All air transport news – Page 991
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EU's Clean Sky project shows signs of progress
Two years in, the European Union's Clean Sky project is showing signs of progress after a bumpy start
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AirAsia A320 skids off runway at Kuching; closes airport
An AirAsia A320 skidded off the runway while landing at Malaysia's Kuching International Airport last night, resulting in the closure of the airport as workers...
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NewsQantas to resume A380 flights to Los Angeles on 16 Jan
Qantas Airways will resume operating the Airbus A380 to Los Angeles on 16 January, after it stopped operating the superjumbo jet on trans-Pacific routes...
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Airbus expects strong lessor demand for A320neo
Airbus is confident that its new A320neo family will prove popular with leasing companies, despite the lukewarm reception that the re-engining plans received...
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NewsInquiry opens into fatal Iran Air 727 crash
Iranian investigators have set up several working groups to probe yesterday's fatal Iran Air Boeing 727-200 accident at Urmia. The aircraft is a 37-year...
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Egyptair to build maintenance facility at Marsa Alam airport
Egyptair Maintenance & Engineering is to open a line- and later build a base-maintenance facility at the privately owned Marsa Alam airport on the Red Sea. The...
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Astraeus contracts JorAMCo for 737 C check
UK-based wet-lease specialist Astraeus has contracted Jordan Aircraft Maintenance (JorAMCo) to provide a C check on one of its Boeing 737-300 aircraft. The...
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EU's Clean Sky project looks to SMEs for research
One of Clean Sky's aims is to increase the number of small and medium-sized enterprises involved in the aviation industry, and so more than one-third of the topics - which are meant to contribute to the elaboration of the demonstrators - were won by SMEs.
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Aviation industry under pressure to reduce landfill waste from scrapped airliners
Reducing the level of waste from scrapped airliners that goes to landfill hinges on finding a recycling solution for materials used in aircraft interiors
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Dismantling company finds innovative ways of reusing scrapped aircraft materials
UK based P3 Aviation, which started life in 2004 primarily as a rotable components supplier, is also aiming to capitalise on the growing market for dismantling and recycling airliners.
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Virgin Blue and Skywest forge alliance
Australia's Virgin Blue and Skywest Airlines have signed a 10-year alliance to create a regional network in Australia.
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Boeing 757 directive tied to American decompression incident
Metal fatigue in certain skin sections of two Boeing 757 aircraft, including one that experienced rapid decompression at 31,000ft, has spurred the US FAA...
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Boeing posts sales rebound after two-year decline
Boeing has posted a dramatic sales rebound for commercial aircraft in 2010 as the airline market recovered from the two-year, global recession.
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NewsGuggenheim cancellation leaves DAE as 747-8’s sole lessor customer
Boeing has lost one of its two leasing customers for the 747-8 family, following the decision by Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GAP) to cancel its remaining...
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Airbus bids to spur next-generation air traffic management
Airbus has tried to reignite a long-running bid to spur the development of a new generation of more efficient air traffic management systems with the launch of a subsidiary company dedicated to ATM projects.
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Ethiopian slams suggestion 737 crash pilots were exhausted
Ethiopian Airlines has blasted as "unfounded and speculative" reports which suggest that the crash of a Boeing 737-800 a year ago was caused by pilot exhaustion and inexperience.
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GECI plans VIP Skylander as 100th F406 is constructed
France's Sky Aircraft is planning to offer a VIP version of its SK-105 Skylander twin-engined commuter turboprop and expects the variant to account for up to 10% of the aircraft's total sales.
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HK Airlines to launch freighter service to Singapore
Hong Kong Airlines plans to launch freighter services between Hong Kong and Singapore's Changi Airport from 14 January. It will operate the service,...