All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 95
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News
Airbus certifies new titanium forgings plant for A350 XWB
RTI International Metals' new titanium plant in Virginia has produced its first batch of product for the Airbus A350 XWB. The initial delivery comes...
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NewsNTSB criticizes Gulfstream on G650 management, safety lapses
US safety investigators today criticized Gulfstream managers over charges that a chain of errors and process lapses contributed to a fatal flight test crash...
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NewsRise in corporate profits and individual wealth fails to trigger business jet market recovery – Embraer
Businesses and individuals were richer than ever through the second quarter of this year, a new Embraer market analysis shows.
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NewsEmbraer displays new Legacy 500 in colour
Embraer has publicly displayed a freshly-painted Legacy 500 for the first time as the company moves closer to a long-delayed maiden flight of the mid-size...
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NewsGE identifies installation issue in GEnx, orders inspections
General Electric has ordered inspections on all 120 GEnx engines operating on Boeing 747-8s and 787s to check for installation errors of a component now...
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Boeing must step-up 747-8 and 787 production to meet guidance
Boeing must increase the combined output of the 747-8 and 787-8 by nearly four aircraft per month to meet the low-end of the company's yearly delivery guidance...
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NewsEmbraer in discussions with Brazilian UAV start-up
Embraer has revealed plans to "strengthen" its relationship with a Brazilian start-up building unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). São José dos Campos-based...
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NewsEmbraer offers improved E-175 to win Delta order
In one of the most hotly contested regional jet orders of the year, Embraer has raised the stakes by offering an enhanced version of the 76-seat Embraer E-175, according to an equities analyst.
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GECAS signing breaks 800-order mark for 737 Max
Boeing's firm order count for the 737 Max climbed to 821 aircraft today after finalising a three-month-old commitment from General Electric Capital Aviation...
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NTSB corrects previous reports linking 747-8 engine failure to GEnx fan midshaft problem
US safety investigators have corrected a previous report that linked an engine failure on an AirBridge Cargo Boeing 747-8 to the fan midshaft cracks found...
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Chinese deals signal new round of investment in the USA
Two deals announced last week involving a combined 300 fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft signal a new wave of Chinese investment in US general aviation companies.
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NewsJP Morgan downgrades Embraer on backlog concerns, business jet outlook
JP Morgan has downgraded Embraer to neutral from overweight and warned investors that the Brazilian airframer's backlog for commercial jets could erode faster...
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NewsSR22 crashes after requesting ILS approach, NTSB says
A Cirrus SR22 that crashed on 15 September disappeared from radar only moments after the pilot requested vectors from air traffic control to execute a second instrumented landing approach, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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NewsP&W works with Comac on C919 variant studies
Pratt & Whitney says that it is working with Comac on preliminary studies of new variants for the C919, a narrowbody currently powered exclusively by the CFM International Leap-1C engines.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: US FAA orders repetitive inspections on GEnx fan midshaft parts
The US Federal Aviation Administration will require Boeing 787 and 747-8 operators with General Electric engines to perform repetitive ultrasonic inspections...
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NewsBombardier hints at scaled-down version of Learjet 85
Bombardier has confirmed its intention to launch a scaled-down version of the all-composite Learjet 85.
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NewsComlux opens narrowbody completion center, eyes widebody expansion
Comlux has opened a new completion hangar at Indianapolis International airport for VIP narrowbody aircraft built by Airbus and Boeing, but is already eyeing expansion into a growing market for widebody completions.
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NewsNTSB urges grounding for certain GEnx-powered 787 and 747-8s
US aircraft safety investigators have called for grounding certain Boeing 787s and 747-8s powered by General Electric engines until they are inspected for...
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NewsBombardier completes assembly of first CSeries fuselage
Bombardier confirms the final section for the CSeries structural test aircraft will be delivered to the Montreal factory by the end of the month, and final...
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NewsBoeing trims vacated 787 delivery slots to reduce risk
Boeing has trimmed the pace of future 787 deliveries to reduce the risk of over-burdening the production system as it executes a swift and critical ramp-up....