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NewsAirbus still aiming for A320 rate-hike decision this year
Airbus is still aiming to reach a decision by the end of this year on a possible further production rate increase for the A320 line.
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Airbus to display A350 at Moscow air show
Airbus is to display one of the flight-test A350-900 aircraft at the MAKS Moscow air show next month.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Rolls-Royce readies for Trent XWB-97 flight test on A380
A year after it powered to life for the first time in a concrete-walled test cell, the engine for the largest variant of the Airbus A350 will any day now be departing Rolls-Royce’s factory in Derby, and making its way by road and sea to Toulouse, where early in October ...
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NewsAirbus delivery mix helps lift first-half revenues
Airbus Group’s commercial aircraft division has turned in a 5% rise in positive earnings to €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) over the first half of the year.
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NewsCSeries flight test speeds up as production plans slow down
Bombardier’s new management team expects the recovery from the CSeries programme’s long sales drought to occur slowly over three to five years, but the impact will be softened by recent plans to adopt a more gradual production ramp-up of the CS100 and CS300.
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Reunion debris shipped to France to decide MH370 link
Aircraft debris found on an island in the Indian Ocean on 29 July will be transported to France to determine whether it belongs to the Boeing 777-200 that went missing with Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
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NewsGKN's Fokker deal is electrifying
Tier-1 supplier GKN Aerospace has “strengthened its position” in its “classic” domains of wings and composite aerostructures with its €706 million ($775 million) takeover of Fokker Technologies – and bought its way into an electrical wiring capability that the company believes will prove hugely valuable as aircraft become increasingly electric.
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Airbus starts design of hybrid-electric 100-seater
In less than two decades, Airbus’s concept for the VoltAir E-Fan could spawn a new family of 100-seat regional airliners with a hybrid-electric propulsion system anchored by diesel engines sending 6MW of power to a row of electric thrusters.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Engine makers prepare for possible new Boeing aircraft
By the end of the decade, a remarkable six clean-sheet commercial aircraft engines spanning two generations of propulsion technology are expected to enter service.
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NewsUK's GKN to acquire Fokker Technologies
GKN Aerospace is to acquire the Dutch aerospace firm Fokker Technologies in deal worth more than €700 million ($775 million).
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NewsBoeing reaches 787 milestone as leadership changes
Boeing on 27 July delivered the 300th 787 aircraft, reaching the milestone less than four years after the type entered service.
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NewsAirbus resumes A320neo flight testing with PW1100G engine
Airbus has resumed flying the PW1100G-powered A320neo flight test aircraft in Toulouse, France after a three-month grounding.
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NewsAirbus examining open-cowl cockpit warning for A320neo
Airbus is considering implementing a cockpit-warning system for the A320neo which would alert pilots if the engine fan-cowl doors are not secure.
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OpinionOPINION: Helicopter manufacturing remains overcrowded
Lockheed Martin’s proposed $9 billion acquisition of helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky is not as transformative as it might initially appear.
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NewsBoeing cements Japanese participation in 777X
Boeing has formal agreements with a consortium of five Japanese suppliers to produce large parts for the 777X programme.
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NewsCFM delivers first Leap-1C to Comac
CFM International has delivered the first Leap-1C engine to Comac for its in-development C919 narrowbody programme.
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NewsBoeing upbeat despite KC-46 failings as Muilenburg takes the helm
Boeing president and chief executive Dennis Muilenburg did not mask his disappointment in KC-46 tanker blemishing what would have otherwise been a stellar performance by the company in the second quarter, both from the defence and commercial portfolios.
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NewsUTC expects A320neo to enter service in December
United Technologies expects entry into service of the Airbus A320neo to take place in December, following the technical delay affecting Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine testing.
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NewsLeap-powered A320neo resumes tests after upgrade
Airbus has resumed testing of the CFM International Leap-powered A320neo, after a break to upgrade the powerplants and on-board equipment.
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OpinionOPINION: Breaking records is no longer simply about doing things better
Setting records can be much harder than it looks. In this age of big budgets, high technology, computer simulation and exotic materials, it can take some doing to convince people that doing something new was in fact difficult – not to mention dangerous.