All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 404
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Royal Jordanian to cut three cities from network
Oneworld alliance member Royal Jordanian Airlines is to axe Colombo and Milan, as well as the city of Alexandria, from its route network.
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NewsAirbus to raise A320 production rate to 46
Airbus is to increase production of its single-aisle family to 46 aircraft per month in early 2016, from the current level of 42.
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BA partner Sun-Air to open new Zurich link
Danish regional carrier Sun-Air is to open services between Billund and Zurich from the end of April.
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NewsLong landing in tailwind caused Il-76 overrun
Late reduction of thrust and an out-of-limits tailwind caused a Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin Il-76 to overrun as it touched down long at St John’s in Canada.
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NewsIncorrect checks preceded Superjet cowl separation
Investigators believe ground checks were incorrectly carried out before an incident in which an Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 sustained engine cowl damage.
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NewsCrashed MA60 pilot set throttle below flight-idle
Indonesian investigators have determined that both power levers on a Merpati Nusantara Xian Aircraft MA60 had been retarded to the beta range before the aircraft landed hard at Kupang’s El Tari airport and broke up.
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NewsBombardier forecasts 280 deliveries in 2014
Bombardier expects to deliver 80 commercial aircraft and around 200 business jets during 2014, some 17% more than last year.
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NewsAirbus confirms Aerolineas A330 purchase
Aerolineas Argentinas has signed for four Airbus A330-200s as part of a fleet modernisation plan.
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NewsLufthansa confirms Spohr as new chief executive
Lufthansa Group has confirmed Carsten Spohr as its new chief executive.
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NewsILFC and Libyan convert all A350-800s to -900s
Libyan Airlines and lessor ILFC have each converted their orders for the Airbus A350-800 to the larger -900, with Libyan Airlines ordering an additional pair of -900s under its revised agreement.
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NewsPICTURE: Qatar-branded test A350 breaks cover
Airbus has unveiled the joint Qatar Airways branding on its fourth A350-900 test aircraft, MSN4, which is shortly to enter the flight programme.
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NewsVIDEO: Seahawks 747-8F to back team's Super Bowl bid
Boeing is intending to fly a promotional 747-8F on 30 January in support of Seattle’s bid to win the American football Super Bowl title.
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NewsCRJ200 crash probe focused on go-around actions
Investigators are still trying to understand the accident sequence which destroyed a Bombardier CRJ200 during an attempted go-around at Almaty.
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El Al names new chief executive
Israeli flag carrier El Al has named David Maimon as its new chief executive, following the resignation of Elyezer Shkedy.
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NewsPower asymmetry triggered Cork Metro's fatal roll
Significant torque split between the throttle levers of a Fairchild Metro contributed to the pilots’ losing control of the aircraft during a low-visibility approach to Cork, a fatal accident inquiry has disclosed.
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NewsSuperjet stretch still years away: Sukhoi
Sukhoi ‘s civil aircraft division is playing down the likelihood of near-term emergence for a stretched Superjet, although the proposal remains under examination.
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NewsA350 heads to Canada for cold-weather tests
Airbus’s second flight-test A350 aircraft has departed Toulouse on a transatlantic sortie to Canada where it will undergo cold-weather testing.
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NewsAuthority criticises crew after An-24 lands short
Investigation into the Pskovavia runway excursion at Moscow Domodedovo comes just three weeks after a Polar Airlines Antonov An-24 was damaged as it landed short at Yakutsk.
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NewsBombardier took 81 commercial orders in 2013
Bombardier ended 2013 with net orders for 81 commercial aircraft, down by 40% on the previous year's total of 138, but increased commercial deliveries by five to 55.
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NewsTransall crew's error preceded head-on incursion
Pilots of a Transall C-160 transport misunderstood a taxi clearance before lining up on a runway on which an Airbus A319 was departing in the opposite direction.