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With the much-anticipated delivery of its first A350-900 to launch airline Qatar Airways, Airbus has delivered the last new-build airliner type currently on its radar, with the formal handover of MSN6, A7-ALA, in Toulouse on Monday. “It’s a great day for everybody who loves commercial aviation,” Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier said. This content is available exclusively to
Business jet manufacturer Dassault Aviation has presented its ultra long-range Falcon 8X to the world at an unveiling ceremony in Bordeaux, France. The Falcon 8X, which was designed to enable non-stop flights such as Sydney-Mumbai, Hong Kong-London or Beijing-Los Angeles, was unveiled to media, operators and industry figures on Wednesday (French time) at the company’s Bordeaux-Merignac
GE Aviation says it has delivered its 2,000th GE90 engine used on the Boeing 777 family of aircraft. The GE90 engines were used by about 70 operators around the world, GE Aviation said in a statement on Monday (US time). This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue
AirAsia X has firmed up an order for 55 Airbus A330neo, or new engine option, aircraft. The Asia-based low-cost carrier has converted a Memorandum of Understanding for 50 of the updated and re-engined Airbus A330 model signed in July, and added a further five frames. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login
Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier says the company is committed to a developing an upgraded A380 with new engines and a longer fuselage. Bregier says there is plenty of potential to build an A380neo, or New Engine Option, at some point in the future. However, no timeframe was given for the launch of that product. This
Airbus says it will build five new “Beluga” transportation aircraft to cater for the planned production rate increases of its aircraft models. The manufacturer said on November 17 the design of the new Belugas, which transport large components between Airbus’s various production sites around the world, would be based on its twin-engine Airbus A330 with
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