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FAA faces pressure to scrutinise Boeing’s Renton 737 production line
Lawmakers pressured Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson on 11 December to ensure his agency thoroughly reviews allegations of safety and quality problems at Boeing’s 737 production plan in Renton, Washington.
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Safety not considered during air service tenders: investigators
Finnish investigators have raised concerns that safety considerations are not given sufficient attention during competitive tender processes for air services. The country’s Safety Investigation Authority has highlighted the “minor role” that safety issues play in public tendering, in its probe into a Saab 340B excursion during landing at Savonlinna in ...
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Airbus acquires robotics firm just outside Boeing plant
Airbus has acquired an industrial automation firm, MTM Robotics, in the vicinity of arch-rival Boeing as part of its efforts to modernise its production systems. MTM Robotics is located just outside Paine Field, where Boeing’s Everett production and delivery centre is sited. Airbus has not disclosed the terms of the ...
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IATA foresees modest air cargo recovery in 2020
Air cargo demand measured by freight tonne-kilometres will increase by around 2% in 2020, IATA estimates, as rebounding economic growth boosts trade volumes.
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Burkina Faso to acquire C295 transport
Airbus Defence & Space has added Burkina Faso as a customer for its C295 medium transport, with the west African nation to receive a single example.
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Wizz Air to set up joint-venture Abu Dhabi carrier
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has provisionally agreed to establish a low-cost carrier venture in Abu Dhabi, the second such budget airline plan to emerge in the emirate in recent weeks. The Abu Dhabi government says a preliminary agreement has been reached with Wizz to launch the venture in ...
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Emirates retains 777-8s in revised 777X order
Emirates has explained that 11 of its Boeing 777X orders are subject to reconfirmation, following a revision of Boeing’s figures for the Middle Eastern carrier’s 777X commitments. The Dubai-based carrier had already cut its original order for 150 777Xs – comprising 115 777-9s and 35 777-8s – by 24 aircraft, ...
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Taiwan carrier FAT goes belly up
Privately owned Taiwanese carrier, Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT), will cease operations from 13 December, according to a notice on their website. “Due to long-term operating losses and difficulty in raising funds, the company will cease operations from 13 December. We apologise for any inconvenience caused to passengers and seek ...
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Air New Zealand taps alliance partner Cathay for extra capacity
Cathay Pacific will operate Air New Zealand’s Hong Kong-Auckland services through to the end of March as the latter continues to deal with capacity issues due to ongoing Boeing 787-9 engine issues. In addition to its own services to New Zealand, the Hong Kong-based carrier will operate daily a 280-seat ...
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Excursion Saab 340 floated before landing on snow bank
Finnish investigators believe a RAF-Avia Saab 340B crew did not realise that the aircraft had drifted left of the centreline, over an area of banked snow on the edge of the runway, before it touched down at Savonlinna airport. Runway 12 had been cleared to a width of 37m a ...
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Gameco gets EASA approval for Beijing Daxing line maintenance
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (GAMECO) received authorisation from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to provide maintenance works at the recently opened Beijing Daxing International airport. The approval allows the MRO arm of China Southern Airlines to conduct services for European carriers flying into the airport. It conducted its first ...
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South Korean low-cost carriers fined for safety lapses
South Korea’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) has imposed fines totaling W810 million ($682,000) on Jeju Air, T’way Air and Air Seoul for flouting safety rules. Three incidents involved Jeju Air. In February, during takeoff and landing of flight 8401 between Seoul Incheon and Qingdao, the aircraft’s braking ...
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IAI addresses cargo door irregularity in converted 737 freighters
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has detected an “apparent irregularity” in some of its converted Boeing 737 freighters, but expects these to return to service soon. IAI tells Cirium that its representatives met with the safety committee of the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI), which accepted its suggestions for an ...
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US Marines try to cut MV-22 downtime with first CC-RAM delivery
Bell Boeing delivered to the US Marine Corps (USMC) the first MV-22 Osprey with Common Configuration – Readiness and Modernization (CC-RAM) programme modifications.
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FAA 2018 analysis warned of 15 fatal Max crashes months before second accident
A Federal Aviation Administration analysis completed before the second 737 Max crash found that the Max’s flight control system, if unchanged, could cause 15 fatal accidents over the service life of the aircraft.
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FAA will not certify 737 Max in 2019: FAA chief
The US Federal Aviation Administration will not clear the Boeing 737 Max to fly until sometime in 2020, the agency’s chief said on 11 December.
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Air France orders more A350s to replace A380 fleet
Air France-KLM Group is ordering another 10 Airbus A350-900s, which will be used to replace the company’s Airbus A380 fleet. The aircraft are set to be operated by Air France, which is phasing out its A380s by the end of 2022. Air France-KLM says the decision is in line with ...
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Lufthansa names new chiefs for Eurowings and Brussels Airlines
Lufthansa Group has appointed Jens Bischof and Dieter Vranckx as chief executives for budget arm Eurowings and Brussels Airlines respectively, and hired Boston Consulting Group partner Patrick Staudacher for the “reoriented” position of finance chief at the German mainline.