All aerospace news – Page 808
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Colombian shake-up picks up pace
LAN's purchase of Aires and the launch of a new low-cost carrier are set to alter the country's competitive landscape again
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Interview
Working Week: Mike Turner, StandardAero
With StandardAero dealing in engines, airframes, avionics and completions, keeping priorities and messaging clear is in the hands of Phoenix-based marketing and corporate communications director Mike Turner
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NewsGlobal airline accident and safety review for 2010
After decades of constant improvement, the industry's safety record has frustratingly levelled off. What can be done to lift it again?
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NewsKLM student pilots to undergo mandatory upset training
KLM Flight Academy is to begin mandatory in-flight upset recovery training for students at its Phoenix, Arizona facility in February, using two Extra 300L single-engined aerobatic aircraft operated by Aviation Performance Solutions.
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Boisture: 90 days to manufacturing improvements
Hawker Beechcraft chairman Bill Boisture says he expects to see rapid "payback" from a new three-year, $10 million employee education and training programme funded by the state of Kansas.
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Opinion
Comment: Shock of the new
By going public with IndiGo's intention to take 150 re-engined A320 aircraft, Airbus is aligning its ambitions with global economic shifts - and turning up the heat on its dithering rival
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KAL A380 services start on 1 June with Seoul-Tokyo Narita
Korean Air will begin its Airbus A380 services with a flight between Seoul's Incheon Airport and Tokyo's Narita Airport on 1 June.
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New Posada-led Colombian low-cost carrier plans October launch
Colombian start-up La Nueva Aerolinea (LNA) expects to select an aircraft type within the next few weeks at is works towards launching services in October.
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: Royal Navy's Merlin HM2 upgrade on track
The UK Royal Navy's AW101 Merlin HM2 multi-mission helicopter upgrade is running right on track, say industry partners AgustaWestland and Lockheed Martin ...
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NewsLufthansa to shortly begin charging for in-flight Internet
Lufthansa says it will begin charging for its FlyNet-branded in-flight high-speed Internet on 1 February, when the carrier's promotion of free sessions is...
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NewsInjector prime suspect in TAAG 777 engine inquiry
Portuguese investigators suspect that the fuel injector system was the source of damage to a General Electric GE90 engine on a TAAG Angola Boeing 777-200...
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NewsPICTURE: Italian customs agency gets second AW139
AgustaWestland has delivered its second AW139 to Italy's Guardia di Finanza customs and border patrol service ...
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FAA publicity drive aims to curb turbulence injuries
US regulators are advising airlines to renew efforts to alert passengers of injury potential if they fail to fasten seatbelts during turbulence.
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Star in-flight safety monitoring system gains traction
A real-time in-flight safety monitoring system developed by Canada's Star Navigation Systems Group is attracting increasing industry interest for use as a potential counterpart to traditional flight recorders.
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Smolensk approach strategy unclear
The Polish comments appended to the report say that the Smolensk controller's command to "level off" was delivered too late, because the aircraft was already at 55ft (17m) height.
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Aircraft must be smart swimmers to make next-gen ATM work
Next generation air traffic management concepts will only realise their full potential to reduce airspace congestion in the 2020s with help from an all-new generation of airliners designed to be intelligent "swimmers" within the electronic ATM environment.
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Japan orders AW139 for firefighting mission
Japan's Saitama prefecture has ordered a single AugustaWestland AW139 medium twin helicopter, which will be operated by its Fire Fighting and Disaster Relief...
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NewsDiscovery on the mend at long last, looking to late February launch
NASA programme managers have finally found the cause of the cracks on Space Shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank - and a fix - setting a possible launch date of 24 February, the US space agency says.
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Star in-flight safety monitoring system gains traction
A real-time in-flight safety monitoring system (ISMS), developed by Toronto-headquartered Star Navigation Systems Group, is attracting increasing industry...
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Lufthansa Technik inks component support deal with ANZ
Maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik has signed a total component support agreement with Air New Zealand (ANZ) with immediate effect. Under the agreement,...