All aerospace news – Page 660
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Icelandair opts for 737 Max to operate alongside 757s
Icelandair has tentatively selected the Boeing 737 Max to modernise its fleet, opting for both the -8 and -9 versions of the twinjet. The carrier has...
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NewsChina Southern takes 10 A330s as emissions dispute eases
China Southern Airlines has agreed to acquire 10 Airbus A330-300s, in a sign that the rethink on the European emission-trading system has helped resolve a dispute over long-haul jet orders.
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NewsA330 incident sparks urgent angle-of-attack sensor action
European safety regulators are ordering operators of Airbus A330s and A340s to incorporate a new emergency procedure to cope with blocked angle-of-attack...
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NewsUS Air Force awards space launch contract for small payloads
The US Air Force (USAF) has made a major spacecraft purchase, and is preparing to make another. A contract worth up to $900 million for small spacecraft...
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Bell's Singapore facility hands over first 429 to PT Whitesky Aviation
Bell Helicopter's maintenance and completions facility in Singapore has handed over the first light, twin-engined 429 helicopter.
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ExecuJet Africa adds helicopters to managed aircraft fleet
ExecuJet Africa has teamed up with off-shore helicopter operator Acher Aviation to offer a range of services,...
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Qantas drops wi-fi plans on poor demand
Australia's Qantas Airways has dropped plans to roll out wi-fi access across its fleet following poor take up of the service during a nine-month trial. The...
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Kestrel extends first flight schedule by one more year to 2014
Kestrel Aircraft has extended the timing for achieving first flight and delivery of its eight-seat, single-engine turboprop by another year as it moves staff...
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IN FOCUS: Lubricants have to become tougher to keep future gas turbine engines well oiled
As new generations of aero engines display greater efficiency thanks in large part to higher core temperatures and pressures, oil suppliers are needing to freshen up their lubricants to withstand the harsher operating conditions - and meet demands for longer on-wing service times.
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NewsEgyptAir 777 fire probe inconclusive but short-circuit suspected
Egyptian investigators have failed to pinpoint the cause of the fire which destroyed an EgyptAir Boeing 777-200 at Cairo. But the inquiry suggests...
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Norwegian long-haul fleet to be configured with 291 seats
Norwegian Air Shuttle will configure its Boeing 787 aircraft with 291 seats, with 259 in the economy-class cabin and 32 in premium-class. The low-cost...
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Aeroflot still pressing to establish single eastern carrier
Aeroflot is still battling to integrate its newly-acquired subsidiary operations into a profitable operation, but insists it is prepared to create a single...
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NewsIN FOCUS - British engineers 'crack secret of reusable spaceplane'
The dream of airline-style orbital flight operations has come a step closer to reality with a successful demonstration of the critical technology behind a radical air-breathing rocket engine concept.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: American's paper bankruptcy anniversary
Happy paper anniversary American Airlines, it was a year ago today that you filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and ended an era. The Fort Worth,...
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Pan-African low-cost carrier Fastjet launches scheduled flights
Pan-African low-cost carrier FastJet has commenced domestic operations from Dar es Salaam's Julius Nyerere airport. The maiden flight was operated...
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Shenzhen Airlines joins Star Alliance
Shenzhen Airlines has become the 27th member of Star Alliance and the second Chinese carrier in the alliance's network. The carrier's formal membership...
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AirAsia chooses A320 over CSeries
Malaysia's AirAsia will stick to an all-Airbus A320 fleet after deciding against an order for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft. The low-cost carrier's...
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NewsPICTURE: Upgraded Dutch C-130s in unique get-together
The Royal Netherlands Air Force has demonstrated its full fleet of four modernised Lockheed Martin C-130H tactical transports together for the first time ...
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RwandAir picks Iberia for CRJ900 parts support
RwandAir has selected Iberia's maintenance division to support components for two Bombardier CRJ900s operated by the African carrier. The three-year...
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Jet Airways silent on reports of Etihad tie-up
India's Jet Airways has refused to comment on reports that it is about to conclude an alliance with Abu Dhabi carrier Etihad Airways. According to...