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Safran Expects To Certify New LEAP-1B Engine HPT Blade Kit For Boeing 737 MAX That Could Double Service Time This Year

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February 14, 2025
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EASA and the FAA jointly certified the upgrade for the CFM International LEAP-1A, one of the two A320neo family engine options, in December 2024.

Europorte annual turnover up 12%, makes very strong start to 2025

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February 13, 2025
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French private rail operator Europorte, increased its turnover by 15 per cent in Q4 2024 and by 12 per cent for the full year to…

Port of Dunkirk to build new combined transport terminal

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February 12, 2025
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The Port of Dunkirk is poised to launch construction work on a combined transport terminal, enabling trailers and swap bodies to be loaded onto rail…

SNCF chief warns of ‘trucks taking it all’

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February 11, 2025
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The head of France’s state railways, SNCF chief Jean-Pierre Farandou has warned that, if the modal split between road and rail is not evened up,…

‘The outlook for European rail freight and intermodal transport is challenging’

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February 7, 2025
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In an interview with Railfreight.com, Marc Vollet, EVP, European Road Network at SNCF-owned multimodal operator Geodis, highlights that the flat-to-low-growth economic climate in Europe has…

Renovated rail freight line in southwest France finally enters service

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February 6, 2025
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A 12.5 kilometre-long rail freight line between Laluque and Tartas, in south-west France has finally re-entered service after a hiatus of almost five years. The…

Name controversy on Fret SNCF’s successor ends up in court

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February 4, 2025
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One of the two new companies replacing French Fret SNCF, Technis, is currently facing legal issues as there is another company with the same name…

Port strikes in France to disrupt rail freight flows

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February 4, 2025
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Docker and port worker unions at France’s major ports have begun a programme of industrial action which began last month and is set to continue…

Airbus Picks Former A380 Assembly Line As The 2nd A321XLR Production Facility

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February 1, 2025
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The Airbus final assembly line, known as Jean-Luc Lagardère facility, already delivered its first A321neo in December 2023.

Daher Delivers Two TBM 960s For Aerial Firefighting To Conair

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January 30, 2025
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Two aircraft were delivered to Conair for aerial firefighting purposes.