All Airframers news – Page 252
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NewsALTA: Bombardier points to CSeries hot-and-high capabilities
Bombardier is pitching its CSeries airliner's suitability for the hot-and-high conditions found in parts of Latin America.
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NewsALTA: SuperJet International takes fight to Embraer
With over a year of in-service experience under its belt at Interjet, SuperJet International (SJI) is confident that it is poised to expand its global customer base for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ) regional jet.
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NewsBoeing fields permanent APU fix for 787-8
Boeing has rolled out a permanent fix for a design problem in the 787-8's auxiliary power unit (APU) that flight test crews identified more than three years ago.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Finmeccanica has some breathing room
To say it has been an eventful year – or at least a stressful one – for Finmeccanica would be an understatement. On the plus side, 2014 has seen a resolution of the scandal surrounding its AgustaWestland unit’s deal to sell VVIP helicopters to India. And the group – nearly ...
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NewsSuperjet cleared for reduced-thrust take-off
Sukhoi's Superjet 100 aircraft has secured approval from Russian authorities to conduct take-off at reduced thrust.
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NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: Thai agriculture ministry signs LOI for 10 MA60s
Thailand’s agriculture ministry intends to order 10 Xian Aircraft MA60 turboprops, which will used them for cloud seeding missions.
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NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: Bombardier open to Chinese assembly line
Building a final assembly line could be “the next logical step” for Bombardier in China, the president of its commercial aircraft division believes.
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NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: Airbus pushes regional A330 to ease constraints
Airbus believes its regional A330 is the best short-term solution to ease the main constraints in the China market.
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NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: AVIC to build empennage tips for 777
Boeing has awarded a contract to AVIC to produce composite empennage tips of the 777 programme starting in 2017.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Bumps on Dema's path to tier one status
Becoming a tier one in the aerospace supply chain is a tough business, and the 21-year rise of Dema from $2 million-turnover boutique design house to one of Italy’s foremost aerostructures players has not been without growing pains. Alongside a succession of acquisitions and investment in facilities and equipment have ...
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AIRSHOW CHINA: AVIC studying large ground effect vehicle
AVIC is conducting a proof of concept review into the costs and technology related to the development of a large-sized ground effect vehicle.
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NewsChinese aerospace: At-a-glance guide to growth of the world's biggest aircraft market
The last three decades have seen a proliferation of airlines in Greater China (including Taiwan and Hong Kong). This graphic shows where the main players are based, when they were established and the number of aircraft they have in their fleet and on order. Together, their airliner backlog amounts to ...
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AIRSHOW CHINA: AVIC shines spotlight on MA700
AVIC is making a big push for its in-development MA700 turboprop at the 10th Airshow China in Zhuhai.
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NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: J-31, Y-20, MA700 to star at Zhuhai
The 2014 version of the biennial Airshow China in Zhuhai will see a number of firsts for the rapidly growing event.
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing donates test 787-8 to Museum of Flight
Boeing has donated one of its original flight test 787-8s to the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
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Bombardier third CSeries prototype to flight status
Bombardier flew the first CSeries prototype aircraft on 6 November for the first time in more than five months.
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Long-range Superjet heads for fatigue testing
Russia’s Sukhoi has transferred a long-range Superjet 100LR airframe to Moscow to undergo fatigue testing.
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NewsAirbus starts assembling higher-weight A330
Airbus has started final assembly of the first A330 featuring the higher maximum take-off weight capability of 242t.
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Bombardier partners Lufthansa CityLine for CRJ maintenance
Lufthansa unit CityLine has become Bombardier's maintenance partner for CRJ regional jets – even though the airline is phasing out some of those aircraft.
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A330neo cowls to be built by FACC
Fan cowls for the Airbus A330neo will be sourced from Austrian-based FACC, under a contract from Safran’s Aircelle division.