All Fleets articles – Page 400
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MROAM: Skymark taps Delta TechOps for five-year engine MRO deal
Delta TechOps has signed a five-year component maintenance and exchange agreement with Skymark Airlines to provide advance exchange engine power-by-the-hour...
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MROAM: US Airways picks Barfield for component maintenance
US Airways has selected Barfield, a Sabena technics company, for component maintenance services.
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NewsP&W on A320neo: More pressure, less cooling
Pratt & Whitney plans to boost the overall pressure ratio of its PW1100G geared turbofan engine for the A320neo to approximately 50:1, up 11% from the 45:1...
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NewsSAS to lease new 737s and A320s as it phases out MD-80s
Scandinavian Airlines is to lease up to 17 Boeing 737-700/800 aircraft, and take additional Airbus A320s, as part of its effort to bring greater type uniformity...
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NewsAirbus watching A380 schedule closely after quake
Airbus is confident it will meet its delivery forecast of some 25 A380s this year despite the Japanese earthquake which has further complicated the juggling...
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NTSB: No signs of smoke in United A320 emergency
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have found not found "any signs of burning" or "indications of smoke or other anomalous system...
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NewsFAA mandates tough inspection regime for older Boeing 737s
Airlines that operate Boeing 737s face a rigorous new emergency inspection regime following the fuselage rupture of a Southwest Airlines 737-300 over Arizona...
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Southwest starts lap joint repairs on five aircraft
Southwest Airlines has started repairs on the lap joints of five Boeing 737s after finding minor subsurface cracking on the aircraft. The repairs stem...
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Fiji's Air Pacific appears to cancel entire 787 order
Fiji's Air Pacific appears to be the carrier behind the cancellation of eight Boeing 787s disclosed in Boeing's order books last month.
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Boeing delivers 104 aircraft in 1Q11
Boeing delivered 104 commercial aircraft in the first quarter of 2011, down slighly from the same period a year earlier.
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INTERIORS: Lufthansa Technik presents airborne exercise bike
After years of enquiries from pedal power enthusiasts around the world, Lufthansa Technik is now able to offer an exercise bike for safe, easy installation...
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US Airways wants A321neo to have Europe and Hawaii range
US Airways has informed Airbus it needs the re-engined A321neo to have a similar mission to Boeing 757s that fly longer-haul sectors. The carrier is...
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US Airways pushes for A321neo to have flight range for Europe and Hawaii
US Airways has informed Airbus it needs the planned re-engined A321neo to have a similar mission to 757s that currently fly longer-haul sectors.
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Qatar Airways orders five more 777s
Qatar Airways and Boeing have announced a deal valued at $1.4 billion for five new 777 aircraft, including 2 777-300ERs and 3 777 Freighters, pushing the...
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First sharklet A320 to start test flights in October
Airbus is to conduct the first flight of its sharklet-equipped prototype A320 in October, the airframe having undergone initial preparation for performance testing.
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NewsVIDEO: No viable all-new single-aisle before 2030 - Leahy
Airbus believes that a viable all-new single-aisle airliner will not arrive before 2030, due to the timing of the necessary advances in powerplant technology.
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NewsJazeera Airways cancels much of A320 order
Kuwaiti low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways appears to have cancelled 25 Airbus A320s, most of its outstanding order for the type. Airbus' latest backlog...
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PICTURES: Algerian airlines Tassili and Air Algerie take new Boeings
Algeria's Tassili Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing Next Generation 737-800 aircraft. It is the first of four aircraft that the airline...
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Norwegian to have up to nine Trent-powered 787s
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is to acquire up to nine Boeing 787-8 aircraft, and selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powerplant for the type.