All news – Page 2013
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AJW, Air NZ team up for Tigerair Australia component MRO
Air New Zealand and AJW Group have extended their MRO agreement to cover some component maintenance on Tigerair Australia’s A320 fleet.
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Australia confirms order for two additional C-17s
The Royal Australian Air Force has confirmed that will acquire two additional Boeing C-17 strategic airlifters, which will bring its fleet of the type to eight.
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INTERIORS: Challenging the cabin orthodoxy
Certain seating layouts seem to be so commonplace now that there is a temptation to assume they have been around for decades. But no matter how widespread it now is, the fact is that the reverse herringbone seat pattern adopted in so many of the latest business-class cabins is a ...
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Fatal Serbian Mi-17 crash result of bad weather and operational procedure
The findings of investigations into the fatal crash of a Serbian air force Mil Mi-17 helicopter on 13 March have concluded that human error, bad weather and lack of compliance with operational procedure were the main causes of the accident.
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EBAA joins forces with CEPA to co-host annual Prague-based expo
The European Business Aviation Association has joined forces with fellow trade body Central European Private Aviation to organise and promote the annual CEPA Expo in Prague, the Czech Republic. The collaboration will help raise the international profile of the regional event, the first of which was held in 2010.
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Bombardier announces departures of executives Arcamone and Alary
Bombardier has announced a major management shakeup, saying today that Mike Arcamone, president of Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, is leaving the company and that senior vice president and chief financial officer Pierre Alary will retire.
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INTERIORS: Australia's big two up the ante on domestic mid-haul
Competition in the Australian domestic airline market remains fierce and looks set to stay that way. Driven by a need to retain premium passengers, the country’s two largest carriers are investing more and more resources and marketing effort into routes from the east coast to one key destination – Perth ...
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Croatia to keep combat aircraft, confirms Kiowa acquisition
Croatia has confirmed that it will retain a combat fixed-wing fleet, which will include restarting a programme for the replacement of its aging Mikoyan MiG-21 bisD/UMD aircraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: France's ISAE studies reasons for pilot error
Pilots make mistakes. Mistakes are a product of the brain. If it were possible to identify the common neurological precursors for pilot errors, it might be possible to prevent them.
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Comlux America breaks ground on widebody completions facility
Comlux America, the US completions and service centre arm of the Comlux Group, has broken ground on an extension to its VIP completion hangar. The new construction is expected to be completed in six months, and will raise the footprint of the hangar to 14,600m² (160,000ft²) – large enough to ...
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Virgin Australia expands Etihad codeshare to Edinburgh, Madrid
Virgin Australia expanded its codeshare relationship with Etihad Airways on 9 April, adding Edinburgh and Madrid to its network.
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Business Aviation Safety Losses 2014
The year 2014 was another disappointing one, with business jet aircraft experiencing the worst fatal accident rate in recent years.
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Singapore clears Boeing-SIAEC MRO joint venture
Singapore’s competition regulator has cleared the proposed MRO joint venture between Boeing and SIA Engineering (SIAEC).
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Bombardier risks losing third-largest CSeries customer
Repeated delays and a new financing problem could drive Bombardier’s third-largest customer for the CSeries to cancel the order within a few months.
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IATA expresses concerns on Germanwings investigation
IATA director general Tony Tyler has called for aircraft accident investigations to be conducted in a “non-punitive” manner, in the aftermath of a Germanwings Airbus A320 crash which was found to be intentionally caused by the flight’s co-pilot.
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HondaJet powers up for worldwide demo tour
Honda Aircraft is preparing to begin a world tour with its HondaJet light business aircraft, ahead of planned US type certification and service entry of the $4.5 million twinjet in the coming months.
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Wizz boosts Polish links
Budget operator Wizz Air has added 10 new routes from four Polish airports as part of its summer schedule.
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JAL debuts Apple Watch app
Early adopters of the Apple Watch will be able use it to check live flight-status updates from Japan Airlines.
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SAS offers virtual tours of refurbished cabins
SAS is showcasing its refurbished Airbus A330 and A340 widebodies by offering virtual cabin tours via Google Street View.
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EASA simplifies PBN preparations
European operators can expect a less bureaucratic transition to performance-based navigation (PBN) procedures because EASA is simplifying the preparation and approval process.