All air transport news – Page 971
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SAA plans to finally phase out 747-400s at year-end
South African Airways will try again to phase out its Boeing 747-400 fleet at the end of this year.
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Cathay poised to place order for widebodies
Cathay Pacific Airways will shatter Airbus's A380 sales aspirations as it prepares for a widebody buying spree, with deals for long-range twinjets but no near-term plans to order the superjumbo.
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OpenSkies service to Montreal features in Paris Orly slot shuffle
British Airways' all-premium transatlantic carrier OpenSkies appears to be preparing to start services to Canada from Paris Orly.
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System security is focus for e-enabled A350 XWB
As Airbus works to ensure its A350 XWB is not vulnerable to hackers, it has raised some of the burning questions that must be answered before e-enabled airliners...
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PICTURE: Boeing’s fourth Dreamliner tests high-airfield operations in Colorado Springs
The fourth Boeing 787 (ZA004) positioned to Colorado Springs for several days in late May to briefly undergo high-elevation airfield tests. ZA004 had previously...
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Business briefs
Having reduced full freighter capacity by 40% and limited this fleet to 14 aircraft, Air France-KLM says it is ahead of plan in its bid to reverse its €348 million ($430 million) operating loss in the year to the end of March
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Boeing expects decision on 737's future by year-end
Boeing has refined the timeline for a final decision on re-engining the 737 or opting for a clean-sheet replacement of its narrowbody family. Jim Albaugh,...
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Air India Express investigates sudden altitude loss on 737
Air India Express is investigating an incident in which a Boeing 737-800 experienced a sudden loss of altitude mid-flight.
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Skywest introduces larger aircraft for expanding Fortescue workforce
Australian regional carriers Skywest and Virgin Blue made an inaugural flight on 18 May of a Boeing 737-700 for mining firm Fortescue Metals. The...
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Mitsubishi taking Embraer and Bombardier head-on
Mitsubishi Aircraft's foray into the regional jet market is a challenging endeavour. Japan has not made a commercial aircraft since the NAMC YS-11 in the...
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This Week Briefing
FALCON 9 LAUNCH DELAYED AGAIN Space Exploration Technologies has once again been forced to push back the first test flight...
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ILA: Lufthansa Technik targets reliable A380 service from day one
One of ILA's star attractions, a Lufthansa A380, is appearing after help from the German flag carrier's maintenance arm
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ILA: Bauhaus Luftfahrt thinks the unthinkable
Invention is key at Bauhaus Luftfahrt as the research institution's scientists seek answers to urgent problems
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ILA: Hamburg cluster seeks to capitalise on cabin and MRO strengths
Hamburg's aerospace industry has united in efforts to keep at the cutting edge of cabin technology and aircraft maintenance
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Mist opportunities - climate control
Humidity specialist CTT is out to convince airlines they have a moisture problem
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Business: Good week - Bad week
AVOLON AEROSPACE The lessor formed by ex-RBS Aviation financier Dómhnal Slattery received European Union approval to launch operations, with $1.4 billion...
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Russia hands over Tu-154 crash recorder data to Poland
Russian investigators have formally transferred to Polish representatives copies of the cockpit-voice and flight-data recordings from the presidential Tupolev...
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No evidence of technical problem before Afriqiyah A330 crash
Preliminary conclusions from the inquiry into the Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330-200 crash at Tripoli have ruled out fuel exhaustion
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Rossiya: An-148 is costly and needs better support
Initial operations with the new Antonov An-148 regional jet are proving expensive compared with other aircraft, the Russian launch customer has told a technical...
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NTSB investigates US Airways and Cargolux near miss
Staff of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating a near midair collision of a US Airways Airbus A319 and a Cargolux Boeing 747.