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MROs have yet to embrace sharing of safety data: FAA
Maintenance organisations have yet to embrace voluntary sharing of safety data that will be key to the US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) risk-based safety approach going forward, says the agency’s associate administrator for aviation safety Peggy Gilligan during the MRO Americas conference in Phoenix on 8 April.
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Air Canada to equip North American fleet with wi-fi
Air Canada plans to equip its North American fleet with Gogo in-flight wi-fi connectivity from May.
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Southwest tests tablets for mechanics
Southwest have begun a test programme to provide digital manuals to mechanics via iPads, says Jim Sokol, the carrier’s vice-president maintenance operations today at the sidelines of the MRO Americas show in Phoenix.
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NewsBoeing to target current P-3 operators for MSA sales
Boeing’s maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA), which is based on a Bombardier Challenger 605 platform, will be an ideal aircraft for countries that already operate Lockheed P-3 Orions, says Boeing.
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GA Telesis and GE sign CF6 materials agreement
Engine leasing specialist GA Telesis has signed a three-year materials agreement with GE Aviation for GE CF6-80C2 replacement engine parts.
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AFI-KLM E&M and Avtrade to open Miami spares centre
Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance and Avtrade have joined forces to open a Miami-based centre dedicated to sales, leasing and exchanges for several Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies and widebody models.
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Southwest taps BAE Systems for engine control MRO
Southwest Airlines has tapped BAE Systems for a five-year, exclusive agreement covering MRO services for the full authority digital engine controls (FADECs) on its Boeing 737 fleet.
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NewsBoeing to accelerate C-17 line closure
Boeing has announced it will end production of its C-17 strategic transport around three months earlier than anticipated. The company announced last September that it was closing the Long Beach, California production line in late 2015. This has now been brought forward to mid-2015, “based on current market trends and ...
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NewsNavy pleased with "Advanced" Super Hornet tests, wants more Growlers
The US Navy says it is pleased with results of recent flight tests of a Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet that had been upgraded with conformal fuel tanks and an external weapons pod.
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ROUTES: Budapest airport lures regional airlines
Budapest airport sees no scope for a homegrown successor to former flag carrier Malev, but believes there is potential for a regional operator to build a route network from the Hungarian capital.
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Boeing obtains licence to supply spares to Iran
Boeing has secured approval to supply aircraft parts to Iranian companies under the terms of an international agreement negotiated last year.
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ROUTES: Flynas to start US flights in 2015
Flynas is planning to triple its Airbus A330 fleet to 12 aircraft by 2017 as the Saudi Arabian budget carrier aims to expand its new long-haul operations to Africa and North America.
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ROUTES: WestJet edges closer to widebody introduction
WestJet appears poised to build up further long-haul routes after the Canadian budget carrier starts Boeing 737 flights to Dublin in June.
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing confident on 787-9 schedule after smooth test effort
The Boeing 787-9 flight-test programme has progressed smoothly over its first six months and the manufacturer is on course to deliver the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered version this summer as scheduled.
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Delta seeks up to 50 widebody aircraft
Delta Air Lines has released a request for proposals for up to 50 widebody aircraft to Airbus and Boeing.
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NewsDelta targets transpacific markets to power Seattle hub
Delta Air Lines launched its third European route from Seattle last week - to London Heathrow - as part of a concerted drive to establish the Washington state airport as a major US West Coast hub over the next three years.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The values to make 737-800 conversions viable
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has formally launched its freighter conversion programme for the Boeing 737-800 saying the model has now entered the ‘zone of conversion’.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Tablet storage becomes vital for airline passengers
Instructions can be found on the Internet to turn an air sickness bag into a smartphone holder, to enable passengers to view content on their own devices instead of watching airline-provided in-flight entertainment (IFE).
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NewsMicronautix unveils Triton single-engined turboprop concept
The designers of an unorthodox aircraft with twin passenger pods sitting either side of the central fuselage are seeking the backing of an established aerospace name to bring their single-engine pusher-prop to market.