All aerospace news – Page 579
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EPCOR to maintain Air Canada's 787 APUs
Air Canada has hired MRO provider EPCOR to maintain the auxiliary power units (APU) on the Toronto carrier's fleet of Boeing 787s, EPCOR announces.
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Magnetic MRO looks to expand beyond airframe checks
Newly rebranded Estonian maintenance provider Magnetic MRO is broadening its services having deemed traditional airframe heavy maintenance capabilities insufficient to sustain the business in the long term.
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FL Technics to operate hangar at Soekarno-Hatta
FL Technics has won a tender to rent and operate an aircraft maintenance hangar at Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The ARJ21 progress report
Comac appears to be on the verge of finally getting its much delayed ARJ21 regional jet certificated, after having completed all the necessary ground tests and 95% of all flight test modules.
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NewsIsraeli company sells VTOL Da Vinci
Flying Production – an Israeli manufacturer of multi-rotor unmanned air systems (UAS) – has unveilled its Da Vinci; a compact, lightweight, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) design.
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NewsMarenco upbeat on SKYe SH09's prospects after first flight
Marenco Swisshelicopter maintains it is on track to achieve EASA certification for its developmental SKYe SH09 light-single within 12-16 months after the type’s maiden sortie on 2 October.
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Rheinland Air Service aims for expansion in Africa
German regional aircraft MRO specialist Rheinland Air Service has added a new hangar at its subsidiary in Windhoek and plans to expand the site by 2018.
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Swiss to revamp short-haul operations
Swiss International Air Lines is increasing seat numbers on its narrowbodies and launching several routes in an apparent offensive against Etihad Airways' local regional partner Darwin Airline.
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OpinionOPINION: Offshore helicopter companies must maintain collective will
The North Sea is an unforgiving environment. Helicopters flying there are operating in some of the most challenging conditions possible.
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Sabena Technics gains 777 MRO approval
Sabena Technics has extended its airframe heavy maintenance capabilities to cover Boeing 777s.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus Helicopters revamps range for the future
At an as-yet undisclosed point in the fourth quarter, likely to be October or early November, Airbus Helicopters will deliver its most important new model, the clean-sheet EC175.
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NewsItalian army receives first F-model Chinooks
AgustaWestland delivered the Italian army's first two ICH-47F Chinook transport helicopters on 2 October, during a ceremony held at its Vergiate plant near Varese.
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Nacelle maker Aircelle opens Pont-Audemer facility
MRO provider Aircelle has opened a new facility in Pont-Audemer, France, giving the company capacity to develop nacelles for Airbus A320neos and A330neos.
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NewsSikorsky rolls-out high-speed Raider rotorcraft
Sikorsky has completed the prototype for a revolutionary rotorcraft design that could dramatically improve the speed and hover capabilities of traditional helicopter.
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Airbus to drop A350 ni-cad battery once lithium certified
Airbus will no longer offer the nickel-cadmium battery for the A350 once the lithium battery version receives certification.
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NewsBoeing raises 737 yearly delivery target to 624 in 2018
Boeing has announced a plan to further increase 737 production to 52 aircraft per month, or 624 aircraft per year, in 2018.
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NewsLessor deals a longer-term goal for MRJ team
Mitsubishi Aircraft is not immediately expecting an MRJ order from the leasing community, despite the regional jet type having amassed 191 firm orders plus 184 option or purchase-right commitments.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A look into Comac and its C919 ambition
Chinese airframer Comac has certainly been keeping busy.
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NewsAirbus aims to line-fit A350 with lithium battery from 2016
Airbus is to work towards offering a lithium battery as the line-fit standard for its A350-900 from 2016, following certification of the type with nickel-cadmium cells.
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NewsEASA certifies A350-900
Airbus has secured European certification for the A350-900 following a 15-month flight-test campaign comprising more than 2,600h.