All news – Page 2015
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Aer Lingus chief to head embattled Malaysia Airlines
Outgoing Aer Lingus chief Christoph Mueller is to become the next head of troubled flag-carrier Malaysia Airlines.
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Ryanair to open Azores base
Budget carrier Ryanair is to set up a base in the Azores, the autonomous Portuguese island group in the northern Atlantic.
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ANALYSIS: The impact of DC-10 and MD-11 on aviation
All journeys on a passenger jet these days will be on a type that has two, or occasionally four, engines. This year marked the end of the era of the three-engine airliner and, with it, the presence in the flight schedules of a once powerful manufacturer. In a remarkable coincidence, ...
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Airbus net orders pass 1,000 as first A330neos firmed
Airbus recorded three orders covering 120 Airbus A320-family jets during November, when it also booked its first firm agreements for the re-engined A330neo.
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Alaska to offer premium economy seats in 2015
Alaska Airlines will begin offering premium economy seats on its aircraft in the first half of 2015, the Seattle-based airline announces.
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ANALYSIS: Drop in oil prices ‘simply upside’ for airlines
Airline stand to benefit from the rapid decline in global oil prices in recent months, as many continue to operate with higher fuel prices in mind.
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Frontier to end Chicago flights from Cleveland
Denver-based Frontier Airlines will also drop non-stop service to Chicago O'Hare from Cleveland, as part of cuts that it is making at the airport in Ohio.
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Europe spells out bold vision for Ariane 6, ISS
Europe has spelled out a clear vision of its place in space, giving a further green light to the Ariane 6 launcher and confirming its intention of joining the USA in keeping the International Space Station flying through 2024.
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Iberia MRO arm to repair CAE simulators
Spanish operator Iberia's maintenance division has secured an agreement to repair avionics and components for CAE simulators.
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Qatar fixes date for first A350 delivery
Qatar Airways is to take delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 in Toulouse on 13 December, about a month before it enters service on the Doha-Frankfurt route.
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Network Rail contracts UAV surveillance services
Network Rail has contracted four unmanned air vehicle services providers to deliver three years of aerial infrastructure surveillance for the UK’s railways.
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First operational MQ-8C delivered to USN
The US Navy’s first operational Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned air vehicle has been delivered to the service ahead of its first ship-board flight tests, due to begin on board the USS Jason Dunham destroyer
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Should Rolls-Royce stick to aero engines?
Rolls-Royce made the news with a call for its breakup
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Boeing fixes KC-46 wiring issues, sets first flight for spring 2015
The first prototype of Boeing’s KC-46 aerial refueling tanker has been rewired to meet US Air Force standards and is being prepared for its first flight sometime in late spring 2015, the companies chief operating officer says.
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Hawaiian to add seats on 717s in 2015
Hawaiian Airlines will revamp the interiors of its Boeing 717 aircraft in 2015, installing new, slimmer seats to the fleet and increasing each aircraft’s total seat count to 128.
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ANALYSIS: 787's voice and data recorder concerns not unique
The types of problems raised in recent days with the Boeing 787’s cockpit voice and flight data recorder are not unique to that aircraft, say industry sources and a former accident investigator.
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Sikorsky CH-53K first flight pushed at earliest to March
The US Marine Corps will have to wait until at least March for its new heavy lift helicopter, the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion, to make its maiden flight.
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ANALYSIS: How will US scope clauses impact regional fleets
Michael Lapson, senior analyst in the New York office of Flightglobal’s Ascend consultancy, examines the impact of revised scope clauses in the US market
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Habitat Restoration Project gears up for final phase of airborne rodent eradication programme
An international effort to rid a remote sub-Antarctic seabird habitat of millions of rodents using a trio of helicopters is preparing for its third and final mission.
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ANALYSIS: Ending Dassault's Airbus connection opens new doors
France's aerospace industry must pay close attention as Dassault and Airbus disengage