All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 449
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Combi freighter plan emerges for Fokker 100
Three aircraft in the pipeline as mining and oil companies take an interest in marque for use in remote countries
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RVSM finally set to remove bottleneck over Iraq
Implementation of reduced vertical separation minima across the Middle East region is set to be completed next month if Iraqi airspace authorities hold to a revised schedule to join the scheme.
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Jetstar A330 suffered icing of Goodrich pitot probes
Investigation into Australian Jetstar Airbus event says that at least two of the probes were obstructed
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India's Flyington cancels A330 freighter order
India's Flyington Freighters has cancelled its order for 12 Airbus A330-200Fs, four years after becoming one of the type's initial customers.
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Fokker 50 operator tests iPad as electronic flight bag
Swedish regional carrier Amapola is testing a new electronic flight-bag cockpit installation, based on the portable Apple iPad, for its Fokker 50 turboprop fleet.
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Kallas: EU security strategy covers 'live animal bombs'
European transport commissioner Siim Kallas insists that security legislation accounts for the possibility of explosives being smuggled on board aircraft...
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NewsUkraine's Dniproavia to acquire up to 15 Embraer 190s
Ukraine's Dniproavia is to introduce 10 Embraer 190 aircraft which it intends to operate in co-operation with partner AeroSvit. The agreement also...
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NewsSuperjet 100 secures Russian certification
Sukhoi's Superjet 100 has been certified by Russian authorities, clearing the way for its commercial operation with its initial customers.
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NewsAirbus juggles A330-300 weights to offer longer range
Airbus is to offer carriers a higher-weight A330-300 from the fourth quarter of this year, taking the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) to 235t. Raising...
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NewsDomodedovo bomb toll exceeds 30: ministry
Thirty-four people are listed by the Russian emergency situations ministry as having died in today's Moscow Domodedovo Airport terminal bombing. Russia's...
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Thrust-reverser suspected in Sudanese 707 crash
Investigators are refining simulations of a Sudanese Boeing 707-330 freighter crash in order to determine whether a serious fault affecting the outboard...
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Airbus takes sales past five figures
Airbus spent its first 33 years building 5,000 orders on its books, but took only six more years to duplicate that level of sales and push its gross total into five figures in the final two days of 2010.
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ATR believes market exists for larger turboprops
ATR is convinced that 30% of the demand for 3,000 turboprops over the next 20 years will be for larger aircraft, but is waiting for a "convergent" solution to extend its family to the 90-seat sector.
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ATR to increase annual production to 70 aircraft from 2012
ATR is intending to ramp up production to 70 aircraft per year from 2012, compared with around 50 at present.
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NewsAirbus pushes A350 final assembly back to end-2011
Airbus has indicated a schedule slip for A350 development, no longer identifying the third quarter of 2011 as the date for commencing final assembly, instead stating only that it will begin before the end of the year.
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MEA finally to start formal SkyTeam accession
Middle East Airlines is finally to sign a formal agreement which will take the airline into the SkyTeam alliance next year.
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Airbus: A380 deliveries will push into second-half
Airbus expects that most of the A380 deliveries this year will take place in the second half, as the manufacturer assesses the effects of last November's Qantas engine failure incident.
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NewsVirgin America commits to 30 A320neos
Virgin America has become the first airline to order the re-engined A320neo, after committing to 30 of the type.
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Airbus expects up to 530 deliveries in 2011
Airbus expects to deliver 520-530 commercial aircraft over the course of this year.
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NewsAirbus edges Boeing in 2010 orders battle
Airbus achieved net orders for 574 aircraft in 2010, against rival Boeing's figure of 530. It also delivered a total of 510 jets over the course of the year.