All air transport news – Page 714
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NewsBoeing tweaks 777X wingspan, preserves folded length
Boeing has slightly increased the in-flight wingspan and the length of the wing-fold on the 777X.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Leahy pitches A330neo against 787
A concept still has to be formally presented to airlines, but a re-engined version of the A330 appears to be taking shape, with Airbus working on an aircraft it believes will match the cash operating costs of the Boeing 787-9 with the same number of seats.
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NewsThree F-35B Lightning IIs to fly at RIAT 2014
More than 150 military and civil aircraft from all over the world are confirmed as participants in the 2014 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, UK, the stars of the show being three Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs.
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NewsAmerican takes delivery of first owned CRJ900
American Airlines Group subsidiary PSA Airlines took delivery of its first Bombardier CRJ900 at Montreal Mirabel International airport on 5 June.
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NewsPICTURE: Mitsubishi Aircraft unveils first P&W engine
Japanese airframer Mitsubishi Aircraft has published an image of the first Pratt & Whitney PW1200G geared turbofan engine for its MRJ regional jet.
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NewsIrkut still contemplating MC-21 name change
Renaming the developmental MC-21 narrowbody is still under consideration by Russian manufacturer Irkut, although it will wait until first flight is achieved before making a firm decision.
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NewsIrkut untroubled by CSeries engine incident
Irkut is unconcerned by the 29 May failure of a Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared-fan engine on a Bombardier CSeries aircraft.
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NewsLiebherr to test electric-powered air pack for next-generation narrowbody
Liebherr will soon use a demonstration aircraft to test a power-generation system capable of replacing bleed-air-driven systems in the air-conditioning units of narrowbodies.
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NewsP&W delivers first MRJ engines
Mitsubishi Aircraft has taken delivery of the first Pratt & Whitney PW1200G geared turbofan engines for its MRJ regional jet.
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Russian firms developing Superjet electric-taxi drive
Russian aerospace firms United Aircraft and Aviation Equipment are jointly developing an electric-drive system for the Sukhoi Superjet 100, designed to reduce fuel-burn while taxiing.
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NewsPICTURES: Thai Airways’ first 787 unveiled
Thai Airways' first Boeing 787-8 has been unveiled after completing paint works at Boeing's Everett plant.
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NewsIndian Ocean acoustic data could yield clues about MH370
A team of Australian researchers recorded an unusual acoustic event around the time Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 would have crashed owing to fuel exhaustion.
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NewsPICTURES: Ryanair hails coach partner with special livery
Ryanair has painted three of its Boeing 737-800s in a special livery highlighting its partnership with coach operator National Express.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Change in the air for NASA’s aeronautics research arm
NASA’s aeronautics research programme has seen a long period of decline since its glory days. Since 2000, a $1 billion annual budget for atmospheric flight research has been chopped roughly in half, and its share of overall NASA appropriation has declined from 7% to 3%.
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Russian medium-haul airliner project moving toward design freeze
Russia’s ambitious Frigate Ecojet programme – targeted at creating an all-new, 300-seat, medium-haul airliner – has entered the project’s definition phase, with the aim of freezing the design of the aircraft by this time next year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: New ATR chief to focus on legal framework
The appointment of the Airbus’s head of contract negotiations, Patrick de Castelbajac, as ATR’s new chief executive comes as the Franco-Italian manufacturer works to transform its legal status from “groupement d’intérêt économique” (GIE) to “société anonyme” (SA) to pursue new objectives: managing suppliers, and launching a new turboprop.
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IATA: Embraer focused on growth in Asia
Embraer is focused on increasing the market penetration of the E-Jet in Asia, where it a significant opportunity for 100-seat aircraft.
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NewsIATA: Emirates not interested in 11-abreast A380 option
Emirates has rejected Airbus proposals to raise the A380’s seating capacity through 11-abreast seating as an unattractive arrangement.
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IATA: Emirates dismisses Boeing’s 747-8I overtures
Emirates has no interest in the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental as it views the Airbus A380 as the only very large airliner that can deliver the capacity and performance it requires.
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NewsIATA: Emirates urges Airbus to move on ‘A380neo’
Emirates is pushing Airbus to firm up plans for a re-engined “A380neo”, with Rolls-Royce “ready to go” on a new engine, says the airline’s president Tim Clark. However he does not believe Engine Alliance is keen to invest in a new-technology powerplant.