All Airframers news – Page 727
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Selection process ongoing for key 787 GoldCare providers
Selecting Asian and North American providers for Boeing's GoldCare maintenance programme for the 787 remains on the airframer's agenda, but the company is...
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NewsSpain's LTE suspends charter flights, but hopes for restart
Spanish leisure carrier LTE International Airways has become the latest carrier to suspend flights due to financial difficulties, but is continuing ACMI...
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Engineers face the law over Spanair Madrid crash
Two maintenance engineers and their supervisor have been charged with manslaughter by the Spanish judge in charge of the judicial inquiry into the 20 August...
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NTSB sends FAA urgent recommendation for P&W inspections
An urgent recommendation has been sent to FAA by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to require operators to cut inspection intervals for...
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Boeing strike could impact Continental's 787 deliveries: Kellner
Continental Airlines acknowledged today that the Boeing machinists strike could impact the delivery schedule for its 787s.
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European lawmakers poised to take action on critical TCAS weakness
Lawmakers want a rapid fleet-wide upgrade to traffic collision-avoidance system (TCAS) software in a bid to avoid the potential of a mid-air collision over...
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NewsBoeing strike freezes Southwest deliveries
A six week strike by machinists at Boeing has resulted in the pushback of three 737-700 deliveries scheduled for Southwest this year to 2009. About...
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Harbin Embraer’s ERJ deliveries may be extended beyond 2010
Embraer has issued an assurance that regional jet production at its Chinese joint venture Harbin Embraer has not ceased, but concedes that delivery of ERJ-145s...
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South Korea's Air Busan to launch 27 October
South Korea's Asiana Airlines is withdrawing from the Seoul Gimpo-Busan and Busan-Jeju routes and instead will be codesharing with Air Busan which is launching...
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Dive in demand could prompt Delta to cut 767 fleet
Delta Air Lines today revealed details of the fleet changes it made during the third quarter, and assured analysts that the carrier is prepared to make further...
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Airbus reins in A320 and A330/A340 production rate rises
Airbus is to slow plans to increase production rates on its A320 and A330/A340 family aircraft citing current uncertainties in the aviation market. The...
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NewsBoeing wins huge 787 order from American Airlines
American Airlines parent AMR became the third US customer for the Boeing 787 after reaching a purchase agreement with the airframer for 42 787-9s. American's...
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NewsPlans underway at Empire Aero to offer E-190 maintenance
Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary Empire Aero Center has received board approval to acquire the necessary tooling to perform heavy maintenance on Embraer...
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Hong Kong disputes report blaming fatigue for Cathay ground collision
Flight standards authorities in Hong Kong are disputing Swedish investigators' findings that fatigue contributed to a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747's sustaining...
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New Nose unveils carbonfibre seaplane
A new carbonfibre twin-engined seaplane based on the design of the 1949 Grumman Albatross has been unveiled by US engineering firm The New Nose, which is...
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Abu Dhabi opens second runway
Abu Dhabi International Airport has opened a second runway, following completion of construction last month. Etihad Airways became the first carrier...
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Lufthansa to take mixture of E-190s and E-195s
Lufthansa has detailed its order for Embraer E-Jets, confirming it will take a mixture of E-190 and larger-capacity E-195 aircraft from the Brazilian airframer.
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Greek navy prioritises maritime patrol aircraft contest
Acquiring a new fleet of maritime patrol aircraft is now the top procurement priority for the Greek navy, with the nation's six Lockheed P-3B Orions nearing...
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NewsAirbus-owned A340 flies P&W geared turbofan engine
An Airbus-owned A340 has embarked a 75 flight hour test programme for the Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1000G geared turbofan (GTF) engine. The initial...