All air transport news – Page 997
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LAN to launch Galapagos flights in September
LAN has been authorised by the Ecuadorean government to become the third carrier to serve the Galapagos Islands.
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Bombardier resumes CRJ1000 flight tests
Bombardier's CRJ1000 test aircraft have resumed flight testing, after the airframer remedied a software glitch associated with the rudder control-by-wire...
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Lufthansa on track to reinstate high-speed Internet mid-year
Star Alliance member Lufthansa is on track to reinstate high-speed in-flight Internet service on its long-haul aircraft in the middle of this year, a key...
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Delta pilots in overflight event allowed to re-apply for licenses in August
The US FAA will allow the two pilots of a Northwest Airlines A320 that in October 2009 overflew their destination and ignored air traffic control calls for...
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Boeing study finds that all airlines win with fatigue risk management
Airlines would do well to operate their crew rosters according to a well-constructed fatigue risk management system, because it beats reliance on flight...
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Airframers detail possible changes required to re-engine their narrowbodies
Boeing has released the most detailed information yet on the changes it is considering for a proposed 737 upgrade powered by advanced turbofans. Meanwhile,...
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Evektor prepares EV-55 for 30 March roll-out
Czech aircraft manufacturer Evektor is gearing up to roll out the first EV-55 Outback twin-engined turboprop on 30 March from its base in Kunovice
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NewsBoeing aiming to bring 787 and 747-8F to Farnborough
Boeing is tentatively planning to debut the 787 and 747-8F alongside one another at the Farnborough air show in July, subject to both aircraft's flight-test...
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Boeing: 737 trim tab directive not linked to 2003 rework
Boeing says an emergency airworthiness directive issued 12 March for the Boeing next generation 737 family is not connected to a previous directive aimed...
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India orders more MiG-29s as Tejas naval fighter slips further
India has purchased more RSK MiG-29s for deployment on aircraft carriers, as questions arise over the development of the Aeronautical Development Agency's...
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IAI, Elbit could join forces for Israeli trainer deal
Israel Aerospace Industries and Elbit Systems are in advanced negotiations on a proposed joint venture
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Skywest clinches employee shuttle contract from Citic Pacific Mining
Australian regional carrier Skywest Airlines has clinched a contract with iron ore company Citic Pacific Mining
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Hazy questions benefits for re-engined narrowbodies
Potential re-eninged offerings from Airbus and Boeing are receiving a cool reception from former IFLC chairman Steven Udvar Hazy.
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NewsFAA: Rejected takeoffs necessitate Boeing 777 software change
The US FAA tomorrow will issue a final airworthiness directive calling on operators of more than 100 US-registered Boeing 777s to update the software in...
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Blended wing body is NASA's green focus
NASA hopes new research can realise the huge fuel savings promised by a radical shift from traditional airframe shapes
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Air Alsie appoints Air Partner is its Russian sales agent
Business aircraft services company Air Partner Private Jets has signed a marketing agreement with Scandinavian operator Air Alsie, to act as its general sales agent for its large-cabin aircraft charter fleet in Russia and the CIS.
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Tempo builds as airframers prepare for re-engined single-aisle moves
Airbus announcement could be imminent, although Boeing rules out any decision until after Farnborough air show
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NewsAir Berlin cancels orders for up to 15 787s
German carrier Air Berlin is cancelling 10 of the Boeing 787 aircraft it has on order, and rescheduling deliveries of Boeing 737s.
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NewsPerm 737 crash pilot intoxicated and negligent: prosecutor
Russian prosecutors have formally ruled that the captain of the Aeroflot-Nord Boeing 737-500 which crashed in Perm was intoxicated by alcohol and negligently...
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Boeing gauges possible modifications for 737 re-engine
Details are emerging about possible structural modifications that could be introduced if Boeing decides to re-engine its Next Generation 737.