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CS100 'too large' for Wideroe operation
Norwegian regional carrier Wideroe opted for the Embraer 190-E2 after concluding that the Bombardier CS100 would have been too large.
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Second recorder retrieved from 747 wreckage
Recovery personnel have located a second flight recorder from the ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400F which crashed near Bishkek.
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NewsUK's Crowsnest surveillance programme takes off
Prime contractor Lockheed Martin UK has been awarded £269 million ($327 million) to launch the manufacturing phase of the Crowsnest airborne surveillance and control (ASaC) system upgrade to the Royal Navy’s fleet of AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin HM2s.
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PlaneSense launches PC-24 fractional ownership programme
US operator PlaneSense has launched its Pilatus PC-24 fractional ownership programme, as it prepares to take delivery of the first aircraft – serial number 101 – later this year.
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Boeing promises Trump simpler requirements for Air Force One
Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg is expected to sit down with president-elect Donald Trump in New York this morning to discuss the Air Force One recapitalisation programme, a Boeing spokesman tells FlightGlobal.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Sam Hill, CEO Quest Aircraft
Sam Hill is chief executive of Quest Aircraft – manufacturer of the Kodiak single-engined turboprop. After spending half a century in the aviation industry, he is set to retire, but will still be involved in key projects
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Flight Ascend Consultancy named Appraiser of the Year for sixth time
Flight Ascend Consultancy, FlightGlobal’s consultancy arm, has once again been crowned appraiser of the year at the Aviation 100 Awards. This is the sixth time in seven years that Flight Ascend Consultancy has been honored with this award.
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Qantas grounds 10 Q400s over missed inspections
Qantas has had to temporarily ground 10 of its Bombardier Q400s after it discovered that they had missed an inspection required by the manufacturer.
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Three-year search for MH370 comes to an end
The search for MH370 has been suspended with the last vessel departing from the 120,000km² search area in the Indian Ocean.
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717 took abnormal taxi path before colliding with Fokker 100
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found that the captain of a Boeing 717's decision to use a non-standard taxi path with the help of an engineer led to a ground collision with a Fokker 100 at Paraburdoo airport in Western Australia.
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Oil line crack caused Emirates 777 engine shutdown
A fractured weld joint in an oil line was the cause of an engine problem on an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER that was forced to make an in-flight engine shutdown and diversion on 7 September 2016.
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Rolls-Royce agrees £671m penalty to settle bribery probe
Rolls-Royce is to seek judicial approval for a proposed agreement under which it would pay £671 million ($808 million) to settle a bribery and corruption investigation.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air Malta rejoins European airlines seeking partners
News on 13 January that Alitalia had ended talks over a potential 49% investment in Air Malta came as little surprise, but confirmed another European operator in the market for investors.
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NewsItaly presses ahead with AW129 attack helicopter replacement
Italy has begun the process of replacing its army’s fleet of AW129 attack helicopters, signing a multi-year, €487 million ($515 million) contract with Leonardo, which will see the nation’s aerospace champion develop a successor aircraft.
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Italian deal opens M-345 order book
The Italian air force has taken a step towards modernising its basic trainer fleet, with Leonardo receiving a contract to produce an initial five Aermacchi M-345s.
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ACT highlights 747F crew's experience
ACT Airlines has given figures for the total hours logged by the pilots of a Boeing 747-400F that crashed in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek.
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Flight recorder retrieved from 747 crash debris
Investigators have retrieved the first flight recorder from the wreckage of a Boeing 747-400F which crashed in the vicinity of Bishkek Manas airport.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Wildcat export sales key to Yeovil's future
It is always good to the start the new year with positive news. To that end, Leonardo’s helicopter division and the UK Ministry of Defence held a press conference on 9 January to trumpet a £271 million ($330 million) five-year support contract for the country’s 62-strong fleet of AW159 Wildcat ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Accident reports published in the second half of 2016
Synopses of accident reports published in the last six months of 2016
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Wideroe turns to jets with Embraer 190-E2 order
Scandinavian regional carrier Wideroe is to step up to jet operation, having opted to take up to 15 Embraer 190-E2 re-engined aircraft.