All Airframers news – Page 216
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Viking Air to buy type certificates for Bombardier amphibians
Viking Air has entered a deal to buy Bombardier’s three amphibious aircraft programmes.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Future turning bright for Montreal’s aerospace cluster
Montreal’s aerospace cluster has good reason to celebrate.
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OpinionOPINION: Pratt & Whitney right to innovate with geared turbofan
In the late-1980s, Pratt & Whitney had a flash of inspiration. Reduction gears for gas turbines already existed, but the only reliable gearboxes for airliner-sized engines were the size of houses. If P&W could scale down the gearbox into a package weighing less than 150kg, they could change the industry.
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PICTURE: Winglet-fitted Superjet in windtunnel test
Russian researchers have performed windtunnel testing on models of a modified Sukhoi Superjet 100 which features winglets.
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Bombardier opens CSeries support centre
Bombardier has opened a customer response centre in Mirabel for CSeries support, as the first CS100 gears for delivery to launch customer Swiss at the end of the month.
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A350-1000 deliveries shift into second half of 2017
Airbus has shifted the delivery schedule of the A350-1000 into the second half of 2017, having previously indicated a mid-2017 timeframe.
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CS100 gains EASA and FAA type validation
The Bombardier CS100 has received type validation from both the US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency, paving the way for the aircraft to be delivered to launch customer Swiss.
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New Boeing executive calls for bold judgment calls
In his first public appearance, Boeing’s newly-appointed head of commercial aircraft development challenged his staff to take a bold approach to designing new products, emphasizing the value engineering judgment calls over strictly adhering to bureaucratic processes and a slavish devotion to the data.
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OpinionOPINION: Can MC-21 restore Russian pride?
Some 25 years after the fall of communism, Russia’s aviation industry remains globally competitive in fixed-wing combat aircraft and military helicopters. But despite more than two decades of investment and dedication, its once-mighty airliner industry is, at best, a global afterthought, ranking far below post-Cold War upstarts in Brazil and ...
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NewsPICTURES: Irkut rolls-out MC-21 airliner in bid for single-aisle share
Russia on 8 June publicly unveiled the Irkut-led bid for a slice of the surging world market for single-aisle aircraft, joining rivals from Canada and China to challenge the American and European behemoths.
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PICTURE: Chengdu Airlines works to enter ARJ21 into service
Chengdu Airlines plans to launch its first ARJ21-700 commercial passenger service on 28 June, seven months after taking delivery of the aircraft.
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Opinion
OPINION: Harbin closure is harsh Legacy for Embraer
Late in 2002, and after much industry anticipation, Embraer confirmed an agreement with AVIC to build ERJ-145s in China – and Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry was born.
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Opinion
OPINION: Is Airbus caution right approach for 'A350-2000'?
Enthusiasm for ambitious projects seems to be in short supply in the commercial aircraft industry.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Mexico aerospace industry growing beyond low-cost roots
Mexico is a land of industrial contradictions. The average daily wage for a common labourer is $4, but factory executives often earn more than their counterparts in the USA. News headlines scream of rampant violence, especially along the eastern and western coasts and northern and southern borders yet most factory ...
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MC-21 landing-gear completes strength tests
Landing-gear manufacturer Hydromash has completed tests on the Irkut MC-21’s undercarriage ahead of the type’s first flight.
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Long-range Superjet passes initial fatigue tests
Sukhoi’s long-range version of the Superjet 100 has passed an initial phase of fatigue testing to 12,000 cycles.
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Embraer, AVIC shutter Harbin joint venture
Embraer and AVIC will phase out their joint venture in Harbin after 13 years of operations.
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IATA: Leahy eyes early call on 'A350-2000' decision
Airbus sales chief John Leahy would like Airbus to decide “sooner rather than later” whether to go ahead with its proposed A350-1000 stretch, dubbed the “-2000”, to start securing orders in what could be a relatively small market.
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IATA: Leahy believes CSeries pricing strategy unsustainable
Airbus’s top salesman John Leahy is unmoved by the Bombardier CSeries recent sales successes and remains sceptical that the twinjet is becoming a genuine rival. He does not believe Bombardier has the financial wherewithal to sustain the sort of long-term loss making sales strategy usually required to become established as ...
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NewsLithium ion batteries fly again on A350-900
Battery supplier Saft has clarified that Airbus installed and delivered the first A350-900 equipped with rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to a customer at the end of last year.