All air transport news – Page 1335
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Lufthansa crew lands Q400 with nose-gear up
German investigators are to examine an Augsburg Airways Bombardier Q400 which landed at Munich today with its nose-gear retracted, after turning back from a service to Florence.
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Hackers hardwalled from 787
Protection against hacking has been built into the Boeing 787 because it will be in almost continuous contact with the ground via satellite for performance...
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Former Boeing engineer draws industry fire over 787 composite fuselage crashworthiness alarm
A former Boeing engineer sharply attacked the crash safety of the 787's all-composite fuselage in a televised interview, sparking a rash of headlines, but...
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Honeywell wins Airbus A350 XWB systems contract
Honeywell has won the first contract to supply systems for the A350...
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Airbus rolls out A350 XWB design revisions
Existing and potential Airbus A350 XWB family customers have been shown a raft of design revisions, including a new nose shape and changes to the structural...
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Thai board approves $12.5bn plan to order 65 aircraft
Thai Airways International's board has approved a $12.5 billion fleet expansion and modernisation plan that should...
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Meggitt gets Banshee boost from French military
Meggitt Defence Systems has secured a follow-on order from France's DGA procurement...
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Beijing Expo: China ARJ21 maker targets US market
China's AVIC I Commercial Aircraft (ACAC) plans to establish a representative office in the USA, and later a subsidiary, to spearhead its sales push into...
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Who needs PMA?
Who needs PMA? Stephen Trimble washington dc GE Engine Services head Brad Mottier thinks the idea of an engine manufacturer making parts for...
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Two months in MRO
As part of our regular series of maintenance special reports, we chart the key recent market developments The EU's Technologies and Techniques for...
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Sum of the parts
It was not without irony that The Great PMA Debate was held in the Royal Aeronautical Society's Bill Boeing room, where the air conditioning was not the...
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BAA presses Luxair on Heathrow slots
London Heathrow's sole remaining regional jet operator is under pressure from airport owner BAA to either swap or sell its slots at the increasingly congested...
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Beijing Expo: Harbin Y-12 turboprop to be bigger
Harbin Aircraft's latest Y-12 turboprop will have a larger fuselage, improved aerodynamics, a retractable landing gear and more powerful engines. The...
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Weather key focus of Phuket MD-82 crash probe
Investigators probing the crash of the One-Two-Go Boeing MD-82 on the Thai resort island of Phuket are focusing on weather...