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XL Airways France suspends operations
Leisure carrier XL Airways France has suspended all operations for several days, owing to financial problems.
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Thai Airways ordered to revise aircraft acquisition plan
Thai Airways International’s board has ordered the management team to revise a proposed aircraft acquisition plan.
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Troubled Adria fined for 'misleading' ticket sales
Adria Airways has twice been fined by Slovenia’s consumer-protection regulator for selling tickets for flights it was unable to conduct over the last week.
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Passenger weight assumption behind Dash 8 take-off abort
Air Greenland has revised its centre-of-gravity considerations after a serious incident in which a Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-200 failed to rotate on departure owing to higher-than-assumed passenger and baggage weights.
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AnalysisAvio Interiors set to make a return with Airbus
There are more airliners than ever in the skies – but competition to supply their seating remains tough. Three big players – Collins Aerospace Systems, Safran, and Recaro – dominate the market, with a number of start-ups emerging in recent years to focus on niches such as premium or entry-level lines. Even Boeing has got in on the act, acquiring one seat manufacturer, Encore, and partnering with another, Adient, in a joint venture.
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AnalysisIn space, it's best to eat a good meal as astronaut Luca Parmitano knows first hand
Never let it be said that Italians do not know about food. But knowing a bit more is firmly on the agenda, too. For European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano, a highlight of his second stint on board the International Space Station is to run an experiment called NutrISS - Nutrition Monitoring for the International Space Station.
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AnalysisItalian industry lends support to Tempest
Italy’s intentions with regard to Europe’s future combat aircraft sector became clear in mid-September, when Rome and its defence industry champions joined formation with the UK on its Tempest programme.
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First SilkAir 737 Max 8 arrives in Alice Springs
A SilkAir Boeing 737 Max 8 has arrived in Alice Springs, Australia where it will be placed in storage, pending the type’s eventual return to service.
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NewsFirst MA700 fuselage joined with wings
AVIC has joined the wings of the first MA700 turboprop with the main fuselage, as it moves to complete construction of the first static aircraft.
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NewsViper, Venom star for USMC in Okinawa
Some names stick. Bell designates the latest incarnation of the venerable AH-1 attack helicopter as the AH-1Z Viper – sometimes referred to as the ‘Zulu’ in casual conversation. The most recent version of the UH-1, meanwhile, is the UH-1Y Venom. While the Viper and Venom are thoroughly new rotorcraft, the marines of squadron HMLA-169 use the names their fathers and uncles used for the original AH-1s and UH-1s that served in the Vietnam War: Cobra and Huey.
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Crashed Convair struck trees while low on approach
Preliminary findings into the Convair 440 freighter crash at Toledo Express airport earlier this month give further details of the accident sequence, but little indication as to the cause.
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New carrier among options to replace Adria: prime minister
Slovenia’s prime minister has hinted at a possible new carrier to replace Adria Airways, while refusing to offer financial support to the troubled airline as long as it remains under its current ownership.
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Shorts 330 crash crew had history of undisciplined landings
US investigators probing a fatal landing accident involving a Shorts 330 freighter have determined that the crew had a history of intentional procedural non-compliance during approach, including late turns, high descent rates and excessive manoeuvring.
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Aigle Azur to be liquidated after failing to secure buyers
French authorities are offering support to personnel of carrier Aigle Azur after a court decision to liquidate the troubled airline.
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In depthExtending our global reach through the ‘80s
The 1980s heralded a period of international expansion, but were also tinged with tragedy
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Adria plans to relaunch some routes on 30 September
Troubled Slovenian carrier Adria Airways is to restore some of its network on 30 September.
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NewsUSAF aims to double long-term JASSM production up to 10,000 units
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is increasing potential long-term production quantities of Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) from a possible maximum of 4,900 to a possible maximum of 10,000.
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Air Greenland sets profit target after better first half
Air Greenland is expecting a full-year pre-tax profit of DKr70-80 million ($10-12 million), after cutting losses in the first half, during which it became wholly-owned by the Greenlandic government.
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Boeing CEO to testify before House lawmakers
Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg will testify before the US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on 30 October, addressing issues related to the 737 Max.
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OpinionWhy sentiment could not save Thomas Cook
Sentimentality has little place in the harsh realm of modern business. There might be an inescapable sense of injustice surrounding the Thomas Cook affair, a feeling that a company approaching its third century of trading deserved a break.