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NewsEmergency directive orders load limits on Bedek 737 freighters
Israeli regulators have issued an urgent directive containing loading restrictions for Boeing 737 converted freighters, following the discovery of a manufacturing flaw in the 9g rigid barrier. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has classified the directive, from the Israeli civil aviation authority, as an emergency publication with action to ...
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NewsEmbraer’s first E175-E2 takes to the skies in Sao Jose dos Campos
Brazilian airframer Embraer has completed first flight of its E175-E2 regional airliner, making good on its aim of having the third and last variant of the E2 family take flight before year end.
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NewsFAA chief to meet with Boeing CEO amid Max timeline concern
Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson will meet today with Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg to discuss Boeing’s “not realistic” 737 Max return-to-service timeline, the FAA says in a letter US lawmakers. The letter also says the FAA has concern that Boeing’s statements about the Max timeline may be perceived ...
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NewsHigh-speed CR929 model tested in windtunnel
Analysts have completed the next phase of windtunnel testing for the joint Russian-Chinese CRAIC CR929 long-haul twinjet, using a 1:39 scale model. Testing of the high-speed standard model, comprising a fuselage and wing, has been conducted at the Moscow-based Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute. The institute says the model has been co-developed ...
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NewsFAA faces pressure to scrutinise Boeing’s Renton 737 production line
Lawmakers pressured Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson on 11 December to ensure his agency thoroughly reviews allegations of safety and quality problems at Boeing’s 737 production plan in Renton, Washington.
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NewsAirbus acquires robotics firm just outside Boeing plant
Airbus has acquired an industrial automation firm, MTM Robotics, in the vicinity of arch-rival Boeing as part of its efforts to modernise its production systems. MTM Robotics is located just outside Paine Field, where Boeing’s Everett production and delivery centre is sited. Airbus has not disclosed the terms of the ...
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NewsEmirates retains 777-8s in revised 777X order
Emirates has explained that 11 of its Boeing 777X orders are subject to reconfirmation, following a revision of Boeing’s figures for the Middle Eastern carrier’s 777X commitments. The Dubai-based carrier had already cut its original order for 150 777Xs – comprising 115 777-9s and 35 777-8s – by 24 aircraft, ...
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NewsIAI addresses cargo door irregularity in converted 737 freighters
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has detected an “apparent irregularity” in some of its converted Boeing 737 freighters, but expects these to return to service soon. IAI tells Cirium that its representatives met with the safety committee of the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI), which accepted its suggestions for an ...
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NewsFAA will not certify 737 Max in 2019: FAA chief
The US Federal Aviation Administration will not clear the Boeing 737 Max to fly until sometime in 2020, the agency’s chief said on 11 December.
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NewsAir France orders more A350s to replace A380 fleet
Air France-KLM Group is ordering another 10 Airbus A350-900s, which will be used to replace the company’s Airbus A380 fleet. The aircraft are set to be operated by Air France, which is phasing out its A380s by the end of 2022. Air France-KLM says the decision is in line with ...
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NewsRyanair passengers ‘will not know if 737 Max is due to operate flight’
Ryanair’s aircraft allocation procedures mean passengers will not be told during the booking process whether or not their flights are due to be operated by Boeing 737 Max jets, according to group chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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NewsCongo Airways orders two Embraer 175s
Embraer has disclosed a firm order from Congo Airways for two E175s. The African carrier has also taken options on a further two of the jets, says Embraer, which puts the list-price value of the four-unit deal at $194.4 million.
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NewsAirbus seeks leader for new aircraft projects division
Airbus is seeking a candidate to lead its future projects initiative for commercial aircraft development. Its centre of competence for aircraft architecture is looking to recruit an “inspirational” leader, to be based in Toulouse, for the future projects office. “For the first time in 50 years, Airbus has no major ...
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NewsAirbus might not be obstructed by WTO appeal impasse
Airbus’s appeal over the latest World Trade Organization ruling may not necessarily be held up by the impasse which is forcing suspension of the WTO’s Appellate Body. The airframer remains locked in a transatlantic dispute with Boeing over government subsidies to large civil aircraft programmes. But the WTO mechanism is ...
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NewsJetstar crew in double go-around failed to comply with standard procedures: ATSB
Crew did not deploy landing gear during second landing attempt, forcing another go-around
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Airline BusinessLack of 737 Max continues to depress Asia-Pacific deliveries
Airbus is enjoying strong Asia-Pacific deliveries of the A320neo family amid Boeing’s 737 Max woes.
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NewsHarbour Air flies ‘first’ all-electric commercial aircraft, a DHC-2 Beaver
A Harbour Air de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver seaplane lifted off the Fraser River near Vancouver on 10 December, marking what the company calls the first flight of the first aircraft powered entirely by an electric system.
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AnalysisInternational consensus key to returning 737 Max to service
Boeing has reiterated that achieving consensus among national aviation regulators will be key to ensure a successful return to service for the 737 Max, which has been grounded since March this year.
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NewsUAV Turbines unveils hybrid-electric ‘microturbine’ for drones
UAV Turbines unveiled to the market on 10 December a demonstrator hybrid-electric “microturbine” for small unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) that it says allows drones to harness the efficiency of a turbine, but also the instant power of an electric motor.
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OpinionThe weird parallel reality of the WTO spat
One of the most fascinating aspects of the World Trade Organization dispute has nothing to do with the boasts about penalties and tariffs, or the squabble over who gained the greatest advantage from government handouts – but rather the potential realities that might have materialised if the controversial financial support had never existed.