http://www.flightglobal.comen-gbFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:38 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335284/faa-proposes-ice-detection-rules-for-commuter-aircraft.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335284/faa-proposes-ice-detection-rules-for-commuter-aircraft.html The FAA on Monday will propose a new rule that would require airlines operating aircraft with maximum take off weight (MTOW) of less than 60,000lb (27,216kg)...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:38 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335281/over-4500-commercial-aircraft-to-get-connectivity-by-2013-imdc.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335281/over-4500-commercial-aircraft-to-get-connectivity-by-2013-imdc.html Over 4,500 commercial aircraft will be equipped with passenger connectivity systems by 2013, comprising a mixture of different technologies, a top in-flight entertainment and communications (IFEC) consultancy reports. In its latest market outlook, a portion of which has been exclusively obtained by Flightglobal, UK-based IMDC says the 4,500 mark for connectivity-equipped aircraft will be achieved as airlines adopt air-to-ground (ATG)-based systems, Inmarsat's SwiftBroadband aeronautical service and Ku-band technologies. "We remain up-beat about the future outlook for connectivity," says Wale Adepoju, chief executive of IMDC. He adds, however, that the business case for airborne connectivity "will depend more and more on striking a balance between operational and passenger data needs". IMDC, meanwhile, believes it will take almost three years for airline expenditure on IFE hardware to reach 2008 levels. "The new growth is driven by a steady increase in dFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:56:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335280/technican-training-for-typhoon-assembly-in-saudi-arabia-begins.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335280/technican-training-for-typhoon-assembly-in-saudi-arabia-begins.html Eurofighter partner company BAE Systems has begun training technicians for final assembly of the Typhoon fighter jet in Saudi Arabia. Alsalam Aircraft,...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:42:57 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335276/picture-boeing-breaks-ground-on-second-787-line.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335276/picture-boeing-breaks-ground-on-second-787-line.html Boeing broke ground in North Charleston, South Carolina for the second 787 final assembly line today, marking the first all-new commercial jetliner assembly...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:28:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335271/eurofighter-companies-land-new-support-deals-worth-over-1.4bn.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335271/eurofighter-companies-land-new-support-deals-worth-over-1.4bn.htmlEurofighter nations will benefit from reduced through-life support costs, following the signature of new deals with industry ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:20:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335235/no-interest-in-gtf-for-a320-unless-offered-through-iae-leahy.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335235/no-interest-in-gtf-for-a320-unless-offered-through-iae-leahy.htmlAirframer hints re-engined A320 will go ahead, but does not want third powerplant providerFri, 20 Nov 2009 09:43:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335262/aapa-09-thai-to-replace-4-6-747s-with-leased-777-300ers.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335262/aapa-09-thai-to-replace-4-6-747s-with-leased-777-300ers.html Thai Airways International plans to get four to six Boeing 777-300ERs to replace its older 747s, says the carrier's executive VP commercial Pruet Boobphakam. "We...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:57:16 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335261/aapa-09-thai-to-transfer-more-routes-and-3-737s-to-nok.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335261/aapa-09-thai-to-transfer-more-routes-and-3-737s-to-nok.html Thai Airways International plans to transfer more domestic routes and three Boeing 737-400s to its low-cost carrier Nok Air. "They already have three...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:49:54 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335260/aapa-09-thai-to-operate-its-own-freighter-fleet.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335260/aapa-09-thai-to-operate-its-own-freighter-fleet.html Thai Airways International plans to operate its own freighters in future, says the airline's executive vice president (commercial) Pruet Boobphakam. "That...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:34:52 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335259/dubai-09-honeywell-signs-deals-with-garuda-kingfisher.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335259/dubai-09-honeywell-signs-deals-with-garuda-kingfisher.html Honeywell has secured a deal to provide Garuda Indonesia with weather radar for 25 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, as well as an avionics and APU contract with...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:26:02 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335245/congolese-md-82-badly-damaged-in-goma-overrun.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335245/congolese-md-82-badly-damaged-in-goma-overrun.html One of the Boeing MD-82 aircraft operated by Congolese carrier Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) has been badly damaged in an apparent runway overrun...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:20:31 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335244/faa-codifies-cooling-off-rule-for-former-inspectors.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335244/faa-codifies-cooling-off-rule-for-former-inspectors.html The US FAA is proposing formal rules that would prevent airlines and fractional ownership programs from hiring former air safety inspectors (ASIs) or their...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:07:22 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335242/customers-reaffirm-commitment-as-787-advances.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335242/customers-reaffirm-commitment-as-787-advances.html As Boeing advances toward validating its 787 side-of-body reinforcement, customers have reaffirmed their commitment to the aircraft. Ethiopian Airlines...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:17:26 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335233/picture-a400m-completes-first-ground-run-of-all-four-engines.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335233/picture-a400m-completes-first-ground-run-of-all-four-engines.htmlAirbus Military has for the first time performed a simultaneous ground run of the A400M's TP400 engines ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335219/azul-targets-alternative-fuel-trial.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335219/azul-targets-alternative-fuel-trial.htmlBrazilian carrier Azul aims to complete a demonstration flight with alternative fuels derived from sugar cane by 2012.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:47:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335218/airbus-expects-100-aircraft-deliveries-in-china-in-2010.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335218/airbus-expects-100-aircraft-deliveries-in-china-in-2010.html Airbus expects to sell nearly 300 A380 superjumbos in China in the next 20 years, for international and domestic routes. "There's potential obviously...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:39:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335209/dubai-09-sr-technics-to-open-airframe-maintenance-facility-in-malta-months-after-shutting-dublin.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335209/dubai-09-sr-technics-to-open-airframe-maintenance-facility-in-malta-months-after-shutting-dublin.html Months after shutting its loss-making Dublin subsidiary with the loss of more than 1,000 jobs, SR...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:26:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/18/335192/irkut-studies-flutter-potential-on-ms-21-wing.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/18/335192/irkut-studies-flutter-potential-on-ms-21-wing.html MS-21 prime contractor Irkut is performing wind tunnel tests on the wing/engine combination for the new family of aircraft in the 150-212 seat range in development...Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:34:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/18/335187/qantas-a330-upset-inquiry-considers-cosmic-particle-strike.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/18/335187/qantas-a330-upset-inquiry-considers-cosmic-particle-strike.html Australian investigators are to examine whether cosmic radiation played a role in the still-unexplainedWed, 18 Nov 2009 17:26:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/18/335185/tributes-paid-to-thunder-city-pilot-killed-in-lightning-crash.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/18/335185/tributes-paid-to-thunder-city-pilot-killed-in-lightning-crash.htmlSouth Africa's CAA is investigating the cause of a Lightning T5 crash which killed Thunder City pilot Dave Stock ... 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