News from FlightGlobal – Page 1038
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FAA at controls during 787 fire
An FAA pilot was flying ZA002 at the time of the 787's emergency landing in Laredo, Texas, confirm those with direct knowledge of the incident.
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FAA: Manufacturers to set widespread fatigue life limits
Manufacturers of 4,198 airline transport aircraft will be required to set new life limits for their products under new rules to be issued by the US FAA on...
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PICTURE: Hawaiian takes delivery of third A330
Hawaiian Airlines has accepted delivery of its third Airbus A330 pegged for flights from Honolulu to either Los Angeles or Las Vegas. The aircraft...
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Ryanair wins Ex-Im support
Ryanair received approval for US Export Import Bank (Ex-Im) support covering unidentified Boeing aircraft, according to the bank's 6 October meeting minutes. The...
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NewsPICTURE: Turkish reveals depth of rebranding effort with new interiors
Turkish Airlines' massive rebranding effort is starting to become evident, with the carrier revealing new interiors on two new widebodies as well as a fresh...
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EADS weighs risk of Qantas incident on A380 deliveries
EADS is still assessing the effects of the Qantas engine-failure incident on its delivery schedule for the Airbus A380 this year and next.
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Airbus confirms tentative Skymark deal for four A380s
Airbus has confirmed a tentative agreement by Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines to acquire four A380 aircraft.
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A380 swaps leave uncertainty over spare engine availability
With all three Rolls-Royce Trent-powered Airbus A380 operators undertaking engine changes in their fleets, uncertainty has emerged over the availability...
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Pinnacle in talks with United-Continental over Q400 deployment
US regional operator Pinnacle is holding discussions with United and Continental Airlines over the deployment of an eventual 15 Bombardier Q400 turboprops in the combined carriers' network.
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NewsBoeing poised to make integrated IFE/seats offerable on 787
Boeing is poised to make the first integrated seats with in-flight entertainment (IFE) linefit offerable on its 787 aircraft. A spokesman for the airframer...
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PICTURE: New fiber optics-based IFE system flying on FlyDubai 737
A potentially revolutionary new in-seat in-flight entertainment system that uses lightweight fiber optic wiring has entered revenue service with low-cost...
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Assembly work begins on first production ARJ21
Assembly work has started on the first Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ21 production aircraft, which will be delivered to the regional...
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US Government views UPS 747 crash as accident
US Government investigators have found no evidence that the UPS Boeing Boeing 747-400 freighter which crashed in Dubai two months ago was brought down by...
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SIA's three A380s to return to service in 48h
Singapore Airlines (SIA) aims to return three Airbus A380s to service within the next 48 hours, after the aircraft was pulled out of the fleet for engine...
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Qantas adjusts schedule in wake of A380 grounding
Qantas Airways has made changes to aircraft types operated on some international routes, in order to minimise disruptions following the grounding of its...
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NewsOil fire likely cause behind Qantas Trent 900 failure, says EASA
An oil fire in the HP/IP structure may have caused the uncontained failure of a Qantas Airways Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine on an Airbus A380 last week,...
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Star acceptance of Avianca-TACA excludes Avianca Brazil for now
Avianca Brazil, previously known as OceanAir, has not yet been accepted to join the Star Alliance along with its sister carriers at Avianca-TACA, but expects...
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Avianca-TACA and Copa expect to formally join Star in 2012
Latin American airline groups Avianca-TACA and Copa expect to formally join the Star Alliance in the second quarter of 2012, giving the alliance 31 members...
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News787 test fleet grounded following in-flight fire
Boeing has grounded its six 787 flight test aircraft following an in-flight electrical fire. The fire started aboard ZA002, Boeing's second 787 test...
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Solena agrees technology pact for London biofuel plant
Synthetic fuels producer Rentech has signed a letter of intent with US bioenergy group Solena to provide its Fischer-Tropsch technology for use at Solena's...