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Icelandair considers A321neo and possible all-Airbus fleet
Icelandair Group is considering switching to an all-Airbus fleet, or the introduction of A321neos to succeed the Boeing 757, as part of a long-term strategic review.
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USMC aims to add autonomous landing approach to UH-1Y and AH-1Z
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is looking to upgrade its fleet of Bell UH-1Y utility and AH-1Z attack helicopters with the ability to approach a landing zone autonomously.
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Future US Navy fighter will not be joint effort with USAF
After developing the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting II together, the US Navy (USN) and the US Air Force (USAF) are parting ways.
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Qantas to downgauge Sydney-San Francisco to 787-9
Qantas will cut the seat capacity on the Sydney-San Francisco route by a third from 4 December by replacing the Boeing 747-400s used on its daily services with 787-9s.
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US Marine Corps confident of tiltrotor performance for FLRAA
US Marine Corps Lieutenant General Steven Rudder, deputy commandant for aviation, is confident that a tiltrotor can meet the service’s minimum cruise speed goal of 270kt (500km/h) for its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA).
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LATAM to axe Santiago service from Rosario
LATAM Airlines Group will end service to Rosario in Argentina from Santiago beginning 1 October.
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Sheremetyevo restores runway capacity after Superjet accident
Moscow Sheremetyevo airport is restoring normal traffic capacity after the removal of wreckage from the Aeroflot aircraft which suffered a landing accident on 5 May.
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Ground worker killed in Kuwait 777 towing accident
Kuwait Airways has disclosed that a ground-support worker was killed during a towing accident at the company’s base airport on 6 May.
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PICTURE: First painted Lion Air A330-900 rolls out
Airbus has rolled out the first A330-900 for Indonesia-based Lion Air Group, an airframe which is to be leased from Singaporean lessor BOC Aviation.
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PICTURES: Air Transat takes first of 15 A321LRs from AerCap
Air Transat has begun a key part of its fleet renewal programme with the delivery its first of 15 Airbus A321LRs.
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VIDEO: Recorders recovered from Aeroflot Superjet wreckage
Russian investigators have retrieved the cockpit-voice and flight-data recorders from the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 involved in a landing accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo.
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Superjet blaze probe to examine rapid spread of fire
Central to the probe into the fatal Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo will be the speed of the emergency response and analysis of the way the fire spread to the aft fuselage.
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BOC Aviation moves on three more Jet Airways 737s
BOC Aviation has filed deregistration requests for three more Boeing 737-800s that were operated by Jet Airways.
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Boeing bosses unaware of 737 Max AOA glitch before Lion crash
After deliveries of the 737 Max commenced in 2017, Boeing discovered a software issue prevented the angle-of-attack (AOA) Disagree alert from working if customers had not chosen the optional AOA indicator.
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Fiji Airways blames fuel and forex for full-year profit fall
Fiji Airways has cited higher fuel costs and adverse foreign currency movements as the drivers behind a 42% fall in profit before tax in 2018 to F$55.3 million ($25.8 million).
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Video indicates ill-fated Superjet bounced before hard impact
Surveillance camera images purporting to show the landing accident involving an Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 indicate the aircraft bounced before touching down hard and catching fire.
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At least 13 fatalities in Aeroflot Superjet blaze
Investigators have disclosed that at least 13 fatalities have resulted from the Sukhoi Superjet 100 landing accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo.
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Aeroflot indicates Superjet engines caught fire on landing
Aeroflot has confirmed casualties from the Murmansk-bound aircraft which returned to Moscow Sheremetyevo to conduct an emergency landing.
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Aeroflot Superjet accident spurs safety review
Moscow prosecutors are to hold a review of safety compliance following the accident involving an Aeroflot aircraft at Moscow Sheremetyevo.
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Aeroflot Superjet lands in flames at Moscow
Video images emerging from Moscow Sheremetyevo show an Aeroflot aircraft has landed with a severe fire engulfing the aft sections of the aircraft.