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RETROSPECTIVE: How Concorde's flight impeded UK axe
First flight of the BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde became an influential consideration when, just two weeks later, the UK attorney general outlined to the government its chances of cancelling the UK's role in the supersonic programme.
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RETROSPECTIVE: Andre Turcat – the pilot who first flew Concorde
This article, written by former Sud Aviation chief test pilot, Andre Turcat, was published in Flight International’s issue of 21 October 2003,to mark Concorde’s retirement from service. Turcat flew Concorde 001 F-WTSS on its first flight on 2 March 1969, and headed the French side of the flight test programme. ...
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NTSB recovers cockpit voice recorder from crashed Atlas 767F
The National Transportation Safety Board has recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the Atlas Air Boeing 767-300ER Freighter that crashed southeast of Houston on 23 February.
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USAF suspends Boeing KC-46A tanker deliveries until FOD is fixed
After foreign object debris, including forgotten tools, were found inside an undisclosed number of Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aircraft delivered to the US Air Force, the service suspended acceptance of the air refueling tankers on 20 February.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Supersonic projects speed towards Concorde's successor
Almost exactly 20 years after the Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde's final revenue flight from New York touched down in London in October 2003, a commercial jet will once again cross the Atlantic at speeds faster than sound. At least that is the ambition of Tom Vice, chief executive of Aerion, one of ...
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NewsRETROSPECTIVE: Concorde as viewed from the flightdeck
Capt Ron "R E" Gillman described Concorde as a "magnificent achievement" in this assessment of its handling qualities first published in Flight in January 1976 to mark the aircraft's entry into service
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Southwest sues mechanics' union as maintenance delays continue
Southwest Airlines has sued its mechanics' union in a bid to halt what it describes as a union effort to disrupt flight operations for the purpose of gaining leverage in contract talks.
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NewsRETROSPECTIVE: How Flight reported Concorde's 1969 first flight
The world had to wait a long time for Concorde to fly. And when it did, Flight International celebrated with a three-page spread of pictures accompanied by bi-lingual verse by the poet Robert Gordon.
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Rolls-Royce will not 'waste' more time on Brexit: chief
UK engine maker Rolls-Royce has "wasted" enough resources on Brexit preparations in drawing up contingencies for a potential no-deal departure from the EU, in the view of chief executive Warren East.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: MH-60R Romeo comes of age Down Under
When the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) became the second operator of the Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky MH-60R "Romeo" helicopter in 2013, it represented a major step up in capability and training for its combat aircrews.
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Air Baltic mandates Skytech-AIC to arrange sale-and-leasebacks
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has appointed Skytech-AIC to arrange sale-and-leaseback funding for 10 Airbus A220-300s.
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Aeromexico takes careful approach to long-haul growth
Aeromexico is taking a prudent approach towards adding new long-haul destinations, after it adds flights to Barcelona this June.
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United details premium-heavy 767 fleet plans
United Airlines plans to operate 21 Boeing 767-300ERs in its new configuration with 16 additional business class seats.
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OpinionOPINION: Concorde still sets the pace, 50 years from first flight
"From the beginning of time until about 1840, the distance a man could travel between getting up and going to bed was about 75 miles… then technology produced the aeroplane, and today a man can travel 7,000 miles in his waking hours. When the supersonic era is inaugurated this 12h ...
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Safran to build additional Leap MRO shops
Safran is planning to establish two additional engine overhaul facilities by 2023 to handle shop visits for the Leap engines built by CFM International, its joint venture with GE Aviation.
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OPINION: Only luck saved lives in Durango's unqualified disaster
On an August day in the Alps last year, a teenage enthusiast on a pleasure flight aboard a single-engined Piper was offered the opportunity to take the controls, even though he had no experience and the pilot had no instructor qualification.
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Rolls-Royce foresees broad applications for UltraFan
Rolls-Royce foresees a range of potential applications for its UltraFan future engine programme, despite the UK manufacturer's withdrawal of its bid to power Boeing's proposed New Mid-market Airplane.
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SAA alleges licence fraud after probe into A340 upset
South African Airways has opened a criminal fraud case against a pilot, alleging that he was flying for the flag-carrier despite not having an air transport pilot’s licence.
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NewsLandor 747 named as next British Airways retrojet
British Airways has announced that the next retrojet will be a Boeing 747 in a Landor design.
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Malaysia Airlines closes 2018 with losses 'marginally lower'
Malaysia Airlines has disclosed that it finished 2018 "on a marginally lower loss compared to a year ago".