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Spirit AeroSystems unveils $1bn Wichita expansion
Spirit AeroSystems plans add 1,000 jobs and invest $1 billion over the next five years in Wichita, Kansas, as the aerostructures firm prepares for rising commercial aircraft production rates and growth in the company’s defence business, which includes a supplier role on the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider.
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'Big data' capabilities boost manufacturer aftermarket ambitions
Aircraft and engine manufacturers intend to grow their aftermarket support business – and big-data initiatives to improve airlines' flight and maintenance operations are at the heart of their expansion strategies.
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PICTURE: Airbus attaches first Beluga XL freight door
Airbus has installed the main freight door on the first example of its new Beluga XL outsize transport.
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Singapore air show highlights new exhibitors, conference line-up
Singapore air show organizer Experia has announced a number of new exhibitors for the show’s sixth edition, which will run from 6 to 11 February 2018.
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MRJ at midpoint of flight test campaign
Mitsubishi Aircraft has reached the halfway mark of its MRJ regional jet's flight test campaign, having clocked more than 1,500 flight hours.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Big Data, the big picture
In a recent survey of airlines and aerospace professionals we looked at the role of Big Data within the aviation industry and how airlines can benefit from sharing their aircraft health data with OEMs and MROs.
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LHT-MTU geared-fan venture to be sited in Poland
German maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik and manufacturer MTU Aero Engines are to establish their new geared-turbofan venture in Poland, branding it as Engine Maintenance Europe.
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ANALYSIS: JAL invests heavily in supersonic Boom
Japan Airlines has agreed to invest $10 million in Colorado-based Boom Supersonic and pre-order up to 20 of the Mach 2.2-capable airliners scheduled to enter service in the mid-2020s.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS: 2018 Outlook - Meeting increasing challenges
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Air Nostrum parent to create CRJ MRO centre in Paraguay
Inversiones en Lineas Aereas Internacionales (ILAI), the holding company created by the owners of Spain’s largest regional carrier and Iberia franchise Air Nostrum, plans to build a maintenance centre for Bombardier CRJ regional jets in Paraguay’s capital, Asuncion.
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Job Air Technic teams with Russian MRO for Ulyanovsk venture
Russian MRO provider T1 has partnered with the Czech peer Job Air Technic to create a technical support centre in Ulyanovsk.
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DHL Express receives first A330P2F freighter
DHL Express has taken delivery of the first Airbus A330 to be converted from passenger to freighter configuration.
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Boeing opens Global Services R&D lab in Germany
Boeing has established a research and development facility for digital services at subsidiary Jeppesen's site in Frankfurt.
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Airbus technology chief departs after 18 months in role
Airbus Group's chief technology officer Paul Eremenko is leaving to take up the same role at United Technologies after a short but eventful year-and-a-half-long tenure.
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PICTURES: A330-300P2F secures STC approval
Conversion specialist EFW has secured European supplemental type certification for the modified Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter modification.
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PICTURE: A330-800 enters final assembly
Airbus has commenced final assembly of the first A330-800, the smaller of the two variants of the re-engined A330neo.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Who’s Buying into Big Data?
Data is everywhere these days, and, for any organisation, processing and analysing the firehose of facts and figures it receives from multiple sources can be a key to improving efficiency. For those who do it successfully, information becomes intelligence.
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LHT to maintain CFM56 engines for Mango
South African Airways' budget subsidiary Mango has selected Lufthansa Technik to overhaul the CFM International CFM56 engines powering Boeing 737NGs.
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ANALYSIS: Dublin Aerospace rules out UK as it scouts for new site
Irish MRO provider Dublin Aerospace is evaluating various international locations for expansion after a plan to establish a UK facility was abandoned as a result of Brexit.
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PICTURE: GE9X prepared for first flight on 747 testbed
A first-flight milestone for the GE9X turbofan is only weeks away after GE Aviation completed installing the 339cm (133.5in)-diameter turbofan on the Boeing 747-400 testbed.