All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 387
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Flybe sees text and ash-warning benefits from weather satcom
UK regional operator Flybe is planning to offer in-flight mobile communication as a fringe benefit from a satcom installation intended to provide live weather...
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NewsAir Pacific yet to pick engines as A330s replace 787 order
Fijian operator Air Pacific has yet to select an engine type for its new Airbus A330-200s, for which it opted after dumping its Boeing 787 order earlier...
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NewsPICTURE: Malaysia Airlines's first A380 completes maiden flight
Malaysia Airlines's first Airbus A380 has carried out its maiden flight at the airframer's headquarters in Toulouse.
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NewsAirbus working to keep deadline of final A350-900 assembly
With production of the Boeing 787 properly under way, after the airframer delivered the first example to Japan's All Nippon Airways in September, the pressure of attention will switch to Toulouse where Airbus is trying to keep to its deadline of beginning final A350-900 assembly by the end of this ...
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NewsAirbus and Boeing predict vast sales in narrowbody sector
Airbus and Boeing may disagree on any number of subjects but both airframers predict vast potential sales in the narrowbody sector during the next two decades
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NewsEASA obliges manufacturers to supply data on ash tolerance
European safety authorities intend to mandate the supply of manufacturers' data to airlines, to support their safety risk assessments of flights in volcanic ash conditions.
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Rising laser threat alarms air transport community
Investigation into aircraft laser interference suggests a sharp rise in incidents is down to an increasing number of events, not simply greater willingness to report encounters.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic to source fuel from industrial waste gas
Virgin Atlantic aims to support demonstration flights within 18 months using synthetic fuel derived from a process involving the capture of vented gases...
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NewsAirbus opens UK's A350 wing factory
Airbus has formally inaugurated the A350 plant at Broughton in the UK, which will manufacture wings for the twinjet family. The North Factory facility...
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Virgin engages in low-carbon fuel partnership
Virgin Atlantic is partnering with energy specialist LanzaTech to aid development of low-carbon fuel.
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NewsSnow vehicle's lights alerted Embraer pilot to runway incursion
US investigators have determined that the fortuitous sight of a snow-removal vehicle's headlamps prevented a runway collision after an Air Canada Embraer 190 had been cleared for take-off at Denver.
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NewsBack-up crew minimised casualties on blazing Tu-154
'Panic, stampede and confusion' led to evacuation of blazing Kolavia Tupolev taking twice as long as it should have
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NewsIndonesian Aerospace to study 19- to 50-seat civil aircraft
Indonesian Aerospace is to look at developing civil transport aircraft from 19 to 50 seats under a strategic co-operation with Airbus Military. This...
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NewsAvianova collapse is 'tragedy' for Russian economy: chief
Moscow Sheremetyevo airport's operator has set up an emergency office to handle the fallout from budget carrier Avianova's apparent collapse, after the airline failed to confirm that it would operate further services.
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NewsAvianova to be forced into bankruptcy: management
Shareholders in Russian low-fare operator Avianova are to put the carrier in bankruptcy, according to the team which is still claiming management of the...
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NewsLufthansa to take two more A380s and 10 other aircraft
Germany's Lufthansa Group is to acquire another two Airbus A380s as part of an order for 12 new aircraft for the company. They will be part of a package...
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NewsVIDEO: ANA 737 rolled near-inverted after rudder trim blunder
Japanese investigators have detailed the extraordinary in-flight upset involving an All Nippon Airways Boeing 737-700 which resulted in the aircraft banking to a near-inverted attitude.
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NewsInquiry confirms electrical arcing caused fatal Tu-154 fire
Investigators have attributed the fatal blaze on a parked Kolavia Tupolev Tu-154B at Surgut to electrical arcing in a generator panel mounted in the rear.
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NewsICAO and EU set down global accident reporting platform
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the European Commission have agreed to standardise their categorisation of accidents and incidents in order to improve analysis of safety data.
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NewsTu-154 crew battled power loss after switching off fuel pump
Inadvertent deactivation of a pump during fuel transfer sparked the near-complete loss of thrust on a Dagestan Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 that forced the crew into an erratic emergency landing, during which the jet broke up.