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NewsAn-225 recruited for coronavirus support flights
Antonov Airlines has started deploying its An-225, the world’s largest operational aircraft, on services supporting the effort to combat coronavirus. The six-engined freighter had recently been restored to flight following a substantial upgrade programme. Antonov says the aircraft departed Kiev on 11 April on the first commercial service since the ...
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NewsBoeing will resume some Washington state work as soon as 13 April
Boeing will restart some of its Washington state operations, including defence work, as soon as 13 April, signaling a partial end to a shutdown that took effect on 25 March.
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In depthMitsubishi’s SpaceJet seen as riding out coronavirus, arriving upon recovery
Though global demand for air travel has plummeted in recent weeks, two aerospace analysts remain confident upstart Mitsubishi Aircraft will make good on its plan to certify and delivery its SpaceJet line of regional aircraft
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NewsBrussels shields its dormant fleet from nesting birds and fading seats
Brussels Airlines has given an insight into the complexity associated with the enforced long-term parking of its aircraft fleet during the coronavirus crisis. It has newly extended the grounding until at least 15 May, and over 50 aircraft in its all-Airbus fleet are being sealed and parked at the Belgian ...
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NewsPilot actions contributed to deadly 2019 Convair crash off Miami: NTSB
A captain’s decision to continue a flight despite engine trouble caused a Convair C-131B to crash into the Atlantic Ocean in February 2019, according US investigators.
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AnalysisTop 10 aerospace mergers that never were
From Textron-Bombardier to Lockheed-Northrop and EADS-BAE, we review industrial giants that might have been, had proposed or mooted unions over the past quarter century gone ahead.
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NewsEasyJet defers order for 24 Airbus jets
EasyJet has agreed a deal with Airbus to push back an order for 24 aircraft due for delivery in 2020-2022.
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OpinionWill pandemic prompt a green reset for aviation?
The coronavirus crisis will abate before too long, but how will its impact change the nature of air travel?
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NewsAirbus Helicopters maintains Racer’s pace despite delays
Airbus Helicopters insists that its Racer high-speed technology demonstrator is still on track to meet a revised first flight deadline of late 2021, despite some development items lagging behind schedule.
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OpinionHailing the A310’s lasting legacy
Airbus invented the original widebody twinjet more than half a century ago, so it seems appropriate that a Toulouse product looks set to be the first of the breed to become extinct.
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NewsAustralia’s loyal wingman clears power-on milestone
The Royal Australian Air Force’s Loyal Wingman – Advanced Development Programme has made a significant advance, with the Boeing Australia-led project recently achieving power-on status.
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In depthJet stream power delivers mixed blessing for transatlantic times
A record New York-London run by a British Airways 747 points to climate change-induced disruption of Atlantic winds
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In depthAir traffic controllers seek to work around effects of climate change
Climate change is amplifying the impact of difficult weather, and hence delays in busy airspace - but German air traffic controllers have found a way to make better use of existing forecasts to keep capacity high
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In depthAir traffic control ‘could slash global warming impact of contrails’
Small changes in cruise altitude could, for some flights, dramatically reduce a major contributor to aviation-induced climate change
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In depthWill the coronavirus pandemic lead to a long-term reduction in aviation emissions?
One of the fastest-growing carbon emitters has been forced to grind to a near halt by a global health crisis. Climate campaigners are hoping the aviation industry that re-emerges will be kinder to the planet
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NewsEurope’s airports to lose more than a billion passengers in 2020
European airports lost more passengers in March than in the whole of 2009 when the world was in the midst of a global financial crisis, figures released today by ACI Europe reveal.
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NewsPilots’ identical error shaved A319’s take-off distance margin
Investigators have determined that both pilots of an EasyJet Airbus A319 mistakenly selected the wrong intersection during take-off performance calculations at Nice, resulting in less runway distance being available than the crew had expected. The crew believed they had calculated take-off performance for runway 04R based on a departure from ...
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NewsLessors’ Max orders at risk with Avolon cancellation
Avolon is removing 75 Boeing 737 Max jets from its orderbook, and while the world’s fourth largest lessor by fleet value says it “remains committed” to the type, these add to cancellations from before the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAir France-KLM running ‘skeleton operation’ in April and May
Air France-KLM slashed capacity by more than a third in March and will run a “skeleton operation” throughout April and May.
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NewsFedEx MD-11F loses nose-wheel on take-off
Investigators are probing the loss of a nose-wheel from a FedEx Boeing MD-11F, apparently during departure from San Antonio. The aircraft (N619FE) had been operating the FX464 service to Memphis on 7 April. It landed on runway 18C at about 08:50 but the US FAA, in a preliminary notification, states ...