All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 490
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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...
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NewsTAM A320 crash: Reason for mis-set throttle still unclear
Brazilian investigators have been unable to determine why the crew of the TAM Airbus A320 which fatally overran at Sao Paulo Congonhas, two years ago, landed...
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NewsRyanair pressures Boeing with threat to cancel 737 orders
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is threatening to cancel or defer aircraft orders from Boeing, and temporarily stem its growth, if it fails to secure a fleet-renewal...
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NewsA330F test regime to include main-deck flooding
Airbus is planning to flood the cargo compartment of its A330-200 freighter as part of the testing regime, to check that it can handle water run-off during...
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NewsNo survivors as Il-76 crashes in eastern Russia
None of the 11 occupants of an Ilyushin Il-76 has survived after the heavy transport crashed after departure from Mirny in the Sakha republic. The...
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Virgin stays with Rolls-Royce to power A330-300s
Virgin Atlantic has selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 to power the 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft ordered earlier this year.
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NewsAirbus proposes jack to avoid modifying A330 P2F nose
Airbus will not develop a nose-gear modification for passenger-to-freight conversion of the A330-200, but instead opt for a simple jacking tool to level...
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NewsLufthansa third-quarter details contributions of BMI, Austrian
Lufthansa Group's nine-month results detail for the first time the contributions of newly-acquired carriers BMI and Austrian Airlines, and also show that...
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Etihad to open two Japanese routes
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to open its first Japanese services early next year, with connections to Tokyo and Nagoya.
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NewsRoyal Jordanian to decide on possible 777 or A330 lease
Royal Jordanian Airlines is intending to decide within a couple of months whether to lease Boeing 777-200 or Airbus A330-200 aircraft as a replacement for...
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NewsCzech Airlines privatisation scrapped after sole bid rejected
Czech Airlines' privatisation has effectively been scrubbed after the Government rejected the only bid for the flag-carrier. The Unimex-Travel Service...
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EASA clears A380's brake-to-vacate and overrun protection
Lufthansa and Air France are set to introduce two landing systems on the Airbus A380, one designed to increase runway efficiency and the other to prevent...
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NewsSharjah 707 crash inquiry confirms part fell from jet
United Arab Emirates investigators have confirmed that part of the airframe from the Azza Air Transport Boeing 707-330C which crashed at Sharjah last week...
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NewsVIDEO: Sharjah 707 crash footage shows unexplained falling object
Video images capturing the Sudanese Boeing 707 crash during take-off from Sharjah
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Cargo 707 reportedly crashes outside Sharjah
Emergency services are reportedly attending the scene of a freighter crash at Sharjah Airport in the United Arab Emirates. The aircraft, said to be...
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London City owner to buy Gatwick Airport for £1.5bn
UK airports operator BAA has agreed to sell London Gatwick to a group controlled by Global Infrastructure Partners, the owner of London City Airport. BAA...