All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 335
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BA CityFlyer picks Polish firm for Embraer MRO
British Airways' CityFlyer regional operation has selected Poland's LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services to conduct technical work on its Embraer jet fleet.
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Airbus yet to find key to long-haul overbooking
Airbus wants to apply overbooking tactics to its long-haul lines but has yet to work out a methodology that avoids potential production risks.
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Qatar hybrid livery to feature on test A350
Airbus is to roll out its fourth A350 test-flight aircraft in a special hybrid livery based on the colour scheme of launch customer Qatar Airways.
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Airbus price hike takes A350-900 to $295m
Airbus has hiked its catalogue prices by 2.6% on average, pushing the price of the A350-900 to $295 million.
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Airbus looks at exit options for 189-seat A320
Airbus believes it might be able to find an alternative to pop-up overwing exits that will nevertheless allow the A320 to be certificated for 189 passengers.
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A380 wing fix making steady progress
Over half the in-service Airbus A380s currently undergoing the wing-rib fix are being modified with a one-off grounding rather than a step-by-step procedure.
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Airbus lays out modest 2014 forecast
Airbus has put forward a modest forecast for 2014 industrial performance, with deliveries on a par with last year’s.
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Mystery A320 order includes re-engined and current models
Airbus has revealed that a 100-aircraft order for A320-family jets comprises a mix of the current and re-engined versions.
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First serial A350 for Qatar enters final assembly
Airbus’s first serial-production A350-900, destined for launch customer Qatar Airways, has been delivered to the final assembly line.
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A350 wing passes ultimate-load test
Airbus has carried out ultimate load testing of the A350 wing, successfully taking it beyond stresses 1.5 times those it would ever expect to encounter.
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Airbus considers stretching A350-800
Airbus is considering a larger version of its A350-800 as part of the strategy to counter the Boeing 787 in the 250- to 300-seat sector.
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Order for 100 jets helps Airbus set new record
Airbus set a new net orders record of 1,503 aircraft during 2013, confirming that it exceeded Boeing’s net and gross totals for the year.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus wrestles with 250-seat strategy
While Airbus insists it is focused on performance tweaks for the A330, rather than a re-engined version, the continuing sales of the twinjet and the absence of orders for the A350-800 has generated increasing uncertainty over its strategy for the 250-seat sector.
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Initial A350 test aircraft reach 800h
Airbus’s first pair of A350 prototypes have logged over 800h between them since the flight-test campaign began last June.
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LAM 190 inquiry yet to finalise human factors probe
Namibian investigators have yet to conclude human factors assessments in their inquiry into the fatal loss of a Mozambican Embraer 190, but face the task of explaining apparent sabotage by the captain.
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Airbus outsells Boeing in 2013
Airbus has managed to outsell Boeing during 2013 despite a strong performance by the US airframer in December.
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Air Algerie stays with 737-800 for single-aisle fleet
Algerian flag-carrier Air Algerie has opted for the Boeing 737-800 to meet single-aisle requirements under the airline's fleet-modernisation programme.
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An-12 crash investigation yet to yield clues
Russian investigators have taken fuel samples, and retrieved the flight recorders, as part of the inquiry into the Antonov An-12 crash in Irkutsk on 26 December.
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PICTURES: Third A350 shows off 'composite' livery
Airbus has rolled out its latest A350 flight-test aircraft, the cabin-equipped MSN2, in a colour scheme reflecting its composite construction.
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Ethiopian 787 test-flown after fire-damage repair
Ethiopian Airlines' fire-damaged Boeing 787-8, stranded at London Heathrow in July, has undertaken its first flight since the start of repair work to its aft fuselage.