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FARNBOROUGH: Mitsubishi puts focus on customer support
Mitsubishi Aircraft is working towards having a ready customer support network within the next two years, as the airframer prepares to deliver the Mitsubishi Regional Jet to airline customers.
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FARNBOROUGH: CFM to compete for NMA even if required thrust rises
Boeing’s power requirement for the New Mid-market Airplane's engines could slightly exceed 50,000lb-thrust each, but CFM International still plans to participate in the competition, GE Aviation chief executive David Joyce has declared.
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FARNBOROUGH: Mitsubishi looks beyond US mainstay for MRJ orders
Mitsubishi Aircraft is working to further penetrate the European and Asia-Pacific markets, confident that these can each account for 15% of MRJ orders.
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FARNBOROUGH: NMA development window narrows to six years
Boeing now plans to make a launch decision on the New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) in 2019 but remains committed to an entry-into-service date in 2025, chief executive Dennis Muilenburg said on the eve of the Farnborough air show.
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FARNBOROUGH: Approvals near for A330neo
Airbus’s A330-900 is likely to obtain extended twin-engined operations approval in October, as the type's Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine closes in on certification.
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INSIGHT FROM ROLLS-ROYCE: Pioneering the IntelligentEngine
With more people flying than ever before and an increasing demand for more efficient travel, Rolls-Royce has defined a vision for the future of aircraft power that will help deliver passengers more reliably and more efficiently than ever before.
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FARNBOROUGH: Mitsubishi readies MRJ90 for demo-flight debut
Mitsubishi Aircraft has brought its third MRJ90 test aircraft to the Farnborough air show, where the type is to make its flying display debut on 16 July.
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FARNBOROUGH: A350-1000 clear for beyond-180min ETOPS
Airbus has secured extended twin-engined operations clearance beyond 3h for the A350-1000.
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EASA discusses certification of several MC-21 systems
European safety regulators have held discussions with Russian counterparts over several aspects of system certification for the Irkut MC-21.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing's brand value soars in latest survey
Boeing is the most powerful brand in aerospace and defence. That claim may hardly be surprising, given that it is also the biggest. In fact, according to a new survey by brand valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance, the top 10 most valuable brands in the industry belong to 10 ...
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FARNBOROUGH: CFM looks to another Leap forward at Farnborough
A former GE Aviation sales executive named Kevin McAllister scored the launch order for the Leap-1A engine at the Paris air show in 2011.
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FARNBOROUGH: UK continues to punch above its weight in global aerospace
When the first Farnborough air show took place in 1948, the UK was a very different place. Germany's defeat had left Britons buoyant but resigned to the fact that the cost of that conflict had plunged the country into deep depression.
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FARNBOROUGH: Challenges remain for Canada's aerospace sector
Was Airbus taking majority ownership of the CSeries on 1 July good or bad for Canada’s aerospace sector? It depends if your pint glass is half full. The upbeat take on the deal is that the European manufacturer will secure the future of a clean-sheet programme that, while brimming with ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Why CAE's shift to services proved smart
CAE's move into the training services market has proved one of its smartest strategies since the company began, repairing aircraft radios, in 1947. The rapid growth of the airline industry – much of it in markets such as Asia where there was little pilot training infrastructure – has led to ...
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PICTURE: Turkish receives first higher-capacity A321neo
Airbus has delivered the first A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex) to Turkish Airlines today.
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PICTURES: C919 undergoes ultimate wing load test
The Comac C919 programme is making progress, with the aircraft passing a key static testing milestone and flight test aircraft 102 making a cross country flight.
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Sabrelet-fitted Superjet needs repair after test accident
Sukhoi’s winglet-fitted Superjet 100 test aircraft has sustained damage during a landing incident in Moscow.
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INSIGHT FROM PRATT & WHITNEY: There Is No Comparison. No Equal. There Is Only One
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PICTURE: New livery features on second MC-21
Irkut has unveiled a new paint scheme on the second flight-test airframe of the MC-21-300 programme.