All Safety News – Page 241
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FARNBOROUGH: Honeywell and Safran halt electric taxi project
Honeywell and Safran have pulled the plug on their jointly conceived electric taxiing system, while rival developer WheelTug aims to enter service with its system in 2018.
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FARNBOROUGH: Air Europa revealed as 737 Max customer
Spanish carrier Air Europa has emerged as the customer behind a previously-unattributed order for 20 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets.
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ANALYSIS: Can airlines tap efficiency gains from connectivity?
The airline industry has yet to fully articulate its vision for the connected aircraft, but the current focus on in-flight connectivity for passengers provides the impetus to establish a robust broadband pipe to the aircraft, creating future opportunities to improve operational efficiencies.
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FBI calls off hunt for 727 hijacker 'DB Cooper'
Investigators from the FBI have suspended the effort to identify the hijacker who, in 1971, parachuted from the rear air-stair of an airborne Northwest Orient Boeing 727 after securing a $200,000 ransom.
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FARNBOROUGH: Parker acquires fuel vapour scrubbing system
Parker Aerospace has acquired rights to technology developed by Phyre Technologies that uses a catalytic process to make aircraft fuel tank vapours inert.
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FARNBOROUGH: Air show launched in Turkey
There is a new air show on the calendar – in Turkey. Farnborough International is teaming with local company Medyacity to launch the Eurasia Airshow at Antalya Airport on 25-28 April 2018.
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FARNBOROUGH: AirAsia orders 100 A321neos
Budget carrier AirAsia has ordered 100 Airbus A321neos, and will equip the jets with a high-density 240-seat layout.
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FARNBOROUGH: Germania defects from CFM for new A320neos
Germania has defected to Pratt & Whitney for its newly-ordered Airbus A320neo fleet, having been a long-term CFM International customer.
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FARNBOROUGH: Wow Air places first direct Airbus order
Icelandic budget carrier Wow Air has placed its first order with Airbus, having agreed to take four A321s.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus predicts surge of Chinese A350s for 2020-25
Airbus is expecting the A350 to form a good part of the Chinese airlines' widebody fleet in the medium term, though the A330 continues to serve as their widebody workhorse for now.
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FARNBOROUGH: Germania signs for 25 A320neos
Germania has signed a firm order with Airbus for 25 A320neos, taking options for an additional 15.
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FARNBOROUGH: CAE announces C$180 million in simulator deals
CAE has announced a series of contracts valued at C$180 million ($137 million), the majority of which involve airlines in the Asia-Pacific.
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Flight Airline Business wins best international publication award
London, July 11th, 2016 - Flight Airline Business has been named best international publication at the Aerospace Media Awards, held in London on 10 July. The accolade makes it two in a row for FlightGlobal: last year Flight International took the top prize. This time, Flight Airline Business pipped its ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Jetstar Pacific signs for 10 A320s
Qantas-Vietnam Airlines joint-venture carrier Jetstar Pacific has tentatively committed to another 10 Airbus A320s.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus trims high-capacity demand outlook
Airbus has trimmed its outlook for high-capacity aircraft over the next 20 years, estimating demand for 1,479 new passenger jets and freighters in the ‘very large’ category.
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FARNBOROUGH: Air Lease orders three more A350s
US-based lessor Air Lease Corporation is ordering another three Airbus A350s as part of a package which also includes a single A321.
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FARNBOROUGH: Cadet demand drives commercial success for CAE
Increasing air travel means a need for more airliners, and also more pilots. These pilots have to be trained – as part of ongoing assessments, for new types, or to become flightcrew in the first place. CAE is one of those benefiting from the surge in people who want to ...
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FARNBOROUGH: CargoLogic becomes exclusive cargo partner for the Bloodhound Project
Fledgling UK airline CargoLogicAir, will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the show today to be the exclusive air cargo partner for the Bloodhound Project, developer of the Bloodhound supersonic car.
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Hot shutdowns led to CS100 engine-test explosion: inquiry
Canadian investigators have traced an explosion and uncontained engine failure on a Bombardier CS100, during ground tests, to an oil-feed tube seal failure, resulting from misinterpretation of shutdown procedures.
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FARNBOROUGH: ANA 787-9 to appear in flying display
An All Nippon Airways’ Boeing 787-9 aircraft will appear in the flying display at the Farnborough air show, the first time a Japanese carrier has made a flight demonstration at the show.