All Safety News – Page 865
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Farnborough: Boeing expects 747-8F orders to outpace A380F, considers stretch of passenger variant
Boeing says it expects to emerge as the clear favourite for large freighter orders over the next two decades, as it continues to refine its 747-8F aircraft.
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US FAA flight delay management programme under way
FAA officials have started phasing in a programme designed to significantly reduce flight delays in capacity-constrained areas across the USA, which could result in cost benefits to the airlines and the flying public of approximately $20 million.
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NewsPictures: US aviation safety investigators find insulation failed to stop Malaysian carrier Transmile's May Boeing 727 wing explosion
An investigation of the 4 May explosion of a Transmile Airlines Boeing 727-200 freighter’s left wing during towing at Bangalore airport has found evidence of damaged wiring and electrical arcing within the wing’s fuel tank.
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NewsBoeing 20-year market forecast sees more retirements, fewer regional jets
Boeing’s latest 20-year forecast predicts a $2,600 billion global market for around 27,200 aircraft – about 5% more aircraft than it expected in last year’s outlook due to accelerated retirement rates driven by rising fuel prices.
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NewsPicture: Boeing plans plain grey natural laminar flow nacelles for 787s in bid to reduce fuel burn
Boeing plans to reduce airframe drag on the 787 by standardising on a specific thickness of grey paint for the engine inlet, to preserve natural laminar and boost range.
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NewsUK highlights perils to air traffic surveillance of growing wind turbine 'farms'
Air traffic surveillance can be severely degraded unless planners are required to consider aircraft safety, says UK CAA study into wind farms
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NewsDelays to 'improved' Dassault Falcon 7X programme as range upgrades incorporated, but customers remain ‘happy’
Delays to 7X programme as range upgrades are incorporated into aircraft, although customers remain ‘happy’
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NewsRolls-Royce mulls three-shaft narrowbody engine, in belief that high fuel prices favour more complex architecture
High fuel costs could prompt Rolls-Royce to offer a three-shaft turbofan to power the new-generation, 150-seat narrowbody airliner families that Airbus and Boeing are widely expected to introduce in the second half of the next decade
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Final approach
Airbus may be battling to cope with delays to its A380 programme, but at least flight tests appear to be on course for certification by the end of the year
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FLIGHT TEST: EADS TBM850 - Propelled to success
Comfortable, fast and capable, EADS Socata’s newly certificated TBM850 single-engine turboprop is a worthy foil for very light jets
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737 lost gear on missed approach
TNT freighter damaged by heavy touchdown at one UK airport and diverted to another for emergency landing
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Eurocontrol calls for urgent aviation data improvements
Provision of information to operators and pilots is substandard, says agency
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MEPs get tough with emissions
European Parliament vote reflects determination to clip carriers’ wings and force them to reduce impact on climate