All Airframers news – Page 219
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News
Some Boeing 787s need engine rework by September
Airlines flying 168 Boeing 787s equipped with two of the same variant of the GE Aviation GEnx-1B engine must rework a fan seal by September or stop flying the aircraft.
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Lockheed LM-100J taking form in Marietta
Construction of first the commercial derivative of the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules in 24 years has begun in Marietta, Georgia, where fabricators are now assembling the first LM-100J wing.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Tata’s “Make In India” sweet spot
It is difficult to overstate the reverence with which the Tata name is held in India. On a recent flight to Hyderabad, Flight International sat with an aerospace engineer from the subcontinent. He works for one of the top names in aircraft engines, and has had roles in international OEMs. ...
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Ros Wynne - Engineer with Ryanair
Ros Wynne is a licensed aircraft maintenance engineer with Ryanair. His expertise in this niche profession, saw Wynne crowned gold medalist in the 2015 WorldSkills Competition.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How Boeing and Pan Am created an airliner legend
In April 1966, a gentleman's agreement between two visionaries – backed by a pair of huge US corporations – created a transportation icon that would have far-reaching implications for the airline industry and travelling public alike.
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Opinion
OPINION: How 747 gamble paid off for Boeing
Boeing celebrates its centenary in 2016, and the 747 has been a big part of its life for half of the company’s existence. The risks that Boeing took with the original decision to build the 747, and the investment it committed to the production programme, set the benchmark by which ...
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Embraer delivers 21 commercial jets in first quarter
Embraer delivered 21 commercial aircraft in the three months ended 31 March, one more than during the same period last year.
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Comac plugs away at C919 systems integration
Comac is engaged in the second stage of software integration testing for its C919 narrowbody programme, while the first test aircraft awaits the installation of wiring.
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NewsQatar CEO confident A320neo engine fix coming
A meeting with Pratt & Whitney executives 10 days ago left Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker confident his list of complaints about the engine he ordered to power 50 Airbus A320neos will be partly resolved by mid-year.
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NewsBoeing adds four 747-8Fs to backlog
An unidentified customer has ordered four 747-8 Freighters, Boeing confirms on 8 April.
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Superjet manufacturer appears to cut full-year losses
Sukhoi’s civil aircraft division cut pre-tax losses by more than three-quarters last year, its newly-released accounts have revealed.
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INTERIORS: Hamburg's crucible of technology development
Testing innovative technologies in a cabin environment has just become much easier – so long as you’re looking to work on Airbus products. Hamburg’s newly opened Zal centre of applied aeronautical research has built a cabin and cargo test rig that adapts to any in service commercial aircraft from any ...
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Embraer starts E190-E2 engines on wing
Embraer has started engines for the first time on the wing of an E190-E2.
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OpinionOPINION: What's driving Boeing job cuts?
Having never before experienced a “super-cycle” in the commercial aviation business, it’s not always clear what one should look like while we are inside it, particularly after a perplexing announcement, such as a mass staff reduction by Boeing’s commercial unit amidst an historic production ramp-up.
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NewsBoeing, FAA warn 787 pilots of bad airspeed data
Boeing 787 pilots are being warned not to make sudden control inputs in response to a “sudden, unrealistic” drop in airspeed shown on cockpit displays.
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NewsLockheed venture lifts off with LOI for 12 hybrid airships
Lockheed Martin has bested its British rival, the Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10, by signing a launch customer for its LMH-1 airship: Straightline Aviation (SLA).
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Finmeccanica's long road to renaissance
As Mauro Moretti puts it, 2015 marked “the end of an era” at Finmeccanica, and so a new age begins, appropriately, with a new identity. The fact Italy’s resurgent national aerospace champion will adopt the name of one of the country's greatest sons – no less than Leonardo, as in ...
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FIDAE: Boeing stresses market penetration at Chile show
Boeing is marking its 100th birthday at FIDAE with a chalet resembling the red barn that Bill Boeing used as his original workshop. But the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturer is also stressing the strength of its market presence in Latin America, from airliners to military aircraft, and from research facilities ...
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FIDAE: Bombardier to take CSeries on Latin American tour
Bombardier is to follow FIDAE with a Latin American tour showcasing the CSeries in a bid to convince wavering potential customers to commit to the all-new narrowbody.
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FIDAE: Airbus to debut A350 at show
Airbus’s A350-900 is making its FIDAE debut by taking part in the flying display, just weeks after Brazil’s TAM became the first Latin American airline to introduce the big twin into service.