All aerospace news – Page 962
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EASA mandates Rolls-Royce fix after BA 777 crash
European regulators have today mandated that airlines operating Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 777s fit a redesigned component in an attempt to avoid accidents...
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Air Canada FAs and pilots ratify labour deals
Canadian flag carrier Air Canada today moved closer to overhauling its cost structure outside a formal restructuring as flight attendants and pilots approved...
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Administrator aims to sell Alitalia MRO unit AMS by end-July
Administrators looking to dispose of a majority share in Alitalia Maintenance Systems have been authorised by the Italian economics ministry to attempt a...
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NewsChina Eastern offers $1.3 billion for Shanghai Airlines
China Eastern Airlines has formally offered to take over Shanghai Airlines in a 9 billion yuan deal as it seeks to increase its market share, lower costs,...
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Return to the Moon
The USA's lunar ambitions were surprisingly revived under George Bush, but will President Obama continue funding? Work for Constellation is continuing while the review is under way and the plan is still to reach the Moon by 2020
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New doggone airline ready to embark
A husband and wife team next week will launch an ambitious new airline that caters solely to transporting people's pets. Dan Wiesel and Alysa Binder...
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NewsAirbus rejects claims of anti-competitive behaviour in connectivity space
Airbus today hit back at allegations that it is not open to allowing alternative in-flight mobile connectivity providers' solutions from being made available...
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DOT’s final ATI approval for Star expands carve-outs
After requiring virtually no carve-outs in its tentative approval of antitrust immunity among members of the Star Alliance, the US Department of Transportation...
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Opinion
Comment: we come in peace
The 40th anniversary of Apollo 11's triumphant Moon mission is a much justified celebration, but are we marking a great moment from our past or one step on a great journey forwards?
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Solomon Islands carrier starts with Beechcraft 18 and Convair
An ex-Cathay Pacific Airways pilot has launched a domestic airline in the Solomon Islands using a Beechcraft 18 and a Convair 580 and he also plans to operate...
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Spirit seeks to swap A319s for A320s
Spirit Airlines is seeking to swap some of its 26 Airbus A319s for larger A320s as the low-cost carrier aims to make the A320 the backbone of its future...
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AeroMobile supports effort to gain Airbus line-fit offerable status
AeroMobile is standing beside partner Panasonic Avionics as it works to secure line-fit offerability from Airbus for the in-flight mobile connectivity provider's...
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NewsNASA drops Ares V from launch services contract
NASA has dropped the Ares V and Altair lunar lander from its ground launch services contract citing their distant in-service dates
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NewsPICTURE: Air France rolls out 538-seat A380 ahead of JFK flights
Air France has rolled out its first Airbus A380 in the French flag-carrier's new colour scheme. The twin-deck aircraft, which has been undergoing final...
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Boeing's Vought deal highlights outsourcing perils
The deal, which is expected to be closed by the end of the third quarter, was necessary as the required financial commitment outpaced the Vought Aircraft...
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Zero emissions aircraft takes first flight
The world's first piloted aircraft capable of taking to the air using only power from hydrogen fuel cells has flown, producing zero carbon dioxide emissions...
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Lithuania's FL Technics links with Coopesa on 757 MRO
Growing Lithuanian maintenance company FL Technics is to co-operate with Costa Rica-based Coopesa to offer base maintenance for Boeing 757 aircraft. The...
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Air New Zealand confirms Trent 1000 for entire 787-9 fleet
Air New Zealand has, as expected, confirmed Rolls-Royce as the engine supplier for its entire Boeing 787-9 fleet. The carrier converted its original...
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VIDEO: First Briton in space awarded astronaut pin
The first Briton in space Helen Sharman has been awarded the first of the British Interplanetary Society's ...
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Ameco Beijing in maintenance deal with Austrian Airlines
Ameco Beijing, a joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa, will provide heavy maintenance for ten Austrian Airlines wide-bodied aircraft. In a...