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Boeing, Comac break ground on 737 completion plant
Boeing and Comac started construction today on a new completion and delivery centre for the 737 in China.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What is at stake for EasyJet and Ryanair from Brexit
With the countdown well under way for the UK's departure from the EU, Europe's two biggest low-cost carriers have plenty of reasons to take a keen interest in the progress of negotiations.
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Bombardier confirms CSeries engines require upgrades
Bombardier has confirmed the Pratt & Whitney engine powering the CSeries will require similar upgrades that are required for the Airbus A320neo aircraft family.
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NewsDelta defers 10 A350s, orders 30 more A321s
Delta Air Lines has deferred the deliveries of 10 Airbus A350-900s and ordered 30 more A321s.
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Bombardier outlines second-half CSeries ramp-up
Bombardier remains on track to deliver 30-35 CSeries aircraft this year despite a “slow start”, says chief executive Alain Bellemare.
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Bombardier fires back at Boeing's anti-dumping case
Bombardier chief executive Alain Bellemare fired back today at Boeing’s recent move to initiate an anti-dumping trade dispute against the CSeries programme.
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Late Dash 8 departed without clearance on obstructed runway
Investigators have determined that an Air Greenland flight was running late when its crew departed Kangerlussuaq without take-off clearance, while snow-clearance vehicles were occupying the runway.
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NewsCessna flies fourth Citation Longitude
Cessna flew the fourth and penultimate Cessna Citation Longitude flight-test aircraft on 6 May, putting the super-midsize business jet on track for US certification and service entry in the fourth quarter.
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Bombardier's third Global 7000 test aircraft makes maiden flight
Bombardier has completed the first flight of its third Global 7000 flight-test vehicle, with the 10 May sortie taking place from its Toronto site.
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NewsPICTURES: Saab reveals Global ambition with updated Swordfish
Saab has dramatically enhanced its Swordfish maritime patrol aircraft, adding increased capability for the anti-submarine warfare and maritime-strike roles.
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Bombardier's Beaudoin to give up executive chairman position
Bombardier executive chairman Pierre Beaudoin is to step down from his post and assume the role of non-executive chair on the board of directors, the Canadian manufacturer has disclosed.
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Primera selects 737 Max 9 for transatlantic expansion
Nordic leisure carrier Primera Air is ordering eight Boeing 737 Max 9 twinjets, under a deal which includes arrangements to take up to 12 more.
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Industry struggles to produce mature Shadow engine
Despite searching since last year for a new Block III engine for its Textron Systems RQ-7B Shadow UAVs, the US Army is still no closer to finding a suitable powerplant.
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Airbus upbeat on future A350-1000 sales
Airbus is upbeat that there will be further sales of the A350-1000 as more airlines start to concentrate on replacing their large widebodies in the 2020-2023 timeframe.
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CityJet takes Superjet fleet to five
Irish regional operator CityJet is set to take delivery of another three Sukhoi Superjet 100s this year, following the arrival of a fifth of the type.
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Extended Gray Eagle slated for 2018 delivery
General Atomics will deliver its extended range MQ-1C Gray Eagle to the US Army by 2018, the army’s medium altitude and endurance office product manager says this week.
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Northrop begins full testing of MS-177 sensor
Northrop Grumman has begun end-to-end testing of its MS-177 sensor on the RQ-4 Global Hawk this week, Mike Lyons says.
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Flawed flight-control logic triggered AW609's in-flight break-up: report
Italian investigators have determined that repeated contacts by an AgustaWestland AW609’s proprotor blades with the leading edge of its wing precipitated its in-flight break-up and fire.
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NewsWashington National considered cheaper regional pier option
The operator of Ronald Reagan Washington National airport considered a cheaper expansion of terminal A before selecting the under way north commuter concourse project, documents obtained by FlightGlobal show.
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PICTURES: Airlander flies again after hard landing
The Airlander hybrid airship has flown again nine months after crashing on its second test flight. The world’s largest flying structure – built by Hybrid Air Vehicles – lifted from her moorings at Cardington airfield in the UK at 17.28 local time on 10 May, landing again after a flight ...