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Engine fire forces Vueling A320 evacuation during pushback
Eight passengers have been slightly injured during a Vueling Airbus A320 evacuation at Paris Orly.
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Cessna expects further drop in jet deliveries in 2010
Cessna is starting to see signs of recovery in the business jet market, but expects delivery rates, which have already plunged more than 40% compared with...
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Pilot killed as Bangkok Airways ATR 72 slides off runway
One of the pilots flying a Bangkok Airways ATR 72-500 (HS-PGL) was killed when the airliner slid off the runway when landing at Koh Samui on 4 August. The...
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Scandinavian agencies and Eurocontrol study change to a common transition altitude
A group of Europe's Nordic and Baltic countries is recommending adoption of a common regional transition altitude of either 10,000ft (3,050m) or 18,000ft...
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Thailand's Koh Samui airport reopens following crash
Bangkok Airways has resumed operations at Koh Samui airport, the scene of yesterday's fatal crash of an ATR 72.
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Fifteen feared dead on Indonesian Twin Otter that crashed
Indonesian authorities have located the Merpati Nusantara de Havilland Canada Twin Otter that crashed in west Papua on 2 August but so far no survivors have...
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South Africa's Comair plots 2011 fleet renewal
South African operator Comair intends to acquire a minimum of three to six narrowbody aircraft between 2011 and 2012. Head of fleet planning Avi Bhatt...
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HK MRO posts 1H fall in profit of 27%
Maintenance, repair and overhaul group Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering (HAECO) in this year's first fiscal half posted a 27% fall in net profit to HK$430...
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Cathay makes H1 profit of HK$812m due to fuel hedging
Cathay Pacific Airways posted a HK$812 million net profit for the fiscal first half due to paper profits from its fuel hedging.
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Thailand's Koh Samui airport to reopen today following crash
Bangkok Airways plans to reopen Koh Samui airport at 13:00 today and has confirmed that the captain involved in yesterday's ATR crash died.
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ST Aero's profits in Q2 fall 20%
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aero) in the second quarter posted a fall in net profit of 20%.
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ExelTech finalises Duval’s ascension to CEO
Canadian maintenance, repair and overhaul provider ExelTech has appointed Sylvan Duval as chief executive officer as part of an overhaul of the company's...
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NewsLockheed Martin develops wing spoiler for F-35C flight test
Lockheed Martin is developing a spoiler for F-35C Joint Strike Fighter flight test aircraft to counter potential wing drop in transonic turns. Wing drop in high rate transonic turns is a problem because it results in a turn becoming a roll.
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ANA, US Airways to codeshare
US Airways aims to bolster its presence in Asia though its latest codeshare partner, Japanese operator All Nippon Airways (ANA).
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IATA sees an unusual rise in aircraft removed from storage
A net of 68 aircraft were removed from storage in June of this year even as carriers move to adjust their supply to match demand in a still-weak economy.
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NewsBombardier flies Global Vision
Bombardier successfully completed first flight of a Global Express XRS equipped with the company’s new Global Vision flight deck on 3 August.
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FAA toughens icing protection standards
The US Federal Aviation Administration has finalised amended certification standards requiring transport category aircraft manufacturers to either have icing...
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Airbus to assist funding of extended AF447 recorder search
Airbus is to assist with the funding of the deep-sea search effort for the flight recorders from the crashed Air France A330-200. The twinjet was lost...
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EASA to mandate replacing Thales A330/A340 pitot tubes
European safety regulators are to mandate the replacement of Thales pitot tubes on Airbus A330/A340s. The airworthiness directive will require aircraft...