All articles by Greg Waldron – Page 160
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Could MAS’s A380s bolster regional network?
When Malaysia Airlines (MAS) overhauls its network, it will probably explore the possibility of deploying its six Airbus A380 aircraft on regional routes.
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Cobham wins A$640 million Australian SAR deal
Cobham has won a A$640 million ($559 million) contract to provide search and rescue (SAR) services to the Australian government between 2016 and 2028.
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PICTURE: VietJet's first A320 on order enters final assembly
The first Airbus A320 aircraft included under VietJet Air’s order for up to 100 examples of the narrowbody type has entered final assembly in Tolouse.
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Survey ships set to grapple with MH370 search
As the underwater search for the lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 resumes, Australian authorities have underlined the challenges inherent in finding the aircraft.
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New data, refined analysis nudge MH370 search southwards
As the deep water search for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER missing since March commences, Australia has released an updated flight path analysis.
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Indonesia still gung-ho on KFX participation
Jakarta has reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with Seoul on the KFX indigenous fighter programme.
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Philippines invites bids for ASW helicopters
The Philippines has issued a tender for two anti-submarine warfare helicopters, with bidding to commence on 21 October.
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PICTURE: Eastern Air Lines firms up order for up to 40 MRJs
Eastern Air Lines has firmed up an order for 20 Mitsubishi Regional Jets (MRJ), following its signing of a memorandum of understanding at July’s Farnborough air show.
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KFX to benefit from F-35 offsets
In return for obtaining 40 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters, South Korea will receive technologies related to its long-planned KFX indigenous fighter programme.
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JTSB fails to pinpoint cause of 2013 ANA 787 battery incident
The Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) has released findings from an investigation into the 16 January 2013 main battery incident aboard an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-8 aircraft, which resulted in an emergency landing and contributed to a global grounding of the type.
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PICTURE: Malaysia’s first A400M takes shape
Airbus Defence and Space has released an image of the Malaysian air force’s first A400M tactical transport, and says the aircraft will be delivered in the first quarter of 2015.
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Nextant sells 400XTi jet in New Zealand
Nextant Aerospace has sold its first private jet in the New Zealand market, a re-manufactured Beechjet 400 designated Nextant 400XTi.
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Boeing, SpaceX win NASA contracts for ISS space taxi
NASA has tapped Boeing’s CST-100 and SpaceX’s Falcon9/Crew Dragon spacecraft for transporting crews to the International Space Station (ISS) from 2017.
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Lufthansa Technik Philippines adds C4 checks for A380
Lufthansa Technic Philippines (LTP) has added the capability to conduct C4 heavy maintenance checks for the Airbus A380 aircraft.
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Khazanah underlines MAS’s cost, productivity disadvantages
Khazanah Nasional’s recovery plan for Malaysia Airlines reaffirms the country’s commitment to the ailing flag carrier, but highlights the carrier's cost and productivity disadvantages relative to its rivals.
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Lion Air crew castigated in Bali crash final report
The final report into the crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft on short final to land at Denpasar's Ngurah Rai International airport on 13 April 2013 has identified several safety issues around the skill of the pilots and the carrier's emergency response procedures.
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PICTURE: Xiamen Airlines takes delivery of first 787-8
Xiamen Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 aircraft, making it the third Chinese carrier to receive the type.
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KC-390 engine wins FAA certification
The International Aero Engines V2500-E5 power plant for the Embraer KC-390 tactical transport has achieved FAA certification.
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Wellington’s first T-6Cs arrive in New Zealand
Beechcraft Defence Systems has flown two T-6C Texan II aircraft from Wichita, Kansas to New Zealand.
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Singapore probably has up to 40 F-15SGs
Evidence that Singapore has far more than the officially claimed 24 Boeing F-15SG fighter aircraft has emerged, although the precise number of airframes has yet to be ascertained.