All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 283
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XL A330 crew battled degrading flight-control systems
French investigators have detailed a cascading series of failures which seriously degraded the flight controls of an XL Airways Airbus A330-200 in cruise over the Mediterranean Sea.
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Embraer takes E2 on African tour
Embraer is conducting an African tour with its re-engined 190-E2 model, including demonstration flights for key E-Jet customer Kenya Airways.
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Fatigued CJ4 pilot likely failed to engage autopilot before fatal crash – NTSB
US investigators believe a fatigued Cessna CJ4 pilot failed to engage the autopilot after taking off in darkness from Cleveland, before the light business jet fatally dived into Lake Erie.
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A220 has treble-figure annual production potential
Airbus believes there is sufficient demand in the market to support a potential A220 ramp-up at least to 100 aircraft per year.
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Batch of Superjets to be checked for loose windows
Operators of a specific set of Sukhoi Superjet 100s are being instructed to check the security of passenger windows on the twinjet type after discovery of a fastener manufacturing defect.
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A350 maturity and A320neo recovery lift Airbus second quarter
Airbus is crediting the A350 programme and the gradual recovery of A320neo deliveries for a strong second quarter, in which commercial aircraft adjusted earnings more than doubled to €908 million ($1.06 billion).
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PICTURE: Convertible design undergoes icing tests
Russian analysts are carrying out icing research on a proposed new convertible 50-seat aircraft design.
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Azur 757 nearly stalled after mode switch during climb
Russian investigators believe an inadvertent mode change led an Azur Air Boeing 757-200 to pitch up, lose airspeed and nearly stall shortly after taking off from Goa.
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European operator first to sign for Hi Fly A380
Hi Fly has revealed that a European operator is the first customer to agree a wet-lease contract for the Portuguese company’s initial Airbus A380.
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Laudamotion facing 'difficult' first year: Ryanair
Ryanair is expecting its Laudamotion affiliate to lose around €150 million ($176 million) in its first year, but is forecasting break-even by the third year of operations.
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VIDEO: Second flight-test MC-21 flown to Moscow
Russian airframer Irkut has flown the second flight-test MC-21-300 to the Gromov institute at Moscow’s Zhukovsky airfield.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus shrugs off customers' invisibility
Airbus ended the Farnborough air show with its firm orderbook for the year containing 69 aircraft attributed to unidentified customers.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus yet to count A220s as firm
Airbus secured firm orders for 93 aircraft during the Farnborough air show, taking its overall gross order total for the year so far to 354.
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PICTURES: BelugaXL carries out maiden flight
Airbus has conducted the maiden flight of the BelugaXL high-capacity transport, from its base in Toulouse.
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FARNBOROUGH: Nigeria seeks lessor and MRO investors
Nigeria’s government is keen to establish new aircraft leasing operations and maintenance companies as part of its effort to modernise civil aviation, an effort which includes creating flag-carrier Nigeria Air.
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FARNBOROUGH: A330-800 interest revived by Uganda deal
Uganda Airlines has placed the first commitment for the Airbus A330-800 since the backlog for the variant was wiped out when its only customers cancelled their orders.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus lands Chinese certification for A350
Airbus has secured Chinese validation of the A350 type certificate which will enable the airframer to begin handing over the twinjets to Chinese carriers.
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FARNBOROUGH: Schulz sees clutch of A380 sales this year
Airbus chief commercial officer Eric Schulz is optimistic of gaining a handful of A380 sales this year.
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FARNBOROUGH: A320neo catch-up will be 'hell of a ride'
Airbus chief executive Tom Enders is braced for an intense half-year as the airframer aims to catch up on its single-aisle delivery backlog, and clearing the parked fleet of engineless A320neos.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus expects over 500 show sales
Airbus is aiming to have secured orders for at least 500 aircraft by the end of the Farnborough air show.