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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air France-KLM in familiar predicament
Air France-KLM may find itself prone to deja vu as it pins its hopes on a change in chief executive to resolve labour unrest at its French mainline operation – which continues to be outperformed by its Dutch counterpart.
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ERJ excursion crew unprepared for contaminated runway
Ukrainian investigators have determined that an Embraer ERJ-145 crew had been ill-prepared to land on a contaminated Zaporizhia runway in crosswinds before the jet veered off.
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PICTURE: BOC Aviation delivers first Max 8 to Corendon Airlines
Lessor BOC Aviation has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8, with the aircraft leased to Turkish carrier Corendon Airlines.
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New Beijing airport to meet requirements by September 2019
Beijing’s second international airport will meet navigation conditions by the end of September 2019, paving the way for its opening shortly after.
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Washington Dulles prospects improve as costs fall
Times are good at Washington Dulles International airport where a new forecast see costs coming in lower than expected, begetting new air service at the once growth-challenged gateway to the US capital.
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FAA sets 30-day deadline for checks of high-cycle CFM56 blades
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) requiring more-urgent inspections of highest-cycle blades in CFM International CFM56-7B turbofans.
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MH-60 Seahawk production winds down as international interest remains tenuous
Production of Sikorsky’s MH-60 Seahawk is set to conclude in the next 18 months as the US Navy tops off its fleet and potential international customers have yet to commit to buy additional aircraft.
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Southwest launches fan blade tracking after April engine failure
Southwest Airlines will launch an internal system to track all of its engine fan blades by serial number, following the inflight failure of a CFM56 engine in April.
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Stratos plans roomier design for 714 personal jet
Stratos Aircraft will stretch its 714 personal jet, following market feedback requesting a “roomier” design that can easily accommodate six passengers and crew, plus baggage.
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NewsIsrael to link fleet upgrade with follow-on F-15I buy
Israel has proposed a deal to purchase additional Boeing F-15s, in a package that would also include upgrading the Israeli air force's existing I-model examples of the strike aircraft.
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Dark-coloured aircraft can thwart docking systems: EASA
Europe's safety authority is cautioning operators that dark liveries can potentially result in parking collisions because visual-docking systems might not be able to recognise the manoeuvring aircraft.
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ANALYSIS: Boeing NMA – when, and who will order?
Momentum appears to be gathering around Boeing's proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) – already being referred to by some as the 797. Reports indicate a potential launch this year or in early 2019, although this is perhaps more likely to refer to an authority to offer (ATO), rather than the ...
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Dedicated corporate division pays dividends for Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters believes its decision last year to launch a dedicated business aviation operation – mirroring the approach of its fixed-wing sister company – has already begun paying dividends.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: AerCap sees more value in itself than in aircraft
AerCap is betting on itself, with plans to continue purchasing back stock through the third quarter this year.
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Airbus starts A330neo cabin tests with TAP jet's first flight
Airbus has embarked on a cabin test programme for its A330neo with the maiden flight of the first customer aircraft, bound for Portuguese carrier TAP.
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Passenger panic sparked unnecessary Smartwings evacuation
Czech investigators have described an incident in which passengers suddenly evacuated a Boeing 737-800 after mistakenly believing the jet was on fire.
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NewsBell V-280 tilts rotors to cruise mode
Bell Helicopter’s experimental V-280 tiltrotor aircraft angled its propellers horizontally and flew for the first time in cruise mode on 11 May at the company’s assembly facility in Amarillo, Texas.
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Failed windshield on Sichuan A319 was an original part
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has disclosed that the right cockpit windshield that separated from a Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319 was an original part that had not been replaced since the aircraft entered into service in July 2011.
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US Army eyes long-term role for Apache with futuristic weapons and upgrades
The US Army is eyeing futuristic weapons and other upgrades for the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, such as directed energy weapons and a compound wing, as it believes a replacement aircraft is not expected within the next decade.
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US Army’s Gray Eagle modernisation effort grows with focus on reliability
The US Army’s effort to modernise its MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV fleet has grown to encompass almost all of the aircraft’s systems with a special focused given to building in redundancy and improving reliability.