Fleets – Page 199
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Aerosucre 727 crash probe missing aircraft weight data
Investigators probing the crash of an Aerosucre Boeing 727-200 freighter during departure have so far been unable to determine the take-off weight of the aircraft.
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Crashed Aerosucre 727 attempted take-off in tailwind
Colombian investigators have determined that the crew of a Boeing 727-200 freighter departed in a tailwind before the aircraft overran and struck a perimeter fence, briefly becoming airborne before crashing in a field.
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Russian authorities offer to help decrypt MH17 radar data
Russian authorities have stressed that they are willing to assist investigators with decryption of radar data submitted to the criminal probe into the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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MH17 inquiry grapples with Russian radar-data format
Dutch investigators are still trying to unravel radar data sourced from Russia as part of the inquiry into the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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Icelandair modifies winglets on 757 fleet
Icelandair is fitting a modified blended winglet to its Boeing 757-200 fleet, the first airline in Europe to install the ‘scimitar’ design on the twinjet type.
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Juneyao Airlines firms order for five 787-9s
Juneyao Airlines has finalised an order for five Boeing 787-9s, its first widebodies.
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Eurowings retires its last CRJ900
Lufthansa's low-cost arm Eurowings has phased out its last Bombardier CRJ900 regional jet as part of short-haul fleet harmonisation around Airbus A320-family jets.
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PICTURE: Air India takes first A320neo
Air India has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, becoming the ninth Asian operator of the type.
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An-12 fire inquiry reveals doubts over APU maintenance
German investigators have been unable to determine the precise cause of an uncontained auxiliary power unit fire which destroyed an Antonov An-12 freighter preparing for departure from Leipzig.
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Expanding Norwegian's full-year profit surges
Budget carrier Norwegian has turned in a strong full year, with a four-fold increase in operating profit to NKr1.8 billion ($218 million) and a net profit of more than NKr1.1 billion.
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Aeromar looking at Embraer aircraft
Mexican carrier Aeromar Airlines has indicated potential interest in acquiring Embraer regional jets as it continues an effort to increase capacity.
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NewsUnited considering ‘alternatives’ to A350-1000
United Airlines is considering “different alternatives” to the 35 Airbus A350-1000s that it has on order, says chief financial officer Andrew Levy.
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NewsUnited hints at widebody fleet plans with Polaris retrofits
United Airlines will begin retrofitting 69 of its Boeing 767s and 777-200s with its new Polaris business class this year, the first indication of how many of each type it plans to keep in its widebody fleet.
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NewsWideroe to be E190-E2 launch operator
Norwegian regional carrier Wideroe will be launch operator of the Embraer 190-E2, making a move up to jet operations after years of operating Bombardier turboprops.
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Korean Air to take seven CS300s in 2017
Korean Air will take delivery of 16 aircraft over 2017, including seven Bombardier CS300s.
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Air Canada's CS300s could enable broad network changes
Though Air Canada has described its incoming Bombardier CS300s as replacements for Embraer 190s, a top Air Canada executive has suggested the fleet plan could evolve.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: PAL's Bautista builds a better airline
Philippine Airlines (PAL) aspires to become an even “better airline”, following three consecutive years of profitability and as it awaits the delivery of new-generation aircraft.
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Spectre of false glideslope emerges in Bishkek 747 crash
Preliminary information about the Boeing 747-400F crash at Bishkek appears to indicate that the aircraft encountered a false glideslope before initiating its fatal descent, and that the crew attempted a go-around.
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Western Air Saab 340 comes off Grand Bahama runway
Images distributed on social media appear to show a Western Air Saab 340 has come to rest in rough ground at Grand Bahama airport in Freeport.