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PARIS: Avio Aero stresses its third party credentials
Avio Aero may have been a GE Aviation subsidiary for six years, but the Italian propulsion systems specialist is at Paris stressing its autonomy as a European technology house, and willingness to work with other engine manufacturers.
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PARIS: Peach goes Leap for A320neos as Vanilla merger nears
Peach has signed a deal at the Paris air show with CFM International for Leap-1A engines to power 10 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.
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NewsGE redesigns GE9X compressor part for 777X engine
GE Aviation is redesigning a static compressor part for the in-development GE9X engine, to power the Boeing 777X, after the component showed premature deterioration during the test programme.
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PARIS: Airbus details design changes of A321XLR
Airbus's long-range A321XLR would probably be configured for around 200 passengers for operators using the type across its maximum 4,700nm range.
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PARIS: Airbus unveils 101t A321XLR with 4,700nm range
Airbus has formally unveiled a new long-range A321neo, officially designated the A321XLR, which will become available from 2023.
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PARIS: Airbus set to unveil longest-range A321neo
Airbus is preparing to detail a series of changes to the A321neo which will take its range beyond the 4,000nm (7,400km) offered by the A321LR version.
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PICTURE: High-tech feline E195-E2 the pride of Paris
Embraer is showing off its latest "Profit Hunter" livery, featuring a high-tech stylised lion, on a 195-E2 at the Paris air show.
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Rolls-Royce receives offer for ITP share sale
Rolls-Royce is in talks with Spanish technology company Indra about the potential sale of a majority shareholding in the UK engine maker's subsidiary ITP Aero.
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PARIS: Boeing sticks to 737 Max safety message as show opens
Boeing's top commercial aircraft executives enter this year's show stressing one message above all others: that their prime focus remains to ensure the 737 Max returns safely to the skies.
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RETROSPECTIVE: When Concorde and 747 went head-to-head
By all accounts, the 1969 Paris air show was quite a memorable affair. The event, which was celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, was the venue where the two transatlantic airliner rivals – Concorde and the Boeing 747 – “rubbed shoulders” for the first time.
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PARIS: CFM56 hits billion hours as last commercial 7B is shipped
CFM International is celebrating passing a key milestone at the Paris air show, with the fleet of CFM56 engines having just passed the 1 billion flight-hours mark.
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PARIS: CFM plans Leap production hike despite Max uncertainty
CFM International aims to increase Leap output by 10% next year to 2,000 engines and is not currently planning any major adjustments in the wake of the Boeing 737 Max grounding.
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NewsTen-abreast A350 would be 'uncatchable' by 777X
Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer believes a 10-abreast configuration for the A350-1000 would mean the variant would be “uncatchable” by the rival Boeing 777-9.
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PARIS: ATR chief executive on turboprops' green appeal
ATR may have ruled out developing a 90-seat variant for now, but the Franco-Italian airframer – which has become the clear leader in the turboprop market over the past decade – says it will continue improving the performance and versatility of its two-strong family, the 45-seat ATR 42-600 and its ...
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How are the all-new Airbus and Boeing widebodies faring?
Amid ongoing speculation about Boeing’s plans for a clean-sheet design to address the much vaunted mid-market segment and the likely response from Airbus, how are the most recent all-new airliners from those stables performing?
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AnalysisWhat news to expect at this year's Paris air show
While the continued grounding of the Boeing 737 Max seems likely to cast a shadow over this year’s Paris air show, there remains plenty else on the agenda for the big two airframers, together with some transformational shifts in the regional aircraft sector.
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NewsAlcock and Brown’s conquest of the Atlantic
To mark 100 years since the first transatlantic flight, we look back at the story of the historic crossing through the eyes of the Flight archive
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Rolls-Royce prepares for future with UltraFan and electric power
Rolls-Royce arrives at this year's Paris air show with the immediate focus on ramping up production of in-service engines and curing the disruption still being felt by operators of Boeing 787s powered by the Trent 1000. Development activities are continuing in the background, of course, but are at a relatively ...
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