Airframers – Page 672
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R-R ready to bench test upgraded Trent 1000
Rolls-Royce expects this month to begin bench-testing the first improved variant of the Trent 1000 for the Boeing 787 aimed at bringing the turbofan's specific...
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NewsBoeing promotes loans to biofuel producers
Boeing has been looking at what the US government could do to stabilise pricing for renewable jet fuel, and standby loans are one strategy the manufacturer...
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India's SpiceJet eyes domestic low-cost carriers
India's SpiceJet is mulling over the purchase of a rival domestic airline in the coming...
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Airbus reveals A380-linked pilot systems secrets
Until now, Airbus has been keeping secret two radical new safety-related avionics solutions that have emerged during its A380 development programme
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India's SpiceJet eyes domestic low-cost carriers
India's SpiceJet is mulling over the purchase of a rival domestic airline in the coming year as part of its expansion plans.
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Malaysia to phase out troublesome MiG-29 fighters
Malaysia has announced plans to phase out its RSK MiG-29N fighters over the next few years, with the fleet having been plagued by problems since it bought...
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Ryanair issues update on equipage of OnAir
Ryanair has already equipped 40 Boeing 737-800s with OnAir's in-flight mobile connectivity service, and is reporting rising usage rates.
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Delta’s new flights to Africa crimped by the US government
New flights scheduled for launch this month by Delta Air Lines to Kenya and Liberia have been delayed after the US government told the carrier it needed...
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Niki sees strong traffic growth as first Embraer 190 arrives
Austrian low-fare carrier Niki is presenting a bullish outlook for trading through the remainder of 2009 and into next year as it places its first Embraer...
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NewsEmivest flies first production SJ30
Emivest Aerospace says its first production SJ30, serial number 8, flew from the company's San Antonio, Texas, production...
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ATR plans to start flight-testing new -600 variant in June
Flight-testing of the upgraded ATR 42/72-600 variant is due to begin this month. The new models incorporate a Thales flightdeck avionics suite (pictured)...
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Majority of CSeries supplier contracts already awarded
As Bombardier heads towards preliminary design freeze of the CSeries later this year, the company has allocated the vast majority of supplier agreements...
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Weather suspected in Air France A330 loss
Weather conditions have emerged as a leading suspect in the assumed loss of an Air France Airbus A330-200 that disappeared off the coast of Brazil last night
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NewsMissing Rio-Paris flight has 228 on board: Air France
Air France has confirmed that its flight AF447 from Rio de Janeiro is the one which has apparently disappeared while en route to Paris. The French...
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Bombardier predicts lessors will place big chunk of CSeries orders
Bombardier expects a sizeable portion of CSeries orders will be placed by the leasing community. The airframer believes that 30% and perhaps as high...
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BREAKING: Air France transatlantic flight reported missing out of Brazil
Unconfirmed reports are indicating that an aircraft, possibly operating an Air France flight, has disappeared while travelling between Brazil and France.
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Boeing stands by single-aisle production rates
Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief Scott Carson is reaffirming his commitment to holding 737 production rates even in the face of an unprecedented global...
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Spreading the word at the ATSB
Alan Stray is director international of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. He was awarded the Public Service Medal for his work supporting development of the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee
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Bombardier developing centralised health monitoring for CSeries
Bombardier is developing a centralised maintenance health monitoring system for the CSeries that will provide real-time information about the entire aircraft...