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  • EASA orders urgent checks for EC135 rotor hub cracks

    News | 18 May 2012 12:07 | David Learmount

    The European Aviation Safety Agency issued an emergency airworthiness directive on 17 May relating to Eurocopter EC135 helicopters after a crack was detected...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/EASA-orders-urgent-checks-for-EC135-rotor-hub-cracks-372058/

  • Approval paves way for winglets on 767-300ER freighters

    News | 17 May 2012 21:07 | John Croft

    Boeing 767-300ERs with Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) winglets are now "viable candidates" for conversion to freighters under a US Federal Aviation Administration...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Approval-paves-way-for-winglets-on-767-300ER-freighters-372035/

  • Air Dolomiti ATR 72 makes emergency landing in Munich

    News | 17 May 2012 16:31 | Michael Gubisch

    An Air Dolomiti ATR 72-500 veered off the runway during an emergency landing at Munich airport today (17 May) after returning to the German hub due to smoke in the cockpit and cabin.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Air-Dolomiti-ATR-72-makes-emergency-landing-in-Munich-372025/

  • First A380s with line-fit wing-fix to be delivered in 2014

    News | 16 May 2012 11:19 | David Kaminski-Morrow

    Airbus is expecting one-off charges to implement a retrofit solution to the A380 wing-rib cracking problem to reach €260 million ($330 million) over 2012.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/First-A380s-with-line-fit-wing-fix-to-be-delivered-in-2014-371961/

  • Airbus commercial Q1 2012 revenue up 12% on higher deliveries

    News | 16 May 2012 09:11 | Greg Waldron

    Airbus saw revenues from its commercial airliners unit rise by 12% year on year to €7.5 billion ($9.5 billion) for the first quarter of 2012, mainly driven...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Airbus-commercial-Q1-2012-revenue-up-12-on-higher-deliveries-371956/

    • Airlines

  • FAA to reconsider rest exclusion for cargo flights

    News | 18 May 2012 15:54 | John Croft

    The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is re-evaluating its decision to exclude cargo carriers from a slate of new crew rest rules finalised in December. It...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/FAA-to-reconsider-rest-exclusion-for-cargo-flights-372063/

  • Who are the pioneers of the low-cost carrier sector?

    News | 18 May 2012 15:34

    The rapid rise of the low-cost carrier sector has been driven by some of the most dynamic, determined and talked about personalities within the airline sector.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Who-are-the-pioneers-of-the-low-cost-carrier-sector-372073/

  • Air Berlin vents fury over Brandenburg postponement

    News | 18 May 2012 14:53 | David Kaminski-Morrow

    Germany's Air Berlin has given its strongest hint yet that it might pursue compensation over the delayed opening to Berlin Brandenburg airport.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Air-Berlin-vents-fury-over-Brandenburg-postponement-372071/

  • Approval paves way for winglets on 767-300ER freighters

    News | 17 May 2012 21:07 | John Croft

    Boeing 767-300ERs with Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) winglets are now "viable candidates" for conversion to freighters under a US Federal Aviation Administration...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Approval-paves-way-for-winglets-on-767-300ER-freighters-372035/

  • Air Dolomiti ATR 72 makes emergency landing in Munich

    News | 17 May 2012 16:31 | Michael Gubisch

    An Air Dolomiti ATR 72-500 veered off the runway during an emergency landing at Munich airport today (17 May) after returning to the German hub due to smoke in the cockpit and cabin.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Air-Dolomiti-ATR-72-makes-emergency-landing-in-Munich-372025/

    • Business aviation

  • FAA to reconsider rest exclusion for cargo flights

    News | 18 May 2012 15:54 | John Croft

    The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is re-evaluating its decision to exclude cargo carriers from a slate of new crew rest rules finalised in December. It...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/FAA-to-reconsider-rest-exclusion-for-cargo-flights-372063/

  • EASA orders urgent checks for EC135 rotor hub cracks

    News | 18 May 2012 12:07 | David Learmount

    The European Aviation Safety Agency issued an emergency airworthiness directive on 17 May relating to Eurocopter EC135 helicopters after a crack was detected...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/EASA-orders-urgent-checks-for-EC135-rotor-hub-cracks-372058/

  • ImperialJet signs with Bombardier for training

    News | 16 May 2012 15:00 | John Croft

    Beirut-based ImperialJet has signed a three-year agreement with Bombardier to train the fractional ownership and charter company's pilots and engineers/mechanics assigned to the Learjet 60, Learjet 60XR, Challenger 604 and Challenger 605.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ImperialJet-signs-with-Bombardier-for-training-371901/

  • EBACE: MEBAA says Dubai business aviation show will be 10% bigger than 2010

    News | 15 May 2012 16:35 | Murdo Morrison

    All aboard for MEBA: the next occasion the industry gets together in earnest in Dubai in December. This year, the event is being held for the first time...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/EBACE-MEBAA-says-Dubai-business-aviation-show-will-be-10-bigger-than-2010-371869/

  • EBACE: Brabus breaks into business jet customisation market

    News | 15 May 2012 16:29 | Andrew Doyle

    Business jet owners who dare to be different and are prepared to flaunt it can now turn to customised automobile specialist Brabus. Known for its tailor-made...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/EBACE-Brabus-breaks-into-business-jet-customisation-market-371849/

    • Military

  • F-35 problems on their way to being fixed

    News | 18 May 2012 16:07 | Dave Majumdar

    The F-35 Lightning II is making good progress through flight testing this year, a top Lockheed Martin official says. Most of the biggest challenges faced...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/F-35-problems-on-their-way-to-being-fixed-372074/

  • PICTURES: Schiebel Camcopter S-100 operated from Chinese frigate

    News | 18 May 2012 08:07 | Greg Waldron

    A Chinese frigtate has been photographed operating a small unmanned helicopter that appears to be the Schiebel Camcopter S-100.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/PICTURES-Schiebel-Camcopter-S-100-operated-from-Chinese-frigate-372045/

  • Three rockets launch six satellites

    News | 17 May 2012 21:03 | Zach Rosenberg

    Three rockets launched on the same day from three separate facilities have successfully put six satellites into orbit. The first, a Soyuz U launched...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Three-rockets-launch-six-satellites-372034/

  • Pilatus PC-21s in package deal with Hawks for Saudi air force

    News | 17 May 2012 16:00 | Stephen Trimble

    The Saudi Arabian air force could buy 55 Pilatus PC-21s to serve as a lead-in pilot trainer as part of a broader deal in negotiation with BAE Systems that includes resuming production of Hawk T128/T2 advanced jet trainers, according to sources familiar with the transaction.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Pilatus-PC-21s-in-package-deal-with-Hawks-for-Saudi-air-force-372004/

  • US Marines order additional KC-130J Harvest HAWK kits

    News | 17 May 2012 15:59 | Dave Majumdar

    The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) recently awarded Lockheed Martin an $18.4 million fixed-price contract to build three additional Harvest Hercules...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/US-Marines-order-additional-KC-130J-Harvest-HAWK-kits-372024/

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