All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 25
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why Northern Ireland is seating comfortably
Two Northern Irish concerns – one a unit of US giant United Technologies and the other owned by China’s state-owned aerospace group AVIC – comprise, along with their supply chains, one of the industry’s most important clusters for aircraft seating. Collins Aerospace in Kilkeel and Thompson Aero Seating in Portadown ...
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Boeing to help Aerion develop AS2 supersonic jet
Boeing has become the latest – and biggest – aerospace company to partner with supersonic business jet developer Aerion.
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ANALYSIS: HAV poised to launch Airlander 10 production
Do not write off the world's largest aircraft yet. A little over a year after a second flight-test accident left its lighter-than-air hybrid airship deflated, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) is ready to begin production of its Airlander 10, and is talking to five "early adopters" – two from the commercial ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ten aerospace trends in the decade since Flight hit 100
Starting with magnificently moustachioed aviation adventurers and ending with an industry that continues to shrink the planet, a lot happened in Flight International’s first 100 years. However, what have been the biggest developments since we celebrated our centenary in 2009? From the promise of electric propulsion to the rise of ...
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ADS urges politicians to 'get on with it' on Brexit
The president of the UK's aerospace, defence and security trade body has urged politicians to "stop playing bloody politics" and "get on with" agreeing terms for the country's withdrawal from the European Union.
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Flying start for L3 female-only pilot scholarships
L3 Commercial Aviation says it has been overwhelmed with applications for 10 female-only scholarships on its airline transport pilot licence (ATPL) training programme, just weeks after launch.
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Piaggio Aerospace administrator begins task of finding buyer
Piaggio Aerospace's administrator has returned after a two-week holiday shutdown to begin the task of seeking a buyer for the business, stressing that the Avanti Evo orderbook is open and the P1HH HammerHead unmanned surveillance aircraft remains an ongoing programme.
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ANALYSIS: How China investment changes fortunes of Western firms
What do a pair of seating manufacturers, four light aircraft manufacturers, an aerostructures specialist, and one of Europe's top maintenance, repair and overhaul houses have in common? They are among around a dozen Western aerospace companies that now effectively have the name of a Chinese owner over the door.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Clearer skies ahead for Middle East business aviation?
It has been a troubled two years at the end of a difficult decade for business aviation in the Middle East, as political, social, and economic upheavals have held back what 10 years ago looked like becoming one of the sector's fast-growing regions.
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ANALYSIS: What went wrong at Piaggio and is there a way back?
Five years ago, with orders for its twin-pusher business aircraft dwindling, the owners of Piaggio Aerospace turned to the defence and special missions market to secure the firm’s future. At the Paris air show in 2013, the venerable Italian airframer unveiled the P.1HH HammerHead, an unmanned surveillance variant of its ...
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Bombardier to pitch for future Airbus composite wing work
Bombardier will pitch to play a key role in a future Airbus composite wing programme, believing its expertise in designing and building the innovative carbonfibre wing for the A220 gives it the edge over the European manufacturer’s own factories.
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ANALYSIS: New ownership builds confidence at Dema
After at least three turbulent years, Italian aerostructures company Dema is counting on an injection of finance and confidence from new majority owner, Bybrook Capital, to set it on course for growth again. The London investment house purchased an 85% stake in the 25-year-old business earlier this year, installing a ...
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ANALYSIS: Cell set-up pays dividends for Avio Aero
Even during a late afternoon visit, Avio Aero's factory in Pomigliano d'Arco, near Naples, is abuzz. It is not only because the Italian propulsion systems manufacturer is engaged in the fastest engine ramp-up in peacetime – the plant makes low-pressure turbine vanes and the combustor for the CFM International Leap ...
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ANALYSIS: How Tecnam and Cape Air created the P2012
There are few signs to or on Tecnam's modern production plant just outside the small town of Capua, near Naples. However, the cult Italian manufacturer – which has produced almost 5,000 small piston aircraft for the training and private pilot market since the late Professor Luigi Pascale founded it in ...
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SaudiGulf picks Leap for A320neo family fleet
SaudiGulf Airlines' new A320neo family aircraft will be powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines after what chief executive Samer Majali describes as a "tight race" with rival Pratt & Whitney, concluded at the Bahrain air show today.
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MENA looks to outsourcing MRO model
Aviation services provider MENA Aerospace is switching strategy after 13 years to focus on providing outsourced maintenance, repair and overhaul to other MROs from its hangar at Bahrain airport.
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PICTURE: Texel debuts 737-700 FlexCombi at Bahrain air show
Texel Air is debuting the first Boeing 737-700 FlexCombi freighter from Pemco World Air Services at the Bahrain air show, ahead of its service entry in January.
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Bahrain confirms purchase of 12 AH-1Z Vipers
Bahrain has confirmed its order for 12 Bell AH-1Z Vipers, six months after the US Department of State approved the deal, worth an estimated $912 million, under the Foreign Military Sales process.
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Gulf Air agrees sale-and-leaseback with SMBC for six A320neos
Gulf Air has agreed a sale and leaseback deal with SMBC Aviation Capital for the first six of its 12 Airbus A320neos on order, the first one of which entered service in August with the Bahrain-based carrier.
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SaudiGulf signs for A320neo family aircraft
SaudiGulf Airlines has signalled a major fleet expansion with plans to lease and buy up to 40 Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft over the next five years.