All aerospace news – Page 953
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Hawaiian becomes Airbus launch customer for Delta TechOps
Hawaiian Airlines has brokered a $500 million deal with Delta TechOps covering support of its new Airbus A330-200s and extending its current pact covering...
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US to legislate for detection and filtering of toxic bleed air
The US Congress is processing a law that will require the Federal Aviation Administration to mount research and development on systems for detecting and...
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PICTURE & VIDEO: Flying motorcycle unveiled
The first flight of a prototype three-wheel motorcycle designed to fly with folding wings is expected in early 2010. An engineering mock-up of the...
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PICTURES: Finnair provides MD-11 for FC Barcelona
The football club FC Barcelona has hired a Boeing MD-11 (registration OH-LGG) for its US tour.
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Private Indian airlines call off planned strike
Several privately owned Indian airlines have called off a plan to stop operations for a day on 18 August to lobby for government aid.
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NewsEASA to mandate replacing Thales A330/340 pitot tubes
European safety regulators are to mandate the replacement of Thales pitot tubes on Airbus A330/340 aircraft, and expect to issue a proposal in the next two...
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A350 flightdeck an evolution of A380 concept
Airbus has evolved the A350 XWB's flightdeck design from the A380, using the same display philosophy but adopting fewer, larger screens for improved inter-changeability,...
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Airbus devises 'class 2-plus' electronic flight bag offering for A350 XWB
Airbus aims to revolutionise electronic flight bag philosophy with the A350 XWB ....
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NewsHedging doubles Air France-KLM 1Q loss to €500m
Air France-KLM has turned in a €496 million ($698 million) operating loss over the first quarter, which was heavily affected by a €252 million impact from...
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ANA details additional cost-cutting measures
All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to make changes to its network, cut staff and procurement costs, and introduce new "value services" in order to secure an...
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Business briefs
Continental Airlines is to axe 1,700 positions as part of a cost-cutting effort aimed at saving $100 million,...
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ANA reports net loss of ¥29.2 billion for fiscal Q1
Japan's All Nippon Airways has reported a net loss of ¥29.2 billion ($305.3 million) for its fiscal first quarter, with the carrier saying that the recession...
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NewsFlorida to be faster for Sikorsky X2
Sikorsky has moved its X2 technology demonstrator to the company’s West Palm Beach development flight test centre, signalling the start of the high-speed portion of the compound helicopter’s four-phase flight test program.
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NewsEASA alerts A320 operators of CFM56 anomaly
EASA today issued a safety information bulletin alerting operators of CFM56-5A turbofan engines of an unexplained anomaly that on 30 June caused an aircraft...
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First ATR -600 airborne ahead of 'official' first flight
ATR has quietly begun flight-testing its -600 series development aircraft in Toulouse ahead of the "official" maiden sortie, which is due in September. According...
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NewsSagem outlines Patroller UAV's flight test results
France's Sagem and Germany's Stemme have completed an initial eight test flights with their new Patroller UAV ...
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NewsOSHKOSH 2009: Virgin Galactic flies high at Oshkosh
Equity deal with Abu Dhabi investor will see Sir Richard Branson's space tourism venture offer low-cost satellite launches
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SIA reports Q1 loss of S$307 million
Singapore Airlines swung to a net loss of S$307 million ($212 million) during its fiscal first quarter, its first quarterly loss since the SARS crisis in...
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OSHKOSH 2009: WhiteKnight Two rudder change confirmed
Scaled Composites has cut a notch into the bottom of the WhiteKnight Two prototype's rudders and added operating cables. At this year's EAA AirVenture show...



















