All aerospace news – Page 766
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Branson makes personal appeal to strike threat pilots
A personal appeal from Virgin Atlantic Airways founder Sir Richard Branson to pilots who are threatening strike action has received a cool response from...
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PARIS: Rolls-Royce to address cost impact of Trent XWB decision through Total Care programme
Rolls-Royce will address the maintenance cost impact of its decision to incorporate a new, scaled-up core in the Airbus A350-1000's Trent XWB - which eliminates commonality with -800/900's engine - through its Total Care support programme.
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SR Technics and GE sign two engine maintenance deals
SR Technics has signed two five-year engine maintenance agreements with GE Aviation for CFM International CFM56s. The first contract is a co-operation...
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JetBlue awaits further details A320 winglet retrofit
While JetBlue Airways management is expecting a "fairly short" payback on its investment in a new Airbus A320 winglet retrofit programme, the carrier does...
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PARIS: AFI KLM E&M eyes GEnx and Trent XWB engine MRO
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance plans to support General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines - or both of them. New-generation...
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PICTURES: LOT revises livery as 787 makes Warsaw appearance
Polish flag-carrier LOT has unveiled a revised livery as it celebrated the arrival of a Boeing 787 at its Warsaw base. Its new colour scheme will strongly...
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PARIS: ESA to fire up next-gen launcher
The European Space Agency, whose director general Jean-Jacques Dordain has described 2011 as ESA's "year of launchers", pushed that vision into the future by signing the Astrium-Avio-Snecma propulsion team to extend to a firing demonstration its work on a high-thrust cryogenic engine that could form the basis of ESA's next-generation ...
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PARIS: Raytheon delivers SeaVue XMC to US Customs
Raytheon has delivered the first production version of its SeaVue XMC maritime radar to the US Customs and Border Patrol for use on General Atomics Guardians.
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PARIS: OEMServices takes Eaton and Hutchinson onboard
Eaton and Hutchinson Aerospace have become new partners of the France-headquartered component manufacturer MRO joint venture OEMServices.
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Singapore Airlines takes wider aim with new strategy moves
a pact Goh Choon Phong has deliberately taken a low profile since becoming chief executive of Singapore Airlines at the start of the year, but two...
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European low-cost carriers ponder capacity crunch
Capacity control is central to the near-term outlook at European low-cost giants EasyJet and Ryanair, as they face uncertainties over rising fuel costs and...
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IT trends: airlines target mobiles for future growth
As borne out by sharp increases in interest evident by this year's Airline Business /SITA Airline IT Trends Survey, everyone is looking to address...
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PARIS: LHT builds new hangar in Berlin
Lufthansa Technik has broken ground on a new line maintenance hangar at the future Berlin Brandenburg International airport.
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PARIS: Virgin Atlantic extends EcoPower engine wash agreement
All red - and green - Virgin Atlantic has extended its EcoPower engine wash agreement with Pratt & Whitney for its General Electric CF6-powered Boeing 747 fleet.
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FAA fines AirTran $250,000 for non-compliance
AirTran Airways is facing a $250,000 fine from the US FAA for allegedly operating a Boeing 737 on four passenger flights when the aircraft was not in compliance...
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PARIS: Cost savings boost Galileo
Europe's much-delayed Galileo satellite navigation system has received a huge boost in the form of €500 million ($715 million)-worth of cost savings enabling the purchase and launch of enough satellites to provide near-global coverage by the end of 2014.
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Paul Coby column: the four Big C trends that will revolutionise the air transport industry – again!
As the airline IT industry meets up for its annual gathering in Brussels, SITA chairman Paul Coby examines how new technologies can be effectively harnessed...
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PARIS: L-3 wins Skylander avionics contract
L-3 Communications (static exhibition F186) has won an avionics deal for the Skylander SK-105 utility aircraft as a subcontractor to the main cockpit systems...
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Cargo's new connections
Fresh blood is shaking up the air freight market, and changing trade patterns emerging. But how much of a threat will they be to established carriers? ...
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PARIS: Thales tests cockpit equipment for A350
Testing is under way of Thales' cockpit equipment for the Airbus A350, with the French electronics specialist expecting to deliver the software and hardware for the first aircraft over the next six months.