All Airframers news – Page 236
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NewsComac takes delivery of wing-body fairing for C919
Comac has taken delivery of the wing-body fairing section that will be installed on its first C919 flight test aircraft.
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NewsRolls-Royce venture to back UltraFan turbine research
Rolls-Royce is engaging with its joint venture ITP to carry out intermediate-pressure turbine research for its UltraFan high-bypass engine programme.
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NewsBoeing clears CDR milestone on 787-10
Boeing has passed the critical design review (CDR) milestone on the 787-10 programme, a key step in the timeline of a development programme.
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OpinionOPINION: Can Russian-Chinese widebody project take off?
Russia and China may be inching closer to what could be the most ambitious aircraft programme of the next decade: a jointly developed widebody.
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NewsCHINA CALLING: Top 10 Chinese joint aircraft projects
In a week marked by reports of a possible Russian-Chinese collaboration to develop a widebody airliner based on the in-development Irkut MC-21, Flightglobal took a look through the archive to find the most notable joint projects with China as a partner.
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NewsBoeing 737 could edge A320 on 2015 deliveries
Airbus is facing the possibility of its A320 family being pushed into second place on full-year deliveries, for the first time since the 737 became Boeing’s sole single-aisle competitor.
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Alcoa doubles aerospace forecast despite slow starts for A350, CSeries
Alcoa has dropped its 2015 aerospace sales forecast by a point in its second quarter report – to 8-9% compared with three months ago – on a slower-than-expected ramp-up of Airbus A350 and Bombardier CSeries production. However, “the ongoing strength of the sector” led the metals supplier to nearly double ...
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ATR prototype starts environmental technology tests
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has commenced test flights with an aircraft fitted with a modified fuselage panel, aimed at examining lighter structures and lower-noise technology.
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NewsMC-21 technology to be applied in Russian-Chinese widebody
Russia's government has outlined its vision for a proposed widebody to be developed jointly with China.
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NewsPICTURE: CS100 performs minimum-unstick test
Bombardier has disclosed details of the minimum-unstick testing on the initial CSeries variant which it conducted at a regional airport in Kansas.
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NewsPICTURE: Cathay Pacific's first A350 undergoes final assembly
Airbus says it has begun final assembly of Cathay Pacific’s first Airbus A350-900 at is Toulouse manufacturing facility.
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NewsRolls-Royce outlines profit impact of A330 sales slump
Rolls-Royce is predicting a greater drop-off in deliveries of engines for the Airbus A330 than previously forecast, contributing to a £300 million ($470 million) impact on its finances next year.
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NewsBoeing bosses: All 10, in order of impact
Boeing got through its first century with just 10 chief executives including its eponymous founder
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Industry sees path to carbon-neutral aviation
In 1971 – 34 years after the first ground test of Frank Whittle’s prototype jet engine – General Electric’s CF6 commercial turbofan engine entered service with the Douglas DC-10-10, representing a historic breakthrough in fuel efficiency.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing’s 757 eco testbed trials basket of energy-saving technologies
Boosting aerodynamic efficiency is the cornerstone of Boeing’s latest battery of ecoDemonstrator test flights. The tests are being carried out on a near-end-of-life 757 that will later be used to test new aircraft-recycling techniques, before being consigned to history.
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NewsR-R makes progress on testing 787 engine upgrade
Rolls-Royce is close to completing a round of testing on the latest version of the Trent 1000 engine for the Boeing 787, according to the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) in the USA.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing contemplates X-plane for future ecoDemonstrator
Five aircraft demonstrator programmes launched by Boeing's commercial division since 2001 all share a defining characteristic: an ordinary aircraft modified or stuffed with brand-new technologies.
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Boeing plans fourth 747-8 rate cut
Boeing has announced a fourth rate cut for the 747-8 programme over a two-year period, lowering monthly output to only one per month beginning in March 2016.
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NewsBoeing 757 ecoDemonstrator embarks on final test run
Energy-harvesting windows, green diesel biofuel and a 3D-printed flightdeck monument are three technologies that will be tested on the last series of flights of a TUI Group-branded Boeing 757 ecoDemonstrator destined to be dismantled by the end of July.