All Airframers news – Page 180
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News
DUBAI: ATR considering new corporate structure for flexibility
ATR’s top executive has indicated that the Airbus-Leonardo joint venture could be restructured into a limited-liability company to increase management flexibility and financing options ahead of the potential launch of a larger turboprop that could feature conventional or disruptive technologies such as hybrid-electric propulsion.
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PICTURE: Etihad marks opening of Louvre Abu Dhabi with A380 flyby
Etihad Airways, which is displaying an Airbus A380 at the Dubai show, is pictured here Cezanne the opportunity to add its own touch of glamour to the opening of the new Louvre Abu Dhabi art museum earlier this month.
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Analysis
DUBAI: Boeing 787-10 data snapshot
With Emirates announcing a $15.1 billion commitment for 40 Boeing 787-10s, we examine the firm-order status for the largest Dreamliner with data from Flights Fleets Analyzer.
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DUBAI: Boom Supersonic to pick engines in 2018
Boom Supersonic hopes to pick an engine to power its developmental airliner programme next year as it works towards service entry in 2023 for the 55-passenger aircraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: GE9X on track to enter flight testing
GE Aviation’s Boeing 747-400 flying testbed in Victorville, California, is ready to receive the first GE9X test engine.
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Analysis
FLIGHT TEST: Embraer's KC-390 an airlift jet-setter
Test pilot Michael Gerzanics puts Embraer's KC-390 transport/tanker through its paces and asks: how does it fare against Lockheed Martin's long-established C-130 Hercules?
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DUBAI: CFM starts closing Leap-1 delivery gap
CFM International expects to close a delivery gap for the Leap-1 engine family by the second quarter of next year as the manufacturer works to address a spreading technical problem within the engine.
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DUBAI: Bombardier still discussing Q400 outsourcing
Bombardier still wants to outsource major structural work for the Q400 to factories outside Canada, but discussions with potential partners remain ongoing, the company's top commercial aircraft executive has disclosed.
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DUBAI: TAI outlines 100-seat jet ambitions
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has unveiled ambitious plans for the launch of an all-composite regional airliner within five years as part of a decade-long masterplan.
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DUBAI: Boeing achieves 90% drawing milestone on 777-9
Boeing reached the 90% engineering drawing release milestone with the 777-9 on 7 November, vice-president and 777X general manager Eric Lindblad has disclosed.
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DUBAI: Tariffs won't apply to US-assembled CSeries – Cromer
Bombardier intends to start building a $300 million aircraft factory in Alabama immediately after the CSeries joint venture's sale to Airbus closes – and CS100s delivered to US customers from that facility will not be subject to a possible import tariff, predicts the president of the Canadian airframer's commercial aircraft ...
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DUBAI: Local low-cost carrier Flydubai puts its first Max on show
Middle Eastern budget operator Flydubai has put its first 737 Max jet on display to mark the fifth time it has attended its hometown's air show.
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DUBAI: Proposed 767 revival 'nothing more than a study' – Boeing
Boeing has given an indication that airlines interested in reviving production of passenger-carrying 767s should not get their hopes up just yet.
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DUBAI: CS300 on show after Airbus acquisition
Bombardier is displaying a CS300 at the show adorned in the livery of European customer Air Baltic, in the airframer's first major exhibition since agreeing to divest the CSeries programme to Airbus.
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DUBAI: Embraer expects E190-E2 certification within 90 days
Embraer expects certification of the E190-E2 within 90 days, its commercial unit's chief executive has disclosed.
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DUBAI: Boeing predicts exciting show for orders
Boeing's top commercial sales executives expect an "exciting", albeit unpredictable, Dubai air show for aircraft orders, as the company remains upbeat on the region's sales prospects despite the growing political turmoil that has roiled airline balance sheets.
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DUBAI: Second MC-21 shortly heading for flight test
Irkut has commenced final assembly of the third prototype MC-21-300, as it prepares to transfer the second to the manufacturer's flight-test arm.
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Opinion
OPINION: ATR 72-600 freighter cements turboprop domination
After a heads-up from ATR of an imminent announcement regarding a new aircraft launch, the speculation was that perhaps the fabled 90-seat turboprop was about to become a reality.
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Analysis
DUBAI: Mubadala moves to a new phase of investment
A decade after making its first forays into the sector, Mubadala – the $8.6 billion-turnover state investment vehicle through which Abu Dhabi is using its oil revenues to diversify its economy – is moving to a new stage in terms of its aerospace portfolio.