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Aug 2019Airbus reported twice profit markup against the backdrop of Boeing crisis
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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Aug 2019British Airways cancelled more than 90 flights on Tuesday because of computers failure
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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Aug 2019Portugal signed contract for acquisition of 5 airplanes Embraer KC-390
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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Aug 2019WSJ found out about the plans not to return Boeing 737 Max in the air till 2020
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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Aug 2019Materialized from nowhere airplane landed in London
Airbus A380 airplane of Emirates Airline Company “materialized from nowhere” in London airport. Unusual video was published in the Internet. London airport Gatwick was folded in the dense fog. On camera was caught flight strip of the airport on which aircrafts were parked. Suddenly from a thick cloud hanging not high above the ground “materialized” giant liner of Emirates Company that was landing. According to…
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Jul 2019CNN: test flights of the airplane with hybrid engines will begin in USA till the end of the year
It will be first case of use of such airplanes in commercial purposes marks TV Company. Airplane with hybrid power unit – traditional piston engine and electric engine – till the end of current year will start to operate in test mode American airline company Ampaire. As TV Company CNN informed on Tuesday it will be first time of operation of airplane with hybrid engine…
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Jul 2019Michelin engineered new tyres for Embraer E170
Michelin expands collaboration with airline companies. After comprehensive tests Brazilian Embraer decided to equip regional jet airplane E170 with radial tyres Michelin Air X made after NZG technology (Near Zero Growth). Embraer E170 was presented in 2004 and as initially equipped with bias tyres but in 2010 Michelin became first supplier of radial type tyres for this model of the airplane (when Michelin Air X…
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Jul 2019First flight of the Boeing 777X was postponed to 2020
American aviation company Boeing postponed to 2020 first flight of perspective passenger aircraft Boeing 777X. As Flightglobal informs the reason of this became unreadiness of GE9X engines construction of which has to be reworked because of the defects that were found in it. Defects in the construction of GE9X were found for the first time during tests in February 2018. Then it was found out…
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Jul 2019Three-fan hybrid airplane will get turbo-prop engine
Perspective American hybrid three-fan airplane TriFan 600 elaborated by XTI Aircraft company will receive helicopter turbo-prop engine Catalyst. As Flightglobal informs XTI Aircraft and GE Aviation the engine engineer intend to determine construction of the engine unit for perspective airplane shortly. Hybrid airplanes make flights with the help of electric engines the power of which may be arranged in two methods: series and parallel. In…
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Jul 2019The biggest airport in the world was built in China
Opening is planned for autumn 2019. Building of the International Airport Beijing Daxing has finished in China. The project was elaborated by Zaha Hadid Architects. Hadid herself worked on the design but construction began after her death. Architectures gave the shape of gold star to the building but from the point of view of Chinese mythology it reminds of phoenix. Beijing Daxing is located 48…