All air transport news – Page 959
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Honeywell's Convair 580 test aircraft gets a facelift
Honeywell has given its Convair 580 test aircraft a facelift to reflect the trademark red and white colour scheme of its engine/avionics manufacturer.
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Hawaiian unveils new service to Seoul
Hawaiian Airlines announced today that it will launch nonstop service between its Honolulu hub and Seoul-Incheon, beginning January 2011, pending approval...
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Kenya Airways to add E-190s
Kenya Airways plans to introduce Embraer E-190s to its fleet to support further growth of its fast-expanding African network.
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Continental taking new 737s with B/E seats after Koito debacle
Aircraft seats manufactured by B/E Aerospace are being fitted to new-build Boeing 737-800s destined for Continental Airlines, after the carrier suffered...
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Sabic helps LSG, Norduyn reduce weight on in-flight trolleys
Sabic Innovative Plastics is touting its role in helping LSG Sky Chefs and galley equipment maker Norduyn create a new line of ultra-light in-flight trolleys...
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OEMs outline specifics of FAA environmental contract award
Boeing, General Electric and Honeywell plan to use contract awards from the US Federal Aviation Administration to deepen existing research on technology...
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FAA aims to levy $2.5M in fines against GoJet and Trans States
Trans States Holdings subsidiaries GoJet and Trans States Airlines are facing a proposed $2.5 million fine by the FAA for violating various maintenance procedures.
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PICTURES: Northrop completes first flight of Euro Hawk UAV
The first Northrop Grumman/EADS Euro Hawk UAV completed a roughly 2h debut flight on 29 June ...
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Nextant completes 400Next engine mating and readies aircraft for first flight
Nextant Aerospace has completed the last hurdle of its 400Next modernisation programme following the mating of the Williams International FJ44-3AP engines to a Beechjet 400A.
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Turbulence-hit Qantas A330 had degraded weather radar
Investigators have determined that an Airbus A330's weather radar capabilities had been degraded before the jet encountered severe turbulence last year,...
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UAE plans to relaunch RAK Airways by end of 2010
Ras Al Khaimah's troubled carrier RAK Airways is to attempt a relaunch of services by the end of this year. Its latest chief executive, Omar Jahameh,...
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Air France-KLM links with Regional for Embraer MRO
Air France-KLM's maintenance arm is to extend its capabilities to include Embraer regional jets through a partnership with French carrier Regional. The...
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Farnborough: Irkut confident MS-21 can take off
Russia's Irkut is pressing on with its 150-200 seater MS-21 narrowbody airliner project
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FAA asks industry for GPS back-up ideas
The US Federal Aviation Administration will hold a three-day public meeting in August in Stanford, California to gather industry ideas on alternative positioning,...
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Boeing's 787 quality issues persist
As the supply chain came off a 24-manufacturing day hold in early June to allow supply partners to catch up on design changes and part shortages, workmanship issues on key structural areas of the aircraft again reared its head.
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Cathay 747’s engine shut down before landing at Amsterdam
One of four engines on a Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 747-400 aircraft was shut down before it landed at Amsterdam on 27 June after its flight crew detected...
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JetBlue takes cautious approach to in-flight connectivity
Executives at JetBlue Airways realise that at some point the carrier will need to add in-flight connectivity to its portfolio, but the airline remains unconvinced...
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American refurbishes 737-800s with new cabins; adds seats
Oneworld alliance member American Airlines has initiated a refurbishment programme for its original 76-strong fleet of Boeing 737-800s in a move that will...
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FAA proposes new icing rules for aircraft, engines and systems
The US FAA today proposed new regulations that would require aircraft and engine manufacturers...
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Lufthansa gears up for late summer re-launch of in-flight Internet
Star Alliance member Lufthansa has begun flight-testing its 'FlyNet' in-flight Internet service in preparation for re-launch within several weeks. "The...