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  • A321P2F-c-EFW
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    EASA tightens timeframe for A321 centre wing-box checks on EFW freighters

    2023-09-13T05:51:00Z

    Operators of certain Airbus A321 converted freighters are being instructed to implement a tighter inspection regime for potential fatigue cracks in the centre wing-box rear lower spar area. It follows new stress calculations for the centre wing-box and other structures during the certification programme of the new long-range A321XLR. The ...

  • ES-30
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    Heart picks Honeywell fly-wire-controls for ES-30 development

    2023-09-11T12:01:00Z

    Honeywell has been picked by Sweden’s Heart Aerospace to supply fly-by-wire flight controls for its ES-30 hybrid-electric aircraft.

  • MC-21-310-c-Irkut
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    Aeroflot Group reaches lease agreement for over 50 MC-21s and SJ-100s

    2023-09-11T08:00:00Z

    Aeroflot Group has entered a financial leasing agreement with Aviakapital-Servis covering 52 aircraft, the initial airframes from a deal for over 300 jets unveiled a year ago. The agreement centres on the acquisition of six Yakovlev MC-21-310s to Aeroflot, as well as 12 MC-21-310s and 34 SJ-100s to Rossiya. Aviakapital-Servis ...

  • Air Algerie A330neo-c-Airbus
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    Airbus records strong widebody order activity during August

    2023-09-06T18:55:00Z

    Airbus has disclosed an order for three A330-900s from an unidentified customer during August, a month which has been one of the strongest this year for long-haul aircraft agreements. The airframer recorded 20 A330-900s for lessor Avolon, as well as seven aircraft for Air Algerie – comprising five A330-900s and ...

  • ATR 72 credit ATR
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    ATR targets up to 30 ATR 72s in South Korea by 2030

    2023-09-06T07:52:00Z

    ATR is forecasting an in-service fleet of up to 30 ATR 72s in South Korea by 2030, as it reiterates the type’s suitability for domestic operations, especially between the country’s east and west coasts. 

  • American 787-c-American Airlines
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    Saab extends 787 door pact

    2023-09-05T11:21:00Z

    Saab has extended its agreement with Boeing covering the manufacture of parts for the latter’s 787 programme.

  • Mammoth 777 N705DN title-c-Mammoth Freighters
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    Mammoth progresses with first 777-200LR freighter conversion for Cargojet

    2023-09-05T07:39:00Z

    US modification specialist Mammoth Freighters is progressing with its prototype Boeing 777-200LR conversion for freight carrier Cargojet Airways. The company has shown the aircraft undergoing mid-panel removal, in the left aft side where the main freight door will be installed. This airframe (N705DN), powered by General Electric GE90 engines, was ...

  • SJ-100 first flight-c-United Aircraft
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    Russian government outlines additional support measures for civil aircraft manufacturing

    2023-09-04T08:46:00Z

    Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin has outlined additional support measures for the country’s aviation industry, as crucial aircraft programmes edge towards serial production. At a governmental meeting on 31 August, Mishustin highlighted the maiden flight – two days earlier – of the modified Yakovlev SJ-100, a version of the Superjet ...

  • A321XLR test flight-c-Airbus
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    Airbus opens pulse line in Hamburg for equipping A321XLR aft fuselages

    2023-08-30T16:50:00Z

    Airbus has formally opened a facility in Hamburg for equipping the aft fuselage sections of the new long-range A321XLR. The sections – around 24m in length – will be fitted with various electrical and mechanical systems, floor panels, windows and other features. Airbus says they will travel on an automated ...

  • SJ-100 first flight-c-Rostec
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    Yakovlev’s prototype domesticated Superjet carries out maiden flight

    2023-08-29T12:43:00Z

    Russian airframer Yakovlev has carried out the maiden flight of its prototype SJ-100, the Superjet variant developed with a greater proportion of domestic equipment. The aircraft, number 97021, took off from Komsomolsk-on-Amur on 29 August, with three crew members on board, and flew a sortie lasting 54min. State technology corporation ...

