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Falling oil prices not impacting new airliner sales: Ascend
Falling oil prices are not deterring airlines from ordering new fuel-efficient aircraft, and there is little prospect of that changing even if prices stay low, argues the chief economist at Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy.
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Russian authority claims MH17 inquiry findings 'unsubstantiated'
Russian authorities have formally communicated to Dutch investigators concerns that the inquiry into the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 contains several contradictions and discrepancies.
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EasyJet urges cross-check rigour after take-off data incidents
EasyJet has underlined to crews the crucial importance of cross-checking performance calculations after three take-off incidents came under investigation in the space of four months.
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AWAS sale stalls amid Chinese turmoil
Negotiations on the purchase of operating lessor AWAS are being delayed owing to the market meltdown in China, sources indicate.
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AirAsia X switches remaining A330s to re-engined variant
Long-haul low-cost operator AirAsia X has cancelled 11 Airbus A330-300s in favour of taking 11 re-engined A330neo jets.
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ANALYSIS: To cut carbon, pack in the pax
Airlines that have been the most vocal about the positive steps they have taken to reduce their carbon footprints were ranked among the least fuel-efficient transatlantic carriers in a recent study carried out by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The fantasy of ASEAN open skies
ASEAN is some distance away from achieving a truly single aviation market, with three member states yet to fully ratify multi-lateral air service agreements by the 2015 year-end deadline.
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CRJ crash probe wrestles with damaged recorders
Swedish investigators have yet to ascertain the extent of the data which can be extracted from the flight recorders of the crashed West Atlantic Bombardier CRJ200 freighter.
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Flight instructor blamed for Do-228 belly landing
Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council (ASC) has concluded that the incompetence of a flight instructor was the main cause behind a Daily Air Dornier Do-228 belly landing in December 2014.
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NewsAzul takes final E195-E1 in special livery
Brazil's Azul has taken delivery of its final current generation Embraer E-Jet, with a E195 painted in a special livery commemorating its partnership with live TV provider SKY.
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Air China to take six more 777-300ERs
Chinese flag-carrier Air China has reached an agreement to acquire six Boeing 777-300ERs.
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Garuda hands over 737 to Indonesian air force
Garuda Indonesia has sold a Boeing 737-500 to the Indonesian air force.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Our 2015 forecasts revisited – spot-on or way, way off?
Forecasting is a rough game, but here at Flight we're always up for a challenge – or are we just too foolish to know when to quit? Our 2015 calls, in retrospect
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Air transport safety reached new peak in 2015: Ascend
Air transport operations resulted in a global fatal accident rate of just one in 5 million flights last year, the lowest figure on record.
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Spatial disorientation overwhelmed Kazan 737 crash crew
Spatial disorientation could have led the pilots of an ill-fated Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 to perceive that the aircraft was flying inverted as it dived towards the ground.
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NewsForecasts 2016: What's on approach for the year ahead?
Are we on the cusp of a personal jet age? Is the civil tiltrotor doomed? Do the big Gulf carriers need yet more aircraft? Will Boeing and Northrop Grumman do a takeover tango and can Rolls-Royce carry on as we know it? And, is anybody going to the Moon? Time ...
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EasyJet A319 lands on closed Pisa runway
Italian investigators are looking into an incident involving an EasyJet Airbus A319 which mistakenly landed on a Pisa runway which had not been in operation.
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Poor training among catalogue of failings in Kazan 737 crash
Pilots of a Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 had not realised the autopilot had disengaged as they attempted a go-around at Kazan, during which the aircraft entered a steep dive and disintegrated upon striking the ground.
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PICTURE: Tianjin Airlines takes China's first E195s
Tianjin Airlines has taken delivery of two Embraer 195s, the first of the type in China.
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United pilots to vote on accord without 100-seater commitment
Pilots at United Airlines will vote on a contract extension in January that lacks any commitment for a 100-seat aircraft order from the carrier.