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NewsGameco 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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NewsSouth 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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NewsIAI 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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NewsUS 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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NewsFAA 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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NewsFAA 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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NewsAir 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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NewsLufthansa 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.
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NewsRyanair passengers ‘will not know if 737 Max is due to operate flight’
Ryanair’s aircraft allocation procedures mean passengers will not be told during the booking process whether or not their flights are due to be operated by Boeing 737 Max jets, according to group chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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NewsCongo Airways orders two Embraer 175s
Embraer has disclosed a firm order from Congo Airways for two E175s. The African carrier has also taken options on a further two of the jets, says Embraer, which puts the list-price value of the four-unit deal at $194.4 million.
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NewsRyanair chief wants ‘majority in favour of something’ from UK election
The airline industry would benefit from the UK’s parliamentary election on 12 December producing a “clear majority” regarding a way forward on Brexit, in the view of Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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NewsF3-R-standard Rafale gains key French approval
France has declared initial operational capability (IOC) with the F3-R-standard Dassault Rafale fighter.
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NewsSafran and MTU cement relationship on New Generation Fighter engine
France’s Safran Aircraft Engines and its German partner MTU are ready to kick off early research and technology activities to support the development of a new powerplant which will equip the future combat aircraft being developed by the two countries along with Spain
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AnalysisPolitical powerplays shape World Air Force fleet
Foreign policy clashes reshaped defence procurement in 2019 as international tension between the USA and Turkey grew. Our annual review looks at military fleets worldwide
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NewsAvianca 787 occupants injured during sharp deceleration
Spanish investigators have disclosed that an Avianca Boeing 787-8’s crew initiated a sharp manoeuvre which injured two occupants of the aircraft during a service to Barcelona. The aircraft (N796AV) had been descending through 26,000ft towards its destination on 3 November, while operating the carrier’s AV18 service from Bogota. Spanish investigation ...
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NewsEthiopian Q400 badly damaged in take-off excursion
Ethiopian Airlines has noted that wind and rain were present when a Bombardier Q400 suffered a runway excursion during take-off from Juba, resulting in substantial damage to the turboprop. The aircraft (ET-AQC) had been bound for Ethiopian’s hub at Addis Ababa as flight ET357 on 10 December. Ethiopian states that ...
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NewsAirbus seeks leader for new aircraft projects division
Airbus is seeking a candidate to lead its future projects initiative for commercial aircraft development. Its centre of competence for aircraft architecture is looking to recruit an “inspirational” leader, to be based in Toulouse, for the future projects office. “For the first time in 50 years, Airbus has no major ...
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NewsIATA sees airline profits jumping back after cutting outlook for 2019
Airline body IATA expects collective industry profits to climb back to almost $30 billion in 2020, despite cutting its outlook for the current year by a further $2 billion in its latest forecast.
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NewsAirbus might not be obstructed by WTO appeal impasse
Airbus’s appeal over the latest World Trade Organization ruling may not necessarily be held up by the impasse which is forcing suspension of the WTO’s Appellate Body. The airframer remains locked in a transatlantic dispute with Boeing over government subsidies to large civil aircraft programmes. But the WTO mechanism is ...
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NewsIndustrial action forces Jetstar Airways to cancel flights
Jetstar Airways has been forced to cancel 90 flights scheduled for this weekend due to planned industrial action by the low-cost carrier’s pilots. More than 90% of the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) Jetstar pilot members voted for four-hour stoppages on 14 and 15 December. AFAP represents 80% of ...