All North America news – Page 589
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Kotil and Ali recognised in Airline Strategy Awards
Turkish Airlines chief executive Temel Kotil and Adel Ali, group chief executive of Air Arabia, took the top honours at last night’s Airline Strategy Awards organised by Airline Business magazine in partnership with executive search firm Spencer Stuart.
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NewsAscend analysis plays down order bubble fears
Widespread industry concerns over an impending order bubble is unwarranted, according to an Industry Insight paper released today by Flightglobal’s consultancy arm Ascend.
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NewsRe-engined A330 gives Airbus 250-seat stake: Ascend
Airbus will be unable to compete in the 250-seat segment in future without offering a re-engined version of its A330, according to new research from Flightglobal’s consultancy arm Ascend.
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FARNBOROUGH: Rockwell Collins joins European GNSS project
Rockwell Collins’ flight management system and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver has successfully enabled the first demonstrations of advanced arrival and departure flight operations for the European Union’s new airspace-enhancing project.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Boeing courts low-costs with 200-seat Max 8
Boeing is to target its new 200-seat “minor model” of the 737 Max at the fast-growing low-cost carrier market.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing reveals plan for 200-seat Max 8
Boeing is to offer a 200-seat Max 8 as “a new minor model” of its re-engined narrowbody.
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AnalysisFARNBOROUGH: CFM wins landmark order in A320neo engine battle
CFM International has won a potentially pivotal order in the engine war over the Airbus A320neo, with American Airlines’ selection of the Leap-1A engine.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Raytheon confident in US shooter detection purchase
Raytheon is anticipating a decision from an undisclosed US customer “before the end of the year” on the full scale purchase of the airborne variant of its Boomerang shooter detection system.
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FARNBOROUGH: 787-9 flies through relatively smooth nine-month test effort
After the maiden flight of the initial development 787-9 – a Rolls-Royce Trent-powered version – in September last year, Boeing has completed a relatively straightforward 1,500h flight-test programme involving three Trent-powered aircraft and two General Electric GEnx-powered aircraft (including two customer aircraft).
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why Boeing’s 787-9 is more than just a stretch
When launch customers Air New Zealand, United Airlines and All Nippon Airways introduce their first 787-9s in the coming months, it will mark a watershed for Boeing’s Dreamliner.
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NewsF-35 to miss RIAT, show organiser says
The continuation of a grounding order imposed on the Lockheed Martin F-35 fleet on 3 July means the type will not be taking part in the 11-13 July Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), the show's organisers have confirmed.
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NewsBoeing rejects 'mega-city' case for A380
Boeing is dismissing Airbus’s claim that the emergence of “mega-cities” will drive future demand for high-capacity transports including the A380.
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NewsExport-licensed Predator makes maiden flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has successfully conducted the first flight of its export-ready Predator XP surveillance unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsNew-look Scorpion touches down in UK
Textron AirLand’s prototype Scorpion light attack aircraft has completed its first transatlantic crossing, ahead of participating at the Royal International Air Tattoo and Farnborough International Airshow in the UK.
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NewsUncharged electronic devices barred from US flights
Passengers on US-bound flights are being warned of stricter security measures under which they might have to demonstrate that their portable electronic devices can be switched on.
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ANALYSIS: Narrowbody lease rates show continued improvement
The values review board at Flightglobal consultancy Ascend provides this update on narrowbody lease rates
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: F-35 grounding throws international debut into doubt
The international air show debut of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is in doubt after the US Department of Defense grounded the entire fleet on 3 July.
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Delta seeks to place Gol's code on regional flights
Delta Air Lines has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to place Brazilian carrier Gol's code on flights operated by its regional partners.
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NewsKongsberg awarded JSM development contract for Norwegian F-35s
The Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation has awarded Kongsberg an NKr1.1 billion ($177 million) Phase III contract to complete the development and integration of its anti-ship Joint Strike Missile (JSM) on-board Norway’s Lockheed Martin F-35s.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing answers critics of partnership for success campaign
Boeing is keen to reassure critics that its controversial partnership for success programme is not an attempt to grab a 15% discount from suppliers