September 17, 2015

China’s import duties damaging market for Chinese-built foreign aircraft

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Embraer is a joint-venture aircraft manufacturer where Brazil’s Embraer holds a 51% stake and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China hold a 49% stake. They started assembling ERJ 145 regional jets in northeast China in partnership with Harbin Aircraft in mid-2000. At the time the Chinese government imposed an increase in the import tax on […]

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Boeing to build 747 fuselage panels at Macon, Georgia facility

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Boeing announced that 747 fuselage panels will be built at its Macon, Georgia facility beginning in 2018. Boeing will take over the work from Triumph Aerostructures – Vought Aircraft Division, a wholly owned subsidiary of Triumph Group, with the Macon site providing assembled fuselage panels to Boeing’s 747 final assembly line in Everett, Washington. Boeing

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Finnair’s first A350 XWB makes its maiden flight

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Finnair will become the first airline in Europe to operate the A350 XWB and the third operator in the world. Finnair has acquired a total of 19 A350 XWBs and will operate its fleet on premium long haul routes, beginning with services between Helsinki and Shanghai.

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West Star Aviation welcomes new Bombardier Global Aircraft Program Manager

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Chad Adams joined the West Star Aviation team as Bombardier Global Aircraft Program Manager, effective August 31st. Chad has more than 19 years of aviation experience, and in his new role at West Star he will be pioneering a new team for them. Chad started his career in the U.S. Air Force working on A10

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Honeywell boosts aerospace portfolio with acquisition of Aviaso

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Honeywell has acquired privately held Aviaso, an international aviation software company that offers fuel efficiency and emissions savings software to the airline industry. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed. Aviaso’s software products gather data on aircraft usage and identify and communicate the ways airline customers can save fuel consumption through a simple, intuitive

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Flybe welcomes ATR 72-600 aircraft

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Flybe is for the first time introducing an ATR 72-600 series aircraft into its fleet. The aircraft has been delivered to Flybe from the leasing firm Avation PLC, and will operate from Sweden in the livery of Flybe’s new partner in Northern Europe, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). During 2015 and 2016 Flybe will incorporate into the

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GE Aviation to create European Turboprop Center of Excellence to pursue non-U.S. options to secure export credit financing for customers

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GE Aviation will create a turboprop engine development, test and production operation in Europe. This will represent an investment exceeding US$400m and ultimately support 500 – 1,000 jobs. The turboprop industry is highly global and comprised of many small aircraft operators. Among the factors driving GE Aviation to pursue the new operation in Europe is

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Beluga XL programme achieves design freeze

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The new Beluga programme, christened Beluga XL, has successfully passed the latest maturity gate milestone – marking the end of the ‘concept phase’ or design freeze ‘at aircraft level’ which is a key step in any development programme. The maturity gate review demonstrated that the Beluga XL programme is robust and mature enough to move

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Juneyao Airlines selects V2500 engine to power order of A320ceo Family aircraft

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Juneyao Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the V2500 engine to power its order of 12 Airbus A321ceo aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in November 2015. The deal also includes a 15-year V-Services Fleet Hour Agreement (FHA). The V2500 engine is offered through International Aero Engines AG, a multinational aero engine consortium

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B/E Aerospace to take US$30m after-tax charge in third quarter

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B/E Aerospace expects to recognize charges during the third quarter associated with its cost reduction program. The charges reflect costs associated with facilities consolidation, product rationalization, workforce reductions and program discontinuance. The Company plans to close several facilities, consolidate certain product lines and reduce headcount by approximately 450 employees. Total after-tax charges for the associated

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China’s import duties damaging market for Chinese-built foreign aircraft

Boeing to build 747 fuselage panels at Macon, Georgia facility

Finnair’s first A350 XWB makes its maiden flight

West Star Aviation welcomes new Bombardier Global Aircraft Program Manager

Honeywell boosts aerospace portfolio with acquisition of Aviaso

Flybe welcomes ATR 72-600 aircraft

GE Aviation to create European Turboprop Center of Excellence to pursue non-U.S. options to secure export credit financing for customers

Beluga XL programme achieves design freeze

Juneyao Airlines selects V2500 engine to power order of A320ceo Family aircraft

B/E Aerospace to take US$30m after-tax charge in third quarter

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