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PARIS: ST Aero, Marubeni form engine leasing joint venture
Singapore's ST Aerospace has made its first foray into the leasing business after forming a joint venture with Japan's Marubeni that will offer the CFM International...
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PARIS: EADS briefs
EADS says that losing the US Air Force tanker contest has left it in a stronger position in the transatlantic market.
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NewsPARIS: Saudi Arabian picks Goodrich for 777-300ER wheels and brakes
Middle-Eastern carrier Saudi Arabian Airlines has selected Goodrich to provide wheels and carbon brakes for the airline's fleet of 12 Boeing 777-300ERs.
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NewsPARIS: PICTURE - Wingtip hit grounds A380 demonstration flight
Airbus has scrapped plans for the flying display of its A380 superjumbo jet at the Paris air show after the aircraft’s wingtip "touched a structure" during ground manoeuvres at the Le Bourget airport. The airframer stated the incident on A380 flight test aircraft, MSN 004, occurred near taxiway "Victor" on ...
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PARIS: CFM rolls out more CFM56 upgrades
While its new Leap project is grabbing the headlines here at Paris, CFM is rolling out performance upgrades to its existing CFM56 engine family.
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PARIS: 787 inches ever closer to delivery
Boeing has completed 97% of 787 flight testing and its dedicated six-aircraft test fleet is no longer flying for certification credit, said Boeing Commercial...
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NewsPARIS: Global Hawk takes Washington beating
The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk programme enters the Paris air show after a series of setbacks in the political and acquisition process.
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PARIS: Interview - P&W commercial engines president Todd Kallman
Todd Kallman is president for Pratt & Whitney commercial engines and global services. He talks to Flightglobal about progress in developing the geared turbofan engines that will power four separate airliner programmes, the status of testing and preparations to support the engines in service.
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News'Flying' the 787 full flight simulator
Flightglobal's operations and safety editor David Learmount tested the Boeing 787 simulator at Boeing UK Training and Flight Services near Gatwick, and gives his impressions:
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NewsPARIS: Rolls-Royce prepares to support 787 service entry
Rolls-Royce is preparing to power the Boeing 787's service entry with All Nippon Airways, scheduled for the third quarter, as it simultaneously starts work on a third package of improvements for the Trent 1000 aimed at the stretched -9 variant of the aircraft.
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NewsPARIS: Rolls-Royce plans major Trent 1000 upgrade within five years
Rolls-Royce aims to introduce a major revision to the Trent 1000 for the Boeing 787 within five years that will "open clear daylight relative to the competition", said the company's civil aerospace president Mark King.
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PARIS: Safran boss expects many A320neo Leap orders
A "significant number" of orders will shortly be announced from customers selecting the CFM International Leap-X1A engine for the Airbus A320neo, according...
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NewsPARIS: EADS details near-hypersonic transport concept
EADS has further detailed a concept for a ramjet-powered high-speed aircraft which would cruise at Mach 4 and cut the Tokyo-Los Angeles journey to as little as 2h 20min.
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NewsPARIS: Volvo Aero takes a leading role in engine fan cases
In just five years Volvo Aero has grown from virtually no presence to become a dominant player in the large fan case business, said Henrik Runnelmalm, director...
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PARIS: A380 on course to break even in 2014-15: Gallois
EADS expects Airbus to start breaking even on its A380 programme in 2014-15 following improvement to the production cycle on the type.
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PARIS: Airbus committed to A350-800 despite two-year delay
Airbus insists it remains committed to building the A350-800 despite delaying its entry into service by two years, from the second half of 2014 to mid-2016.
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PARIS: A350-1000 delayed to 2017 as Rolls raises XWB thrust
Airbus is to postpone entry into service of the A350-1000 by two years, to mid-2017, in order to provide a thrust increase to 97,000lb (431kN) from the previous...
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PARIS: R-R details Trent 1000 roadmap as service entry looms
Rolls-Royce is preparing to power the Boeing 787's service entry with All Nippon Airways, scheduled for the third quarter, as it simultaneously starts work...
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NewsAerospace and defence drive French exports and profits
Aerospace, defence, electronics and security is France's leading industry sector in exports and profit, contributing some €18 billion ($26 billion) to the...
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Zodiac has success written in the stars
Zodiac Aerospace is emerging from a challenging period of downturn with involvement in multiple new aircraft programmes