All Airframers news – Page 265
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NewsCSeries clears flight envelope extremes for speed, altitude
The CSeries test fleet has now cleared the altitude and speed extremes of the flight envelope, Bombardier announced in a quarterly earnings statement issued on 1 May.
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NewsBoeing nears entry into service for 787-9
Boeing’s 787-9 is nearing entry into service with launch customer Air New Zealand, and is on schedule for a mid-year start of operations.
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NewsPICTURE: Comac installs autoclave for C919 composite parts
Chinese airframer Comac recently mounted an autoclave near Shanghai that will produce the C919 narrowbody aircraft.
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First Air to equip fleet with automatic black box streaming
Canadian carrier First Air is equipping its fleet with a new capability that allows for automatic streaming of aircraft black box data, says the carrier.
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Gulf Air to install Rave IFE on A330s
Bahrain flag carrier Gulf Air will install Zodiac Aerospace’s lightweight Rave Centric in-flight entertainment as part of a refresh of its Airbus A330 fleet.
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NewsBoeing claims Q1 setbacks on 787 nearly overcome
Boeing is close to overcoming two fresh setbacks discovered within the 787 production system during the first quarter, say Boeing executives.
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Final test A350's first flight moves to June
Airbus has shifted the maiden flight date for its final A350-900 test aircraft to June, although the type is still on track for certification in the third quarter.
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NewsAirbus indicates potential for 240-seat A321neo
Airbus appears to be intending to lift the A321neo’s potential capacity to 240 passengers, up from a previous figure of 236.
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AFI-KLM readies for GEnx maintenance
Air France KLM Engineering & Maintenance is readying its maintenance shops to start supporting the GEnx-1B engine within the next few months, says Ton Dortmans, executive vice-president of KLM Engineering & Maintenance.
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NewsUK coroner investigates 'aerotoxic' case
A coroner based in Bournemouth, UK, will begin the examination this week of the cause of death of a British Airways pilot, Richard Westgate, who died in December 2012 aged 43
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Construction under way on MC-21 wing boxes
Russian manufacturer AeroKompozit has started constructing the composite wing box panels for the Irkut MC-21 twinjet.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How the 777 pushed Boeing forward
No aircraft roll-out ceremony is complete without a video montage, and the unveiling of the Boeing 777 on 9 April 1994 before 100,000 onlookers was no exception. As the Disney-style production opened on a screen wide enough to fill the aircraft assembly bay, an unseen narrator asked three questions:
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Sunwing adds more 737-800s to AFI KLM E&M component contract
Canadian leisure carrier Sunwing has extended a component repair and overhaul contract with Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance for four new Boeing 737-800s.
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VivaAerobus and AJW ink A320 component contract
VivaAerobus has signed an eight-year power-by-the-hour component agreement AJW Aviation for its A320 and A320neo aircraft.
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Aircelle and Interjet sign nacelle support agreement
Safran's Aircelle and Interjet have signed a four-year agreement to support the nacelles and thrust reversers on the Mexican carrier’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 with Powerjet SaM146 engines.
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Southwest outlines retirement plan for older 737s
Southwest Airlines plans to retire its Boeing 737-300 fleet by the end of the decade, says Jim Sokol, the carrier’s vice-president maintenance operations on the sidelines of the MRO Americas conference in Phoenix.
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Aviastar produces first set of MC-21 fuselage panels
Russian airframer Aviastar has manufactured the first set of fuselage panels for the Irkut MC-21 twinjet.
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Southwest tests tablets for mechanics
Southwest have begun a test programme to provide digital manuals to mechanics via iPads, says Jim Sokol, the carrier’s vice-president maintenance operations today at the sidelines of the MRO Americas show in Phoenix.
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GA Telesis and GE sign CF6 materials agreement
Engine leasing specialist GA Telesis has signed a three-year materials agreement with GE Aviation for GE CF6-80C2 replacement engine parts.
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AFI-KLM E&M and Avtrade to open Miami spares centre
Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance and Avtrade have joined forces to open a Miami-based centre dedicated to sales, leasing and exchanges for several Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies and widebody models.