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PD-14 engine for MC-21 secures Russian certification
Russian authorities have granted certification for the Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine which has been designed to power the Irkut MC-21.
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British Airways plans Charleston's first European nonstop
British Airways will land in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2019, offering the city's first scheduled nonstop transatlantic service.
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Swiss sends Airbus jets to Joramco for base maintenance
Joramco has won a five-year airframe maintenance contract from Swiss.
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Gatwick floats back-up runway for single-aisle departures
London Gatwick airport’s operator believes that introducing routine use of its back-up runway could enable it to accommodate another 10-15 aircraft movements during peak hours.
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TAP A340 overran on take-off after intersection blunder
Brazilian investigators have finally disclosed that a taxi route error resulted in an Airbus A340-300’s overrunning the runway on take-off from Rio de Janeiro, whereupon it collided with lights and navigation aids before climbing away.
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Greybull to take majority stake in Monarch Aircraft Engineering
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has agreed a deal under which Greybull Capital will become a majority shareholder.
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Cypriot carrier Cobalt halts operations
Cypriot carrier Cobalt Air has suspended operations, becoming the latest European operator to run into difficulty in recent weeks.
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NBAA: Silvercrest ‘attracting interest from other airframers'
Safran fields regular inquiries from airframe manufacturers about potential application for its Silvercrest turbofan but its priority is to ensure the engine’s development is on track for its initial application, the Textron Aviation Cessna Citation Hemisphere.
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PICTURES: Dassault exhibits 6X cabin at NBAA
Dassault Aviation is exhibiting the Falcon 6X cabin mock-up at NBAA, having adapted the unit originally produced for the now-defunct 5X.
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NBAA: TAG Farnborough on track for another record year
TAG Farnborough, the UK’s leading business aviation airport, expects to smash its annual movement record in 2018, thanks to a resurgence in global business aviation traffic to the hub, about 35 miles (55km) southwest of London.
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NBAA: Safran to test Silvercrest compressor redesign
Safran Aircraft Engines will undertake a crucial test next year on a redesigned high-pressure (HP) compressor for its Silvercrest engine as it works to tackle performance issues discovered during early flight trials.
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NBAA: Safran shows off electric power technology
A Safran-designed electric motor could be flight-tested on an advanced demonstrator within two years, as the company seeks potential applications for the technology.
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NBAA: Pilot shortages and airspace improvements become focus following regulatory victory
Having recently secured one of its most-notable regulatory victories in decades, NBAA is turning fuller attention toward addressing longstanding, industrywide issues like US airspace modernisation and easing of a pilot shortage.
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NBAA: Daher looks to dispel single-engine scepticism
Daher has returned to NBAA, and is using the event to push sales of its TBM 910 and 930 single-engined turboprop family within the US charter community.
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NBAA: Honeywell sweetens GoDirect connectivity services
Honeywell is highlighting changes to several maintenance and connectivity products – tweaks the company says give customers better control over onboard data usage, helping them cut costs.
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UK pilots back exploration of Gatwick runway potential
UK cockpit union BALPA is backing a proposal for London Gatwick to use its back-up runway for regular operations as part of a measure to increase airport capacity.
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Q400 engine door separated after being left unlocked
Russian investigators have attributed to procedural failure the loss of an engine door on a Bombardier Q400 shortly after departing Vladivostok.
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NBAA: FalconEye cleared for 100ft reduced-minima landings on 8X
Dassault Aviation has received European and US approval for its FalconEye enhanced vision system on the Falcon 8X and is now working towards certification on the Falcon 900 and 2000 families.
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G150's pressurised door fatally struck captain
Finnish investigators have determined that a Gulfstream G150 captain was killed when explosive depressurisation blasted open the aircraft’s door as he attempted to enter the jet at Kittila.