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NewsPictures: Airbus flies four A380 test aircraft in formation over Toulouse including landing gear problem MSN004 and GP7200-powered MSN009
One day after the unplanned return of an Airbus A380 test aircraft due to landing gear sensor problems, the manufacturer flew four of the test aircraft, including the troubled airframe, above Toulouse in formation
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Crashed Comair CRJ100 took off from wrong runway at Lexington
Crew used shorter runway despite air traffic control instructions
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NewsPictures: Airbus A380 GP7200 test aircraft performs rejected take-off today ahead of Friday first flight
Airbus is understood to be preparing the Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 test aircraft to perform a rejected take-off today ahead of a first flight this week.
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NewsAirbus A380 test aircraft MSN009 will be workhorse to bear brunt of Engine Alliance GP7200 certification programme
MSN009 is set to perform around 95% of the GP7200-powered A380 certification testing, which is expected to last around nine months in all, with flying scheduled for completion at the end of June 2007
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NewsAtlas Air and Polar Air Cargo parent group maps out plan to order Boeing 747-8Fs for its fleet renewal
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, parent of US cargo carriers Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, is poised to conclude a deal for up to 12 Boeing 747-8 Freighters as it begins a major fleet-renewal programme.
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NewsQantas to receive A$100m compensation for Airbus A380 delays, will add more A330s
Australia’s Qantas Airways is to receive more than A$100 million in damages from Airbus for delays in deliveries of its 12 firm-ordered A380-800s. It has meanwhile confirmed orders for four more Airbus A330 twinjets, two of which will be leased.
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NewsBoeing focuses on weight not rate, easing back on production study to focus on lighter twinjet
Boeing confirms it is stretching out its 787 production rate increase study and, at the same time, is ramping up spending on weight-saving initiatives to close the gap with its original targets.
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NewsPicture: Airbus begins engine runs on Engine Alliance GP7200-powered A380 in Toulouse
Airbus has begun engine ground runs of the Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 test aircraft at its facilities in Toulouse.