All aerospace news – Page 1258
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NewsTime to change? Pilots at Europe's fast-growing low-cost carriers are flying more and facing different pressures.
Pilots at Europe’s fast-growing low-cost carriers are flying more and facing different pressures. At least one carrier is conducting a study to find out the effects
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NewsAirbus 'A370' could hand Rolls-Royce big engine prize
UK engine manufacturer set to sign for revamped A350 while General Electric ponders threat to GE90
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NewsBritish Airways to phase out former British Caledonian Airbus A320 fleet
British Airways is to phase out its ageing fleet of CFM International CFM56-powered Airbus A320s, with the first aircraft to leave the fleet at the end of year.
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Flight TV: ILA Berlin flying display excerpts
Unable to make it to the ILA Berlin air show last month? Well Flight TV was there on your behalf. Here is a specially-edited collection of clips of the flying display, featuring flights of the Airbus A318 and A380; the Eurocopter Tiger UHT; the world première of the ...
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NewsBoeing studies use of 787 electro-chromic window shade technology for the 747-8 Intercontinental
Boeing says trade studies for the yet-to-ordered 747-8 Intercontinental include the possible use of electro-chromic window technology now in development for the 787 in place of standard plastic shades.
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Atlas axes plan for full merger of its Atlas Air and Polar Cargo subsidiaries
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has reversed plans for completing a full operational merger between its Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo subsidiaries after opting to retain separate certificates for the two carriers.
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NewsUS lawmaker wants State Dept's foreign airline ownership rules relaxation comment to EU Open Skies team publicised
Details of a possible relaxation to the USA's airline foreign ownership rules, reportedly hinted at during private sessions of the ongoing Open Skies talks with the European Union, should be publicised, an influential US congressman has urged.
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NewsPictures: First Pakistan International Airlines ATR 42-500 leaves Toulouse with new City of Gwadar livery
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has received the first of seven ATR 42-500 high speed turboprop from the Franco-Italian manufacturer. It sports a the first of a new city-based livery scheme, to be rolled out across its domestic fleet.
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NewsMexican border General Atomics Predator B UAV crash blamed on operator error
Operator error caused the 25 April crash of the US Customs and Border Patrol’s first General Atomics Predator B unmanned air vehicle, according to preliminary information from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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Airbus set to pick Tianjin for A320 family Chinese assembly line
Better access, less bureaucracy and availability of labour seal city’s selection
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NewsStretched Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprop plan gains interest from US regional carriers
With interest growing in a stretched version of the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 from US regional operators, the Canadian manufacturer is trying to assess “the incremental size” increase required to meet airlines’ needs.
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The Flight Interview: Gulf Air CEO James Hogan - revival of the sickest
Once the ‘poor relation’ among the region’s booming airlines, Gulf Air’s chief executive is finally restoring its fortunes