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UAC says MC-21 on schedule at Farnborough

Planned Russian single aisle airliner features wide body and composite wings.

Pratt’s PW1100G To Gain 2-percent Fuel Burn Improvement

The PurePower engine family has completed nearly 10,000 hours and 19,000 cycles of full engine testing, including 1,400 hours of flight time.

Rolls-Royce Selects Eaton’s EBU for Trent XWB-97

Eaton will be responsible for the Trent XWB-97 low-pressure fuel system, starter air system, thermal anti-icing system, engine bleed air system and more.

Terma De-Clutters Wind Farms from ATC Radar

Danish company Terma’s Scanter 4002 radar mitigates against the unwanted clutter from wind turbines that appears on air traffic and other radars.

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Liebherr-Aerospace Bets on R&D for Future Success

Exhibit highlights landing gear of Bombardier’s CSeries, a wingtip brake for the Airbus A350 XWB and a cooling pack for the Comac C919.

Senior Aerospace Expands to Support 787 Production

U.S.-based supplier creates satellite facility to serve Boeing South Carolina.

Saab: 'Remote Tower' Concept Gaining Wider Acceptance

Malaysian Airliner Crashes in Eastern Ukraine

A Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 has crashed in eastern Ukraine, with 280 passengers and 15 crew on board.

Kobe Steel Forges A350 Gear Win

Japan-based Kobe is to provide titanium landing gear forgings for the new Airbus twin-jet.

ATR Shelves 90-Seater To Focus On Sales, Production

2014 to be new record year for ATR but 90-seater project appears to have been shelved.

Eastern Air Lines Signs MoU With Mitsubishi For 20 MRJ90s

Japanese manufacturer plans U.S. flight test center at Grant County International Airport at Moses Lake, Washington.

Tactair Wins E2 Supplier Contract

Company will provide hydraulic system components for the E-Jets E2 program, and also appoints Authorized Repair provider in Europe and AME

Airbus Bets on New Propulsion Concepts

With the Bauhaus Luftfahrt, Rolls-Royce and MTU, two projects are targeting distributed thrust. The Quadcruiser combines rotary- and fixed-wing.

Big Data Helps GE Drive Airline Efficiency

GE Aviation is helping airlines to analyze vast amounts of data to better understand how to cut fuel costs and other inefficiencies.

Bombardier Unveils Q400 Combi Variant, Increases Order Total To 499

The combi Q400 offers up to 8,200 pounds of cargo capacity and as much as 1,150 cubic feet of volume. The high-cargo version can also hold 50 passengers .

Lessors Drive Another $50 Billion Day At Farnborough

More big orders for the new A330neo account for lion’s share of second day business.

Embraer Inks String of E-Jet-E2 Orders

The order by Trans States Holdings is for 50 firm and 50 options for Embraer E175-E2 jets.

Rolls-Royce Upgrades In-service Trent Engines

Rolls’ engines gain valuable percents in fuel burn, while development of Trent 1000-TEN for Boeing 787-10 continues.

‘Stable’ Boeing Moves Into Production Fast Lane

Boeing Commercial Airplanes senior vice president of programs Pat Shanahan sees flow times decreasing in a now stable production environment.

Dunlop Wins Tire Deal With Chinese Airline

Also flying with Dunlop tires are Republic Airways, Air Canada, Compass Airlines, EgyptAir Express, Flybe, LOT Polish Airlines, and Trip.

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