All aerospace news – Page 865
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Triumph completes acquisition of Vought
Triumph Group has completed the acquisition of Vought Aircraft Industries from The Carlyle Group.
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LAN-supported AerOasis plans late 2010 launch with A320s
Colombian start-up and potential LAN partner AerOasis is planning to launch services later this year with an initial fleet of three leased Airbus A320s.
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Helicopter sector signs up to business aviation safety standards
In a significant move along the road toward improving helicopter safety charted by the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST), the industry has signed up to a rotary-wing version of the established International Standard for Business Aircraft Operation, to be known as IS-BAO (HE).
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NewsVirgin links with Panasonic to bring connectivity, IFE to A330s
Virgin Atlantic plans to bring in-flight mobile connectivity to passengers, including voice calls, as part of a new partnership with Panasonic that will...
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NewsEmbraer reveals vision for single-pilot airliners
Embraer is preparing for the possible introduction of airliners designed for single-pilot operation by as early as 2020, following the roll-out of next-generation...
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GE plans mid-July nod for GEnx siblings
General Electric is expecting near simultaneous regulatory certifications for its GEnx-1B and -2B engines in July, several months ahead of the planned certification and service entry for the Boeing 787 and 747-8.
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NewsVolcanic ash - will Europe be ready next time?
Aviation will probably fare better the next time volcanic ash invades Europe's skies, providing that the European...
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Southwest names Hirshman as head of maintenance and engineering
Southwest Airlines has named Brian Hirshman as vice president of maintenance and engineering. Hirshman will lead a team of Southwest executives including...
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NewsILA: Eurocopter pledges dramatic increase in R&D spending
Eurocopter chief executive Lutz Bertling believes he has a winning formula to see his company safely through the recession: drastically increase spending...
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Opinion
Comment: Predicted pilot and engineer demand is unsustainable
Airlines which have stopped investing in the future just to survive the present are in for a shock.
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NewsVIDEOS: Armadillo's Mod completes in-flight restart test
A collection of YouTube videos dated 7 June show Armadillo Aerospace has had a successful in-flight restart test flight with its vertical take-off/vertical...
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Business briefs
Malaysia-based low-cost carrier AirAsia is to list its longer-haul operation AirAsia X on the Malaysian, Indonesian...
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Opinion
Comment: A380 must pay its way
Behind the deal for 32 superjumbos at ILA are two questions: does Emirates know what it is doing, and will Airbus - even now - ever make money from its grandiose project?
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Colombia's EasyFly ponders expansion
Colombian regional carrier EasyFly continues to study expanding into mainline routes with Boeing 737s but for now is taking a wait-and-see approach.
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Shutdown continues after Spirit pilots reject 29% base pay increase
Spirit Airlines will remain closed through 16 June after pilots rejected an offer that would have yielded a compounded average 29% pay increase over the...
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Qatar inks cockpit communications deal with SITA
Fast-growing Qatar Airways has inked a new three-year deal with SITA covering cockpit communications for a range of new-delivery aircraft.
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NewsBritish Airways to offer intra-US business jet connections
British Airways is opening a new exclusive business-jet service in North America to give premium customers onward access to destinations across the continent.
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Oxford Airport to open new regional aircraft MRO facility
Oxford Airport in the UK is constructing a new £3 million ($4.4 million) maintenance, repair and overhaul facility that will accommodate regional aircraft...
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