After launching ARJ21, COMAC management considered that acquired skills are enough to construct airplane of higher class and in 2010 began first project works of medium-range aircraft C919 with passenger capacity of 156-174 people that should compete with such world bestsellers as Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. The last are the most sold in the world, have well-adjusted during many years of operation service network…
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Economic boost of China caused appearance of audacious aviation industry of the Celestial Empire aimed both to internal and external markets. Chinese Company Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) came into the world a little more than ten years ago in 2008. Till present it managed to launch regional aircraft ARJ21, finishes tests of narrow-body medium-haul airplane C919 and is getting ready to start construction…
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Carriers began to sell tickets again for the flights on Boeing 737 Max airplane though airplanes of this model are temporary not allowed to fly after the crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Some carriers planned more than 32600 flights with the use of these airplanes, – informed The Sunday Times with reference to the data of analytic company OAG Aviation. According to the data of…
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Embraer Company got certificate from Brazilian Civil Aviation National Agency (ANAC) for the new business-jet of middle class Praetor 500. From the moment of program announcement till certification less than one year passed. About elaboration of this machine was announced on the exhibition of business aviation NBAA in October of previous years. Nine-seat Praetor 500 and its more capacious variant Praetor 600 represent further development…
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Hundreds of flights were canceled on Tuesday in International Hong Kong Airport despite resumption of work showed data of flights online. On Monday afternoon airport stopped operation after departure and arrival lounges were occupied by thousands antigovernment protesters demonstrating against draft law about extradition. Operation of the transport hub resumed on Tuesday morning. Airport administration in the published message informed that in the schedule of…
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Boeing is getting ready to engineer new model of passenger airplane. For several years now there is program on corporation for creation of airplane in new class that is named New Mid-Market Airplane (NMA). In the future airplane may get name 797 specialized mass-media informed. Details of the program are not published by corporation. It is known only that it has corresponding division. Experts consider…
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European aviation consortium Airbus reported significant profit increase in the first half of 2019. In the press-release of corporation is said that profit of all divisions before taxes and interests on credit (alias adjusted EBIT) for the first six months in 2019 more than twice increased profit of the first half-year period of 2018. From January to June 2019 inclusively corporation earned 2.53 billion euro….
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British Airways informed about failure in computer system that affected system of electronic registration on the flights – says the Twitter ob Britain Airline Company. “Today we have encountered system problems that influence registration and flights’ departures” – is said in the answer of the air carrier to one of users. Company urged Customers to come to the airport in good time. As The Telegraph…
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Government of Portugal announced firm order for five multipurpose aircrafts Embraer KC-390 in the framework of the modernization process of Portuguese Air Force’s potential to support operations of national military forces and increase the readiness to missions that represent social interest. Deliveries are planned to be started in 2023, Embraer press service informs. KC-390 was engineered to determine new standards of efficiency and performance in…
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To check the airplane new tests will be necessary to be made. These tests will take several months. As of yet pilots are not ready to work on the airplane. Specialists of Federal Aviation Agency unlikely will issue the certificate for Boeing 737 Max flight resumption till the beginning of 2020. As Wall Street Journal informs it is explained with necessity of additional tests for…
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