Airframers – Page 733
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R-R details three-shaft RB285 study for 150-seat market
Rolls-Royce is studying an advanced three-shaft engine that could rival the CFM...
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UAS pilot gap becomes top priority for USAF
Addressing a critical shortage of pilots to operate unmanned air systems has moved to the top of the modernisation priorities for the US Air Force's newly...
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Lan joins TNT as possible A320SF launch operator
South American carrier Lan has emerged as a possible launch operator for the Airbus A320 converted freighter while TNT Airways also continues to study acquiring...
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Russia's Dalavia halts operations
Russia's Far East carrier Dalavia has ceased operations citing fears of going into bankruptcy. The company suspended, as of 17 September, selling tickets...
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No evidence of engine fire in Aeroflot-Nord 737 crash
Investigators examining the Aeroflot-Nord Boeing 737-500 crash have found no evidence of engine fire, and say both powerplants were operating before the...
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NewsVIDEO & PICTURES: Qantas talking to Airbus on A350s, more A380s
Qantas is discussing with Airbus a follow-on order for the A380 as part of its ongoing fleet renewal programme, and is also considering the A350. Speaking...
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China's ARJ21 to have first flight in late October
AVIC I Commercial Aircraft (ACAC) plans to have the first flight of the ARJ21-700 in late October and hopes to have it on display at the Zhuhai airshow in...
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NewsVIDEO: Surveillance camera captures Spanair MD-82 crash
Video images have emerged of the final moments of the Spanair Boeing MD-82 which crashed while attempting to take off from Madrid Barajas Airport. The...
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NewsPICTURE: Bad fuel-line coupling suspected after fire wrecks Air Atlanta 747-300
Icelandic investigators have discovered an incorrectly-fitted fuel-line coupling on an Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-300 severely damaged by an engine...
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Batch of JetBlue E-190s headed for Brazil's Azul
US low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways today revealed plans to offload six Embraer 190s by the end of the first quarter 2009.
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Damaged recorders will hamper Aeroflot-Nord 737 investigation
Russian investigators have warned that heavy damage to both flight-recorders of the crashed Aeroflot-Nord Boeing 737-500 means that extracting useful data...
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Arinc's onboard Internet offering harnesses SwiftBroadband
An in-flight Internet offering that has been developed to take advantage of Inmarsat's higher-bandwidth aeronautical service, SwiftBroadband, is expected...
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Sukhoi makes new corrections to Superjet 100 schedule
The latest slip to Sukhoi Superjet 100 deliveries to launch customer Aeroflot has prompted the carrier to push for the government to allow the interim acquisition...
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EASA orders casing fit on A330/A340s to contain APU failure
European safety regulators are ordering carriers to fit secondary casings to Airbus A330 and A340 auxiliary power units to prevent possible damage from uncontained...
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Regional jets and CSeries on LCI's shopping list
Bombardier's newly launched CSeries regional jet may feature in Lease Corporation International's portfolio as...
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AAR head predicts ILFC spin off
AAR's chief today predicted that International Lease Finance (ILFC) will be spun off of parent American International Group (AIG), saying he does not believe...
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Japan confirms delay in fighter competition
Japan has confirmed a delay to its F-X fighter competition, with a request for proposals to choose a long-awaited replacement for its McDonnell Douglas F-4...
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Alenia's first 767-200SF again delayed
The Boeing machinist strike has forced Alenia Aeronavali to further delay delivery of its first Boeing 767-200 special freighter. Alenia Aeronavali...