All aerospace news – Page 809
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IndiGo’s engine choice holds clues for Leap-X and GTF battle
IndiGo's engine selection for the 150 A320neos it plans to order could set a precedent for how CFM International and Pratt & Whitney divide market share for the 4,000 aircraft Airbus intends to build.
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Space Adventures gets more Soyuz seats
Virginia-based personal space flight provider Space Adventures has finalized a deal with the Russian space agency to offer three seats on Soyuz spacecraft...
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NewsAEI to convert several 737-400s for Russian carriers
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) is planning to convert several Boeing 737-400s for new Russian customers this year, using recently secured certification from...
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Transmile to sell four MD-11 freighters to FedEx
Financially troubled Malaysian cargo carrier Transmile Air Services has agreed to sell four Boeing MD-11 freighter aircraft to FedEx for $68 million to help...
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Eurocopter boosts Singapore MRO presence
Eurocopter has expanded its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) presence in Singapore with a new hangar and other facilities. The facility is located...
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Hawker Pacific plots expansion after Seacor investment
Australian aerospace sales and product support company Hawker Pacific plans to use funding from new part-owner Seacor to provide fixed-base operations and maintenance repair and overhaul activities in India, Singapore and Shanghai, as well as expanding its Asia-based aircraft salesforce.
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FAA highlights “click it, don’t risk it” injury prevention
The US FAA is advising airlines to renew efforts to alert passengers of the potential for injury when not wearing seatbelts during turbulence.
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Turkish Technic signs MRO deals with several Turkish carriers
Turkish Technic has won a number of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contracts from Pegasus Airlines, Izair and Sky Airlines. Istanbul-based...
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BMI, Lufthansa queue up for snow compensation from BAA
UK carrier BMI and parent company Lufthansa expect to be compensated by airports operator BAA for the losses incurred as a result of runway closures at London...
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Solar panels and wind turbines throw up concerns for aviation
Possible interference with radar signals by wind farms is one of several aviation safety issues that have put the brakes on some US renewable energy projects
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EU's Clean Sky project shows signs of progress
Two years in, the European Union's Clean Sky project is showing signs of progress after a bumpy start
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Business briefs
Aeronautics is set to inaugurate its manufacturing facility in Baku, Azerbaijan, which will manufacture parts of the Israeli company's Aerostar and Orbiter unmanned air vehicles and perform final assembly
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NewsQantas to resume A380 flights to Los Angeles on 16 Jan
Qantas Airways will resume operating the Airbus A380 to Los Angeles on 16 January, after it stopped operating the superjumbo jet on trans-Pacific routes...
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NewsSaudi Arabian confirms intention to join SkyTeam
Saudi Arabian Airlines has become the latest Middle Eastern carrier to sign up for alliance membership, after formally agreeing to join SkyTeam next year. The...
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Both recorders retrieved from Iran Air 727 crash site
Recovery personnel at the site of yesterday's Iran Air Boeing 727-200 crash have retrieved both flight recorders from the wreckage.
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Airbus expects strong lessor demand for A320neo
Airbus is confident that its new A320neo family will prove popular with leasing companies, despite the lukewarm reception that the re-engining plans received...
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Viking Hellas to boost Iraq services through new joint venture
Greek charter carrier Viking Hellas has teamed up with a consortium of German and Iraqi investors to launch a new joint venture in Iraq called Viking Middle...
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Egyptair to build maintenance facility at Marsa Alam airport
Egyptair Maintenance & Engineering is to open a line- and later build a base-maintenance facility at the privately owned Marsa Alam airport on the Red Sea. The...
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Astraeus contracts JorAMCo for 737 C check
UK-based wet-lease specialist Astraeus has contracted Jordan Aircraft Maintenance (JorAMCo) to provide a C check on one of its Boeing 737-300 aircraft. The...