News from FlightGlobal – Page 1440
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Regulating flexibly
Laws are often designed rigidly on the assumption that people will abuse them. But sometimes enforcing their spirit rather than their letter is more effective
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Helping China learn to fly
Rod Bruce's 40-year journey from crop duster ground crew to senior pilot instructor has taken him to one of Asia's foremost training colleges, where he is one of many overseas flyers employed
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PowerJet claims two Western lessors among Superjet prospects
Sukhoi hopes to obtain orders from two Western leasing companies for its Superjet 100 regional aircraft, after securing...
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Europe slams 'unrealistic' US subsidy estimates in WTO dispute
The exact way in which the USA has gone about calculating the level of support for Airbus came under scrutiny last week as World Trade Organisation experts...
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MTU to use geared- and contra-rotating fan to cut emissions
MTU is initiating a technological programme, centred on geared turbofan development, which aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from powerplants by up...
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NTSB: Confirmation bias, cockpit chatter unravels Comair pilots at Lexington
The pilots of the Comair Bombardier CRJ100 that crashed on take-off at Lexington, Kentucky's Blue Grass airport ...
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EASA at loss after fatigue study fails
duty time aimee turner london EASA at loss after fatigue study fails Failure to attract bidders to research flight duty hours means rules could...
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India's Deccan and Kingfisher seek partner for MRO JV
India's Air Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines are looking to establish...
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Qantas's Jetstar mulls over 'very large' Airbus A320 order
Qantas's low-cost arm Jetstar is looking to place a sizeable follow-on order for Airbus...
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PICTURES: Dreamliner Gallery to cut 787 cabin specification lead-time to six months
Boeing aims to enable its 787 customers to define their cabin specifications as little...
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FAA: 'We weren't connecting the dots'
Following revelations of the situational awareness obstacles faced by the Comair pilots at Lexington last year, the US Federal...
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Asia news in brief
Indigo seeks faster deliveries Indian low-cost carrier Indigo says it is on track to become profitable in the fiscal year ending March 2009 despite...
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Brazil's TAM outlines long-haul expansion plans
TAM's plan to expand its long-haul network has received a boost with the award of rights from Brazil's civil aviation authority to serve Frankfurt and Madrid.
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Asia news in brief
Virgin Blue applies for routes Virgin Blue has applied to the Australian and US governments for permission to launch 10 weekly Australia-USA non-stop...
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Qantas sells its stake in Air New Zealand
The book on trans-Tasman co-operation has closed following the sale by Qantas Airways of its 4.2% stake in Air New Zealand .