All air transport news – Page 905
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Air Canada takes ex-Lynx Q400s for Sky Regional operation
Air Canada is taking five Bombardier Dash8-Q400 aircraft on lease that were previously operated by Frontier's subsidiary Lynx Aviation, CAO understands. The...
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US Government views UPS 747 crash as accident
US Government investigators have found no evidence that the UPS Boeing Boeing 747-400 freighter which crashed in Dubai two months ago was brought down by...
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SIA's three A380s to return to service in 48h
Singapore Airlines (SIA) aims to return three Airbus A380s to service within the next 48 hours, after the aircraft was pulled out of the fleet for engine...
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Qantas adjusts schedule in wake of A380 grounding
Qantas Airways has made changes to aircraft types operated on some international routes, in order to minimise disruptions following the grounding of its...
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Oil fire likely cause behind Qantas Trent 900 failure, says EASA
An oil fire in the HP/IP structure may have caused the uncontained failure of a Qantas Airways Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine on an Airbus A380 last week,...
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Star acceptance of Avianca-TACA excludes Avianca Brazil for now
Avianca Brazil, previously known as OceanAir, has not yet been accepted to join the Star Alliance along with its sister carriers at Avianca-TACA, but expects...
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787 test fleet grounded following in-flight fire
Boeing has grounded its six 787 flight test aircraft following an in-flight electrical fire. The fire started aboard ZA002, Boeing's second 787 test...
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Solena agrees technology pact for London biofuel plant
Synthetic fuels producer Rentech has signed a letter of intent with US bioenergy group Solena to provide its Fischer-Tropsch technology for use at Solena's...
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Lufthansa's first A380 has 'precautionary' engine change
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has become the latest carrier to undertake an engine change on its Airbus A380 fleet, switching a single powerplant on its...
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January sale expected for Emivest assets
Emivest Aerospace is hoping to sell its assets and liabilities - both estimated to be in the range of $50-100 million - to the highest bidder before its debtor-in-possession funding expires on 10 February.
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MAS Engineering signs 737 support deal with Air France-KLM MRO arm
Malaysia Airlines' (MAS) maintenance arm and Air France Industries and KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) have signed a 10-year contract to provide...
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Fire on 787 test aircraft forces evacuation
A fire broke out on Boeing's second 787 flight test aircraft today, prompting an emergency landing and evacuation of the test personnel on board. ZA002...
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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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Eleven airlines fined in European cargo cartel investigation
Eleven airlines have been hit with fines totalling almost €800 million ($1.1 billion) following the European Commission's investigation into anti-competitive...
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Kazakhstan seeks defence deal for 45 EC145s
Kazakhstan could acquire up to 45 Eurocopter EC145 medium-twin helicopters for military applications ...
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First C919 order expected at Airshow China
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) is likely to announce the first order for its C919 narrowbody jet at Airshow China in Zhuhai next week. The...
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SIA to change three engines on A380s
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is changing the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on three of its Airbus A380 aircraft after inspections. These aircraft are...
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FAA requires CRJ main landing gear inspections
The US FAA is requiring operators of Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900 regional jets to perform a detailed inspection of certain elements in the aircraft's main...
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Airbus deliveries top 400 by end of October
Airbus remains ahead of last year's delivery total with 417 aircraft by the end of October, compared with 399 at the same point in 2009.
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Japanese air traffic controllers lose appeal in JAL near-miss case
Two Japanese air traffic controllers have had their appeal against conviction for professional negligence overturned by Japan's Supreme Court.