 787-9s.
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PICTURES: BelugaXL carries out maiden flight
Airbus has conducted the maiden flight of the BelugaXL high-capacity transport, from its base in Toulouse.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus secures another undisclosed A320neo deal
Airbus has announced another tentative A320neo commitment from an undisclosed customer, this one covering a deal for 10 of the type.
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FARNBOROUGH: Comlux diversifies with auxiliary fuel tank for A321
Business aviation services company Comlux is making its first foray into the commercial aircraft market with the launch of a division dedicated to promoting and installing its auxiliary fuel tank offering, known as the forward additional Comlux tank (FACT).