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NewsEarlier incidents underline depressurisation hazards
Although the sequence of events in the cockpit of the crashed Helios Airways Boeing 737 remains a mystery, earlier incidents have shown the crucial importance of reacting promptly to airliner depressurisations. In both the incidents below the captain lost consciousness, leaving only the first officer flying the aircraft. And ...
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NewsNo survivors in West Caribbean MD-82 crash
Colombian civil aviation administration Aerocivil has confirmed that there are no survivors from the West Caribbean Airways-operated Boeing MD-82 aircraft which crashed in Venezuela early today.
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PIA seeks newer aircraft through wet-lease arrangement
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is seeking a wet-lease on one Airbus A320 or one Boeing 737-800, which will mark the introduction of a completely new aircraft model for the airline.
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Lan close to new Airbus order
Lan Airlines is about to sign a letter of intent (LOI) for up to 40 more Airbus narrowbody aircraft, less than two months after placing an order for an initial from the A320 family.
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EasyJet signs 10-year maintenance deal with SR Technics
UK budget carrier EasyJet has opted to retain the services of maintenance provider SR Technics for its Airbus A319 fleet following an intensely-competitive battle to secure the long-term deal.
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Fake Helios pictures identified
Hoax photographs purporting to be pictures taken from the cockpit a Lockheed Martin F-16 as it intercepted the Helios Airways Boeing 737-300 that crashed near Athens on 14 August have been circulated on the internet.
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Colombia scraps fighter contest
Ministry of defence to initiate negotiations for EMB-314 Super Tucanos to replace ageing strike aircraft fleet
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NewsA380 is set ‘survivability’ test goal
Regulators impose requirements aimed at ensuring double-deck giant’s crashworthiness matches existing airliners
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Alenia aims for role in RRJ project
Italian manufacturer in talks with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft to buy a ‘more than 10%’ stake in design bureau’s programme
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SpaceShipTwo mothership based on Globalflyer
Mojave-based Scaled Composites' SpaceShipTwo's (SS2) carrier aircraft, White Knight 2, will have the wingspan of a Boeing 737 and use composite structure technology developed for the Virgin Atlantic Globalflyer.
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Engine fire forces JALways DC-10 emergency landing
A JALways McDonnell Douglas DC-10 made an emergency landing late on 12 August after one of its engines caught fire over southern Japan.