All air transport news – Page 904
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Cockpit recorder overwritten in Qantas A380 engine incident
Investigators have discovered that the cockpit-voice recording of the Qantas Airbus A380 engine failure was overwritten because the adjacent engine could...
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FAA at controls during 787 fire
An FAA pilot was flying ZA002 at the time of the 787's emergency landing in Laredo, Texas, confirm those with direct knowledge of the incident.
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FAA: Manufacturers to set widespread fatigue life limits
Manufacturers of 4,198 airline transport aircraft will be required to set new life limits for their products under new rules to be issued by the US FAA on...
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PICTURE: Hawaiian takes delivery of third A330
Hawaiian Airlines has accepted delivery of its third Airbus A330 pegged for flights from Honolulu to either Los Angeles or Las Vegas. The aircraft...
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Ryanair wins Ex-Im support
Ryanair received approval for US Export Import Bank (Ex-Im) support covering unidentified Boeing aircraft, according to the bank's 6 October meeting minutes. The...
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PICTURE: Turkish reveals depth of rebranding effort with new interiors
Turkish Airlines' massive rebranding effort is starting to become evident, with the carrier revealing new interiors on two new widebodies as well as a fresh...
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EADS weighs risk of Qantas incident on A380 deliveries
EADS is still assessing the effects of the Qantas engine-failure incident on its delivery schedule for the Airbus A380 this year and next.
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Engines hold values better than airframes
Collateral Valuations reports in its November newsletter that engine values, even on current production aircraft, are holding up better than the airplanes...
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A350 schedule slips but Airbus still aiming for 2013 entry
Airbus has admitted to a schedule slip on its A350 twin-jet but is still expecting entry into service in the second half of 2013. In an update on the...
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Airbus confirms tentative Skymark deal for four A380s
Airbus has confirmed a tentative agreement by Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines to acquire four A380 aircraft.
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Component failed on Qantas A380's engine: Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has concluded that a component failure in the turbine section of a Trent 900 engine fitted to a Qantas Airbus A380 led to the oil fire which...
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Indonesian Aerospace takes aim at Twin Otter replacement
Indonesian Aerospace (IAe) is developing a 19-seat twin-turboprop passenger aircraft that it hopes will replace the Twin Otter.
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GAMA: Third time’s not a charm
Third-quarter general aviation shipment figures released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) on 9 November reveal that the health of the business-aviation market is not yet on the mend.
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A380 swaps leave uncertainty over spare engine availability
With all three Rolls-Royce Trent-powered Airbus A380 operators undertaking engine changes in their fleets, uncertainty has emerged over the availability...
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Pinnacle in talks with United-Continental over Q400 deployment
US regional operator Pinnacle is holding discussions with United and Continental Airlines over the deployment of an eventual 15 Bombardier Q400 turboprops in the combined carriers' network.
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Boeing poised to make integrated IFE/seats offerable on 787
Boeing is poised to make the first integrated seats with in-flight entertainment (IFE) linefit offerable on its 787 aircraft. A spokesman for the airframer...
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Indonesia orders Super Tucanos for light attack role
Indonesia has announced plans to replace its OV-10 Broncos with up to 16 Embraer Super Tucano light attack aircraft ...
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PICTURE: New fiber optics-based IFE system flying on FlyDubai 737
A potentially revolutionary new in-seat in-flight entertainment system that uses lightweight fiber optic wiring has entered revenue service with low-cost...
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Assembly work begins on first production ARJ21
Assembly work has started on the first Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ21 production aircraft, which will be delivered to the regional...
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Superjet nears end of drawn-out certification campaign
Sukhoi is nearing the completion of the certification campaign for its Superjet 100 regional aircraft, with its four flying prototype twinjets having carried out 2,245h of tests over 948 flights.