All Africa articles – Page 43
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Air Tanzania hands first Dash 8 order to newly-created DHC
Tanzania's government is ordering a single De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400, marking the first firm deal for the manufacturer since investors acquired the former Q400 turboprop programme from Bombardier.
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Emirates prepares to deploy A380 on Cairo route
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to deploy Airbus A380s on its route to the Egyptian capital Cairo this month.
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Unlatched generator unit linked to Safair 737-400 incident
South African investigators found an engine generator control unit to be unlatched after a Boeing 737-400 suffered a series of system failures on departure from Johannesburg last month.
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Joramco highlights 787 work for Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways has sent six of its Boeing 787s for heavy maintenance checks to Jordanian MRO specialist Joramco.
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Air Austral looks at long-haul renewal after A220 deal
Reunion carrier Air Austral is examining a possible renewal of its long-haul fleet from around 2023, following its decision to acquire Airbus A220s for short-haul modernisation.
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Reunion's Air Austral signs for A220s
Reunion carrier Air Austral has signed a purchase agreement covering three Airbus A220-300s.
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Injuries after Silverstone Fokker 50 veers off Nairobi runway
Investigators have commenced a probe into an accident at Wilson airport, in western Nairobi, involving a Silverstone Air Services Fokker 50 turboprop.
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Air cargo demand in worst run of declines since 2008: IATA
Air freight volumes fell for the 10th consecutive month during August, in what has become the worst run of demand contractions since 2008, according to the latest data from IATA.
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Ethiopian 767 suffers uncontained engine failure at Dakar
One of Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 767-300ERs has suffered an apparent uncontained engine failure during departure from the Senegalese capital Dakar.
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NewsADEX: FA-50 competes in vibrant light attack market
A modern fighter will play the starring role in any air force of merit. With advanced sensors, powerful engines, heavy payloads, and a range of high of specification capability, the modern fighter is an impressive feat of engineering and a potent symbol of power. Yet this comes at significant ...
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SAA and SA Express 'not going concerns': minister
South Africa’s public enterprises minister has informed the country’s parliament that South African Airways and SA Express are not going concerns, in a letter explaining delays in the carriers’ annual report submission.
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Stabiliser motor probed after Mango 737-800 trim incident
South African investigators are probing the service history of a horizontal stabiliser trim motor after a serious out-of-trim incident occurred to a Boeing 737-800 approaching cruise altitude.
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IATA warns on airline profits and carbon offsets
Slowing passenger demand and rising costs are set to pull airline profits back this year, IATA has warned.
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Earlier retirements moderate Airbus global fleet outlook
Airbus is attributing a slightly lower global fleet outlook in 2038 to a reduction in retirement ages, the result of higher airframe productivity.
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Comair indicates extent of SAA case award benefit
South African carrier Comair has detailed the expected benefit on its full-year financial results following settlement of an anti-competitiveness case against South African Airways.
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NewsMax Air 747-400 suffered pod-strike during Minna landing
Nigerian accident investigators have indicated that a landing incident involving a Max Air Boeing 747-400 at Minna resulted in a pod-strike of an outboard engine.
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NewsCallen-Lenz to partner on Pegasus One flight control system
South African firm Pegasus Universal Aerospace has appointed UK engineering consultancy Callen-Lenz to assist with the design and development of the flight-control systems for its Pegasus One vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) business jet.
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Convair crash pilots unsure which engine was ablaze
South African investigators have revealed that the crew of a Convair 340 were unsure which of the aircraft's two engines had caught fire before it crashed while attempting to return to Wonderboom airport.