All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 287
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Qatar Airways recruiting for 747-8F crews
Qatar Airways has confirmed that it is to introduce Boeing 747-8 freighters to its fleet, after embarking on a recruitment drive for cockpit crew.
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Inquiry probes prolonged 747-8F take-off at Narita
Japanese investigators are probing an unusually long take-off run by a Polar Air Cargo Boeing 747-8F from Tokyo last month.
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Lion Air 737 on landing roll at time of ATR collision
Investigators have indicated that the Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER involved in a ground collision at Medan had been conducting its landing roll at the time.
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Alitalia licences restored by Italian regulator
Italian civil aviation regulator ENAC has restored full operating licences of struggling Alitalia and its CityLiner subsidiary.
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EasyJet A320 damaged after chocks prematurely removed
Investigators have found that undetected release of the parking brake and premature removal of chocks led to an EasyJet Airbus A320's suffering damage as it rolled backwards at London Gatwick.
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Insufficient MRO led to hard-landing A321's return flight
Lack of maintenance support to assess a hard landing prompted an Airbus A321 crew to return to Dusseldorf, after which the aircraft was found to have sustained serious damage.
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A321 freighter conversion proposed by US venture
Modification specialist Precision Aircraft Solutions is to offer a freight conversion programme for Airbus A321s, becoming the latest firm to propose a cargo option for the twinjet.
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Qatar flights granted access to UAE corridor
Qatar Airways flights have been granted limited access to United Arab Emirates airspace in order to ease operations over the Gulf.
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Airbus again points to higher-weight A350-1000
Airbus has reissued a document indicating plans for a higher-weight A350-1000, although it lists the maximum take-off weight of the variant at 311t.
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A320neo deliveries slip to six-month low
Airbus delivered only nine A320neo-family jets during July, the lowest monthly total since January this year.
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ICBC identified as customer for 20 A320neo-family jets
Chinese lessor ICBC has been identified as the customer behind an order for 20 Airbus A320neo-family jets placed at the end of 2014.
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Emirates 777 crash probe identifies weather-data improvements
Investigators probing the Emirates Boeing 777-300 crash at Dubai have identified safety improvements in respect of weather data passed to the cockpit crew before the accident.
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Single A350-1000 among sparse Airbus orders in July
Airbus has secured its first A350-1000 order this year, having recorded an agreement for a single aircraft with an unidentified customer.
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Rolls-Royce works to deal with Trent 1000 technical issues
Rolls-Royce has outlined a provision for its maintenance effort to address technical issues in its Trent 1000 powerplants for the Boeing 787.
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PICTURE: Institute shows off concept for An-124 successor
Russian aerodynamics researchers have unveiled a concept for a new heavy transport aircraft to succeed the Antonov An-124.
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Fatigue cited after A319 lands uncleared on closed runway
Indian investigators believe crew fatigue contributed to a serious incident in which an Air India Airbus A319 landed on a closed Mumbai runway, without clearance and despite being instructed several times to execute a go-around.
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IAG clears fleet expansion for recovering Vueling
IAG has approved a further expansion of Spanish budget carrier Vueling's fleet, as its half-year performance shows evidence that it is overcoming the operational issues which severely affected the airline last year.
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An-74 freighter badly damaged in Sao Tome accident
Crew members of a Ukrainian Antonov An-74 freighter have sustained injuries after the twinjet crashed while departing Sao Tome.
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A321 wake upsets 737 departing Los Angeles
Canadian investigators believe wake turbulence caused control problems on a WestJet Boeing 737-800 just after it lifted off from Los Angeles.
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Leap production still chasing CFM56 decline
Safran handed over 147 CFM International Leap engines during the first half, but the figure has yet to offset the drop in CFM56 deliveries.