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P&W works to identify cause of PW1500G compressor failures
Pratt & Whitney confirmed on 16 October that it was continuing to work on determining the cause of PW1500G engine failures that have affected Swiss' Airbus A220-300 fleet – a month on from a second in-flight shutdown, and the day after a third engine failure forced a diversion.
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FlyArystan to start international services in December
Air Astana's budget operation FlyArystan is to open its first international route, serving the Russian capital Moscow through Zhukovsky airport.
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NewsMark Anderson on foundations for Virgin Connect
The chief executive of Virgin Connect believes right-sizing of the fleet, a clearer focus and connections with Virgin Atlantic can help the carrier emerge from its Flybe foundations and return to profit in 2020.
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Norwegian airport carries out first remote-tower landing
Norway's remote tower in Bodo has carried out its first approach and landing guidance for a passenger service, an aircraft arriving at the Arctic airport of Rost.
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Ural Airlines takes on Moscow-London route
Russian carrier Ural Airlines is to enter the market for flights between Moscow and London with a service to the UK capital's Stansted airport.
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Industry details self-protection update bid for Eurofighter
The Eurofighter Typhoon’s self-protection equipment will be the subject of a major modernisation effort, with industry partners having launched plans for a so-called Praetorian Evolution, or “Evo” package of capabilities.
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Bullish Comlux returns to NBAA with ACJ319
Aviation services provider Comlux is returning to NBAA in a bullish mood, with activity robust across its charter, management and maintenance, repair and overhaul business units.
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Project Sunrise flights likely to commence in 2023: Joyce
Qantas is likely to launch its Project Sunrise flights on a commercial basis from 2023, and believes the initiative could lead to multiple ultra-long-haul routes to Australia from Europe and North America.
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Angara An-148 rolls off runway end at Mirny
Russian investigators are probing an overrun incident involving an Angara Airlines Antonov An-148 at Mirny in the Sakha republic. The aircraft – provisionally identified as RA-61713 – landed on Mirny’s runway 25 shortly after 09:00 following a service from Irkutsk. Russia’s Sakha division of the emergency situations ministry says the ...
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OpinionWill Boeing/Porsche pact turbocharge urban mobility?
There have been hints before that the automotive sector was looking with interest at the potential offered by urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles, but the pact between Boeing and Porsche provides the most concrete evidence so far.
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In depthHow business aviation safety is stuck in a rut
Human factors trump technical fixes when it comes to improving safety performance
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Airlines should be braced for tougher conditions: IATA
IATA chief economist Brian Pearce believes the industry should be braced for more difficult conditions over the next 12 months, amid continued market challenges and the heaviest falls in air freight demand since the financial crisis a decade ago.
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TUI Airways chief confident of package-holiday opportunity
TUI Airways managing director Dawn Wilson believes there remains plenty of life in package holidays and sees an opportunity for the company's business in that area to expand following the demise of travel rival Thomas Cook Group in September.
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AnalysisHow 777-300ER SF creates secondary-market opportunity
The launch by GECAS and Israel Aerospace Industries of a cargo conversion programme for the Boeing 777-300ER provides a potentially sizeable secondary market opportunity for the large fleet currently operating in the passenger sector.
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NewsEurope certificates Gulfstream G500
Gulfstream has secured European certification for the G500, clearing the way for deliveries of the super-large-cabin business jet to begin to customers on the continent.
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Norwegian sells batch of 737-800s to HK-based recycler
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is selling five Boeing 737-800s to a Hong Kong-based recycling and asset-management entity, and will transfer the jets from the end of this year.
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Romanian leader intervenes over Tarom vote-rig row
Romania's outgoing prime minister has intervened to establish whether flag-carrier Tarom's management has complied with legal and operational requirements after serious allegations emerged that the carrier was pressured to engage in political influence.
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Airline BusinessAirline chiefs debate Heathrow slot rules and CO2 goals
UK aviation policy and the environmental impact of air travel were under the microscope at the high-level, wide-ranging Airlines 2050 event held in London on 17 October.
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Airbus proposing 319t A350-1000 for Project Sunrise
Airbus has started listing the A350-1000 as having a maximum take-off weight of 319t, around 3t higher than any of the current weight variants featured in its most recent detailed technical data documents. The airframer had previously confirmed to FlightGlobal that it was looking at a higher MTOW figure. Nine ...