All air transport news – Page 1307
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US safety board calls for cargo aircraft fire suppression systems
All US freight carriers should install fire suppression systems on their aircraft to contain fires in the cargo hold, says the US...
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Business briefs 11 December 2007
Spirit to make composites in Malaysia expansion US aerostructures maker Spirit AeroSystems has firmed up an agreement with Malaysia's national airport...
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Criminalisation of pilots after accidents is on the increase
During the last 30 years there has been an accelerating trend toward criminal prosecution of pilots or other aviation professionals like air traffic controllers...
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Superjet 100 SaM146 engine begins flight-testing on Il-76
SaM146 flight tests PowerJet began flight tests of the SaM146 powerplant using an Ilyushin Il-76 flying testbed on 6 December. The engine, which was...
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Will Airbus really shift production to the USA?
It is a tale of two Airbuses. The first Airbus is enjoying runaway success in the market: last month's Dubai air show brought a torrent of sales and the...
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A318 first Airbus to be approved for Thales HUD
The A318 has become the first Airbus aircraft to be approved for Thales' D-HUDS digital head-up display system. The Pratt & Whitney PW6000-powered A318 and...
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Saudi Arabia's Eurofighter Typhoon deal gets final confirmation
The four-nation Eurofighter consortium has received a contract from BAE Systems to produce 72 Typhoon combat aircraft for Saudi Arabia ...
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SkyEurope sells two new 737s, renegotiates leases on others
Low-fare operator SkyEurope Airlines has sold two Boeing 737-700s, ahead of delivery this year, and is trying to renegotiate lease terms with GE Commercial...
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US Air National Guard to trial Beechcraft AT-6 for counter-insurgency
The US Air National Guard has received special funds to stage a demonstration of the turboprop-powered Hawker Beechcraft AT-6 for the domestic security and...
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Qatar Airways targets sustained profitability within three years
Akbar Al Baker - chief executive of Qatar Airways - is the living embodiment of "hands-on"...