All aerospace news – Page 987
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US helicopter air ambulance risks identified
Australian global aviation safety and risk management specialist Aerosafe Risk Management has identified 26 significant...
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Airmotive investment in Dublin V2500 line back on
Maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland's (LTAI) planned $40 million investment in a new Dublin engine line will go ahead following union acceptance...
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Emirates yet to decide whether to repair damaged A340-500
Emirates is still evaluating whether to repair the Airbus A340-500 badly damaged in a tail strike at Melbourne in March. Investigators are still examining...
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NewsTurkish 737 altimeter fault occurred on several flights prior to crash
Dutch accident investigators have determined that the radio-altimeter fault that is the focus of their probe
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AAG and PremiAir launch executive helicopter network
Associated Aircraft Group and PremiAir are on the hunt for more partners to join their Global Executive Helicopter Network after launching the new venture on 1 May
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KLM extends UK engineering portfolio to Embraer 170/190
Dutch carrier KLM's UK engineering operation has extended its line maintenance capabilities to Embraer 170/190 aircraft. The company is to begin servicing...
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Swine flu leads Australia to get strict on aircraft arrivals
Australia has imposed stricter measures on aircraft arriving from the Americas in an effort to contain the spread of swine flu.
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HK airport releases HK$450m package to assist airlines
Hong Kong airport has unveiled a HK$450 million package ($58 million) to help airlines cope with the economic downturn and maintain flights into Hong Kong. The...
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Swiss wants in-flight connectivity for all passengers
Swiss International Air Lines is taking a wait and see approach to in-flight Internet, saying it will only bring the service onboard if it can offer it to...
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Southwest works to firm Row 44 installation on a fifth aircraft
Southwest Airlines is still in the process of determining installation of a Wi-Fi system supplied by Row 44 on a fifth aircraft. The Dallas-based...
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Boeing passes 25% design release mark for 747-8I
Boeing's engineering team on the 747-8 Intercontinental has completed one-fourth of the design data needed to start building tools and parts.
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Gulf Air awards new maintenance business to GE
Gulf Air has signed a 10-year maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) agreement with GE Aviation after selecting CFM International CFM56-5B engines for 15...
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Civil simulators special report
Simulator technology is advancing but how will it evolve? Our special report looks at possible trends, spawned by an FAA initiative to help pilots prepare better for upsets and compares the relative merits of sx axis and lower cost
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Civil simulators special: High-end helicopter simulation comes of age
Fixed-wing simulators have long been part of mainstream training, but rotorcraft devices are only now making their mark
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Enviroment Special Report: Southwest presses on with transformation
Jeff Martin certainly has his work cut out for the next three years as part of what Southwest Airlines terms its "automation transformation". Martin...
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NewsAirlines and airports respond to swine flu outbreak
Airports around the world are now screening passengers for flu-like symptoms and airlines have eased restrictions on people wishing to delay trips to Mexico,...
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Opinion
Comment: Rotary wing safety analysis derives globally applicable lessons
Early analyses of rotary-wing safety conducted under the International Helicopter Safety Team initiative suggest that the most obvious lessons could usefully be applied globally
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Clickair offers booking passengers fare-hold for small fee
Spanish budget carrier Clickair has introduced a new Internet booking feature, giving passengers the option of paying a small fee to lock their selected...
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Environment Special Report: Precision approach
The recent deal to speed the roll-out of next-generation satellite-based technology will be air navigation's principal contribution to improving airspace efficiency. But how significant will it be in helping to shrink aviation's carbon footprint?
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Business: Good week - Bad week
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