All Ops & safety articles – Page 300
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NewsWrongly-fitted washer led A300 to veer off runway
Incorrect installation of a washer in the nose-gear torque link axle of an Airbus A300B4 freighter caused a chain reaction that ended with the aircraft’s veering off the runway at Bratislava.
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NewsChina Airlines 747F makes emergency landing; regulator investigating
Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council (ASC) is investigating an incident where a China Airlines Boeing 747-400 Freighter had to make an emergency landing because...
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DLR tests Krüger flap for laminar wing
European aerodynamicists are working on Krüger flaps as a high-lift device for laminar-flow wings on next-generation aircraft in a EU-funded project led...
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AAR signs E-jet MRO deal with Liebherr-Aerospace
AAR has entered into an agreement with Liebherr-Aerospace to provide landing gear MRO services for the Embraer E-jet family. AAR's landing gear facility...
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NewsAirbus expects second A350 to fly in October
Airbus is expecting to fly its second A350-900 prototype, MSN3, next month and begin final assembly of the first customer aircraft by the end of this year.
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Nozzle failure caused Emirates A380 engine incident
The failure of a high pressure turbine (HPT) nozzle has been identified as the cause of an engine failure and uncommanded shutdown on board an Engine Alliance...
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NewsThai A330-300 damaged in Bangkok runway excursion
The nose landing gear of a Thai Airways Airbus A330-300 aircraft collapsed after the aircraft made a runway excursion upon landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi...
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Bombardier conducts high-speed CSeries trials
Bombardier concluded at least four high-speed taxi trials of its new CSeries at Mirabel airport today, before calling it quits for the day due to high winds.Test...
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NewsJAL 777-200 makes emergency landing after engine trouble
A Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 777-200 aircraft had to make an emergency landing on 5 September, after its pilots discovered issues in its right engine. The...
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Airbus secures Chinese A330 order in quiet August
China Eastern Airlines was behind the only long-haul order for Airbus during a quiet August, but the deal for the single A330 marks the first firm Chinese order recorded by the airframer this year.
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ANALYSIS: United sees value in flights to 'fresh' Chengdu
United Airlines is going west, to western China that is, more than a decade after the Chinese government began incentivising investment in the region.The...
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NewsCSeries high-speed taxi tests delayed by weather
Bombardier has postponed high-speed taxi tests of the CSeries to at least 5 September, as weather thwarted plans to begin the trials for the second day in...
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NewsBombardier begins CSeries high-speed taxi tests
Bombardier began high-speed taxi tests of its new CSeries today, calling previous sightings of high-speed trials "high-speed low-speed tests".The...
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Delta orders 40 A330s and A321s
Delta Air Lines has ordered 10 Airbus A330-300s and 30 A321s with deliveries from 2015.The first A330 will be delivered to the Atlanta-based carrier...
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1time Zimbabwe set to launch operations in October
A planned Zimbabwe-based regional start-up hopes to launch operations next month under the 1time name and is working on a deal to relaunch the brand in South Africa by buying the holding company of the former low-cost carrier.
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NewsComac to install C919 landing gear on iron bird by September
Comac has started the installation of parts on its C919 iron bird ground rig, and is targeting to have the aircraft's landing gear installed by late September. The...
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NewsCSeries spotted on high-speed taxi trials
Bombardier could be lining up for an imminent first flight of its all-new CSeries airliner in the wake of high-speed taxi trials apparently conducted at...
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NewsBombardier CSeries approved for first flight
Bombardier has received a flight test permit from Transport Canada for the CSeries, securing the last regulatory requirement needed for the first flight...
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NewsMRJ attributes programme delay to US FAA's delegation process
Mitsubishi Aircraft is taking longer than expected to develop its regional jet because of the challenges it has encountered in adopting the US Federal Aviation...