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Kaliningrad runway swept before A321 accident: airport
Kaliningrad Khrabrovo airport’s operator insists the condition of its runway was suitable to receive the Aeroflot Airbus A321 which subsequently veered off onto muddy ground and lost its nose-gear.
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LAM probes 'impact' to 737 on approach
Investigators in Mozambique are looking into the cause of an in-flight impact to a Boeing 737-700 which occurred on approach to the city of Tete.
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BA to cut two Spanish routes from London City
British Airways is axing flights to Madrid and Alicante from London City.
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UK pilots urge action over increasing drone encounters
Pilots’ representatives in the UK believe the risk of a drone collision with aircraft is increasing, after claiming a doubling of reported encounters.
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MD-90 operators told to fit angle-of-attack sensor heaters
Operators of Boeing MD-90s are being instructed to fit external case heaters on angle-of-attack sensors to prevent improper activation of the stick-shaker.
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Fastjet agrees equity partnership with South African lessor
Solenta Aviation is set to acquire a 28% shareholding in Fastjet as the low-cost carrier seeks to raise $28.8 million through a new share placing.
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FlightStats 2016 Airline On-Time Performance Service Award Winners Announced
January 4, 2017 - FlightStats, Inc., the leader in global flight information services, part of FlightGlobal, has released the winners for the 8th Annual Airline On-Time Performance Service Awards.
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New ruling allows for low visibility commercial landings
A recently updated US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ruling will allow airlines to operate in almost all visibility conditions with the assistance of Elbit Systems’ Clear Vision Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS).
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Aeroflot A321 damaged in Kaliningrad landing accident
One of Russian carrier Aeroflot’s Airbus A321s has been damaged in an accident at Kaliningrad, apparently suffering a nose-gear collapse.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Which airline CEO has the biggest job in 2017?
Airlines, at least collectively, have enjoyed the most profitable years in their history. But the outlook is looking more challenging for 2017 as oil costs creep back up and the competitive environment shows no sign of letting up. For many airline chiefs, the next 12 months will prove decisive.
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FORECASTS: What's in store for 2017?
As the old saying goes, anybody who can tell the future should keep quiet about it and quietly get rich on the stock market. Here at Flightglobal, we are naturally quite confident of our forecasting ability but instinctively generous with our opinions. Herewith our best horizon-scanning guestimates for 2017:
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A321 struck tail after pilot falsely perceived bounce
Swiss investigators believe an Airbus A321 sustained a tail-strike at Geneva after a pilot mistakenly believed the aircraft had bounced on landing.
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Air Baltic takes second CS300
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has taken delivery of a second Bombardier CS300.
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Citilink CEO resigns after 'drunk' pilot incident
Two top executives at Indonesian carrier Citilink have tendered their resignations, after a video of one of its pilots allegedly showing up for work drunk went viral.
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Newark opening hits Southwest at Washington National
Southwest Airlines lost three of its slot pairs at Ronald Reagan Washington National airport in October, following the lifting of restrictions at Newark Liberty International airport.
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REVIEW: A look back at our top 5 CEO interviews of 2016
As the end draws in for 2016, we take a look back at some of our most read CEO interviews of the year
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Tu-154 inquiry obtains video evidence of accident
Investigators probing the military Tupolev Tu-154 crash in the Black Sea are to analyse video recordings of the accident captured as the aircraft departed Sochi.
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Weather forced ill-fated Tu-154 to switch refuelling stop
Russian authorities have disclosed that the Tupolev Tu-154 which crashed in the Black Sea had originally been due to refuel in Mozdok, in North Ossetia, rather than Sochi.
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Emirates on verge of taking first Trent A380s
Emirates is set to take delivery of at least three Rolls-Royce Trent-powered Airbus A380s before the end of this year.
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Emirates defers delivery of a dozen A380s
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to defer delivery of 12 Airbus A380s which had been due to arrive over the next two years, under a tripartite agreement to cut production of the type a year earlier than previously planned.