Airframers – Page 843
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Airbus reduces A380 seat count
Manufacturer discards 555-passenger definition as it is based on 'outdated' business-class comfort standards
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FAA poised to formalise icing countermeasures
The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing new certification standards for detecting and countering airframe ice on new transport category aircraft.
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Boeing acts on 737-800 spoilers
Boeing and spoiler actuator manufacturer Smiths Aerospace are voluntarily replacing the supplier's part on all 37 Boeing 737-800 short-field performance aircraft in service and on the production line
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Lawyers accuse Brazil's ATC following Embraer Legacy crash
Brazilian lawyers charged with defending the Embraer Legacy crew after the collision with a Gol Boeing 737-800 last September have given the federal police a report alleging Brazil's air traffic control system is primarily responsible.
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Airbus prepares for China
Airbus is gearing up for the start of A320 family final assembly in China next year, with Chinese staff undergoing initial training in Europe.
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Airbus A350 wing aerodynamics advance
A350 chief engineer Gordon McConnell says Airbus is working on the detail of the wing aerodynamics, and will not freeze the configuration until October 2008.
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NewsPicture: Airbus’s CAD drawing of revised A350 XWB nose study
This is the computer aided design (CAD) drawing of the Airbus A350 XWB’s forward fuselage from which Flight International has produced its rendition of the new nose shape being studied for the long-range twinjet.
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Reasons for aircraft collisions despite TCAS subject to Eurocontrol analysis
Reacting to a just-issued Eurocontrol Safety Warning Message (SWM) about the loss of traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) functionality, a Germany-based airline captain says many airline checklists are now eliminating a final check on whether TCAS is switched on when lining up for take-off.
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NewsCFM studies 'open rotor' concept for next generation airliner engine
CFM International is conducting preliminary studies of open rotor and other potential "game changing" architecture concepts for future narrowbody engines as part of its LEAP56 technology study, new details of which have just been revealed.
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Alcoa launches hostile bid for aluminium rival Alcan
Alcoa has launched an unsolicited bid for rival Alcan after negotiations on a merger between the US and Canadian aluminium producers failed late last year.
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MRO: Freight frenzy
The market for widebody cargo aircraft is booming, but with the A380 delayed and 747-400s in short supply, how can manufacturers cope with demand?
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NewsAirbus studies A380-style nose design for A350
Airbus is evaluating a more conventional nose shape for the A350 XWB derived from that of the A380 as it continues to refine the twinjet’s design, Flight International magazine exclusively reveals in its 8 May issue.
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Kenya Airways Boeing 737 crashes in Cameroon
A Kenya Airways plane with 114 people on board has reportedly crashed in southern Cameroon.