All air transport news – Page 850
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News
Exclusive: Airbus grants exception to permit Koito seats on SIA A380s
Airbus has granted an exceptional authorization to allow the installation of business class seats from Koito Industries on Singapore Airlines' delayed Airbus...
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MROAM: GE launches TRUEngine for the CF6
GE Aviation has launched its TRUEngine designation for the CF6 engine with Nippon Cargo Airlines being the first recipient for its 43 CF6-80C2s powering...
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NTSB investigates Air France A380 wing tip clip of a CRJ700
Staff from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have officially launched an investigation into the wing tip clipping of a Comair Bombardier...
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MROAM: Air Canada selects GE’s myEngines digital applications suite
GE has brokered a new deal with Air Canada for the carrier's use of the myEngines app (application) suites featured in the manufacturer's OnPoint digital...
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Analyst thinks Boeing will back away from all-new 737
Buckingham Research, a boutique New York investment bank with a good track record of forecasting Boeing moves, has issued a note in which it says the Seattle...
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MROAM: Exostar appoints Addi as CEO
Aerospace e-procurement exchange Exostar has appointed Richard Addi as president and CEO.
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MROAM: Skymark taps Delta TechOps for five-year engine MRO deal
Delta TechOps has signed a five-year component maintenance and exchange agreement with Skymark Airlines to provide advance exchange engine power-by-the-hour...
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MROAM: P&W launches MRO support for PurePower engine family
Pratt & Whitney has announced the launch of PureSolutionSM services, a flexible maintenance plan designed for the engine-maker's PurePower engine family.
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MROAM: Rockwell expands Seattle service center for 787
Rockwell Collins has opened a new, expanded Seattle service center to enhance the company's ability to provide asset management and testing for Boeing and...
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P&W pushes PW1000G as C919 second engine
Pratt & Whitney is in discussions with Chinese airframer Comac to offer the PW1000G as a second Western engine option on the 156-seat C919, as well as other...
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P&W on A320neo: More pressure, less cooling
Pratt & Whitney plans to boost the overall pressure ratio of its PW1100G geared turbofan engine for the A320neo to about 50:1, up 11% from the 45:1 ratio...
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SAS backs away from CSeries as A320neo emerges
SAS Group has ditched the Bombardier CSeries for its near-term fleet modernisation, but remains open to the Airbus A320neo as an option for replacing its...
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MROAM: Atlas Air expands CF6 support contract with MTU
US-based cargo carrier Atlas Air has extended the maintenance agreement for its General Electric CF6 engines with MTU until 2020. The German company...
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MROAM: Sky Regional selects Lufthansa Technik for component MRO
Montreal-based start-up carrier Sky Regional Airlines has inked a component repair contract with Lufthansa Technik. The 10-year total support agreement...
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ENAC suspends ItAli Airlines' AOC
Italian carrier ItAli Airlines has had its air operator's certificate revoked by the country's aviation regulator.
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Armavia Superjet delivery delayed due to technical issues
Delivery of Armenian flag carrier Armavia's first Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jet has been delayed due to technical issues.
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Embraer confirms Chinese E190 order, Harbin production switch
Embraer has confirmed earlier reports that it has received orders for 35 E190s from Chinese airlines and will switch its ERJ-145 final assembly line in Harbin...
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Chinese airlines to order 35 E190s: reports
Chinese airlines have ordered 35 Embraer E190 aircraft, say reports quoting the airframer's CEO Frederico Curado.
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VIDEO: Air France A380 hits CRJ while taxiing at JFK
Extraordinary video images have emerged of an Air France Airbus A380 colliding with a Bombardier CRJ during taxiing at New York JFK. Air France has...
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Opinion
Comment: Heat, fuel, oxygen and delay bring disaster
Few threats to an aircraft in cruise hold the same dread as cabin fire. Combustion is a complex process that seems to defy its purely physical and chemical...