All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 356
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NewsDUBAI: 777X helps Boeing double rival Airbus's haul
Boeing’s launch of the 777X meant it pushed Airbus firmly into second place during the Dubai air show, more than doubling its rival’s order total in terms of value and the number of aircraft.
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NewsCrashed 737 pushed into dive during go-around
Initial flight-data recorder analysis indicates that the pilots of the Tatarstan Boeing 737-500 which crashed at Kazan pushed the aircraft into a steep dive after the jet pitched up during a go-around.
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DUBAI: Emirates encouraged by smooth A350 tests
Emirates is gaining confidence that the Airbus A350 will meet the airline’s expectations, after being encouraged by the state of the test-flight programme.
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NewsDUBAI: Air Algerie takes A330 for long-haul renewal
Air Algerie is intending to take three Airbus A330s as part of the airline’s fleet-renewal programme.
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NewsDUBAI: Emirates influence will make 777X a best-seller
Emirates Airline believes that its input in shaping the Boeing 777X, far from ‘Emiratising’ the twinjet, will turn it into a best-selling platform.
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NewsDUBAI: Start-up Libyan Wings signs for A350s and A320neos
Start-up carrier Libyan Wings is to take three Airbus A350-900s and four A320neos for its operations.
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NewsNo survivors from Tatarstan 737 crash
Russia’s emergencies ministry has confirmed 50 fatalities from the accident at Kazan involving a Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500.
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NewsKazan crash involves Tatarstan 737
Forty-four passengers and six crew were on board a Boeing 737-500 which has crashed at Kazan in the republic of Tatarstan.
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NewsDUBAI: Etihad orders up to 117 Airbuses
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is ordering 40 A350-900s and 10 -1000s, plus 36 A320neo-family twinjets.
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NewsDUBAI: Emirates orders 50 more A380s
Emirates is adding to its huge twin-aisle orders at the Dubai air show with a deal for 50 more Airbus A380s.
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NewsDUBAI: Emirates, Qatar sign for 777X, Flydubai for 737 Max
Middle Eastern carriers Emirates and Qatar Airways are each signing for the Boeing 777X, while Flydubai is taking the re-engined 737 Max.
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NewsAirbus overbooks on current A320 production
Airbus is beginning to see overbooking on the baseline A320, leaving the airframer confident that it will be able to maintain its monthly production rate of 42 aircraft as it transitions to the A320neo.
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NewsEADS puts full-year Airbus deliveries at 620
Airbus will deliver up to 620 commercial jets this year, under the latest outlook from parent EADS, while the airframer has already exceeded a revised net order forecast of 1,200 aircraft.
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NewsFatigue failure suspected in F-27 blade-off accident
French investigators have revealed evidence of fatigue on a retaining bolt from the Fokker F-27 that sustained serious damage when a propeller blade passed completely through the fuselage.
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NewsAerolineas tentatively signs for four A330s
Aerolineas Argentinas has tentatively agreed to order four Airbus A330-200s to reinforce the South American carrier's long-haul fleet.
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NewsCollision alert overridden in serious Swiss airprox
Pilots of a business jet obeyed an air traffic control instruction to descend, despite a contradictory collision-avoidance warning, aggravating a serious airprox incident in Swiss airspace.
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NewsAirbus backlog reveals conversions to A320neo
Two customers for the baseline Airbus A320 family appear to have converted their orders to the A320neo, despite previous insistence from the airframer that such swaps would not be entertained.
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NewsQatar CSeries order hinges on popularity
Qatar Airways is encouraged by the Bombardier CSeries' commencing its test-flight programme but an order will depend on the aircraft's popularity.
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NewsAssembly begins on final A350 test aircraft
Airbus has started final assembly of the final airframe in the A350 test fleet, MSN5, following delivery of the three fuselage sections to Toulouse.
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NewsMD-83 struck wing after unstable Afghan approach
Pilots of a Boeing MD-83 conducted an unauthorised approach to Kandahar, and failed to stabilise the aircraft, before it sustained serious damage in a runway wing-strike.