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Pictures: First Westernised Tupolev Tu-204 freighters for China prepared for delivery by Aviastar
The first of five westernised Tupolev Tu-204-120CE freighters for Chinese carriers is being prepared for delivery at the Aviastar plant in Ulyanovsk .
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NewsHong Kong's Cathay Pacific orders six Boeing 747-400ER Freighters powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4062A engines
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has ordered six Boeing 747-400ER freighters in what it says is its biggest ever single commitment for new cargo aircraft.
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NewsPicture: First Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 expected to start flight tests next month
The Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 flight test aircraft is expected to take to the air next month. The aircraft is being prepared for hand-over to Airbus’s flight-test department.
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NewsPictures: Airbus aims to thwart Boeing’s narrowbody plans with upgraded 'A320 Enhanced'
Airbus is aiming to sabotage the business case for any near-term plan by Boeing to develop an all-new narrowbody family with an “A320 Enhanced” that will incorporate improvements to significantly increase efficiency.
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Airbus presses GE to power A370 with new GEnx to counter R-R Trent 1000 engine offer on revamped A350
Airbus is trying to convince General Electric to develop an engine that it can offer on the revamped A350 family, which is now being proposed to potential customers powered only by versions of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine.
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NewsBoeing unveils its 787 flight-test plan with four R-R Trent 1000-powered, 2 GEnx aircraft
Boeing has revealed its certification flight- and ground-test plans for the 787, which will include six aircraft, four for the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered version and two for the General Electric GEnx-70B1 variant.
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NewsAirbus battles to complete A380 testing by year end to fulfil SIA delivery pledge
Airbus has a battle on its hands if it is to complete certification of the A380 in time to deliver the first aircraft to Singapore Airlines (SIA) before the end of the year.
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NewsBombardier to choose between stalled CSeries and stretched CRJ900X with larger wings and more power
Canadian airframer Bombardier will decide by the end of the year either to restore its CSeries mainline airliner programme or direct resources to developing a uprated version of the CRJ900 regional jet.
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NewsLaunch customers 'unhappy' with Airbus A380 delay, EADS warns of €2bn lost earnings
EADS issued a warning saying that its revision to the A380 production schedule will cost the company at least €2 billion as launch customers have expressed concern over delivery delays of up to seven months.
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NewsPictures: Boeing begins new round of 747-8 windtunnel testing in UK
Boeing has begun a fresh series of low-speed aerodynamic validation tests of a scale model of its 747-8 Freighter using Qinetiq’s pressurised, 5m-diameter windtunnel in Farnborough, UK.
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NewsAirbus A380 hit by new programme delay
The Airbus A380 is facing another serious programme delay, but first delivery to launch operator Singapore Airlines (SIA) is still expected by the end of the year.
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GE investigates double CF6-80 flame-out on Qatar A330-200 into Shanghai, believed to be type's first
Twinjet lands safely after engines relit ‘within about one minute’ during descent. The flame-out is believed to be the first to hit a CF6-80-powered A330-200
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International sanctions force Iran Air to ground its Airbus A310 fleet, but restrictions may be lifted as part of nuclear deal
Iranian flag carrier’s twinjets parked, but restrictions on spares could soon be lifted