All air transport news – Page 631
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Thai A330-300 damaged in Bangkok runway excursion
The nose landing gear of a Thai Airways Airbus A330-300 aircraft collapsed after the aircraft made a runway excursion upon landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi...
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CFM starts ground tests for Leap engine family
CFM International has commenced a series of ground tests on the first full Leap engine selected to power the Airbus A320neo family, with a close facsimile...
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VistaJet launches US expansion with 12 jets, new partners
VistaJet has finally addressed the "missing link" in its global private jet charter company, launching an expansion into the US market with 12 Bombardier...
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Bombardier conducts high-speed CSeries trials
Bombardier concluded at least four high-speed taxi trials of its new CSeries at Mirabel airport today, before calling it quits for the day due to high winds.Test...
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Flexjet sale paves way for ultra-long range fleet buy
Flexjet is considering placing a new order for an ultra-long range business jet fleet as part of its pending divestiture by Bombardier to a Cleveland-based...
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JAL 777-200 makes emergency landing after engine trouble
A Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 777-200 aircraft had to make an emergency landing on 5 September, after its pilots discovered issues in its right engine. The...
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Human factors loom in Sumburgh crash report
A terse statement by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has provided basic facts downloaded from the cockpit voice and flight data recorder of the...
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Airbus secures Chinese A330 order in quiet August
China Eastern Airlines was behind the only long-haul order for Airbus during a quiet August, but the deal for the single A330 marks the first firm Chinese order recorded by the airframer this year.
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ANALYSIS: United sees value in flights to 'fresh' Chengdu
United Airlines is going west, to western China that is, more than a decade after the Chinese government began incentivising investment in the region.The...
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CSeries high-speed taxi tests delayed by weather
Bombardier has postponed high-speed taxi tests of the CSeries to at least 5 September, as weather thwarted plans to begin the trials for the second day in...
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FAA finalising safety review on 787 electrical system
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirms the agency is close to finalising a comprehensive safety review of the Boeing 787's problematic electrical...
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Bombardier begins CSeries high-speed taxi tests
Bombardier began high-speed taxi tests of its new CSeries today, calling previous sightings of high-speed trials "high-speed low-speed tests".The...
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Delta orders 40 A330s and A321s
Delta Air Lines has ordered 10 Airbus A330-300s and 30 A321s with deliveries from 2015.The first A330 will be delivered to the Atlanta-based carrier...
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PICTURE: Ikhana delivers modified DHC-6-200HG to Canada's G-Sky
US engineering company Ikhana Aircraft Services has delivered a modified de Havilland Canada DHC-6-200HG Twin Otter to Canadian charter start-up G-Sky Aviation....
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1time Zimbabwe set to launch operations in October
A planned Zimbabwe-based regional start-up hopes to launch operations next month under the 1time name and is working on a deal to relaunch the brand in South Africa by buying the holding company of the former low-cost carrier.
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BA to operate 787 to Austin
Oneworld alliance carrier British Airways is to deploy Boeing 787 twinjets on a new transatlantic service to the city of Austin, in Texas, next year.
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Aeroflot hints at amending A350 order details
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot is to consider adjusting details of its Airbus A350 order, although the airline has not disclosed the nature of any amendments.
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Comac to install C919 landing gear on iron bird by September
Comac has started the installation of parts on its C919 iron bird ground rig, and is targeting to have the aircraft's landing gear installed by late September. The...
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CSeries spotted on high-speed taxi trials
Bombardier could be lining up for an imminent first flight of its all-new CSeries airliner in the wake of high-speed taxi trials apparently conducted at...