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AIX: AIM Altitude reveals integrated front row monument for Vantage XL seat
AIM Altitude has collaborated with sister company Thompson Aero Seating to develop a front row monument that complements the Northern Irish manufacturer’s Vantage XL business class range and can be customised by the customer to “reflect its brand”, according to the AVIC-owned interiors specialist.
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PICTURE: United's first 737 Max receives swoop livery
United Airlines has painted its first Boeing 737 Max 9 in the swoop livery that adorns its Dreamliners, as it prepares to take its first aircraft later in April.
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AIX: Embraer and Widerøe reveal cabin details of first E190-E2
The newest interior on the block almost certainly belongs to Norwegian regional carrier Widerøe and its Embraer 190-E2, the first of the re-engined variant to be delivered.
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AIX: Design company aims to banish fear of flying with digital companion
Airline passengers of a nervous disposition could soon benefit from a newly-conceived digital travel companion that can anticipate their anxiety triggers and provide personalised coping techniques to help keep fears at bay throughout their flight.
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PICTURE: BelugaXL emerges with its Trent engines
Airbus has rolled out its new BelugaXL high-capacity transporter with its Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines installed.
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NewsAmerican orders 47 787s for fleet replacement
American Airlines has ordered 47 Boeing 787s as replacements for its older widebody aircraft.
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Airbus orders rise but deliveries fall over first quarter
Airbus secured an order for six A320neo jets from an undisclosed customer in March, along with a deal for two A321s from VietJet.
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Bombardier’s 2018 goal in reach as CSeries deliveries accelerate
Bombardier in the last several weeks significantly picked up the pace of CSeries deliveries, handing four aircraft to customers in March and putting the company on a trajectory that makes it 2018 delivery goal within reach.
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OpinionOPINION: Can Embraer maintain rhythm with Boeing pact?
Embraer has, believe it or not, its own anthem. The lyrics talk about how Brazil’s aerospace industry is a vital part of defending the homeland: its blue sky, the emerald green forests and the Amazon river.
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AIX: How perception plays role in passenger comfort for Boeing
More than 10,000 examples may have been built, but the Boeing 737’s cabin dimensions – save for changes in fuselage length as variants and new-generation families arrived – have not altered since the narrowbody entered service 50 years ago. That original Lufthansa 737-100 from 1968 shares the same 3.54m cabin ...
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Boeing tankers refuel each other in KC-46 milestone test
Boeing announced that its KC-46 Pegasus aerial tanker programme completed its fuel on-load testing, part of its overall Supplemental Type Certificate, by successfully transferring 146,000 pounds of fuel from one KC-46 to another KC-46 during flight.
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Boeing in line to be hit by China's proposed retaliatory tariffs
Boeing 737NGs exported to China could be slapped with a 25% tariff, after Beijing proposed a series of retaliatory measures in response to tariffs that the Trump administration is imposing on Chinese goods exported to the USA.
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Jet Airways finalises follow-on order for 75 737 Max aircraft
Indian carrier Jet Airways has finalised a deal to purchase an additional 75 Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
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Trump unveils tariff plan on Chinese aircraft imports
Aircraft, jet engines and helicopters made in China are among 1,300 product categories that will face a 25% tariff if imported into the USA, the Trump Administration proposed on 3 April.
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UPDATED: Airbus to resume Pratt-powered A320neo deliveries in April
Update: On 4 April Airbus corrected previous information given to FlightGlobal. The company now says deliveries of PW-powered A320neos will resume in April, as the company's CEO Tom Enders said in February.
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ARJ21 completes crosswind validation testing in Iceland
The Comac ARJ21 regional jet has completed crosswind validation testing in Iceland that is aimed at widening its operational scope.
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HAL hits new milestones as revenue up 2.2% to over Rs180bn
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) generated revenue of more than Rs180 billion in the financial year ended 31 March 2018, up 2.2% year-on-year.
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CRAIC widens supplier search to aircraft systems for CR929
A year-long joint concept definition phase launched on 27 March will select the Tier 1 suppliers for the Chinese-Russian CR929-600 widebody, the CRAIC joint venture announced on 30 March.
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A321LR conducts longest flight on route from Seychelles
Airbus’s A321LR test aircraft has arrived back in Toulouse after conducting its longest-distance flight so far in the certification campaign, operating from the Seychelles.
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Boeing Defense reorganizes by adding two new divisions and eliminating another
Boeing plans to launch two new divisions within its Defense, Space & Security business starting next week – a Commercial Derivative Aircraft division, and a Missile and Weapon Systems division – as part of an ongoing reorganization effort by the business unit’s chief executive, Leanne Caret.