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Pilot union BALPA urges Ryanair to improve working conditions
BALPA has declared its willingness to help Ryanair improve working conditions in order to facilitate recruitment and retention of pilots, after a lack of available flightcrew led to the budget carrier's cancellation of 2,100 flights over the next six weeks.
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Probe opens into Emirates A380 descent below glideslope
United Arab Emirates investigators are probing a serious incident during which an Emirates Airbus A380 descended below the glideslope during an approach to Moscow Domodedovo.
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Airbus foresees more China A330 orders
Airbus expects Chinese carriers to place orders for more A330 aircraft as a result of domestic capacity upgauging, says its chief operating officer and president of commercial aircraft Fabrice Bregier.
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JAL identified as customer for four 787-8s
Japan Airlines has been identified as the customer for four Boeing 787-8s that were previously attributed to an unidentified customer.
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PICTURE: First Qantas 787-9 breaks cover
Qantas’s first Boeing 787-9 has emerged from the manufacturer’s paint shop, resplendent in the carrier’s new ‘Silveroo’ livery.
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Gripen Aggressor enters the fray in US red air competition
Saab is exploring the burgeoning red air market with its Gripen Aggressor, but the new adversary aircraft could face a tough competition against cheaper, former military jets.
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P&W offers F135 upgrade for depot insertion after 2023
Pratt & Whitney will offer a drop-in thrust or fuel efficiency upgrade for the Lockheed Martin F-35’s engine as the fighter’s joint programme office develops options for the Block 4.2 upgrade package now scheduled to enter service in late 2023.
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Flight Design C4 piston-single set for relaunch
Lift Aviation – the new owner of German light aircraft manufacturer Flight Design – is hoping to relaunch development of the C4 piston-single and is seeking partners to help finance and manufacture the four-seat type, with a view to securing certification in 2019.
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Only 40,000 GA aircraft ADS-B Out compliant as US deadline nears
Only 40,000 general aviation (GA) aircraft flying in the USA have been equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment ahead of the Federal Aviation Administration’s 1 January 2020 deadline, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
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France speeds PC-21 deliveries
France appears to have accelerated the delivery of 17 Pilatus PC-21 high-speed turboprops which will operate as trainer aircraft for its air force.
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Ryanair puts a number on passengers affected by cancellations
Ryanair has disclosed that 315,000 of its passengers have been impacted by its decision to cancel 2,100 of its flights over the next six weeks.
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Mexico City airport resumes flights after earthquake
Mexico City airport has resumed normal operations after a powerful earthquake on 19 September that has so far killed more than 200 people.
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USAF explores cloaking device for tankers
The US Air Force will next month unveil the results of a study into survivability gaps on its fleet of tankers and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, the service’s head of Air Mobility Command (AMC) says.
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Elixir two-seat piston-single takes flight
French start-up Elixir Aircraft flew its two-seat Elixir piston-single for the first time on 31 August, and says the carbonfibre aircraft is on track to secure European certification in mid-2018.
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Undercarriage becomes focus of AerCaribe overrun probe
Colombian investigators probing a Boeing 737-400 overrun accident at Leticia are focusing on an explosion in the main landing-gear during touchdown.
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PICTURES: SpiceJet 737 suffers runway excursion
A SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 aircraft landing at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport skidded off the runway into an unpaved surface.
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Air NZ returning to normal operations amid Auckland fuel crisis
Air New Zealand operated most of its domestic flights on schedule on 20 September, while it continues to take measures to mitigate the impact of fuel shortages at Auckland airport on its long-haul network.
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Airbus sees market for 60-100 A380s in China
Airbus remains optimistic about selling A380s in China over the next five to seven years on the back of growing passenger demand.
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Comac issues 20-year forecast for China aircraft demand
Chinese airlines will need 8,575 aircraft over the next 20 years, predicts Comac in a new market forecast released on 19 September.
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AAR to buy two MRO sites and inks deal with Air Canada
US maintenance provider AAR will acquire two MRO facilities in Canada from Premier Aviation, marking the latest in a series of recent international moves made by AAR.