All air transport news – Page 980
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News
Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 stalled as faulty altimeter triggered thrust cut
Dutch investigators have concluded that an incorrect reading of the radio altimeter led a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800's autothrottle to command a thrust...
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Continental/United tie-up would create new world order
Industry watchers expect more North American airline consolidation moves in the wake of Continental Airlines' success in yanking United Airlines out of the...
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Hong Kong authorities release preliminary report on Cathay Pacific A330-300 incident
The Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A330-300 involved in a high-speed landing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) on 13 April had issued a Mayday signal...
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Indonesia's IAe developing new 19-seat aircraft
Indonesian Aerospace (IAe) is developing a new 19-seat turboprop aircraft, the IAe N219, that will be pitched at Indonesian operators.
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B/E sees rise in RFPs for interiors on new and existing aircraft
B/E Aerospace is seeing an increase in requests for proposals (RFPs) to provide interiors for commercial carriers' on-order and existing aircraft, and says...
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MRO, spares established for Air Arabia Egypt’s A320s
Egyptair Maintenance & Engineering (EGME) and independent aircraft spares specialist A J Walter Aviation (AJW) are providing support for start-up Air Arabia...
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ST Aero to expand San Antonio facility
ST Aerospace San Antonio plans to open a new hangar by the end of this year which will result in an over 30% increase in the maintenance company's capacity. The...
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Airbus delivery rate just shy of 2009 level
Airbus delivered 159 aircraft over the first four months of 2010, three fewer than the 162 it managed by the same point last year.
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Tu-154 crash inquiry questions Polish state Yak-40 crew
Investigators attempting to explain the crash of the Polish presidential Tupolev Tu-154 at Smolensk are interviewing the crew of a Yakovlev Yak-40 from the...
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Lower in-house income weighs on LH Technik first quarter
Lower income from Lufthansa Group carriers, in spite of consolidation of BMI and Austrian, contributed to a decline in revenues at maintenance firm Lufthansa...
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Venezuela looking to buy 33 aircraft from China
China has signed an in-principal agreement with political ally Venezuela for the sale of 33 civil aircraft, including the Harbin Y12E.
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NTSB expresses concern over ditching training in final Hudson hearing
Members of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today expressed concern about pilot training in water landings as it closed its investigation...
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Zodiac rebounding from 787 delay, economic downturn
A surge in the aircraft retrofit market and Boeing's progress on the 787 twinjet are some of the underlying factors driving the Zodiac group's optimism for...
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Monarch joins Boeing GoldCare team
Boeing has confirmed the selection of UK maintenance company Monarch Aircraft Engineering as a new partner for its GoldCare programme.
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Pemco makes key acquisition with purchase of ExelTech tooling
Pemco World Air Services has taken a step towards offering maintenance of the Embraer E-170/190 family aircraft after its purchase of tooling and inventory...
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EBACE: DeCrane promotes its integrated credentials
DeCrane Aerospace (stand 1169) is out in force at EBACE to promote itself as a fully integrated manufacturer and supplier of cabin products and engineering...
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Boeing to assemble 787 interior components in Charleston, South Carolina
Boeing will set up a new 787 interiors centre near the Dreamliner assembly line and delivery centre under construction in North Charleston, which should...
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Opinion
Comment: Has Airbus learned from A380 errors?
Airbus has been spouting the over-used phrase "lessons learned" as it explains how it will avoid repeating A380 mistakes on the A350.
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Interview
Working week: at the Aerotoxic Association
John Hoyte lost his medical category as a BAE Systems 146 captain in 1989, a victim of aerotoxic syndrome, which left him seriously neurologically damaged. He founded the Aerotoxic Association in June 2007 and set up a website at www.aerotoxic.org
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SIA's move to phase out 777-200ERs gathers pace
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has finalised a deal with Russian carrier Transaero for the sale of four Boeing 777-200ERs and other carriers such as Royal Brunei...