All aerospace news – Page 620
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News
Aegean plans cabin refurbishment for 2014
Greece's Aegean Airlines is updating its Airbus A320s with economy class seats by Italian manufacturer Aviointeriors. The carrier has selected the...
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NewsWrongly-fitted washer led A300 to veer off runway
Incorrect installation of a washer in the nose-gear torque link axle of an Airbus A300B4 freighter caused a chain reaction that ended with the aircraft’s veering off the runway at Bratislava.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Eurocopter faces battle to convince workforce over safety issues
The 23 August fatal accident involving a Super Puma could not have come at a worse time for Eurocopter. Barely a month had elapsed since the European...
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NewsChina Airlines 747F makes emergency landing; regulator investigating
Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council (ASC) is investigating an incident where a China Airlines Boeing 747-400 Freighter had to make an emergency landing because...
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Interview
Working Week: Joseph Kelly
You recently won the gold medal in aircraft maintenance at the recent 2013 World Skills competition in Leipzig, Germany
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AAR signs E-jet MRO deal with Liebherr-Aerospace
AAR has entered into an agreement with Liebherr-Aerospace to provide landing gear MRO services for the Embraer E-jet family. AAR's landing gear facility...
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NewsVIDEO: First Qatar A380 performs maiden flight
Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Airways’ first Airbus A380 has performed its maiden flight, an initial sortie to Hamburg for cabin fitting work.
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NewsThai A330-300 damaged in Bangkok runway excursion
The nose landing gear of a Thai Airways Airbus A330-300 aircraft collapsed after the aircraft made a runway excursion upon landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi...
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NewsNASA prepares for first Minotaur V launch
NASA is preparing to launch the first Orbital Sciences Minotaur V from Wallops Island, Virginia. Though it marks the Minotaur V's first flight, previous...
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NewsNorth Sea helicopter safety faces wide-ranging review
North Sea offshore operators could face fundamental changes - including reducing the number of passengers carried in each aircraft - depending on the outcome...
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NewsVirgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo makes second powered flight
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has completed its second rocket-powered flight. The 5 September flight marks only the second in-flight ignition of the...
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NewsHuman factors loom in Sumburgh crash report
A terse statement by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has provided basic facts downloaded from the cockpit voice and flight data recorder of the...
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News
Japan scrubs Epsilon launch with seconds to spare
Japan saw a last-minute launch abort on 27 August as first flight of its Epsilon launch vehicle was cancelled only seconds before ignition of the first stage...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: United sees value in flights to 'fresh' Chengdu
United Airlines is going west, to western China that is, more than a decade after the Chinese government began incentivising investment in the region.The...
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FAA finalising safety review on 787 electrical system
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirms the agency is close to finalising a comprehensive safety review of the Boeing 787's problematic electrical...
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NewsRussian Helicopters, AgustaWestland kick off 2.5t-class joint venture
Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland have formally kicked off their joint bid to produce an all-new 2.5t-class single-engined rotorcraft, with the signing...
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NewsComac to install C919 landing gear on iron bird by September
Comac has started the installation of parts on its C919 iron bird ground rig, and is targeting to have the aircraft's landing gear installed by late September. The...
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NewsCAA gives backing to Super Puma safety
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has hinted that the 23 August fatal accident off the Shetland Isles involving a Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma was not caused...
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Virgin Australia evaluating 787s, A350s
Virgin Australia is evaluating the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 as potential replacements for its Airbus A330-300s and Boeing 777-300ERs. Chief executive...
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NewsSafety group lifts Super Puma flight ban
Operating restrictions that have grounded operations using Eurocopter Super Puma models in the UK have been lifted following a two-day meeting of industry...