All Airframers news – Page 246
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Will latest upgrades save 777 from a rate cut?
Boeing has unveiled the details of performance and interior upgrades aimed at attracting 40-60 new orders this year and keeping the 777 assembly line at full rate through at least 2017.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Record-setting Solar Impulse is off to a strong start
As an aviation record-setting machine, Solar Impulse 2 is off to a good start.
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NewsSolar Impulse: India calls with second leg success
It’s two down and 10 to go for Solar Impulse 2 and its round-the-world solar-powered mission – after crossing the Arabian Sea to reach Ahmedabad, India after a 16h, 790nm (1,465km) second leg from Muscat, Oman.
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Maldivian seals CFM56 pact with MTU
Indian Ocean carrier Maldivian has reached an exclusive service agreement with MTU Maintenance covering Airbus engines.
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Udvar-Hazy reveals preferences for Boeing's next project
Air Lease Corp founder Steven Udvar-Hazy flashes a squinty grin and says he cannot reveal Boeing’s design secrets for the still-unlaunched clean-sheet aircraft concept to follow the 777X family into service after 2022.
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NewsSolar Impulse: One stage down, 11 to go
Solar Impulse 2 is back on the ground, having arrived at Muscat, Oman, on completion of the first leg of its 12-stop, round-the-world flight.
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NewsICBC Financial Leasing signs for 30 ARJ21s
ICBC Financial Leasing has signed a purchase agreement with Comac for 30 ARJ21-700 regional jets.
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NewsCFM revamps Leap assembly ahead of ramp-up
As pressure grows to raise already peak production rates for single-aisle aircraft, CFM International has decided to roll out two major upgrades to the production system for the Leap engine series.
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NewsCSeries past midway point of test programme
The CSeries programme has passed the midway point of the test programme with four to 10 months remaining before a scheduled entry into service, Bombardier’s top salesman says.
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NewsVIDEO: Solar Impulse 2 aloft on first stage of round-world voyage
Solar Impulse, the Swiss-based initiative to demonstrate the power of advanced technologies to tackle global energy challenges, has finally begun its bid to fly round the world on solar power alone, taking off from Abu Dhabi at 0712 local time this morning for a 12hr, 400km first leg to Muscat, ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asian airframers brace for the big leagues
Asia’s commercial aircraft manufacturing scene has seen a flurry of activity in recent years. For the first time history, three commercial aircraft types are being built here. One is on the brink of entering into service, while the other two are gearing towards a first flight milestone.
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NewsSolar Impulse poised to open book on round-world adventure
Five years after their ambitious solar powered flight project first got airborne, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg have entered final preparations for the first leg of a five month, 12-stage journey around the world from Abu Dhabi.
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NewsFAA approves 787-9 assembly in South Carolina
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a production certificate for Boeing South Carolina to deliver 787-9 aircraft to customers, the company announced on 5 March.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus Group eyes rising fortunes as ramp-up rolls on
For a neat summary of the state of affairs at Airbus Group, look to its newest civil airliner, the A350. Calendar 2014 ended with the first delivery, to Qatar Airways.
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Embraer full-year earnings miss guidance margin
Embraer is expecting to deliver 95-100 commercial aircraft this year, and to achieve overall revenues of $6.1-6.6 billion.
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Airbus chief flags interest in future high-speed aircraft
Airbus Group will one day deliver a supersonic aircraft that can connect Paris and Sydney within 3h, chief executive Tom Enders has told a French newspaper.
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NewsPICTURES: C919 takes shape in Shanghai
Final assembly work on the Comac C919 has kicked into high gear, with assembly of the airframe almost complete.
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OpinionOPINION: Why the A380 is a Neo too far
Slightly more than a decade ago, it was Boeing’s turn to make a hard decision. Airbus had launched the A380, so the company weighed up whether to respond with a clean-sheet design or a simpler product revamp.
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NewsPICTURE: Bombardier flies CS300
Bombardier has flown the larger variant of the CSeries for the first time.
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NewsBombardier: CS300 to fly on 27 February
Canadian airframer Bombardier is set to conduct the maiden flight of its CS300 aircraft today.