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Ill-fated 737 Max crew left 'unaware' of prior flight's problems
Pilots of the Lion Air Boeing 737 Max which crashed shortly after departing Jakarta last October had been unaware of the control problems experienced by the crew of the same aircraft on the inbound service, investigators have disclosed.
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ANALYSIS: Russian Helicopters looks for growth path around US sanctions
The Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, located in southern Siberia, has over its 80 year history produced hundreds of aircraft, from Lavochkin fighters to early Kamov helicopters – as well as more mundane items such as spoons, caskets and washing machines.
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Morson to close line-maintenance business
Morson Aircraft Engineering Services has decided to cease operations following the collapse of its largest customer, Thomas Cook Airlines.
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South African MRO checks affected over 40 aircraft
Over 40 aircraft were affected by the South African civil aviation regulator's order to conduct verification checks following an audit of South African Airways' maintenance division.
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Lufthansa partners on automated actuator MRO
Lufthansa Technik AG and the Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy, aim to develop a faster, more precise procedure to diagnose safety-critical hydraulic flight control actuators through a joint project that runs through the end of 2020.
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First Sea Lion helicopter delivered to Germany
Airbus Helicopters has handed the first of an eventual 18 NH90 Sea Lion naval rotorcraft to Germany, with an additional two examples to arrive by year-end.
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Airlines body IATA seeks spares-market transparency
IATA is in the process of preparing a web-based tool to help airlines and aftermarket players evaluate used spare parts in an effort to make pricing for such material more transparent.
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Thai 777 engine failure spurs emergency checks order
Operators of certain Boeing 777-300ERs are being ordered to conduct engine checks after the uncontained failure of the General Electric GE90 powerplant on a Thai Airways International aircraft.
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Why Boeing faces 'worst crisis' in its history
Boeing remains the world’s largest aerospace company by revenue, but its lead over number two Airbus shrank further on 23 October with a third quarter financial report riddled with challenges, among them tumbling revenue, the 737 Max crisis, 777X delays, a 787 production rate cut and unresolved KC-46A quality issues.
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Boeing earns $1.2bil profit by relying on defence & services
Boeing squeaked out $1.2 billion in net earnings for the third quarter of 2019, despite a $40 million loss from operations in its commercial airplanes division.
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Boeing profit plummets as 737 Max crisis deepens
Boeing’s profit in the third quarter fell by more than half as the company continues to suffer from fallout following the global 737 Max grounding.
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Kopter and KAI sign SH09 pact
Swiss helicopter developer Kopter and Korean Aerospace Industries have signed an agreement that could pave the way for final assembly of the SH09 light-single in the Asian country.
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Russian Helicopters embarks on next-generation rotorcraft project
Russian Helicopters appears on the cusp of launching development of a next-generation rotorcraft under its “advanced commercial helicopter” (ACH) initiative.
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Vu Systems and Saab partner on EFVS package
A new technology capable of “seeing through clouds” which its creators promise will revolutionise operations in low-visibility minima – has been launched at NBAA.
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Boeing’s Kevin McAllister resigns amid growing 737 Max crisis
Kevin McAllister, Boeing’s commercial aircraft chief since 2016, has become the first management casualty of the ongoing 737 Max drama which has grounded all of the next-generation aircraft for the past eight months after two accidents killed 346 people.
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South African MRO checks not linked to Mango incident
South African Airways' maintenance division is undertaking corrective measures following a regulatory inspection which resulted in the grounding of a number of aircraft operated by South African carriers.
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Bombardier brings big data to business aviation
Bombardier is to offer to install a health monitoring unit (HMU) in every Global and Challenger free of charge, as part of an initiative to bring the growing world of big data to business aviation.
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Collins Aerospace Q3 revenue, profit rise on synergies
Revenue at Collins Aerospace jumped 64% in the third quarter, primarily due to acquisitions, prompting parent company United Technologies (UTC) to once again raise its 2019 full-year financial estimates for the business unit ahead of a planned corporate merger with Raytheon.
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P&W Q3 profit rises 15% on aftermarket sales
Pratt & Whitney's third-quarter operating profit rose 15% year-on-year to $471 million on growth in its military and commercial aftermarket as well as due to cost reduction for its geared turbofan (GTF) engine programme and favorable commercial OEM mix.
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NewsVolocopter launches Singapore test flights
Urban air mobility company Volocopter has flown its first manned flight over downtown Singapore, kicking off the company’s efforts to bring commercial air taxi services to the city-state.