All air transport news – Page 659
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MROAM: UTC Aerospace Systems to provide nacelle maintenance for Avianca Brazil
Avianca Brazil has selected UTC Aerospace Systems' Aerostructures business to provide complete nacelle maintenance for its fleet of 12 Airbus A320 family...
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LAAD: Embraer builds on Super Tucano success
Embraer has sold three A-29 Super Tucanos to Senegal, and signed a five-year support deal with the Brazilian air force ...
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United Launch Alliance completes major human-rating milestones
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has completed major milestones for the Orion-capable Delta IV launch pad ahead of a planned launch in September 2014.
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IN FOCUS: Lion incident places spotlight on Indonesian air safety again
The Lion Air Boeing 737-800 crash on 13 April is the third major aviation incident to happen in Indonesia within the span of a year.
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AD for 737s could cost US operators $10.1 million
US-based operators of next-generation Boeing 737 aircraft could face costs of up to $10.1 million to comply with a new airworthiness directive (AD) issued...
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Sabena Technics wins Aruba support deal
Caribbean start-up operator Aruba Airlines has contracted Sabena Technics' Miami-based subsidiary Barfield to provide component support for its Airbus A320s. The...
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Porter CSeries order may open Toronto Billy Bishop to jets
Porter Airlines' order for up to 30 Bombardier CS100 aircraft, which is worth up to $2.29 billion, is welcome news for Bombardier.
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EASA details wing-rib fix timelines for A380 fleet
Europe's safety authority has formally issued initial proposals detailing modification work required on Airbus A380 wing-rib feet, intended to resolve a...
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Crashed Lion Air 737-800 flight data recorder retrieved
Indonesian investigators have removed the flight data recorder from the Lion Air Boeing 737-800 that crashed into the sea while attempting to land at Ngurah...
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INTERIORS: Diehl offers retrofit alternative to Airbus's 'Space-Flex'
German interiors group Diehl Aerosystems offers the redesigned aft galley lavatory complex for the Airbus A320 both under the airframer's "Space-Flex" programme as well as an alternative, independent solution dubbed "Seatcount Flex".
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INTERIORS: EIS opens wiring production site in India
German cable specialist EIS Electronics has opened a facility in India to cut production costs and gain a foothold in the nation's aerospace market.
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Lion Air 737-800 crashes into sea while landing at Bali
A Lion Air Boeing 737-800 has crashed into the sea off the Indonesian resort island of Bali. Images from Indonesian newspapers show that the aircraft's...
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PICTURE: First British Airways 787 breaks cover
One of British Airways' first Boeing 787-8s has emerged, part-painted, from the US airframer's facilities, as the carrier prepares to expand its 787 order. The...
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American splits Airbus order equally between A319 and A321
American Airlines will split its order for 130 Airbus A320 family aircraft equally between the A319 and A321, says engine supplier International Aero Engines...
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P&W considers A320neo engine design changes
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) is considering a design change as the first PurePower PW1100G engine for the Airbus A320neo family completes ground testing, company...
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Qatar to seek compensation from Boeing for 787 grounding
Qatar Airways plans to seek compensation from Boeing over the grounding of its 787s, even as the airline remains "optimistic" that the twinjet will be cleared...
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Air Dolomiti adds new Russian services
Air Dolomiti is to launch new services to Moscow Domodedovo from Milan Bergamo and Verona. From 26 April, the Lufthansa-owned Italian regional carrier...
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INTERIORS: Assystem to unveil new simulator in Paris
French engineering group Assystem enhances off-the-shelf flight simulation software to train avionics developers and test equipment within its cockpit environment.
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INTERIORS: Airbus may offer dimmable windows on later A350s
Airbus may eventually offer electrochromic dimable windows on its in-development A350 widebody but only when the technology is "sufficiently mature" to block out 100% of the light entering the cabin.