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NewsPARIS: CSeries ferry flight operated 'typical airliner' profile
Bombardier's CSeries operated at "typical airliner" cruise speeds for its first transatlantic flights to make its appearance at Le Bourget, test pilot Mark Elliott has revealed.
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PARIS: Honeywell eyes connected future
Weather data that’s crowd-sourced, an auxiliary power unit and brakes that transmit their maintenance status back to base while in flight, faster internet browsing speeds for passengers and pilots, and electronic flight bags that are updated in real-time.
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NewsPARIS: Honeywell offers AW101 navigation upgrade
Honeywell’s civilian LASEREF VI inertial navigation system has been certificated for use on the AgustaWestland AW101 transport helicopter.
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NewsPARIS: CFM prepares for first Leap deliveries to Comac
CFM International president Jean-Paul Ebanga has confirmed that the manufacturer will in the next few weeks deliver the first two engines to China's Comac for the C919 flight-test programme.
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OpinionOPINION: Rate 60 – a narrowbody rate too far?
Airline traffic will need to keep growing aggressively to the end of the decade to absorb production rates of 60 narrowbodies a month by each of the big two manufacturers.
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NewsPARIS: Daher debuts TBM 900 turboprop single
French airframer Daher’s latest iteration of its high-speed turboprop, the TBM 900 is making Paris air show debut, 15 months after entering service.
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PARIS 2015: GKN's Cummings heralds new era
GKN Aerospace chief executive Kevin Cummings has the luxury of talking about both continuity and change.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus looks to recover from A400M tragedy
While the bulk of the attention at Le Bourget will be centred on the likely rush of announcements linked to commercial aircraft sales – and particularly the successes that Airbus will enjoy on home turf – the same company’s defence arm will be attempting to recover after a torrid few ...
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NewsA330neo enters detailed design phase
Airbus’s re-engined A330neo has achieved the concept freeze point of its development, enabling detailed design work to start.
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NewsFirst A350-1000 for Qatar achieves definition freeze
Qatar Airways’ first Airbus A350-1000 has reached the stage of contractual definition freeze.
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NewsPICTURE: A380 shows off illuminated decal technology
One of Airbus’s A380 test aircraft has demonstrated a new electro-luminescent display technology designed for external use on aircraft.
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IATA sees profits increasing across all regions in 2015
While North American carriers are driving the improved financial fortunes of the airline industry, IATA is seeing reasons for optimism in other regions.
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ANALYSIS: Leaders keep subsidy row from boiling over at IATA
When American Airlines chief Doug Parker took a second question in the carrier's post-IATA AGM joint press conference with Qantas about the Gulf carrier row, there was a slightly forlorn hope in his voice as he reminded the assembled press corps that the executives really wanted to be talking about ...
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NewsPICTURE: CSeries appears in Swiss livery
Bombardier has painted one of its CSeries flight-test aircraft in the colour scheme of the type's launch customer Swiss.
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NewsScorpion ready for buyers on aviation's biggest stage
When it comes to Textron AirLand’s Scorpion, “seeing really is believing” and more and more people are getting that opportunity as the company scours the globe in search of a launch customer for the subsonic, multirole jet.
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NewsFirst A321neo rolls out for test-equipment installation
Airbus has completed the initial assembly work on its first A321neo at its German Hamburg Finkenwerder plant.
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Blink sees maintenance joint ventures as stepping-stone to consolidation
UK charter company, Blink is hoping to bolster its maintenance offering in Europe through joint ventures with fellow commercial European operators of the Cessna Citation Mustang.
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NewsFull Paris display to underscore Airbus confidence in A400M
One month after four of its flight-test personnel were killed when an A400M tactical transport crashed in Seville, Airbus Defence & Space has committed itself to performing a full display with the type at next week’s Paris air show.
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NewsIATA: Virgin Atlantic sees need for IAG-Aer Lingus remedies
The chief executive of Virgin Atlantic Airways sees a need for competitive remedies in the UK-Ireland market if International Airlines Group’s (IAG) acquisition of a stake in Aer Lingus moves forward.
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IATA: PwC sees airline finances cushioning rate rise risk
The recent improvement in the airline industry’s financial state help to insulate it from the impact of a future rise in interest rates.