Fleets – Page 204
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Over 100 passengers on hijacked Afriqiyah A320
Security services in Malta have started an operation to handle the Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 diverted to the island during an apparent hijack.
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FESTIVE QUIZ: Can you outsmart Uncle Roger?
The holiday season is nigh - which means Uncle Roger’s Festive Quiz!
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United takes first 777-300ER amid widebody fleet shifts
United Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 14 Boeing 777-300ERs, its first new variant of the venerable widebody since 2005.
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Island Air to acquire three Q400s
All-ATR operator Island Air will acquire three new Bombardier Q400 turboprops in 2017, a move that follows the recently-restructured carrier's cancellation of a Q400 order a few years ago.
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EASA to order seal checks on Trent 1000s
Operators of Boeing 787s with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines will be ordered to carry out repetitive inspections of rotor seals following a recent aborted take-off.
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PICTURE: China Southern takes first A320neo
China Southern Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo.
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FlightStats Announces 8th Annual “Best of the Best” Awards Finalists
December 14, 2016, Portland, OR – FlightStats, Inc, part of FlightGlobal, the leader in global flight information services, has released the finalists for the 8th Annual Airline On-time Performance Service Awards.
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CRJ crash: Display behaviour absent from operator manuals
Swedish investigators have found that operating manuals used by West Atlantic did not describe crucial aspects of the behaviour of primary cockpit displays in the event of an in-flight upset.
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CRJ crash probe highlights ineffective crew communication
Swedish investigators believe a Bombardier CRJ200 freighter entered a fatal descent after its crew reacted to a sudden, but inaccurate, indication of a change in attitude.
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Boeing to lower 777 rate to five monthly in August 2017
In August 2017 Boeing will drop 777 production to five per month, its lowest annual rate since 2005.
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Sustained safety effort pulled Kazakhstan off EU blacklist
Kazakhstan’s removal from European Commission blacklisting has followed a sustained effort to modernise and revamp its air safety oversight.
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UK investigators reveal further serious drone encounters
UK investigators have revealed another two serious drone encounters with commercial aircraft took place in the same week as three previously-disclosed incidents.
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Boeing signs $16.6 billion airliner deal with Iran
Boeing announced 11 December signing a deal with Iran Air worth $16.6 billion at list prices for 50 737 Max 8s, 15 777-300ERs and 15 777-9s with deliveries beginning in 2018.
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United to premier 777-300ER on Hong Kong flights
United Airlines will debut its new Boeing 777-300ERs on flights to Hong Kong in March, a month after the type enters service at its Newark and San Francisco hubs.
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EASA submits foundation for new pilot mental-fitness rules
Europe’s air transport safety authority has put forward a formal proposal to support mental fitness of pilots in the wake of last year’s Germanwings Airbus A320 crash.
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Philippine Airlines firms order for five Q400s
Philippine Airlines has firmed an order for five Bombardier Q400 turboprops, with purchase rights for an additional seven aircraft.
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Emirates set to take Trent-powered A380 this month
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is set to receive its first Rolls-Royce-powered Airbus A380 on 16 December, after resolving last-minute technical hitches.
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ANALYSIS: Why Hawaiian thinks A321neos are 'perfect'
Taking delivery of a new aircraft type can be exciting for executives at any airline.
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PIA aircraft reportedly missing
Unconfirmed reports are claiming that a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft is missing following departure on a service to Islamabad.