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ANALYSIS: Norwegian spells out pilot-employment policies
Widespread confusion about Norwegian’s pilot-employment contracting processes has been raising temperatures at flightcrew associations in Europe for more than a year – and has been having the same effect within US unions since the company applied for transatlantic services.
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Boeing and AFI-KLM E&M renew 777 component agreement
Boeing and Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance have renewed their Boeing 777 component services programme for several years.
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MROs have yet to embrace sharing of safety data: FAA
Maintenance organisations have yet to embrace voluntary sharing of safety data that will be key to the US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) risk-based safety approach going forward, says the agency’s associate administrator for aviation safety Peggy Gilligan during the MRO Americas conference in Phoenix on 8 April.
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Aviastar produces first set of MC-21 fuselage panels
Russian airframer Aviastar has manufactured the first set of fuselage panels for the Irkut MC-21 twinjet.
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Salvadorian start-up VECA plans July launch
San Salvador-based startup VECA Airlines plans to launch operations with three leased Airbus A319s in July or August, after completing its local certification process.
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Air Canada to equip North American fleet with wi-fi
Air Canada plans to equip its North American fleet with Gogo in-flight wi-fi connectivity from May.
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EU to set civil UAS rules
The European Union is seeking to set new rules on the use of civil remotely-piloted air systems.
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NewsAAI seeks new customers for re-engined Aerosonde
AAI is seeking new markets for its Aerosonde Mk 4.7 unmanned air system, following in-house engine upgrades that the company says bring the reliability of the aircraft’s powerplant up to manned aircraft standards.
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Norwegian helicopter operators criticise UK CAA safety study
Helicopter operators in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea have reacted sceptically to actions and recommendations in the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s recently-published safety study.
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NewsMH370 search zeroes in on reacquired ‘pings’
Australian searchers are cautiously confident that they have located the possible resting site of MH370, as the HMAS Ocean Shield was able to reacquire ‘pings’ consisted with transmissions from a flight data or cockpit voice recorder.
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Southwest tests tablets for mechanics
Southwest have begun a test programme to provide digital manuals to mechanics via iPads, says Jim Sokol, the carrier’s vice-president maintenance operations today at the sidelines of the MRO Americas show in Phoenix.
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NewsReduced P-8 buy to affect price, not fleet plan
The US Navy insists that its decision to exclude eight Boeing P-8 Poseidon anti-submarine warfare aircraft from its fiscal year 2015 budget request will not affect its plan to transition to a fleet of the type.
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NewsBoeing to target current P-3 operators for MSA sales
Boeing’s maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA), which is based on a Bombardier Challenger 605 platform, will be an ideal aircraft for countries that already operate Lockheed P-3 Orions, says Boeing.
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Iberia unveils new summer destinations
Iberia is adding a new destination in central America and making several changes to its short-haul European network.
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GA Telesis and GE sign CF6 materials agreement
Engine leasing specialist GA Telesis has signed a three-year materials agreement with GE Aviation for GE CF6-80C2 replacement engine parts.
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AFI-KLM E&M and Avtrade to open Miami spares centre
Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance and Avtrade have joined forces to open a Miami-based centre dedicated to sales, leasing and exchanges for several Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies and widebody models.
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Southwest taps BAE Systems for engine control MRO
Southwest Airlines has tapped BAE Systems for a five-year, exclusive agreement covering MRO services for the full authority digital engine controls (FADECs) on its Boeing 737 fleet.
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NewsINTERIORS: New premium economy options readied for A350
Airbus is expanding its A350 seat catalogue to give airlines greater choice in offering premium economy cabin service – an increasingly popular revenue generator.
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NewsINTERIORS: No massive changes required for 11-abreast A380
Airbus insists that a prospective three-five-three 11-abreast economy-class configuration for the A380 is no big deal from an engineering perspective but could boost seat count in a typical multi-class double-decker by 7%.
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NewsAustralia waits on C-27J transfer approval
Despite having made its first flight last December, the Royal Australian Air Force’s first Alenia Aermacchi/L-3 Communications C-27J Spartan remains laid up in Turin due to delays in obtaining flight clearances for its ferry flight from Italy to the USA.