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Investigators probe evacuation of Tu-204 at Ufa
Russian investigators are probing a serious incident in which a Tupolev Tu-204 was evacuated after an engine fire on take-off.
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Disposal team deals with Brussels wartime bomb
Belgian explosives specialists have safely dealt with a Second World War bomb discovered during work in the cargo zone of Brussels airport.
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Arcing on 777 traced back to manufacturing defect
A short circuit that sparked a fire on-board an Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300ER last October has been traced back to incorrect routing of a wiring bundle during the manufacture of the aircraft four years earlier.
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United plans European growth from Denver
United Airlines is considering adding another destination in Europe from its Denver hub, following the success of the London Heathrow service it began this summer.
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Hawaiian to exit China despite predictions of surging demand
Hawaiian Airlines will suspend service to Beijing this fall, exiting the Chinese market despite repeated insistence by Hawaiian's top executives in recent years that China is key to the carrier's future.
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United sees 787-10 as 'phenomenal European' aircraft: Kirby
United Airlines is moving closer to flying its new Boeing 787-10 to Europe, with president Scott Kirby calling it a "phenomenal European" aircraft.
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United could grow flights by half at Washington Dulles
United Airlines is considering a significant expansion of its Washington Dulles hub, says president Scott Kirby.
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United plans lie-flat premium product on 737 Max 10s
United Airlines is testing a lie-flat premium product for the Boeing 737 Max 10, as part of a plan to expand its domestic premium transcontinental offering.
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LATAM hopes to return grounded 787s to service by year-end
LATAM Airlines Group expects to have its entire Boeing 787 fleet back in service by year-end, after it was forced to ground more than half of its 787s in the second quarter due to engine issues.
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NASA begins test flights to study physiological events on military pilots
NASA started a several months-long series of flights on 3 August to identify the physiological impacts of flying in high-performance military aircraft on the human body.
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Copa confident in regulatory approval of three-way JV
Copa Airlines says it had been in discussions with United Airlines and Avianca for a potential joint venture "for quite some time", as it reiterates confidence that any deal would attain regulatory approval amid heightened joint venture activity in Latin America.
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American cuts Asia capacity while growing to Europe
American Airlines will end nearly all of its service to Asia from Chicago O'Hare by December, shrinking capacity in a market that its grown rapidly in recent years.
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Crashed Ju 52 spiralled after entering turn: inquiry
Preliminary findings from the fatal Junkers Ju 52 crash probe state that the aircraft entered a left turn before descending in a spiral.
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AnalysisWorld airliner census shows China growth is driving global fleet evolution
For a one-word summary of the megatrend shaping the world’s commercial airliner fleet, read simply “China”. Our annual World Airliner Census, built on Flight Fleets Analyzer data, reveals that during the past year the distribution of the global fleet crossed a milestone. A year ago, North America – always the biggest fleet region – led the in-service jet table with 30% of the global total, ahead of Asia-Pacific and China, with 29%. This year those percentages are reversed.
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SR Technics to concentrate airframe MRO in Malta
Swiss MRO provider SR Technics is discontinuing all base maintenance activities at its Zurich headquarters in an effort to concentrate airframe-related services at its planned new hangar in Malta.
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Flydubai crash probe trying to reconstruct head-up display data
Russian investigators are trying to rebuild head-up display information from the Flydubai Boeing 737-800 which crashed at Rostov-on-Don, to determine whether it can offer further insight into the cause of the accident.
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Allegiant plans nine new routes for November launch
Allegiant Air will begin service on nine new routes starting from November, connecting mostly existing destinations in its network.
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Initial Delta A220 plan does not include new focus cities
Delta Air Lines maintains plans to initially use its Airbus A220s on longer routes served by large regional aircraft, putting the brakes on possible new focus cities with the aircraft.
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Spirit to decide on next aircraft order in six months
Spirit Airlines aims to decide on its next aircraft order in about six months, with the ultra low-cost carrier emphasising that it is not tied to the Airbus A320 family.
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Lockheed to build ALIS data transfer controls for F-35’s foreign customers
Lockheed Martin received a $26.1 million contract to develop data transmission controls for foreign customers of the F-35 and its autonomic logistics information system (ALIS).