13 November 2014
Airbus A350-900 receives FAA clearance
Airbus has obtained the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification for new-generation commercial airliner A350-900.
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13 November 2014
Exchange Income to buy Provincial Aerospace for $246m
Exchange Income (EIC) has signed a deal to acquire Provincial Aerospace (PAL), a Canada-based aerospace and aviation firm, for around $246m.
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12 November 2014
Bombardier looks to build passenger aircraft in China
Bombardier is reportedly planning to design and build passenger aircraft in China in collaboration with state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC).
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12 November 2014
ESA’s Rosetta mission lands Philae robot on comet 67P
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft has successfully placed a small lander, Philae, onto the surface of the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet.
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12 November 2014
Zhejiang Loong Airlines selects LEAP-1A engines for A320neo aircraft
China-based Zhejiang Loong Airlines has selected CFM International's LEAP-1A engines for its nine Airbus A320neo airliners.
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11 November 2014
SMBC Aviation Capital places $8.5bn order for 80 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
Aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has placed an order with Boeing for 80 737 MAX 8 airliners, worth more than $8.5bn at list prices.
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11 November 2014
Airbus and Boeing look to double aircraft components from China
Airbus and Boeing are looking to increase the amount of aircraft components they source from China.
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11 November 2014
China Merchants Bank signs deal for 30 COMAC C919 aircraft
Chinese state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has signed a deal with China Merchants Bank's leasing unit, CMB Financial Leasing, to sell 30 C919 airliners.
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10 November 2014
Airbus Defence and Space selected as prime contractor for CHEOPS satellite
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus Defence and Space as prime contractor for its first small-type mission, 'CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite' (CHEOPS).
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10 November 2014
Nasa signs $1.16bn lease deal with Google
Nasa has signed a long-term deal with Google's subsidiary Planetary Ventures to lease its Moffett Federal Airfield (MFA) facility in California, US, to cut costs and surplus assets.