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TRJet Names Key Suppliers for TRJet328 Series

Upgraded version of Dornier 328 will have Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion flight deck; P&WC’s PW127 will power the turboprop variant

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July 12, 2016

F-35 Flyaway Cost Targeted at $85 Million

Cost reductions and product enhancements in the offing for Lockheed Martin’ stealth fighter.

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July 12, 2016

AirBaltic Readies for CS300 Service Launch

Latvian flag carrier to take first delivery in October, signs Smart Parts service agreement with Bombardier.

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July 12, 2016

Comac Draws Record ARJ-21 Order

This is the biggest order for the Chinese regional jet so far.

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July 12, 2016

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Boeing Upscales 737 Max 7

Customer input leads to more seats and upgraded systems to accommodate them.

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July 12, 2016

Eurofighter Approaching True Potential

The UK has driven the integration timetable for air-to-ground weapons on the Typhoon, because the RAF is retiring its Tornado strike jet fleet in 2019.

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July 12, 2016

Boeing’s 737 Max 8 Narrowbody Debuts at Farnborough Ahead of 2017 Service Entry

Boeing’s 737 Max 8 Narrowbody Debuts at Farnborough Ahead of 2017 Service Entry

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July 12, 2016

Airbus’s A380 Airliner Impresses Crowds at Farnborough Airshow

Airbus’s A380 Airliner Impresses Crowds at Farnborough Airshow

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July 12, 2016

Power, Control and Poise: the F

Power, Control and Poise: the F

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July 12, 2016

Quick as a Flash, the F-35 Makes Fly

Quick as a Flash, the F-35 Makes Fly

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July 11, 2016

Embraer Debuts Three New Aircraft at Farnborough Airshow

Embraer Debuts Three New Aircraft at Farnborough Airshow

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July 11, 2016

Russia's New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll

New narrowbody’s rollout a source of prestige for Kremlin.

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July 11, 2016

Embraer Touts ‘Maturity’ of E2 Program

Embraer has invested in new test facilities and altered some of the supply chain and suppliers for the E2, but it will handle the same as an E1

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July 11, 2016

Engine Delays Hold Back Neo Deliveries

Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofans are still not ready for prime time.

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July 11, 2016

Emirates Closes on A350/787 Decision

Gulf carrier is expected to decide if it will still go for A350 after cancelling its original order in 2014.

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July 11, 2016

UAC Takes Technology Gamble To Give MC-21 Its Edge

The MC-21 features an all-composite, high aspect ratio wing that uses new manufacturing techniques.

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July 11, 2016

IAI Looks To Boost Civil Work With Focus On High-Tech

IAI’s Bedek division is set to introduce new freighter conversion options for Boeing 737NGs.

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July 11, 2016

Spirit AeroSystems is ‘rate-ready’ from Boeing, Airbus

When Boeing ramps up production of the 737 narrowbody airliner in Renton, Washington, there are repercussions in Wichita, Kansas.

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July 11, 2016

ATR Confident of Continued Market Dominance

Franco-Italian manufacturer continues to roll out product improvements but is confident it can maintain its success.

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July 11, 2016

Brexit Concerns Cast a Shadow Over UK Showcase

The continuing lack of certainty over the terms under which Britain will leave the European Union could damage the UK aerospace sector.

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July 11, 2016