NewsCSeries renamed as Airbus A220Airbus has formally redesignated the Bombardier CSeries as the A220, complementing its larger A320 single-aisle range. A former CS300 – now known as the A220-300 – has touched down in Toulouse, painted in its new Airbus colour scheme.
LinkJetBlue orders 60 A220-300s to replace E190s JetBlue Airways, providing an early boost to the newly rebranded Airbus A220 line and delivering a notable blow to Embraer, has placed an order for 60 A220-300s—previously known as Bombardier CS300s—and earmarked them as E190 replacements. Delivers are planned to start in 2020. The deal, the first announced under the new Airbus-Bombardier partnership that took over the CSeries, includes options for 60 more aircraft, which would begin arriving in 2025. JetBlue also has options to swap smaller A220-100s (previously CS100s) for the larger -300 models.
LinkBoeing secures '797' trademarkBoeing has quietly registered the name ‘797’ as a trademark, European intellectual property documents show. The US airframer’s application, from its Seal Beach facility, gives little context for the registration beyond identifying that it would cover a range of items including aircraft and aeronautical equipment.
LinkFirst two 777X aircraft enter assembly line at EverettBoeing has released images of the first two Boeing 777X test aircraft on the final assembly line at its Everett plant in Washington. The larger 777-9 is the lead variant in the General Electric GE9X-powered family, with the first flight due next year and deliveries to launch customer Emirates beginning in 2020. The smaller, ultra-long-range 777-8 will follow.
LinkIrkut production 'unaffected' after plant suffers fireRussian airframer Irkut is reassuring that its production operations are unaffected by a fire which broke out at its aircraft plant on 9 July. The company, which assembles the MC-21 twinjet, says the fire occurred in an electrochemical facility for treating titanium components, separate from its other production facilities.
LinkJazz operated damaged aircraft after 2017 hard landingThe hard landing of a Jazz Aviation Bombardier Q400 in 2017 substantially damaged the aircraft and generated enough load to trigger a switch designed to activate only after a crash, according to a report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
LinkAirbus and United talk A321LR and A330neo specificsAirbus has sent United Airlines tailored specifications for the A321LR and A330neo, as the US carrier continues its evaluation of possible Boeing 757 and 767 replacements. The customised specifications show possible seat counts and operator's empty weight for the A321LR, A330-800 and A330-900 based on United's requirements, the documents reviewed by FlightGlobal show. They were prepared in March and April for the airline.
LinkUSA unlikely to permit airframers to support Iran-owned aircraftA top US official has made clear that the US government is unlikely to issue any licenses that would allow companies like Airbus and ATR to continue supporting aircraft in service with Iranian airlines. The official likewise says the US government is unlikely to approve a new request by ATR to sell more turboprops to Iranian carriers.
LinkUS warns of sanctions on companies that support Iranian airlineIn a move described as an escalation of US efforts to combat companies that support terrorist activities, the US government has slapped sanctions on a Malaysian company that provides flight services to Iranian airline Mahan Air. That company, Mahan Travel and Tourism, has for years provided ticketing and reservations services to Mahan Air, which the US government says carries personnel and supplies for groups like Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force.
LinkSouthwest reports 2Q ASM growth falls short of guidance Southwest Airlines grew available seat miles (ASMs) 3.3% in the second quarter, with a weak June cementing results that came in below its early-June projection of 3.5%—the latest sign that the carrier’s 2018 growth will be on the lower end of its guidance.
LinkIcelandair cuts 2018 guidance on slow yield growth, high fuel costs Icelandair Group has lowered its EBITDA guidance for the 2018 financial year by $50 million, because of slower-than-expected yield growth and higher fuel costs.
LinkShenzhen Airways 737-800 involved in runway excursion; no injuries A Chinese Shenzhen Airlines Boeing 737-800 veered off the runway after landing at Hohhot Baita International Airport on July 7. According to Chinese aviation websites Carnoc.com and sirenji.com, the 737, operating as flight ZH9127, was en route from Wuhan to the Inner Mongolian city of Hohhot.
LinkVintage Convair CV-340 crashes on takeoff in South Africa; 19 injured One crew member was killed and about 19 people injured when a twin-engine Convair CV-340 airliner crashed July 10 outside of Wonderboom Airport, near Pretoria, South Africa, according to media reports. During takeoff from the airport, the aircraft was seen trailing smoke from its left engine, and eyewitnesses reported observing flames, the Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Network reported, basing its information on local reports. The aircraft, operating a test flight, went down about 6 km east of the airport, struck a shed and broke apart.
LinkLondon flypast marks RAF's centenaryThree of the UK's new Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightnings were among around 100 aircraft which took part in a flypast over central London on 10 July as part of the Royal Air Force's ongoing centenary celebrations.
LinkCenturion update nears service with RAF TyphoonsA vital program to transfer ground-attack capabilities from the UK Royal Air Force's retiring Panavia Tornado GR4s to the Eurofighter Typhoon remains on target to deliver by year-end, according to BAE Systems.
LinkUSAF starts work on defining adaptive engine for future fighterUS Air Force officials have taken the first concrete step towards defining a new class of adaptive jet engines to power the next generation of combat aircraft that come after the Lockheed Martin F-35.
LinkBAE Systems starts moving Compass Call EW system to Gulfstream G550BAE Systems said it started work transitioning its Compass Call electronic warfare system from the Lockheed EC-130H to a modified Gulfstream G550, an EC-37B aircraft. Gulfstream Aerospace is in the process of removing unneeded commercial components from a G550 aircraft in Savannah, Georgia. BAE anticipates the first two aircraft being fielded in 2023.
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