All articles by Jon Hemmerdinger – Page 142
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NTSB urges renewed emphasis on standard procedures
The US National Transportation Safety Board has released a video emphasising the need for stricter adherence by pilots to standard operating procedures.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Hawaii names 19 potential new routes
In addition, the carrier has released more details about the cities to which it could deploy its incoming fleet of Airbus A321neos.
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Air Canada to launch 11 new US routes next spring
Air Canada next summer will begin service on 11 new routes to the USA, an expansion intended to help fill its flights from major Canadian hubs to cities in Asia and Europe, the Montreal-based carrier announces.
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ALTA: San Juan back on the climb as long-haul returns
San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International airport is on the rise again, capturing new long-haul international routes roughly two years after the airport was privatised.
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ALTA: Embraer sees Latin orders once economies recover
Embraer arrives at this year’s ALTA Forum with its E-Jet E2 programme humming along as planned, with an unchanged entry-into-service target of 2018, says the company’s chief executive of commercial aviation Paulo Cesar Silva.
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ALTA: Mitsubishi sees MRJ70 filling niche in South America
Mitsubishi sees an opportunity to change the aircraft sales conversation in Latin America with its 70-seat MRJ70, Mitsubishi Aircraft chief executive Masao Yamagami tells Flightglobal.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Caribbean carriers expand south as local traffic slumps
Some leading Caribbean-based airlines continue to cut capacity on inter-island routes, deploying seats instead into what some executives see as high-growth markets in South America and elsewhere.
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Dynamic 767 fire linked to disconnected fuel line assembly: NTSB
A coupling assembly had become disconnected from the fuel line of a Dynamic International Airways Boeing 767-200ER that caught fire on 29 October at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport.
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AFI KLM receives A350 line maintenance approval in Europe
The European Aviation Safety Agency has granted approval to Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance to perform line maintenance on Airbus A350s, the MRO provider announces.
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NewsTristar A300 crashes near Mogadishu
An Airbus A300 operated by Egyptian cargo carrier Tristar Air crashed near Mogadishu in Somalia on 12 October after attempting to land, the carrier confirms.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: PMA demand to surge with new aircraft deliveries
Thousands of new aircraft deliveries appear set to drive a worldwide surge in demand for PMA parts, which today play a relatively small but critical role in the market.
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MRO MidAir seeks liquidation amid Transaero troubles
MRO Provider MidAir USA filed court documents in early September seeking to liquidate its business, a development that came as one of the company's largest airline customers faced mounting financial challenges.
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ANALYSIS: US carriers urged to prepare ahead of fleet upgrades
Major fleet changes planned by US airlines for the coming years could create operational headaches as new types are integrated and existing aircraft undergo cabin modifications, warns an industry consultant.
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Delta plans Raleigh-Paris service and adds capacity to Tel Aviv
Delta Air Lines is bolstering its international network from the US East Coast next year by launching a new service from Raleigh to Paris and adding more flights between New York and Tel Aviv.
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Chinese state company commits to 300 Boeing orders
A holding company of China’s Civil Aviation Administration has signed an agreement committing to purchase 300 Boeing aircraft in a deal worth $38 billion at list prices, Boeing announces.
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ExpressJet signs component repair deal with Airinmar
British company Airinmar will manage component repairs for US regional carrier ExpressJet Airlines under the terms of a new three-year agreement, Airinmar announces in a media release.
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Western Global MD-11 catches fire in Michigan hangar
Three people sustained "serious" injuries after a fire ignited on 17 September in the cargo hold of a Boeing MD-11 freighter operated by Western Global Airlines, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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NewsQatar 777 strikes landing lights on take-off from Miami
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777 sustained “substantial” damage after striking approach runway lights while taking off from Miami International airport on 15 September, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Delta TechOps to provide WestJet with 767 component support
Delta TechOps will maintain a variety of components on Calgary-based WestJet's growing fleet of Boeing 767-300ERs for five years, TechOps announces.
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Safety experts urge greater oversight of Allegiant
Safety experts are calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to substantially heighten oversight of Allegiant Air after a missing nut led a McDonnell Douglas MD-83’s elevator to jam on 17 August.