All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 375
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Federal authority alleges illegal operation of crashed Yak-42
Russian investigators have charged a senior executive of carrier Yak-Service, alleging that the pilots had been illegally operating a Yakovlev Yak-42 which...
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First A320neo to roll off Hamburg production line
Airbus is intending to produce its first A320neo at the final assembly line in Hamburg, before opening production at other facilities. The airframer...
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NewsAirbus predicts 20-year demand for over 28,000 jets
Airbus is forecasting demand for 28,200 passenger and freighter aircraft worth nearly $4 trillion over the next 20 years, an increase of 1.2% on its previous...
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NewsPremature clearances behind serious Johannesburg incursion
Early clearances mixed with complacency from tower controllers at Johannesburg helped create the circumstances that forced a Boeing 737 to abort take-off...
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NewsFriction clue missed before Airlink ERJ overrun
South African investigators have found that poor runway-friction data at George Airport was not acted upon, just a month before an overrun badly damaged...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Airbus grows global fleet presence
Boeing and Airbus together account for 65% of the world airliner fleet, but the European airframer has boosted its share at the expense of its US rival
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Inactive transponder hid departing 757 from Atlanta radar
Investigators have determined that a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 was involved in three losses of separation within a few minutes of departing Atlanta,...
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Focus on visual approach put A319 on wrong runway
Pilots of an Air France Airbus A319 erroneously landed on the wrong runway at Casablanca after accepting a visual approach and failing to notice that the...
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Inquiry details confusion behind 777 airprox with C-17s
US investigators have detailed the confused co-ordination between air traffic controllers that led to a close encounter between an American Airlines Boeing...
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NewsFocus on visual approach put A319 on wrong runway
Pilots of an Air France Airbus A319 erroneously landed on the wrong runway at Casablanca after accepting a visual approach and failing to notice that the...
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Inquiry opens after Mandarin 190 damaged in runway accident
Taiwanese investigators have opened an inquiry after an Embraer 190 was damaged during a runway accident at Magong. The aircraft, operated by local...
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NewsIcelandair examines smaller types for future fleet
Icelandair Group is considering two options for Icelandair's future fleet, notably whether to move away from its uniform Boeing 757 operations. In...
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NewsRework developed for flawed Trent 1000 gearboxes
Engineers have developed a rework procedure which resolves the problem of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 gearboxes affected by a recent corrosion issue. The...
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Flybe plots new measures after pessimistic forecast
Regional operator Flybe Group is planning more cost-saving measures after predicting a poor full-year outlook. The group has turned in a 1.6% rise...
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AirAsia X to lease six A330s from ILFC
AirAsia's long-haul operation, AirAsia X, is planning to lease six Airbus A330-300s from US firm International Lease Finance. The carrier, which already...
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NewsPICTURE: Airbus shows off wing box for first flying A350
Airbus has completed structural assembly of the first flying A350-900 prototype's initial wing box at its Broughton plant in the UK.
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Armavia Superjets dormant as delivery dispute escalates
Armavia and Sukhoi are locked in a dispute over the delivery of Superjet 100s after the Armenian flag-carrier stopped operating its first aircraft, having...
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NewsBritish Airways A380 deliveries to be pushed back
British Airways is in talks with Airbus regarding delivery of its initial A380s, with the first arrival probably being put back until around the third quarter...
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NewsCrashed Superjet was cleared below minimum safe altitude
Preliminary findings from the Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash inquiry show that the aircraft had been cleared to descend below the minimum safe altitude for the...