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Throttle lever slip preceded fatal Nepalese L-410 excursion
Nepalese investigators have attributed a fatal take-off excursion, involving an Aircraft industries Let L-410, to differential thrust following retardation of one throttle lever – but have been unable to determine the reason why the lever slipped back. The Summit Air turboprop had commenced its take-off roll from Lukla;s runway 24, ...
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Tarom starts turboprop upgrade with first new ATR 72-600
Romanian flag-carrier Tarom has started taking delivery of a batch of ATR 72-600s it is receiving under a lease agreement with Nordic Aviation Capital. The operator disclosed last year that it was introducing nine of the turboprop type to modernise its fleet. Tarom has unveiled a revised colour scheme for ...
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Qatar Airways lifts IAG stake to 25%
Qatar Airways has increased its shareholding in British Airways and Iberia parent IAG from 21.4% to 25.1%.
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‘Definitely not in situ’: Tower confirms wheel missing to fly-by A319
Canadian investigators are probing the loss of a main landing-gear wheel from an Air Canada Airbus A319, confirmed during a tower fly-by as the aircraft prepared for arrival at Toronto. The aircraft (C-GAQL) had been operating the AC715 service from New York LaGuardia on 18 February. Its crew had advised ...
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Trump administration flip-flops on C919 de-engining idea
The Trump administration may (or may not) be considering blocking the sale of CFM International Leap-1C engines and other technology for the developmental Comac C919. A Wall Street Journal report on 16 February surprised the aerospace community, with sources telling the newspaper that the administration was contemplating not approving GE ...
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Boeing orders 737 Max inspections after fuel tank FOD find
Boeing has ordered the inspection of all undelivered 737 Maxes, after it found debris in the wing fuel tanks of some of the grounded narrowbodies.
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JAL and Bell explore urban air mobility in Asia
Japan Airlines and Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation have signed a cooperation agreement with Bell to study business opportunities for urban air mobility in Japan and around Asia. The agreement will encompass market research for mobility services that eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) technology, as well as examining the feasibility ...
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Singapore extends support for aviation industry amid coronavirus outbreak
Singapore is rolling out a six-month support package for the country’s aviation industry, with an aim of safeguarding Changi Airport’s air connectivity, reducing business costs, and protecting jobs, amid the coronavirus outbreak that has affected airlines worldwide. The S$112 million ($80.5 million) package will comprise rebates on aircraft landing and ...
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US Air Force retires aircraft and looks to future war in $169bn budget proposal for 2021
While the total is unchanged from years prior, the service is asking to increase research and development in order to meet upcoming threats from China and Russia by 2030.
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Irish division of GTLK to lease A220s to Green Africa
Nigerian start-up carrier Green Africa Airways has agreed to lease three Airbus A220s from Irish-based lessor GTLK Europe. The airline says the pact will enable it to “set course” to open commercial services this year. GTLK Europe is based in Dublin, and is affiliated with the Russian state leasing company ...
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Belgium latest to evolve towards remote digital towers
Belgium’s air navigation service, Skeyes, is to establish digital control towers at six airports in the country, including the main Brussels hub and the secondary Charleroi airport. Skeyes says its board has formally chosen to open a tender procedure which will also cover phased introduction of digital towers at Antwerp, ...
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Fuselage of first airline A380 recycled into identity tags
A German company is using recycled fuselage parts from the first airline-operated Airbus A380 to create collectable identity tags, following the parting out of the aircraft by Tarmac Aerosave.
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Air Canada posts higher 2019 results, despite 737 Max grounding
Air Canada revenue and net profit rose slightly in 2019, but results were tempered by the ongoing grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft and the start of the coronavirus crisis in Asia, the airline says.
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Europe clears HondaJet Elite for steep approaches and increased occupancy
Honda Aircraft has secured European steep-approach certification for the HondaJet Elite, permitting the light business jet to perform approaches at descent angles of up to 5.5°.
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Airbus wins approval for single-pilot IFR operations on H175
Airbus Helicopters has gained European certification for single-pilot operations of its H175 super-medium-twin in instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions.
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Babcock eyes offshore exit as competition intensifies
One of the UK’s big three offshore helicopter providers – which can trace its presence in the North Sea region back almost 50 years – appears ready to exit the segment once current contracts have run their course.
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Finnair explores pilot furloughs amid China pullback
Finnair has begun talks about temporary layoffs with its long-haul pilots following a reduction in its services to China because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Thai Airways’ Nok stake further diluted after new share issue
Thai Airways’ stake in Nok Air has been diluted from 16% to 13.3% after the budget operator completed a Bt1.55 billion ($49.7 million) capital-raising exercise.
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Marte ER anti-ship missile on target for Eurofighter integration
MBDA has performed a second test firing of its Marte ER anti-ship missile in support of the long-range weapon’s integration with the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Bombardier sells rail division to focus on business aviation
Bombardier says it is to focus exclusively on business aviation following an agreement to sell its rail division to French rail giant Alstom. The deal announced on 17 February, is worth close $4.5 billion for Bombardier, and will help to slash company’s outstanding debt of some $9 billion.