All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 311

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Ramp strike damages Wow's first A320neo

2017-09-18T08:32:00Z

Icelandic budget airline Wow Air's first Airbus A320neo has suffered ramp-collision damage just five months after the jet was delivered.
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Flybe rejigs MRO procedures after panel losses on same Q400

2017-09-15T10:24:00Z

UK regional operator Flybe has introduced new procedures to check Bombardier Q400 engine panels are properly closed after two incidents involving the same aircraft in five weeks.
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Ryanair 737 diverts to East Midlands over possible shed wheel

2017-09-15T09:36:00Z

One of Ryanair's Boeing 737-800s has been diverted to East Midlands airport after departing London Stansted, with initial indications that it lost a wheel on take-off.
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Cathay swaps batch of A350-1000s to smaller -900

2017-09-13T19:03:00Z

Cathay Pacific is converting six of its Airbus A350-1000s to the smaller -900, and deferring delivery of five other -1000s by a year.
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MC-21 embarks on new flight-test phase

2017-09-13T12:29:00Z

Irkut has commenced the next phase of flight-testing with the MC-21 after a hiatus of several weeks.
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VIDEO: New Il-114 engine becomes airborne on Il-76 testbed

2017-09-12T10:47:00Z

Ilyushin's efforts to resurrect Il-114 production have advanced with the maiden flight of an Il-76 testbed fitted with the turboprop engine intended for the regional type.
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Azimuth identifies Samara as part of start-up network

2017-09-12T08:09:00Z

Russian start-up Azimuth is to open services to Samara next month, as the airline shapes its initial network.
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Gulf traffic flow accommodating Qatar rift: Emirates' Clark

2017-09-11T08:08:00Z

While the Gulf political crisis centred on Qatar is continuing, Emirates Airline president Tim Clark believes traffic flows have stabilised to accommodate the situation.
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Flexibility can counter long-haul budget threat: Emirates' Clark

2017-09-08T13:45:00Z

Emirates Airline president Tim Clark believes long-haul carriers need to brace for an inevitable threat from low-cost competition, but argues that the Middle Eastern airline has flexibility to counter the challenge.
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Authority slates organisation of fatal An-2 air show flight

2017-09-06T21:06:00Z

Russian investigators have disclosed that the Antonov An-2 which crashed at an air show at Balashikha, killing both pilots, should not have been flying as its airworthiness certificate had expired nearly five years earlier.
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Ukraine inquiry probes ERJ-145 overrun

2017-09-05T07:17:00Z

Ukrainian investigators have disclosed that they are probing an overrun by an Embraer ERJ-145 at Zaporizhia.
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PD-14-powered MC-21 undergoes windtunnel testing

2017-09-05T06:19:00Z

Russian analysts are to conduct windtunnel tests on models of the Irkut MC-21 fitted with the Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine.
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UAC unifying civil aircraft with Irkut-Sukhoi combination

2017-09-02T20:14:00Z

Russia's United Aircraft is to combine airframer Irkut with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft under a programme to unify civil aircraft manufacturing.
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Pilots warned to stay alert for Toronto incursion risks

2017-08-31T08:32:00Z

Cockpit crew representatives are urging pilots to stay disciplined and alert during ground manoeuvring at Toronto Pearson airport after a series of runway incursions at the hub.
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MC-21 stabiliser passes initial life-cycle load tests

2017-08-30T09:11:00Z

Initial testing of the Irkut MC-21-300's horizontal stabiliser has demonstrated that the design can withstand stresses over a 60,000-cycle operating period.
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PICTURE: Spirit receives Airbus's first US-built A320

2017-08-29T08:11:00Z

US budget carrier Spirit Airlines has taken delivery of the first Airbus A320 to be produced by the airframer's Alabama final assembly plant in Mobile.
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Light aircraft passed under Monarch A321 on final: probe

2017-08-29T07:35:00Z

Spanish investigators have detailed an encounter at Menorca airport in which a light aircraft flew into conflict with a Monarch Airlines Airbus A321 on final approach.
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Italian authority probes Alitalia A320 tail-strike

2017-08-25T09:43:00Z

Italian investigators have opened an inquiry after an Alitalia Airbus A320 suffered a tail-strike on departure from Milan Malpensa.
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MH17 inquiry receives additional Russian radar data

2017-08-25T06:59:00Z

Criminal investigators probing the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have received additional radar information from Russian authorities.
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Pump concern spurs urgent A350 equipment directive

2017-08-24T06:33:00Z

Airbus A350 operators have been ordered urgently to address a potential threat to fuel tanks arising from overheat failure of a hydraulic pump.