All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 351
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Flybe to cut fleet as part of restructuring plan
UK regional carrier Flybe's restructuring programme will involve reducing the fleet by seven aircraft compared with its previous growth plans.
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UK's Flybe cuts 300 staff in bid to return to profits
UK regional carrier Flybe is to axe 300 staff as part of an effort to restore profitability to the company in 2013-14. The airline group has detailed...
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Airbus unconvinced over further A350 stretch
Airbus appears to be dismissing the possibility of a further stretch to the A350, despite the capacity gap between the A350-1000 and the A380. The...
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Israeli 707 tests commercial anti-missile system
Israel's air force has used a Boeing 707-300 to trial a missile-defence system intended for deployment on board commercial aircraft.
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Airbus keeps options open on A330 sharklets
Airbus has yet to rule out completely a possible sharklet wing-tip modification on the A330 but is not intending to pursue a re-engined version. Chief...
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Airbus close to launching A320 sharklet retrofit
Airbus expects to be able to launch a retrofit programme for sharklet wing-tips on the A320 by around March-April, having determined the technical requirements...
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Airbus confident over A350 lithium-ion battery architecture
Airbus is confident that it will not have to change the electrical architecture of the A350, in light of concerns over the use of lithium-ion batteries. The...
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Airbus dismisses 777X, stays bullish on A350-1000
Airbus has robustly defended the prospects for its A350-1000, insisting its relatively slow sales are due to delivery slot constraints while dismissing Boeing's...
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Airbus puts delivery target above 600
Airbus is aiming to deliver more than 600 aircraft this year, and keep its book-to-bill ratio above unity. The airframer is looking to secure gross...
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Late A320 deal tips Airbus over 900 orders
Sixty regular Airbus A320s for an unidentified customer have helped push the airframer's 2012 gross order total to 914 jets.
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Embraer 190 overran after pilots ignored flap-fault procedure
Ecuadorian investigators have determined that the crew of a TAME Embraer 190 did not follow correct procedures for flap failure before landing at Quito and overrunning the runway.
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PICTURE: Lao Central's first painted Superjet emerges
Lao Central Airlines' first Sukhoi Superjet 100 has been fully painted in the Asian carrier's livery at Russia's Ulyanovsk finishing facility. The...
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Singapore Airlines firms A380 and A350 orders
Singapore Airlines has ordered five more Airbus A380s and 20 A350-900s, sealing a deal which was tentatively agreed in October. Airbus says the carrier...
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Debt-ridden AeroSvit's aircraft detained at various airports
Ukraine's foreign affairs ministry has disclosed that aircraft operated by AeroSvit have been detained at various airports, in the wake of bankruptcy proceedings being initiated against the troubled carrier.
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Order balance for 787 stays positive
Analysis of the Boeing 787 backlog shows that the airframer has revealed new orders for more than 90 of the type since the first was delivered to All Nippon...
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Airbus deliveries in 'ballpark' of 2012 target
Airbus will far exceed its gross order forecast for 2012 and expects deliveries to be in the region of its target of 580. The airframer has yet to...
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CIT trebles A350 order with 10 more -900s
Lessor CIT has ordered another 10 Airbus A350-900s, taking its overall commitment to the twinjet type to 15. CIT had originally ordered five A350-800s...
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Tu-204 directive warns pilots to check thrust-reverse status
Russian authorities have ordered immediate action by Tupolev Tu-204 operators in the wake of two runway overruns by Red Wings aircraft, including the fatal...
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Investigators start analysing crashed Tu-204 recorders
Russian investigators have started analysing the flight recorders from the Red Wings Tupolev Tu-204 which crashed adjacent to a highway while attempting...
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Pilots killed as Red Wings Tu-204 crashes on Moscow highway
Three cockpit crew and a flight attendant have been killed after a Red Wings Tupolev Tu-204 crashed on a road near Moscow Vnukovo airport. Four other...