All aerospace news – Page 841
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IATA: current capacity growth matches demand
As carriers have placed a raft of new orders over recent months, the International Air Transport Association sees some threat of excess capacity, yet assures that airlines' published schedules suggest capacity growth will remain in line with demand.
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NewsBA passengers tried to halt 777 take-off after taxiing error
Two passengers attempted to stop a British Airways Boeing 777-200 from taking off from a Caribbean airport last September, after realising
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FAA calls for CRJ700/900 horizontal stabilizer fix
The US FAA on Thursday will issue an airworthiness directive calling on operators of Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900 regional twinjets to check for and replace...
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NASA extends nearly $1b contract
NASA and United Space Alliance have extended their programme operations contract through March 2011 to allow for the shifted schedule of the final two space...
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NewsUS regional Comair plans major fleet and staff reductions
Delta's remaining wholly-owned subsidiary Comair today unveiled a major restructuring entailing slashing its fleet from the current 97 aircraft to 44 by...
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Nextant 400XT powers up for first flight
Nextant Aerospace has begun full-power ground runs of its 400XT with Williams International FJ44-3AP engines...
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AW139 wins icing approval
AgustaWestland's AW139 medium twin-engined helicopter has become the first aircraft in its category to be certificated to fly in known icing conditions following...
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NewsIMS develops new purpose-built portable IFE for airlines
Identifying a need in the market for a rugged portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) device with extended battery life, California-based IMS has opted to...
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BA: Apprentices needed to help build third-party MRO
British Airways Engineering opens a new era of growth this week with the induction of 90 aspiring technicians to its newly established apprentice scheme.
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Business Aviation in brief
BAE Systems has won an exclusive mandate from aviation management group SETE Aviation of Switzerland to remarket a Boeing 767-300ER widebody previously in service with Swiss operator Privatair
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ATK, NASA test rocket under cloud of funding woes
NASA and ATK Aerospace Systems successfully ground-tested the most powerful solid-fuel rocket engine ever in the Utah desert 31 Aug, though the test was...
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Boeing silent on specific 787 profit predictions
A top Boeing executive today told market analysts the company needs at least three more years to predict future profit margins on the 787 programme.
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NewsNASA funds suborbitial test flights
NASA is getting closer to near-space with a $475,000 award to two companies developing reusable vehicles for suborbital flight. Under the public-private...
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Delta nears completion of Gogo installs; eyes Wi-fi for RJs
Delta Air Lines is nearing completion of a massive retrofit of its mainline domestic fleet with Aircell's air-to-ground (ATG)-based Gogo in-flight Internet...
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Bombardier and Qatar back on track after Pratt spat
After Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker threw cold water on a potential CSeries purchase at the Farnborough Air Show due to engine maintenance costs for...
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Business briefs
International Lease Finance has sold $4.4 billion in secured and unsecured notes to repay a $3.9 billion loan from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York that had been extended by its parent company, American International Group
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NewsBoeing to offer landing gear work on Qantas 747s
Boeing will provide landing gear exchange, repair and overhaul services on Qantas Airways' Boeing 747-400ER aircraft. The Oneworld carrier will be...
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RAF faces tough choices over future air transport fleet
The UK MoD is aiming to achieve significant savings: what are the implications for the RAF's air transport fleet?
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Aeromexico starts to add flights following Mexicana suspension
Aeromexico has added several domestic flights to help fill the void left by Mexicana, which suspended operations on 28 August.