All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 476
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PICTURES: Production under way of 4,000th A320 family aircraft
Production of the 4,000th Airbus single-aisle aircraft - an A319 - is under way at plants around Europe. The centre fuselage is pictured during assembly...
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Airbus slows A380 final assembly ramp-up
Airframer decelerates output increase of ultra-large airliner as it evaluates customers' delivery needs in the downturn
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: CSeries training facility CIASTA revealed
Bombardier's CSeries training facility that it will start erecting this fall in Mirabel, Montreal, is to be called CIASTA, which stands for "complete integrated...
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Airbus to test A350 fuselage/cabin behaviour early in flight-testing
Airbus has revealed the first details of the A350 XWB's flight test programme, which will involve five aircraft flying about 3,000h. The airframer intends...
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Airbus revises A350 Trent XWB thrust values following weight increases
Airbus has slightly bumped up the nominal engine thrust for the A350 XWB's Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines to counter the empty- and maximum-take-off-weight...
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing rolls out 787 in ANA livery
Boeing has painted its second test aircraft in the livery of All Nippon Airways (ANA), the 787 programme's launch customer. This is aircraft number...
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Bombardier reveals plan for Q100 life extension programme
Bombardier has unveiled plans to extend the economic life of its Dash 8 Q100s by 50% as a growing number of the type come close to crossing the current 80,000...
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EBACE: New venture to build shelters in Saudi Arabia
Arabian Support and Services (Asasco) has sent up joint venture company Arabian Aircraft Shelter (Araishco) in partnership with Arabasco, the largest FBO...
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Japanese carriers feel the heat
Japanese carriers All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have revealed the extent of the hit they have taken from the financial downturn
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EBACE: Phenom firsts ready for global adventures
Texas-based married pilots, Jim and Betsey Frost, are racking up an extraordinary number of hours on their new baby, the first Phenom 100 to be delivered....
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News In brief
Boeing, Rolls-Royce, RUAG Aerospace and German contract manufacturer Deharde Maschinenbau have signed an agreement to test a model...
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NewsFive A350 XWBs to feature in test-flight programme
Airbus' test-flight programme for the A350 XWB will comprise five aircraft, two of which will be fitted with interior cabins. The airframer expects...
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SIA Engineering posts 3% rise in annual profit
Singapore Airlines' SIA Engineering has posted a 3% rise in annual net profit thanks in part to higher profits in the fourth quarter.
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PICTURE: CSeries to have five-screen flight deck
Bombardier has altered its CSeries flight deck, adding a fifth, 15.1in LCD screen to the interface, which is powered by Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion...
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NewsFirst production CRJ1000 poised to join prototype
Bombardier's first production CRJ1000 NextGen is undergoing final interior installations at the company's Mirabel, Quebec, facility. Aircraft 19001...
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EU aims for lean transformation
The use of lean manufacturing principles at the earliest stages of design is the focus of a four-year, €7.6 million ($10.1 million) European Union project. Called...
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Chromalloy boss spots the cracks
Breaking a company culture has been the easy part, says Chromalloy boss Armand Tauzon
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Onera claims 8dB success with 'Anibal' propeller
Flight tests have been completed with a "silent" 1.68m (5.5ft)-span propeller that French aerospace research agency Onera ...