All air transport news – Page 747
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Boeing re-affirms 787 delivery guidance
Maintaining its goal of 35 to 42 787 deliveries in 2012, Boeing's Commercial Airplanes CEO Jim Albaugh says the company is considering ramping up production...
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Honduran L-410 crash pilots failed to follow procedures
Pilots of a Central American Airways Let L-410 failed to follow the correct instrument procedure for landing at Tegucigalpa before the aircraft struck terrain in poor weather while attempting a second approach.
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Air India to receive seven 787s by March 2013
State-owned carrier Air India will take delivery of seven Boeing 787s by March 2013. The carrier expects to receive the first aircraft in May and the...
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Airbus mates first A350 rear fuselage sections
Airbus has mated the rear fuselage sections of the first flight-test A350-900 prototype, ahead of the airframe's arrival on the final assembly line this...
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Kingfisher curtails ‘bleeding’ overseas widebody operations
India's Kingfisher Airlines has reduced its overseas widebody operations, returning an Airbus A330-200 aircraft to a lessor, and has called on India to...
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Brazil’s GOL submits request to operate US services
Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL Linhas Aereas has applied to the country's national civil aviation agency ANAC to operate regular services to the US. GOL's...
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Boeing 787 awarded 2011 Collier Trophy
Boeing's 787 has been named the 2011 recipient of the prestigious Collier Trophy, joining past Boeing commercial honourees the 747, 757, 767 and 777.
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Boeing nears 787 GEnx and 330min ETOPS certification
Boeing is days away from being granted General Electric GEnx-1B engine-airframe certification for its 787, a milestone expected to be paired with 330min...
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VIDEO: FAA investigating Boeing 737 prang at Delta TechOps
Delta Air Lines says two mechanics working for its Delta TechOps maintenance division at the carrier's home base in Atlanta were at the controls of a Delta Boeing 737-700 early this morning when the aircraft "left a taxiway" and "sustained damage".
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Virgin Australia to take two 737-800s on SLBs with JSA
Virgin Australia will take delivery of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft in May and June on sale and leaseback deals with Jackson Square Aviation. The Australian...
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Emirates to seek compensation for A380 wing-part cracks
Emirates is to seek compensation from Airbus for the disruption to its operation caused by the discovery of cracks in wing-rib feet on A380 aircraft. The...
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Etihad ties up with Air Berlin on 787 introduction
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to combine its Boeing 787 introduction programme with that of new partner Air Berlin in a bid to reduce the costs...
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Inquiry finds crashed An-26's gear was retracted too early
Early retraction of the landing-gear on a Polish-operated Antonov An-26 initiated the accident sequence which badly damaged the freighter on take-off from...
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ATSB pinpoints cause of Qantas Trent 900 oil leaks
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has ruled that engine oil leaks experienced by two Airbus A380 aircraft were caused by a loss of clamping...
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Airbus, Boeing both claim victory in latest round of WTO dispute
The ongoing transatlantic spat over government subsidies to Airbus and Boeing appears to have taken a turn...
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Maldivian start-up Flyme details expansion plans
Flyme, the Maldive Islands-based start-up airline, plans to extend its route network to include international destinations over the next three years. It...
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American likely to consolidate: JP Morgan
In an indictment of the reorganisation efforts so far by AMR Corp and American Airlines, JP Morgan's airline analysts say they are "underwhelmed" and predict American is heading for consolidation whether it wants it or not.
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CRJ700 oscillation traced to radio altimeter short-circuit
French investigators have determined that a short-circuit in a Bombardier CRJ700's radio altimeter antenna cable caused the autopilot to over-correct, and the jet to oscillate near the ground, as it tried to maintain the vertical glideslope profile.