All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 346
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MH370: Drift model places flaperon in east Indian Ocean
German oceanographic analysis indicates that the aircraft component washed up on Reunion in July probably originated from the eastern equatorial Indian Ocean.
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Boeing checks cabin system effect on smoke after 787 fire
Boeing is developing models to assess how environmental control systems might carry particles and gas from a fire in the emergency locator transmitter, in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines 787 fire at London Heathrow.
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Ethiopian 787 fire probe seeks assurance on battery defences
Investigators are seeking assurances that aircraft systems powered by lithium batteries are adequately protected against short-circuit, after formally attributing the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 ground fire to thermal runway in the emergency locator transmitter.
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Airbus starts assembling A350-1000 wing
Airbus has commenced production of the A350-1000 wing at its specialist UK plant in Broughton.
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Trigana ATR believed crashed in mountainous area: ministry
Preliminary information from the Indonesian government indicates that a missing Trigana Air ATR 42-300 has been found in a mountainous region of eastern Papua.
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Contact lost with Trigana ATR over Papua
Indonesian search and rescue authorities are hunting for an ATR 42-300 turboprop which has lost contact during a regional service in Papua.
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China Eastern to take 15 A330s
China Eastern Airlines is to acquire 15 Airbus A330s which will be delivered during 2017-18.
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Crashed IrAn-140 was above weight limit: inquiry
Iranian investigators have indicated that the HESA IrAn-140 involved in the take-off crash in Tehran last year was operating above its weight limit.
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MH17: Investigators analyse possible Buk missile fragments
Investigators have disclosed that they are examining components which might have originated from a Russian-built surface-to-air missile system.
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London Heathrow to test steeper glidepaths
London Heathrow is to conduct trials with slightly steeper glidepaths from mid-September, raising the approach angle from 3° to 3.2°.
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Highly-unstable approach preceded fatal Phenom crash
Investigators have determined that an Embraer Phenom 300 landed long and overran the runway at Blackbushe after an unstable high-speed approach which had involved a conflict with a microlight.
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French broaden Reunion search for possible MH370 debris
French authorities are to carry out a broader search operation in the vicinity of Reunion following the discovery of debris strongly suspected to have originated from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
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Airbus switches underline trend to A321neo
Airbus’s latest backlog data shows that three customers have converted A320neo orders to the larger A321neo.
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IAG confirms option conversion on 31 Airbus jets
Iberia parent IAG is converting options on eight Airbus A350-900s and three A330-200s into firm orders for the Spanish carrier.
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Undisclosed customer signs for 25 A321neos
Airbus has disclosed a firm order for 25 A321neo jets, assigned to an undisclosed customer, in its latest backlog data.
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MH370 debris identification a 'breakthrough': carrier
Malaysia Airlines describes the apparent retrieval of the first debris from its missing flight MH370 as a "breakthrough" in the investigation.
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PM: Reunion debris confirmed as part of missing MH370
Investigators have determined that the debris discovered on the French island territory of Reunion originated from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, according to Malaysia's prime minister.
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ANALYSIS: Why Reunion debris cannot refine MH370 search
Even if the flight-control surface discovered on the island of Reunion is confirmed as part of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, it is highly unlikely to aid the search for the Boeing 777-200ER.
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Cause of fatal Asiana 747F fire undetermined
Korean investigators have been unable to determine the origin of the fire which brought down an Asiana Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter off Jeju.
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Airbus still aiming for A320 rate-hike decision this year
Airbus is still aiming to reach a decision by the end of this year on a possible further production rate increase for the A320 line.