All aerospace news – Page 886
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NewsCathay A330 in high-energy landing had dual engine problem
Cathay Pacific has admitted that both engines on the Airbus A330-300 which carried out a high-speed landing at Hong Kong yesterday had experienced problems.
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NewsPICTURES: Merpati 737 breaks up as string of incidents extends
The crash of a Merpati Nusantara Boeing 737-300 on 13 April has again cast a spotlight on safety and maintenance standards among Indonesia's airlines. The...
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Chinese courts jail East Star's owner for tax evasion
The owner of East Star Airlines, a privately-owned Chinese carrier that went bankrupt in August, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for tax evasion.
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NewsRepublic to consolidate branded flying under the Frontier name
Republic Airways Holdings has elected to use the Frontier name for its branded operations, which means the Midwest Airlines name will cease to exist within...
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NewsSpirit seeks to turn onboard printed receipts into money-makers
Spirit Airlines plans to turn the receipts generated by is onboard credit card readers into "dynamic publishing space" with printed advertisements, in a...
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American supplies initial details of precautionary landing in Iceland
American Airlines has confirmed the diversion of one of its Boeing 767-300 aircraft to Reykjavik, Iceland after reports of fumes circulating in the cabin. The...
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P&W seals deal to begin design on GTF for Russia's MS-21
Pratt & Whitney has formally inked a deal with Irkut to begin preliminary design activities on the PW1000G geared turbofan that will power Russia's all-new...
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Lufthansa to fit 526 seats to A380 fleet
Lufthansa's Airbus A380 aircraft are to be configured with 526 seats, the second-highest density arrangement of the type so far. While the German flag-carrier...
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business briefs
Magellan Aerospace's UK division has secured a contract to manufacture Airbus A380 components for first tier supplier GKN
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The science park in Liege that is home to some of Belgium's brightest brains
LEAFY LIEGE PIONEERS REACH OUT ACROSS THE GLOBE
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NewsTUI Travel launch customer for Boeing GoldCare
TUI Travel has signed up as the launch customer for Boeing's GoldCare life-cycle management service. The agreement covers the airline's 13 Boeing 787s,...
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Merpati 737-300 breaks up after overshooting runway in Papua
A Merpati Nusantara Boeing 737-300 has broken up after overshooting the runway while landing at Manokwari Airport in West Papua and plunging into a river.
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LAN aims to launch new flights to Paris in the fourth quarter
Chilean operator LAN Airlines plans to launch new service on a Santiago-Madrid-Paris routing on 2 September. Pending approval, LAN says it will offer...
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P&W seals deal to begin design on GTF for Russia's MS-21
Pratt & Whitney has formally inked a deal with Irkut to begin preliminary design activities on the P&W PurePower PW1400G engine that will power the Russian...
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Tecom opens new facility after winning Row 44 antenna deal
Antenna maker Tecom Industries has opened a new facility for the manufacture of commercial satcom antenna systems.
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Flanders - recent aerospace entrant but world class
Flanders is a comparatively recent aerospace entrant, but the region's companies have rapidly become world class
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Benelux special: NG Aircraft plans Fokker 100 revival
A relaunch of Fokker twinjets has long been an ambition ever since the programme's demise. The latest plan is the strongest yet
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ADSE: design for life after Fokker
Formed from the wreckage of Fokker in the late 1990s, engineering consultancy ADSE is an example of a successful entrepreneurial start-up that has mined the former airframer's deep heritage in design and manufacturing.
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Opinion
Comment: clearing the toxic air
Much legal action may follow a landmark court ruling proving the connection between toxic cabin air and illness, but the best way forward would be to solve the contamination problem