All Airframers news – Page 298
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NewsEBACE: For the price, Nextant 400XT gets it right
The light jet market is a crowded space with entrants from almost every manufacturer, save traditional large cabin denizens Dassault and Gulfstream.
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Ecuador's LAC announces launch of commercial flights
Ecuadorian start-up airline Lineas Aereas Cuencanas (LAC) has announced that it will start commercial operations on 13 May, operating to four domestic destinations...
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NewsBoeing seeks common avionics suite for 777X, consultant says
Boeing has decided to transfer major elements of the 787's Honeywell cockpit systems to the new 777X, perhaps preserving the common cockpit rating achieved...
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NewsANA to join JAL in resuming 787 operations on 1 June
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will join Japan Airlines (JAL) in resuming Boeing 787 operations on 1 June. The aircraft type will be used on routes from...
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ANALYSIS: US carriers post strong Q1 despite slump in March
Most US carriers posted positive financial results in the first quarter, even as demand began to slump towards the end of what is traditionally a weaker...
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FL Technics partners with Airline Component Services
Lithuanian MRO provider FL Technics is placing structural spare parts for Boeing 737NGs with UK airframe equipment specialist Airline Component Services. The...
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Embraer to consider stretched E-Jets and turboprops
Embraer will consider a stretched version of its second generation E-Jet and a possible turboprop, after the update to its current E-Jet family is in the...
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Mitsubishi reiterates Q4 first flight for MRJ
Mitsubishi Aircraft has reiterated its expectations that the first flight of the MRJ regional jet will occur during the fourth quarter, despite outside concerns...
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Mitsubishi and ANI cancel MOU for MRJs
Mitsubishi Aircraft and Hong Kong-based ANI Group have cancelled their memorandum of understanding for five MRJ regional jets, say executives.
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NewsNTSB calls for urgent battery tests before 787s resume commercial flights
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is conducting an urgent new round of testing on the Boeing 787's lithium-ion batteries in hopes of finding...
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Ascent Aviation plans to add A320 MRO services in 2013
With the planned maintenance, repair and overhaul approval for Airbus A320s due to be granted by October, US maintenance provider Ascent Aviation Services is gearing up for business expansion in Latin America.
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NewsWestJet orders 10 737-800s, defers five 737-700s
Calgary-based WestJet has struck an agreement with Boeing to purchase 10 737-800s, and defer five 737-700s scheduled for delivery between 2014 and 2015 to...
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ANALYSIS: What is driving American's sale and leaseback financing spree?
American Airlines has financed nearly all of its new aircraft with sale and leaseback (SLB) deals during the past two years, breaking from other US mainline...
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NewsTurkish deal takes Airbus gross orders above 500
Turkish Airlines lifted Airbus's gross orders above 500 by the end of April, as the carrier booked 82 A320-family jets. The airline unveiled plans,...
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Afriqiyah picks AFI KLM E&M for CF6 engine support
Afriqiyah Airways has selected Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance to support GE CF6-80E1 engines powering two Airbus A330-200s. The...
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ANALYSIS: 777X and A350-1000 set for major fight in Asia-Pacific
Much has been made about the proposed Boeing 777X's attractiveness to the big Middle Eastern carriers, but the type and the rival Airbus A350-1000 will also...
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NewsQatar Airways eyes A330 order by mid-June
Qatar Airways is planning to announce an order of up to 15 Airbus A330 aircraft by the Paris air show in June, as a result of delays to the delivery of its...
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Avio sells off PW100 support business to ITP
Propulsion component and services supplier Avio has already started offloading some work it performs for competing engine makers as regulators continue to...
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Sichuan Airlines selects L-3 Link for A320 full flight simulator
Sichuan Airlines has awarded a contract to the UK-based unit of L-3 Link Simulation & Training to build and deliver an Airbus A320 full flight simulator...