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Boeing study finds that all airlines win with fatigue risk management
Airlines would do well to operate their crew rosters according to a well-constructed fatigue risk management system, because it beats reliance on flight...
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Airframers detail possible changes required to re-engine their narrowbodies
Boeing has released the most detailed information yet on the changes it is considering for a proposed 737 upgrade powered by advanced turbofans. Meanwhile,...
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NewsBoeing aiming to bring 787 and 747-8F to Farnborough
Boeing is tentatively planning to debut the 787 and 747-8F alongside one another at the Farnborough air show in July, subject to both aircraft's flight-test...
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Boeing: 737 trim tab directive not linked to 2003 rework
Boeing says an emergency airworthiness directive issued 12 March for the Boeing next generation 737 family is not connected to a previous directive aimed...
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India orders more MiG-29s as Tejas naval fighter slips further
India has purchased more RSK MiG-29s for deployment on aircraft carriers, as questions arise over the development of the Aeronautical Development Agency's...
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IAI, Elbit could join forces for Israeli trainer deal
Israel Aerospace Industries and Elbit Systems are in advanced negotiations on a proposed joint venture
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Skywest clinches employee shuttle contract from Citic Pacific Mining
Australian regional carrier Skywest Airlines has clinched a contract with iron ore company Citic Pacific Mining
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Hazy questions benefits for re-engined narrowbodies
Potential re-eninged offerings from Airbus and Boeing are receiving a cool reception from former IFLC chairman Steven Udvar Hazy.
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NewsFAA: Rejected takeoffs necessitate Boeing 777 software change
The US FAA tomorrow will issue a final airworthiness directive calling on operators of more than 100 US-registered Boeing 777s to update the software in...
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Tempo builds as airframers prepare for re-engined single-aisle moves
Airbus announcement could be imminent, although Boeing rules out any decision until after Farnborough air show
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NewsAir Berlin cancels orders for up to 15 787s
German carrier Air Berlin is cancelling 10 of the Boeing 787 aircraft it has on order, and rescheduling deliveries of Boeing 737s.
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NewsPerm 737 crash pilot intoxicated and negligent: prosecutor
Russian prosecutors have formally ruled that the captain of the Aeroflot-Nord Boeing 737-500 which crashed in Perm was intoxicated by alcohol and negligently...
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Boeing gauges possible modifications for 737 re-engine
Details are emerging about possible structural modifications that could be introduced if Boeing decides to re-engine its Next Generation 737.
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Gol to launch 767 charter flights to US and Europe
Gol plans to reactivate two more Boeing 767s as the Brazilian carrier expands its new widebody charter operation to include flights to the US, Europe and...
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Boeing adds aircraft to 747-8 and 787 flight test programmes
Boeing added a pair of new flight test aircraft to its 787 and 747-8F certification programmes on 14 March.
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Embraer outlines timeframe for new product decision
Embraer expects to make a decision on product enhancements or a new commercial aircraft in 12-18 months.
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NewsLatest AF447 wreckage hunt set to start in days
Resumption of the search for the flight recorders from crashed Air France flight AF447 has been delayed, but French investigators expect a US detection vessel...
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NewsLeahy supplies details of possible re-engined A320
Airbus COO of customers John Leahy stresses that evaluations of a re-engined A320 are continuing, but, if the programme is launched, the aircraft will be...
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Helios crash recommendations drive EASA action
Recommendations by the Greek Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board resulting from its report into the August 2005 crash of a Helios Airways Boeing 737-300 have been taken up by the European Aviation Safety Agency.
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Wireless IFE study progresses at EADS
A study into the feasibility of using wireless communications systems at 60 GHz for in-flight entertainment (IFE) is progressing at EADS Innovation Works...