All aerospace news – Page 682
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News
IN FOCUS: The criminalisation of air accidents threatens safety management philosophy
The criminalisation of air accidents is likely to get worse before it gets better - if indeed it ever does get better. That is the consensus in the air transport...
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IN FOCUS: Accident reports published in first six months of 2012
lessons from the accident reports published this year - A Boeing MD-90 of Indonesian carrier Lion Air skidded sideways off runway 25L at Jakarta on...
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Russia to examine new 130-seat project next year
Russia's trade and industry ministry is stressing that it has yet to decide the nature of a new aircraft to address the 130-seat sector, but it remains keen on participating in the market.
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NewsChina completes longest hot-fire engine test for Long March 5 core stage
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC) has successfully test-fired the YF-100 liquid-fuel rocket engine for the nation's new heavy-lift...
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NewsQantas grows A380 seat capacity by 7.5%
Qantas is increasing the passenger capacity of its Airbus A380 fleet with more economy class seats while the business class section is being cut back. Lufthansa...
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Pacific Aerospace prepares to break into Chinese market
New Zealand manufacturer Pacific Aerospace has appointed Xi'an Yanliang National Aviation Hi-tech Industrial Base...
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AgustaWestland clinches first Polish GrandNew order
Door and fence manufacturer Wiśniowski has become the first Polish company to order an AgustaWestland ...
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NewsSpinetta sees positive results from Air France-KLM restructuring
Air France-KLM chief executive Jean-Cyril Spinetta believes the group's restructuring programme is already having a positive impact on its financial performance...
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Air France entices pilots to move to Transavia
Air France has offered its pilots incentives equivalent to five to six months of salary to transfer to its low-cost subsidiary Transavia France. The...
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Opinion
COMMENT: The difficulties of aircraft delivery timetable planning
Farnborough visitors could feast their eyes on a fantastic array of new airliner hardware that was on parade. But customers for this advanced breed just wish that the production effort could be conducted as smoothly as their aerial displays
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A380 deliveries to fall below 30 in 2013
EADS is expecting a fall in Airbus A380 deliveries next year as a result of the efforts to correct the cracking problem affecting internal wing components...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airline alliances move into position in Latin America
Even as the newly merged LATAM Airlines deliberates over its choice of airline alliance, the path seems to lead to the region's two major airline groups competing head-to-head in Oneworld and Star Alliance.
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NewsUS EX-IM gives loans and guarantees for satellite construction
The US Export-Credit agency and loans organisation, the US Ex-Im bank, has agreed to provide a loan guarantee to $922 million of loans for the construction...
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NewsTurbomeca announces new powerplant for Eurocopter X4
Eurocopter will offer a choice of powerplants on its in-development X4 helicopter, having confirmed that Turbomeca will supply its new TM800 engine for the...
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LTQ Engineering to close Tullamarine facility
Australia's LTQ Engineering, a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and Qantas Airways, will cease operations and close its Tullamarine, Melbourne facility...
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NewsAirAsia and partner acquire Batavia Air
Low-cost carrier AirAsia, together with a partner firm, has inked an agreement to fully acquire Indonesian carrier Batavia Air, in a move that will allow...
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PAL to offer iPad in-flight entertainment on trans-Pacific flights
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will be providing Apple iPads as one of its in-flight entertainment options on board all trans-Pacific flights. Both business...
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NewsOSHKOSH: Diamond reveals production DJet lines
Diamond has frozen the aerodynamic configuration of the D-Jet single-engined personal jet, which now includes new upswept wing tips the company says have...
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NewsSpace Launch System formally enters design phase
The Space Launch System (SLS), the super-heavy lift launch vehicle designed to launch crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), has passed a combination...
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EASA partially suspends Turkish Technic's Part 145 maintenance approval
After ten months, Istanbul-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organisation Turkish Technic continues to face a partial suspension of its EASA Part...