All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 258
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Fly Jamaica 757 badly damaged in landing accident
Caribbean operator Fly Jamaica believes all occupants of a Boeing 757-200 are safe after the aircraft was badly damaged in a landing accident at Georgetown, Guyana.
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Flybe monitors director modes after Q400 dive incident
UK regional operator Flybe has introduced flight-data monitoring to check for pilots’ incorrectly select flight-director modes before take-off, following a serious incident involving a Bombardier Q400 departing Belfast City.
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Bombardier to sell Q400 programme
Bombardier has disclosed that it is selling its Dash 8 turboprop programme to a subsidiary of Longview Aviation Capital Corporation for $300 million.
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Sukhoi studies lower-weight Superjet wing designs
Analysts have conducted tests for Sukhoi Civil Aircraft on two modified wing designs intended to save structural weight in comparison with the current Superjet 100.
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EASA orders service life recalculation of Global 5000/6000 parts
European safety regulators are set to order certain Bombardier Global 5000 and 6000 operators to recalculate the service life of low-pressure compressor discs, and other parts, after raising concerns over engine rotor speed variations.
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Air Baltic A220 to conduct demo tour for Airbus
Airbus has embarked on a demonstration tour with an A220-300 to promote the twinjet following its acquisition of the programme earlier this year.
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VIDEO: A330-800 set for maiden flight
Airbus is set to conduct the maiden flight of the A330-800 from its Toulouse headquarters on 6 November.
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BA A350-1000s to have three-class cabin
British Airways will cut the first-class cabin from its Airbus A350-1000 fleet, although the type will feature a similar level of accommodation as the carrier’s higher-density Boeing 747-400s.
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IAG yet to determine a quarter of projected 2023 fleet
Almost a quarter of the fleet IAG will operate in five years’ time has yet to be determined, according to the company’s latest capacity plan.
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Icelandair Group to take over budget rival Wow Air
Icelandair Group has agreed to acquire the entire share capital of its budget rival Wow Air.
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PICTURE: Air New Zealand takes first A321neo
Air New Zealand has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, one of 20 of the re-engined A320neo family destined for the carrier.
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IAG to preserve Qatar ties if carrier quits Oneworld
IAG expects to maintain its co-operation with Qatar Airways, even as it predicts that the Middle Eastern carrier will drop out of the Oneworld alliance.
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Aer Lingus signals more A330s and studies 'A321XLR'
Aer Lingus has outlined a five-year long-haul fleet plan which increases its net number of twin-aisle aircraft by three – from 13 to 16 Airbus A330s – by 2023.
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IAG business 'unaffected' as UK's EU withdrawal nears
Uncertainty over the UK’s planned withdrawal from the European Union has not had any impact on IAG’s business, its chairman has told a capital markets event.
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Omitted pin led MD-11F to shed nose-wheel at Buenos Aires
Argentinean investigators have concluded that omission of a pin following a Boeing MD-11F nose-wheel replacement led the aircraft to shed the wheel upon landing at Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza airport.
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Airbus battles A321neo complexity and automation hitches
Customisation complexity on the A321neo as well as a shift to new automation are among the industrial internal difficulties facing Airbus as it battles to reach ambitious full-year delivery targets.
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Airbus absorbs A220s to maintain 800-jet delivery target
Airbus has rejigged its A330neo delivery schedule after Rolls-Royce admitted it would fall short on Trent 7000 engine deliveries, but the airframer is still maintaining a target of 800 aircraft deliveries.
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Fastjet yet to secure critical funding lifeline
African budget carrier Fastjet has warned that it is entering a critical period, with just days left to secure crucial funding.
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Yakutia banned from international routes in safety crackdown
Russian carrier Yakutia is to be banned from operating international services next week, under restrictions aimed at addressing safety standards at the Siberian airline.
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Pobeda deal for 20 737 Max includes high-density option
Russian budget airline Pobeda is committing to acquiring 20 Boeing 737 Max 8s, with an option to convert some to the high-density ‘Max 200’ variant.