All Airframers news – Page 139
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Mitsubishi eager to tap into CRJ expertise
The North American market is a priority for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), as it looks to gain a stronger foothold in the market after its acquisition of the Bombardier’s CRJ programme.
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GKN Fokker to assist PAL-V on flying car development
GKN Fokker has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with fellow Dutch firm PAL-V to assist in the design, certification, engineering and production of current and future versions of the Liberty flying car.
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Italian government throws Piaggio €700 million lifeline
The Italian government has approved nearly €700 million ($800 million) worth of orders and commitments for Piaggio Aerospace, which should help to provide a long-term and sustainable future for the Italian airframer.
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OpinionHow will Boeing respond to A321XLR launch?
Ask Airbus about the Boeing NMA and you might start to believe the acronym stands for No More Argument.
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OpinionEnvironmental concerns powering electric shift
Twenty years ago, electric or hybrid-electric cars seemed unlikely to catch on. Worries about their performance and reliability, high prices, and a lack of charging infrastructure slowed take-up even among the environmentally concerned.
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Airbus recruits Korean's aerospace arm for future-wing programme
Korean Air Aerospace has become a partner in Airbus's Wing of Tomorrow programme aimed at developing manufacturing methods for a composite wing on a future A320-family replacement.
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AnalysisAirbus wins order race – but Boeing steals the show
Boeing won a key battle, if not the war, at this year’s Paris air show. Airbus marked its 50th anniversary by disclosing more business than its Seattle rival, but the event will ultimately be remembered for a show-stopping order from IAG that is set to revive the grounded 737 Max programme.
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ANALYSIS: Lessors send Boeing a message about the NMA
Six months ago, Boeing was expected to make a splash with the launch of its NMA at the Paris air show, with airlines from the US majors to aircraft lessors lining up to see how Boeing would respond to the issue of an aging fleet in the segment.
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NewsPARIS: All the best images from the show
All the best images from on the ground at the 2019 Paris air show.
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NewsQatar offers to be launch customer for a 777X freighter
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker is urging Boeing to develop a freighter version of its 777X, and has confirmed his carrier’s willingness to serve as a launch customer for such an aircraft.
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PARIS: Boeing lands digital service deals worth more than $100m
Boeing's fast-growing services business has disclosed more than $100 million-worth of orders and contracts for digital products with customers including major US carriers and smaller regional operators.
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NewsPARIS: North American customer enters talks on 15-unit M100 deal
Mitsubishi Aircraft has signed a memorandum of understanding with a "prospective North American customer" to start formal negotiations on a deal for 15 SpaceJet M100s.
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NewsPARIS: Boom XB-1 schedule slips, while JAL eyes Overture
Boom Supersonic has pushed the first flight of its XB-1 demonstrator back to 2020, as it works with Japan Airlines on its planned Overture airliner.
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PARIS: Udvar-Hazy foresees single-pilot evolution for NMA
Air Lease wants Boeing's New Mid-market Airplane to be designed as a technology platform capable of being updated over decades with new technology or a one-pilot cockpit.
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PARIS: Triumph to support design of Mitsubishi's SpaceJet
Triumph Group has sealed an agreement under which its Aerospace Structures business unit will support the design and development of Mitsubishi Aircraft's SpaceJet M100.
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PARIS: Industry addresses sustainability challenge
The aerospace industry’s ambitious efficiency goals clashed with the realities of market economics and propulsion technology on the second day of the Paris air show.
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NewsPARIS: Boeing Next chief lays out future of air travel
Boeing foresees a time when supersonic and hypersonic aircraft connect the world's cities, with small electric air taxis shuttling passengers within them.
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Podcast
PODCAST: Airline Business at Paris air show 2019 – day 1
Join Lewis Harper and Graham Dunn for all the latest from the first day of the Paris air show.
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PARIS: Spirit AeroSystems pitches composite manufacturing process
Spirit AeroSystems has developed a new, lower-cost composite manufacturing process for commercial aircraft fuselages it expects will be ready for production as soon as 2025.
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PARIS: Boeing ups 20-year forecast on global growth projections
Continued growth of developing economies has led Boeing to tweak upward its 20-year commercial aircraft market outlook.