  • Spirit 737 assembly-c-Spirit AeroSystems
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    Only ‘some’ 737 fuselages affected by aft bulkhead issue: Spirit AeroSystems

    2023-08-24T07:35:00Z

    US supplier Spirit AeroSystems states that it will continue to deliver fuselages to Boeing’s 737 programme, because not all are affected by a newly-discovered quality issue involving the aft pressure bulkhead. Boeing disclosed on 23 August that it had identified fastener holes that did not conform to specification for the ...

  • E195-E2 at LIMA
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    Embraer clinches Chinese certification for E195-E2

    2023-08-23T01:47:00Z

    Embraer has secured type certification for its E195-E2 regional jet in China, as it progresses discussions with potential Chinese customers. 

  • 737-800BCF-c-Boeing
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    Boeing to set up 737-800 freighter conversion line in Jordan

    2023-08-22T14:47:00Z

    Boeing is to establish a new 737-800 freighter conversion line in the Middle East, in co-operation with the Jordanian-based maintenance firm Joramco. Amman-based Joramco is a subsidiary of United Arab Emirates leasing firm Dubai Aerospace Enterprise. “We continue to look for opportunities to bring freighter conversion capacity closer to our ...

  • Yakovlev-c-United Aircraft
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    Yakovlev name formally approved as Irkut's new corporate identity

    2023-08-16T09:26:00Z

    Russian airframer Irkut has formally changed its corporate name to Yakovlev, following approval of the decision at a general meeting of shareholders. The company, part of the United Aircraft aerospace group, states that the Russian unified register of legal entities has been updated with the new identity. Yakovlev’s primary programmes ...

  • 767 conversion-c-Avia Prime Jat Tehnika
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    Avia Prime converts first 767 for Challenge Group at Belgrade facility

    2023-08-16T06:52:00Z

    Polish maintenance and engineering specialist Avia Prime has conducted its first Boeing 767-300ER freighter conversion in Europe, through its Serbian division Jat Tehnika. The aircraft, which bears the Maltese registration 9H-CAC, is a Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered example, originally delivered to Air Canada in 1996. It has been modified through ...

  • 737 Max and Leap engine-c-Boeing
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    737 Max awaits engine inlet design fix to avert risk of severe damage from anti-ice

    2023-08-10T13:51:00Z

    Boeing is undertaking design modification of the 737 Max engine inlet after discovering that use of engine anti-ice in certain operating conditions can result in failure of the inlet’s inner barrel and substantial cowl damage. Operators must revise the aircraft’s flight manual to instruct pilots not to use engine anti-ice ...

  • Conair Dash 8-c-Conair Group
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    Airtanker specialist Conair picks up more Dash 8s to counter increasing wildfire risk

    2023-08-10T06:43:00Z

    Canadian aerial firefighting specialist Conair Group is purchasing another seven De Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprops for conversion into airborne tankers. It is sourcing the aircraft from Kirk Aviation, via asset manager Aergo Capital. Aergo says it handed over the final Dash 8 to Conair in July. It identifies this last ...

  • Ryanair 737 Max 10
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    Boeing reveals 737 Max order split

    2023-08-09T12:57:00Z

    Boeing has for the first time revealed the sales breakdown for its 737 Max family, with the developmental -10 closing in on the 1,000-order mark.

  • Boeing777x-c-Boeing
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    Boeing stretches 777-8 passenger jet to match freighter’s fuselage

    2023-08-08T10:35:00Z

    Boeing has increased the fuselage length on the 777-8 passenger jet, bringing it into line with the freighter variant.

  • SSJ-New model windtunnel-c-TsAGI
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    SSJ-New model undergoes aerodynamic flutter analysis

    2023-08-07T09:34:00Z

    Irkut’s SSJ-New, the successor to the Superjet 100, is undergoing aeroelasticity testing as part of the preparation for the aircraft’s maiden flight. An initial round of flutter tests was carried out in June at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute in Moscow. This testing has been conducted with a model of the ...