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NewsBek Air Fokker crash inquiry set to analyse freezing Almaty conditions
Investigators probing the fatal Bek Air Fokker 100 accident at Almaty will be seeking to establish whether freezing conditions contributed to the aircraft’s failure to climb away during take-off. Mist was present at the time, according to Almaty airport meteorological data, with the air temperature of minus 12C close to ...
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NewsKazakh president warns of retribution after fatal Bek Air accident
Kazakhstan’s president has warned that those responsible for the fatal Bek Air Fokker 100 accident at Almaty face serious consequences. President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev says the country’s prime minister, Askar Mamin, will lead a government commission into the 27 December crash. The presidential office states that those found to be liable ...
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NewsThailand set to see two new LCCs in 2020
Two Thai low-cost carriers, Thai Eastar Jet and Thai Summer Airways, are likely to take off in 2020. Both have received their air operating licenses (AOL) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) and will need to begin commercial operations within a year. They are now in the process ...
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NewsBek Air grounded after fatal Fokker 100 accident at Almaty
Kazakhstan’s government has suspended flight authorisation for local operator Bek Air in the aftermath of the fatal Fokker 100 accident at Almaty. The aircraft had been operating flight Z92100 to the capital, Nur-Sultan, when it lost height after take-off and crashed into a concrete wall, says the Kazakh ministry of ...
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NewsC919 test fleet complete with flight of sixth prototype
The sixth and final Comac C919 prototype has conducted its maiden sortie from Shanghai’s Pudong International airport. The 2h 5min sortie commenced 10:15am on 27 December during which 30 tests were conducted, according to the official China Daily quoting Comac. Source: China Daily The sixth prototype of the ...
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NewsBek Air Fokker 100 crashes after take-off, fatalities confirmed
Local authorities confirmed that at least 14 people on board a Bek Air-operated Fokker 100 were killed when it crashed just after take-off at Almaty International airport in Kazakhstan. Flight Z92100 was headed for Nursultan Nazarbayev international airport, and Almaty airport said on its social media feed that the aircraft ...
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NewsKC-390 achieves key airdrop milestones
The Embraer KC-390 tactical transport has completed a campaign involving aerial drops of cargo. “The KC-390 Millennium new generation multi-mission medium airlifter has successfully concluded the testing campaign for gravity airdrop and extraction drop of heavy loads by the use of the Container Delivery System (CDS) and Low Velocity Air ...
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NewsBamboo Airways gains IOSA certification
Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways will receive its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification on 3 January, nearly a year after launch. This will also pave its way to becoming an IATA member in the near future, the carrier says. Source: Bamboo Airways Bamboo Airways took delivery of ...
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NewsBoeing lands remanufacturing deal for Dutch, UAE, and UK Apaches
Boeing has secured a $565 million contract to remanufacture AH-64D Apache attack helicopters operated by three countries into the more advanced “E” variant.
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NewsBoeing senior legal counsel Luttig to retire as executive shakeup continues
Boeing legal counselor and senior adviser Michael Luttig, who has overseen the company’s 737 Max legal matters, will retire from Boeing at year-end, Boeing says
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NewsIstanbul Ataturk operator compensated for early closure
Turkish authorities are to compensate the operator of Istanbul Ataturk airport for the hub’s early closure following the transfer of traffic to a new airport for the city. Traffic was moved to the new airport on 6 April this year. French airports operator Groupe ADP holds a 46% share in ...
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NewsPiaggio firms up Italian deal for nine new P180 Avanti Evos
Piaggio Aerospace has firmed a contract with the Italian government that includes an order for nine P180 Avanti Evos turboprops.
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NewsChina Southern to keep codeshares after leaving SkyTeam
China Southern Airlines will maintain codeshare arrangements with most SkyTeam members even after leaving the alliance next year. “Through bilateral cooperation, the company will continue to maintain codeshare partnerships with its existing SkyTeam partners and frequent flyer cooperation will be continued with Aeroflot, Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, ...
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NewsSu-57 suffers first known crash
A Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter crashed on 24 December during a test flight, with the pilot ejecting safely.
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NewsFourth test MC-21 carries out maiden flight
Russian airframer Irkut has conducted the maiden flight of its fourth MC-21-300 test aircraft, with a Christmas Day departure from the assembly facility in Irkutsk.
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NewsAerion selects more suppliers for in-development supersonic business jet AS2
Supersonic business jet developer Aerion Supersonic has selected several more suppliers of components for its in-development AS2 jet, which the company hopes will conduct first flight in 2024.
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NewsEmirates airline president Clark to step down in June
Long-serving Emirates airline president Tim Clark is to retire at the end of June 2020.
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NewsSeoul Incheon to increase slots next year
Seoul Incheon International plans to boost inbound tourism by increasing the number of slots come 2020.
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NewsGrounded SpiceJet 737 freighters return to service
SpiceJet has returned three Boeing 737-700 freighters to service following resolution work provided by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
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NewsTaiwan, USA proceed with F-16V deal
Taiwan has confirmed that the US Foreign Military Sale of 66 Lockheed Martin F-16Vs to the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) is in the implementation stage, after both sides signed the letter of offer and acceptance (LOA).