All air transport news – Page 1589
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Telesat's Anik satellite prepares for launch
Telesat's Anik F1R satellite, manufactured by EADS Astrium, is scheduled for launch September 8 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on an International Launch Service Proton Breeze M launch vehicle.
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787 engineering simulator to be ready for 2006 review
Flightdeck features largest display screens ever installed on a commercial airliner
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Indonesian 737 crashes on takeoff
A passenger aircraft has crashed in a residential area on takeoff from the Indonesian city of Medan.
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Republic pilots agree to company's E-170/190 plans
Pilots at Republic Airways Holdings have ratified a contract amendment that will enable the company to operate up to 80 regional jets under a US Airways jets-for-jobs agreement.
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Boeing machinists vote to strike
Boeing machinists are set to walk off the job today after voting against the manufacturer’s latest contract offer and in favour of strike action.
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Nippon Cargo orders four more 747-400Fs
Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has ordered four more new-build Boeing 747-400 freighters.
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New 787 cockpit design unveiled
Boeing has unveiled the initial cockpit design and instrument-panel layout for its new 787 twin-jet, confirming the inclusion of a duel head-up display and dual electronic flight-bags.
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QinetiQ announces European space acquisition
Global defence and technology company Qinetiq has purchased a 90% share of Verhaert Design and Development NV (VDD), the Belgian space systems integrator.
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Brazil grants E-190 type certification
Brazil’s civil aviation regulator Centro Tecnico Aeroespacial has issued type certification for Embraer’s 190 aircraft.
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China Southern firms up deal for 10 787s
China Southern Airlines has signed a contract to order 10 Boeing 787s, making it the fifth Chinese carrier to conclude a deal with the US manufacturer
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Five carriers feature on French 'blacklist'
France’s civil aviation directorate has identified five carriers which have been banned from its territory over non-compliance with International Civil Aviation Organisation regulations.
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United awards Ameco major maintenance contracts
United Airlines is handing over heavy maintenance of its entire Boeing 777 fleet to Chinese maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company Ameco Beijing under a five-year deal.
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AirAsia picks AD's cockpit security system for 737-300s
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia has selected AD Aerospace’s cockpit door monitoring system for seven Boeing 737-300 aircraft.
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Pressure mounts for EU blacklist
Recent aviation accidents have added impetus to plans to ban ‘unsafe’ aircraft from European airports
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Crashed A340 ‘did not have technical problem’
Airbus advises airlines that Air France aircraft in Toronto overrun had no anomalies