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Martin-Baker vows to learn lessons from fatal Red Arrows accident
The coroner’s report on the death of UK Royal Air Force Red Arrows display team pilot, Flt Lt Sean Cunningham, blamed ejection seat manufacturer Martin-Baker for failures of communication that allowed a maintenance error by the RAF. As a result, said the coroner, the seat detonated unexpectedly on the ground ...
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NewsAirlines begin push for discounted end-of-line 777s
Airlines are beginning to push for discounts on current generation Boeing 777s, as the airframer looks to bridge a gap in deliveries until the 777X enters service at the end of the decade.
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MC-21 programme proceeds to assembly phase
Development of the Irkut MC-21 twinjet has passed from the solid modelling and test phase to the assembly of airframe structures for two flying prototypes.
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NewsDassault and BAE Systems welcome Anglo-French UCAV pact
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have welcomed the launch by the UK and France of a joint two-year £120 million ($198 million) feasibility study into a future unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV).
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EasyJet to axe Jordan service in May
EasyJet is to axe its London-Amman route at the beginning of May in response to disappointing passenger volumes.
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Airbus enlists Sabena Technics in aftermarket programme
Airbus has selected French MRO specialist Sabena Technics as component repair provider for the Flight Hour Services aftermarket support programme.
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NewsCSeries performance meeting expectations: Lufthansa
Bombardier’s CSeries has met performance expectations during its first six months of flight tests, says Lufthansa Group chief executive Christoph Franz.
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Brussels Airlines to boost fleet and network
Brussels Airlines is to add nine summer destinations and two year-round destinations to its network, and two Airbus A319s to its fleet.
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UK Voyager deliveries hit half-way point
AirTanker’s Voyager programme has hit the mid-point in its delivery of 14 modified Airbus A330s, with its latest example having arrived in the UK on 29 January.
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NewsRedesigned gearbox component for EC225 to arrive by third quarter
Certification of the redesigned bevel gear vertical shaft for the Airbus Helicopters EC225 is expected towards the end of March 2014 or in early April as the manufacturer looks for a swift resolution to the problems that have afflicted the type since May 2012.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why 2013 was good for safety but not insurers
Last year was another good period from the point of view of airline safety but, with incurred losses equalling written premium in the year, it was not so good for insurers, writes Paul Hayes, director of air safety and insurance with Flightglobal advisory service Ascend.
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NewsCRJ200 crash probe focused on go-around actions
Investigators are still trying to understand the accident sequence which destroyed a Bombardier CRJ200 during an attempted go-around at Almaty.
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Russia ponders easing fleet-size rules for Q400 operators
Russian regulators intend to facilitate entry of locally assembled Bombardier Q400 turboprops to the domestic market.
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Safran positioned for growth in onboard electrical systems
No-one should be surprised that United Technologies, the parent company of Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky and Hamilton Sundstrand, redrew the aerospace industry competitive landscape when it bought Goodrich in 2012 for $18 billion. The largest M&A deal in aerospace industry history could hardly have gone down without repercussions, and naturally ...
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NewsDate set for Swiss Gripen referendum
Switzerland’s planned purchase of 22 Saab Gripen E fighters will be put to the public vote on 18 May, the nation’s Federal Council has confirmed.
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Air Astana and Rossiya select Boeing for 767 MRO
St Petersburg-based Rossiya Airlines and Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana have separately contracted maintenance specialist Boeing Shanghai to undertake C-checks on Boeing 767s.
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NewsUK launches commando role transition for AW101
Seven of the UK’s AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin rotorcraft will receive an initial set of modifications to ensure a continuation of support for the Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force once the service’s last Westland Sea King HC4/4+ transports are retired in 2016.
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NH90 closes in on 200th delivery milestone
NH Industries is ramping up production of its NH90 transport helicopter and is closing in on the 200th delivery of the type as it looks to put the delays and contract disputes that have dogged the programme behind it.
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Galileo services 'available from year-end' – Brussels
Europe’s much-delayed Galileo satellite navigation system is set to offer its first services around year-end, with 10 spacecraft in orbit to make a functional constellation.
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New identity, new fortunes for company formerly known as Eurocopter
Airbus Helicopters - the rebranded Eurocopter - believes the launch of its new identity will help to mark a reversal of fortunes as the manufacturer strives to recover from what its chief executive describes as a "very difficult year".