All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 329
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Airbus points to supply chain after missing A350 target
Airbus believes it could have reached its target of 15 A350 deliveries for 2015 had it not been hamstrung by cabin interior problems.
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AirAsia X switches remaining A330s to re-engined variant
Long-haul low-cost operator AirAsia X has cancelled 11 Airbus A330-300s in favour of taking 11 re-engined A330neo jets.
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Airbus ends 2015 with over 1,000 orders
Airbus took net orders for 1,036 aircraft last year, comfortably above rival Boeing's total of 768.
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CRJ crash probe wrestles with damaged recorders
Swedish investigators have yet to ascertain the extent of the data which can be extracted from the flight recorders of the crashed West Atlantic Bombardier CRJ200 freighter.
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Air China to take six more 777-300ERs
Chinese flag-carrier Air China has reached an agreement to acquire six Boeing 777-300ERs.
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Saudia to open domestic VIP A319 shuttle link
Middle Eastern carrier Saudia is to open a new VIP domestic service connecting the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh with the city of Jeddah.
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Spatial disorientation overwhelmed Kazan 737 crash crew
Spatial disorientation could have led the pilots of an ill-fated Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 to perceive that the aircraft was flying inverted as it dived towards the ground.
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Kuwait Airways drops Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta service
Kuwait Airways is to cancel its Kuala Lumpur service as well as its onward connection to Jakarta as part of its network restructuring.
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EasyJet A319 lands on closed Pisa runway
Italian investigators are looking into an incident involving an EasyJet Airbus A319 which mistakenly landed on a Pisa runway which had not been in operation.
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Airbus will not be delivering its first A320neo this year, after the airframer and initial delivery customer Lufthansa opted to delay its introduction.
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Poor training among catalogue of failings in Kazan 737 crash
Pilots of a Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 had not realised the autopilot had disengaged as they attempted a go-around at Kazan, during which the aircraft entered a steep dive and disintegrated upon striking the ground.
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Mitsubishi delays MRJ deliveries by a year
Mitsubishi Aircraft is to delay the first delivery of the MRJ regional airliner by around a year, to mid-2018.
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Turkish authorities probe Sabiha Gokcen explosion
Investigators are probing an apron explosion overnight at Istanbul's secondary Sabiha Gokcen airport which injured two cleaning personnel.
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Fire-damaged BA 777 to be repaired
British Airways is to repair and return to service the Boeing 777-200ER badly damaged during an engine fire in Las Vegas.
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Airbus delays first A320neo delivery to IndiGo
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo is unlikely to receive its first Airbus A320neo this year, following an unspecified delay in the delivery schedule.
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Mitsubishi to review MRJ test and delivery schedule
Mitsubishi Aircraft is reviewing the development schedule for the MRJ regional jet, following the commencement of flight-testing.
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Egyptian probe claims no evidence yet for A321 bombing
Egyptian investigators insist they have no evidence that an explosive device destroyed a Russian-operated Airbus A321 over Sinai with the loss of all on board.
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Kyrgyz 737 tried diverting after hard touchdown damaged gear
Investigators have revealed that a Kyrgyz-operated Boeing 737-300 suffered landing-gear damage in a hard touchdown at Osh before executing a missed approach.
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A319 flew low over terrain as crew lost position awareness
Pilots of an EasyJet Airbus A319 overflew a ridge at less than 500ft after losing awareness of their position while attempting a visual night landing at Bristol earlier this year.
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ATR: Operators have freedom to set crosswind limits
Crosswind limits for ATR turboprops are not fixed thresholds and carriers should adapt them to suit their own operation, the airframer insists.