All aerospace news – Page 358
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Insufficient MRO led to hard-landing A321's return flight
Lack of maintenance support to assess a hard landing prompted an Airbus A321 crew to return to Dusseldorf, after which the aircraft was found to have sustained serious damage.
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Israel grounds Apaches after fatal accident
The Israeli air force has again temporarily grounded its Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter squadrons, following a 7 August crash which caused the death of a pilot.
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A321 freighter conversion proposed by US venture
Modification specialist Precision Aircraft Solutions is to offer a freight conversion programme for Airbus A321s, becoming the latest firm to propose a cargo option for the twinjet.
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Airbus again points to higher-weight A350-1000
Airbus has reissued a document indicating plans for a higher-weight A350-1000, although it lists the maximum take-off weight of the variant at 311t.
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OpinionOPINION: Can Boeing beat its suppliers in avionics power play?
To loosely paraphrase a saying attributed to Sir Winston Churchill, never waste a good crisis – or a new aircraft development programme.
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A320neo deliveries slip to six-month low
Airbus delivered only nine A320neo-family jets during July, the lowest monthly total since January this year.
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Three missing in MV-22 crash near Australia
Three of 26 US Marines on board a Bell Boeing MV-22 are still missing after the tiltrotor crashed off the east coast of Australia on 5 August, the III Marine Expeditionary Forces says in a news release.
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LHT to restructure line maintenance division
Lufthansa Technik intends to restructure its German line maintenance operations in a bid to cut the unit's costs by 25%.
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PICTURE: Philippines' GCA takes first H130
Filipino charter operator GCA Skyline Aviation has take delivery of its first Airbus Helicopters H130 rotorcraft, which will be used for commercial missions such as VIP transport and sightseeing.
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S-97 damaged in hard landing
A Sikorsky S-97 Raider crashed at 07:30 on 2 August at the company’s flight test center in West Palm Beach, Florida, the Lockheed Martin company says.
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Rolls-Royce works to deal with Trent 1000 technical issues
Rolls-Royce has outlined a provision for its maintenance effort to address technical issues in its Trent 1000 powerplants for the Boeing 787.
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PICTURE: Institute shows off concept for An-124 successor
Russian aerodynamics researchers have unveiled a concept for a new heavy transport aircraft to succeed the Antonov An-124.
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Inmarsat survey hints at Asia demand for onboard wi-fi
An Inmarsat Aviation survey shows the growing importance of on-board wi-fi to air travellers, with more than half willing to pay for the service.
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Comac achieves power-on for second C919 prototype
Comac achieved power-on for its second C919 narrowbody prototype on 28 July.
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Leap production still chasing CFM56 decline
Safran handed over 147 CFM International Leap engines during the first half, but the figure has yet to offset the drop in CFM56 deliveries.
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Ten UH-60s to become Australian aerial fire fighters
Sikorsky and two Australian companies have entered a deal that will see 10 UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters converted to perform firefighting and disaster relief missions.
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SR Technics sees 'significant' uptick in engine shop visits
SR Technics has disclosed that the number of shop visits handled within its engine MRO operation exceeded 90 in the year's first half.
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Airbus defends slowing A380 production to trickle
Airbus believes it can justify maintaining A380 production despite imposing another cut in output.
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Airbus cuts A380 production to eight in 2019
Airbus is to cut A380 deliveries in 2019 to just eight aircraft, as a result of weak sales of the double-deck type.
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Boeing cash flow jumps in Q2 despite drop in deliveries
An 8% decline in commercial aircraft deliveries lowered overall Boeing revenue by the same percentage in the second quarter, but the company still recorded nearly $5 billion in operating cash flow.