26 April 2017

After a series of high-speed taxi tests witnessed by a panel of 25 aviation experts, including those from the Chinese Aviation Administration of China and AVIC who carried out a technical review of events, The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, (Comac) has announced that its C919 jet will be ready for its maiden flight in …

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Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) awarded the CS100 aircraft its steep approach certifications. The CS100 aircraft’s capability to operate at challenging airports such as London City (LCY) Airport was validated by Bombardier’s comprehensive flight test program. Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will be the first airline to operate the C Series …

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Arkia Israeli Airlines has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power four A321neo (new engine option) aircraft. The value of the engine order is US$112m at list price; the aircraft order was announced in July 2012. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Arkia is the country’s second largest airline. As a new CFM customer, it …

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China Southern Airlines has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 20 A350-900s, becoming the latest customer for the aircraft. China Southern Airlines now operates one of the largest Airbus fleet in the world with more than 300 Airbus aircraft in service, comprising the A320 Family, the A330 Family and five A380s. Tan Wangeng, President …

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Japan Air Commuter (JAC) has performed its first ATR 42-600 flight on April 26. JAC’s flight 3741 departed from Kagoshima at 8:50 am (local time) for a 40-minute flight to Yakushima. The aircraft then performed three flights, from Yakushima to Kagoshima, from Kagoshima to Okinoerabu, and back to Kagoshima. A subsidiary of Japan Airlines, national …

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