All air transport news – Page 840
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NewsIAG sells BMI Regional to Sector Aviation for $12.9m
International Airlines Group (IAG) will sell loss-making BMI Regional to Sector Aviation Holdings for £8 million ($12.9 million).
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NewsSearch for missing Sukhoi Superjet continues
The search for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft that went missing in a demonstration flight in Indonesia on 9 May continues. At least eight helicopters...
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NewsSuperjet passed pre-flight check before take-off: airframer
Alenia and Sukhoi joint venture Superjet International has confirmed its missing demonstration aircraft completed a full pre-flight check before take-off...
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American to refresh widebody fleet
American Airlines has announced extensive refurbishments to its Boeing 777-200 and 767-300 fleets, as part of a larger upgrade to its inflight product that...
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NewsMissing Superjet vanished in vicinity of mountain
Investigators state that the Sukhoi Superjet 100 missing in Indonesia had been on its second demonstration flight of the day when it disappeared.
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NewsSuperjet reported missing during Indonesia demo flight
Reports from Russia indicate that a Sukhoi Superjet 100 is missing in Indonesia.
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Skin friction challenge demands active drag control
On all three key fronts in aviation's battle against fuel burn - aircraft weight, engine efficiency and drag - there are promising applications of nanomaterials.
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Europe and North America vie for low-cost-carrier fleet dominance
Two-thirds of the 3,500 mainline airliners, regional jets and turboprops in service with low-cost cost airlines serve the two prime and mature LCC markets...
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NewsIN FOCUS: P&W doubts readiness of key technology for CFM engine
Pratt & Whitney remains doubtful about the maturity of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) for aircraft engines even as a competitor prepares to mass produce...
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NewsDelta second stage chosen as SLS interim
Boeing's Delta cryogenic second stage (DCSS) has been selected as the interim upper stage for the first two flights of the Space Launch System (SLS), according...
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Qatar Airways awards future pilot supply contract to CTC Aviation
Qatar Airways has selected airline training organisation CTC Aviation to supply pilots for its expanding fleet. The deal will see the Gulf carrier...
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NewsCharleston ready to learn quick-step
As first new 787 emerges from Boeing's South Carolina plant, airframer details rapid ramp-up over next 18 months
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NewsRolls-Royce ground-tests 787-9 engine variant
Rolls-Royce has revealed it completed the first ground tests of the Trent 1000 package C version, which is to be employed on the Boeing 787-9 next year. The...
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Air India cancels flights over ‘illegal’ pilots strike
Air India has been forced to cancel four international flights after more than 100 pilots called in sick on Monday evening, mounting what civil aviation...
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NewsIN FOCUS: VIP airliner market stays strong despite global downturn
While sales of other aircraft in its range have stalled, Boeing continues to sell healthy numbers of its BBJs with production sold out until June 2014
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NewsCrew inexperience led to Merpati MA60 crash: NTSC
The fatal crash of a Xian MA60 aircraft operated by Indonesian carrier Merpati Nusantara in 2011 has been attributed to the crew's failure to adhere to standard...
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NewsTaiwan's Eva Air orders seven Boeing 777-300ERs
Taiwan's Eva Air has confirmed an order for seven Boeing 777-300ERs. It will buy three aircraft directly from Boeing and get the remaining four from...
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NewsEtihad cuts A350-1000 order again
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has slashed another seven Airbus A350-1000s from the airframer's books, more than halving its original order for 25. Etihad...
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NewsRussian Helicopters in push to certificate Ansat for civil use by year-end
Russian Helicopters may be poised to resolve long-running certification problems with its Ansat multipurpose light twin.