All aerospace news – Page 1296
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Bangkok Airways orders six A350s
Thailand’s Bangkok Airways has placed firm orders for six Airbus A350s, after evaluating the type against the Boeing 787.
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San Antonio bound
A host of North American airlines and airports, as well as others from around the globe, will use the Network 2006 route planning event, to be held in San Antonio in early March, to finalise their operations for 2006 and put in place network strategies for subsequent years
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Hole in fuselage discovered after Alaska emergency landing
A ground inspection of an Alaska Airlines Boeing MD-83 that was forced to return to Seattle Tacoma (SeaTac) due to a loss of cabin pressure has uncovered an approximately 12in long, 6in wide (30.5cm long, 15.2cm wide) hole in the fuselage.
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Virgin America CEO says startup meets ownership laws
Virgin America CEO Fred Reid is extremely confident the startup carrier’s application for US DOT certification will withstand regulatory scrutiny, saying it was arranged “emphatically to address being within the right boundaries of foreign ownership laws”.
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NewsWorld's finest aviation quiz
It's Uncle Roger's festive quiz and there is nothing else quite like it.
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Ariane 5 launches Indian and European satellites
The Ariane 5 successfully lifted off from Europe's Spaceport on Wednesday, deploying India's INSAT-4A telecommunications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit.
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Boeing celebrates as Xiamen deal pushes 737 orders past 6,000
Boeing has confirmed the sale of 10 737-800s to Xiamen Airlines as a historic landmark for the aircraft program, which has now surpassed 6,000 orders.
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Airbus rakes in pre-Christmas orders
Airbus has pulled in three final orders in the run-up to the Christmas break, announcing deals from Easyjet, Brazilian carrier TAM and an undisclosed customer.
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NewsTuninter ATR 72 crash probe prompts fuel-gauge re-think
Crew of doomed aircraft received no warning of critically low fuel-state
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BAE Systems regional aircraft losses wipe out gains from Airbus
UK-based BAE Systems is warning that its regional aircraft division is expecting an increased loss this year, following a review prompted by the bankruptcy of several its US operators.
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Qantas deal sees launch of 787-9
Australian carrier to take stretched version of Boeing twinjet in 2011, but rethinks long-range aircraft requirement
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Pilots urge action on labour laws
Association fears airlines could move staff around to exploit less onerous local regulations in order to cut costs
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Airbus prepares to roll out ‘FlySmart’ flight bag system
Manufacturer to offer Microsoft Windows XP-based EFB for all fly-by-wire models
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Virgin space base plan allows for bigger ships in future
Extra-large runway to be built in New Mexico hints at SpaceShipTwo successors