All air transport news – Page 791
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ST Aero training arm's Singapore MPL cadets graduate
ST Aerospace Academy (STAA) has completed the first multi-crew pilot license (MPL) programme in Singapore, training six cadets who are employed by Tiger...
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NewsBoeing plans rate 2.5 for 787 in November
Boeing plans to accelerate 787 production starting in November, advancing to 2.5 aircraft per month across its final assembly facilities and supply chain, maintaining its goal of reaching 10 aircraft per month by the end of 2013.
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NewsBoeing starts new chapter with 787 handover to ANA
Under a wet Pacific Northwestern sky, Boeing and All Nippon Airways celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner, marking a ceremonial end to more...
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P&W completes first PW1524G flight test programme
The Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PurePower PW1524G engine, which will power the Bombardier CSeries, has completed its first flight test programme, logging 25 flights...
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New analysis concludes Bombardier will miss CSeries order target
Analysts at RBC Capital Markets have concluded Bombardier's goal of having 300 orders for its new CSeries narrowbody by entry into service in late 2013 is...
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‘Intoxicated’ navigator cited in RusAir Tu-134 crash
Descent below the glide path in poor weather and a failure to execute a timely go-around led to the fatal RusAir Tupolev Tu-134A crash on approach to Petrozavodsk,...
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Udvar-Hazy outlines Air Lease concerns over A350-1000 revamp
Air Lease Corporation chief executive Steven Udvar-Hazy has echoed concerns expressed by Gulf carriers Emirates and Qatar Airways over the performance of...
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NewsAeropostal DC-9 rips engine in hard landing
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 operated by Venezuela's Aeropostal made a hard landing at an airport in eastern Venezuela today, ripping off both of its Pratt &...
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NewsFlightglobal launches Flightglobal Pro
Flightglobal has launched Flightglobal Pro, a new subscriber service providing critical intelligence for aviation, finance and aerospace professionals whose...
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ROUTES: Australian carriers look to Asia
Moves from Qantas and Virgin Australia show the nation's carriers continuing to take a foothold in the Asian markeT
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AWAS and LAN enter sale and leaseback on five A320s
Aircraft lessor AWAS has entered an agreement with Chilean airline group LAN to purchase and lease back five Airbus A320 aircraft that the airline had previously...
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New design arm launched by 328 Support Service
Munich-based Dornier 328 maintenance specialist, 328 Support Service, has established a sister design organisation, which gained EASA Part 21J approval last...
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NewsKalitta Air selects smoke vision technology for 747s
US freighter operator Kalitta Air is to equip its Boeing 747s with emergency vision assurance system technology, which allows pilots to see through dense smoke in cockpits.
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Routes: 787 promises to create new network opportunities
Like other Boeing 787 customers, British Airways expects the arrival of the Dreamliner in its fleet - albeit much later than scheduled - will transform the way it thinks about network development.
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Routes: BA plays with capacity levers in 2012 network shake-up
British Airways (BA) plans to undertake significant network adjustments next year in the Caribbean market and on the "kangaroo" route in response, respectively, to increasing passenger taxation and a strategic venture with Australian partner Qantas.
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Boeing elevates 787 chief pilot to new product development post
Boeing has created a new office to integrate pilot inputs into its product development division for new commercial aircraft.
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ROUTES: LAN-TAM approval sets up race for routes
Chile's approval of the LAN-TAM merger sets alight the race for routes in this dynamic region
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Opinion
Comment: Oh, for perfect vision
Good news this week from Airbus, whose experts forecast the world's air operators will buy nearly 28,000 new jets between now and 2030 - more than doubling the size of the fleet to the high side of 31,000.
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NewsTu-154 crew battled power loss after switching off fuel pump
Inadvertent deactivation of a pump during fuel transfer sparked the near-complete loss of thrust on a Dagestan Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 that forced the crew into an erratic emergency landing, during which the jet broke up.
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VIDEO: Boeing 737 Max versus A320neo
As Airbus and Boeing go head to head again in the short-haul market, the two are already exchanging words about the competitiveness of their two new products - the A320neo and 737 Max.