All aerospace news – Page 692
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Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies inks MRO deal with Ethiopian
Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) has inked a seven-year integrated component solutions deal with Ethiopian Airlines for 19 Boeing 737 Next Generation...
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Czech Airlines ATR 42 'destroyed' in hangar fire
A Czech Airlines ATR 42 appears to have been destroyed in a hangar fire at Prague airport on 9 June. The Czech flag carrier states that nobody was...
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NewsFedEx MD-11F diverted after fire suppression system deploys
A FedEx Boeing MD-11 freighter flying from Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan to Cologne-Bonn Airport in Germany made an unexpected diversion to...
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Kenya minister killed in helicopter crash
A senior Kenyan government minister and his permanent secretary have been killed in a helicopter crash near Nairobi.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Setting sail for the stars with 100-year project
At the intersection of science fiction and engineering is an interstellar propulsion technology known as the beam-powered light sail.
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NewsIN FOCUS: New players thrusting forward in space game
From the International Space Station to orbital science and deep-space exploration, European, Russian and US space programmes represent the bulk of regular launch and operations activity.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Virgin Galactic looks to the stars
Virgin Galactic's decade-long project to open the age of suborbital spaceflight for fare-paying passengers got a shot in the arm last month with a US Federal Aviation Administration green light for rocket-powered test flights of SpaceShipTwo.
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NewsAirbus highlights revenue potential of wider A320 seats
Airbus estimates that a new wider-seat design in its A320 family, designed for physically larger passengers, could generate $3 million in additional revenue over a 15-year period.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Future of EELVs hangs in the balance
United Launch Alliance is the US government's main launch service but customers including the Air Force are looking beyond Atlas and Delta
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AJW to provide PBH support for Avion Express A320s
Avion Express has selected AJ Walter Aviation to provide full power-by-the-hour (PBH) support services to its fleet of three Airbus A320s. The Lithuanian...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Researchers pursue multiple routes to reusable rockets
Rocket scientists and engineers are working on reusable concepts that will change the way mankind accesses space within the next 20 years
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NewsNetJets announces $9.6 billion in Bombardier, Cessna private jet orders
Fractional ownership provider NetJets has placed orders that could end up totalling $9.6 billion with Bombardier and Cessna for up to 425 new private jets. If...
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NewsSokol planning Gzhel turboprop relaunch
Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Sokol Aircraft plant (NASO) is considering restarting production of a modernised twin-engined variant of the Myasishchev M101 Gzhel single-engined turboprop, the plant's director, Alexander Karezin, said on 31 May.
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IATA: Governments biggest impediment to airline growth – CEOs
Governments are possibly the biggest impediment to the growth of the industry, panellists at a forum comprising airline chief executives pointed out here...
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FL Technics nets Wizz Air MRO deal
Low-cost carrier Wizz Air has selected MRO firm FL Technics to provide maintenance support for two of its Airbus A320s at Vilnius airport in Lithuania. Under...
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NewsIATA: Industry needs partnerships to grow – Tyler
Two words that have cropped up time and time again from Tony Tyler here at the annual general meeting are "growth" and "partnership". "Our industry's...
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NewsFlybe confident despite rising losses
Flybe remains optimistic that it can take advantage of further consolidation in Europe's regional airline industry despite slumping to a pre-tax loss of...
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IATA: Ethiopian targets Brazil with Sao Paulo route
Ethiopian Airlines is aiming to begin Sao Paulo services this year, having identified Brazil as a crucial market, and intends to feed the flights with its...
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IATA: Oneworld membership to push SriLankan towards profitability
Alliance membership will help grow network, customers and expand airline's footprint in Asia
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NewsIATA: SriLankan Airlines to join Oneworld
Oneworld will this morning unveil SriLankan Airlines as its latest member elect during the annual general meeting in Beijing.