All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 438
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Lufthansa to pilot Amadeus' new broad-sweep flight search
Star Alliance carrier Lufthansa is to become the first airline to test a new booking engine from distribution specialist Amadeus, which uses a broad search...
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Icaro F28 pilots' hesitation to abort led to Quito overrun
Investigators in Ecuador believe a Fokker F28 crew was ill-prepared to abort take-off after a fire alert, and that the delay led the jet to overrun at Quito...
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NewsDubai 09: Senegalese detail new national carrier Senegal Airlines
Senegalese authorities have detailed initial plans for a new national carrier, Senegal Airlines, aimed at succeeding the troubled Air Senegal International...
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Dubai 09: Air Austral picks Sabena Technics for 737 MRO
Reunion-based carrier Air Austral has sealed a support agreement with maintenance firm Sabena Technics covering its Boeing 737 fleet. The five-year...
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A330 cleared for ETOPS flights beyond 180min
European safety authorities have cleared the Airbus A330 for beyond-180min extended twin-engined operations (ETOPS), enabling the aircraft to fly with a...
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NewsIcaro F28 pilots' hesitation to abort led to Quito overrun
Investigators in Ecuador believe a Fokker F28 crew was ill-prepared to abort take-off after a fire alert, and that the delay led the jet to overrun at Quito...
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Emirates' Clark outlines concerns over alliance power
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark has expressed strong concern over the increasing power of airline alliances, and insists that membership would stem...
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Trent 1000 completes crucial ETOPS test phase
Rolls-Royce's Trent 1000 powerplant has completed an extended twin-engined operations testing phase, aimed at demonstrating reliability over 3,000 cycles...
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RwandAir halts JetLink CRJ services after Kigali collision
RwandAir has suspended all operations with JetLink Express Bombardier CRJ aircraft following the fatal building collision at Kigali Airport, as investigators...
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NewsDetailed animation captures drama of Hudson ditching
Data from the extraordinary ditching in New York's Hudson river by a US Airways Airbus A320 has been used by a technical animation specialist to recreate...
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PICTURES: Flight-testing begins for Dornier 228NG
Swiss firm RUAG Aerospace has started the flight-test programme for its modernised version of the Dornier 228 turboprop. It formally rolled out the...
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NewsMerging BA and Iberia to split holding company 55:45
British Airways' proposed merger with Spain's Iberia will involve creating a holding company, TopCo, in which BA shareholders will have a 55% stake
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NewsBA and Iberia reach merger agreement
British Airways and its Oneworld partner Iberia have reached an agreement to merge the two carriers. The memorandum of understanding, which follows...
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Kenya Airways leases 767 to bridge gap to 787
Kenya Airways has leased an additional Boeing 767-300ER as an interim capacity measure following delays to the Boeing 787 programme. The flag-carrier...
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Vietnam Airlines in discussions to acquire A380s
Vietnam Airlines is in talks with Airbus over the acquisition of A380 aircraft.
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NewsBMI admits it needs £190m in funding by November 2010
Newly-filed accounts from UK operator BMI have revealed the airline's dire financial performance, and an admission that the carrier needs £190 million in...
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Aer Lingus obtains interest in possible aircraft sales
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus has attracted interest from several parties following its decision to pursue the possible sale, or sale and leaseback, of aircraft. The...
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NewsSearch teams hunt wreckage from crashed Tu-142
Search and rescue services are trying to recover wreckage from a Russian Tupolev Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft which crashed in the Tatar Strait off the...
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Lufthansa considering deferrals across broad range of types
Lufthansa is discussing the possible deferral of several aircraft deliveries and hints that these could include Airbus A380s. As part of its "Climb...
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NewsAirbus details trimming of A330 freighter weight
Airbus is attributing weight savings in its new A330-200 freighter partly to materials advantages taken from the A380 and A340-600 programmes. The...