All Airframers news – Page 661
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Boeing begins final assembly on first ANA 787
Boeing has begun final assembly of the first production 787 ahead of first delivery early next year to launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA).
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Opinion
Comment: credibility gap
With the 787 first flight close, Boeing should have been the toast of the show. But the airframer took body blows from clients who had a few choice words for the Americans in Paris
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Alcore: Lighting protection Always
From a small company in Edgewood, Maryland comes Strikegrid, a product with a big responsibility protecting exposed portions of...
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GEnx-2B for 747-8 close to completing testing
General Electric's GEnx-2B engine for the Boeing 747-8 is close to completing the first phase of its...
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Stepping up the support
Armenian flag carrier Armavia has signed the first customer agreement covering support of the PowerJet SaM146 engine that powers the Superjet 100.
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2009 Airline IT Trends Survey: Technology developments
The growth and popularity of web and mobile services look set to overshadow kiosks as a check-in channel, but there is plenty of life left in the kiosk as a self-service channel
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Boeing's A350 counter-attack too smart or too late
Boeing's top brass have finally come clean about the options under evaluation for a counter attack against Airbus's A350-1000, but a key customer - Qatar...
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Qatar to launch Melbourne service
Qatar Airways will commence service to Melbourne, Australia on 6 December. The new Qatar-Melbourne service will initially fly three times a week using...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: GE's Westjet win sends work to Winnipeg
Canadian low-cost airline WestJet has awarded GE Aviation an $850 million engine maintenance, repair and...
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Final countdown begins for 787's maiden flight
Boeing was due to undertake the 787's formal flight readiness review on 20 June, which should clear the way for...
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: Wizz Air agrees to take 50 more A320s
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has tentatively agreed to acquire another 50 Airbus A320 aircraft.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Onur Air launches new Thales support service
Turkish carrier Onur Air has become launch customer for Thales's new asset management services offering, which was formally unveiled yesterday during the Paris air show
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Nigerian minister plans London visit to lobby Virgin
Nigerian transport minister Babatunde Omotoba is to visit Virgin Atlantic in London to discuss...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: China Southern turns to PW for new A330s
China Southern Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney's new PW4170 Advantage70 engines to power the 10 new Airbus...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Gulf Air does good business at Paris
Gulf Air is making a major splash at Paris in a bid to re-establish itself as a major player in the Middle East and to put its Bahrain airport hub on the map
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Bombardier in apparent manufacturing first with CSeries wing
Bombardier appears to have scored a manufacturing first with its specially designed...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Orders should recover next year: Enders
Airbus has backed Boeing's view earlier this week that it expects 2009 will be the bottom of the cycle in terms...
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: PIA in final discussions with Airbus and Boeing for major narrowbody deal
Pakistan International Airlines expects to conclude a major deal for up to 27 new single-aisle aircraft within the next few weeks, once it receives best and final offers from Airbus and Boeing.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Emirates - Landing safety spurs Honeywell technology buy
Emirates has signed a memorandum of understanding with Honeywell to purchase the company's new SmartLanding safety system for its entire fleet of aircraft, apart from the A380.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Primus wins Airbus door deal
Primus International has won a long-term contract from Airbus to produce passenger doors for the Airbus A330/A340 family