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L-410 crash probe focuses on in-flight thrust reversal
Preliminary analysis of flight-recorder information from a crashed Let Aircraft Industries L-410 indicates the turboprop entered a near-vertical descent after its right-hand engine effectively began developing reverse thrust.
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Facebook, Airbus team up on high-altitude UAVs
Facebook and Airbus have teamed up to lobby the International Telecommunication Union allocate more capacity on the spectrum of radio signals for high-altitude pseudo-satelliltes (HAPS) and work together on development.
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US FAA also certifies A350-1000: Airbus
US FAA regulators have also certified the Airbus A350-1000, following the type's approval by the European Aviation Safety Agency.
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UK aerospace body calls for EU membership beyond 2019
UK aerospace and defence trade association ADS is pushing for the UK to remain an EU member state during a post-Brexit transitional period, until the country's future trading relationship with the bloc has been determined.
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EasyJet sees Air Berlin assets being 'earnings accretive' in 2019
EasyJet's chief financial officer Andrew Findlay expects the assets it is taking over from Air Berlin to make a positive contribution in 2019.
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A350-1000 features automated rapid-descent capability
Airbus has incorporated an automatic emergency descent function into the newly-certified A350-1000, which it intends to introduce into the smaller -900.
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Airbus secures EASA certification for A350-1000
Airbus has secured European certification for the A350-1000 just three days shy of the first anniversary of the twinjet's maiden flight.
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EasyJet full-year profit falls 21%
EasyJet's operating profit fell 21% to £401 million ($503 million) in the year ended 30 September.
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Ground incident leaves Airlander deflated
Hybrid Air Vehicles is staying silent on the impact of an 18 November incident in which its Airlander experimental airship collapsed during a ground incident at the UK firm's base at Cardington airfield.
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ANALYSIS: Ryanair's drive to win over pilots
As it seeks to rebuild its reputation following the barrage of public criticism it received for cancelling thousands of flights this winter, Ryanair is facing another challenge: winning over the hearts and minds of its pilots.
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Pilatus registers first customer-owned PC-24 as certification looms
The first Pilatus PC-24 destined for launch customer PlaneSense has been registered in Switzerland by the Stans-based airframer, as certification and service entry of the superlight business jet draw near.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why A330 tanker sales boomed
At the start of this century, the then-EADS began exploring the potential for its A330 widebody to deliver air-to-air refuelling (AAR) services for military operators. In doing so the European company replicated its strategy for the airliner market, by going head to head for international sales with Boeing, which held ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How do you replace a first-generation A330?
Richard Evans, senior consultant at Flight Ascend Consultancy, considers the possible successors to the Airbus’s ubiquitous twinjet
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Airbus’s first big twin blossomed into the A330neo
Whisper it, but the recent first flight of a second-generation Airbus A330, the re-engined -900, was tantalisingly close to the 25th anniversary of the twinjet’s maiden sortie on 2 November 1992. Understandably, Airbus hasn’t made much of this historic milestone, but the fact is that the aircraft’s continuing appeal in ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can TP400 gearbox fix lift Atlas programme?
Eight years ago, the first A400M took to the sky from Airbus Defence & Space’s Seville final assembly site, powered by a quartet of Europrop International (EPI) TP400-D6 engines.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Late surge gives Dubai deal momentum
A glut of tentative aircraft order commitment announcements on the final day pushed business unveiled during the Dubai air show to a new high, though just 15% of the roughly 800 aircraft covered by announcements are for firm deals.
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A400M gearbox fix slips into 2018
The process for approving a permanent propeller gearbox fix for the Airbus Defence & Space A400M will take longer than previously expected, according to propulsion system supplier Europrop International.
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Arora aims to introduce more 'competition' into expanded Heathrow
The promoter of an alternative plan to build a third runway at Heathrow is seeking to inject more "competition" into the process of building and managing the expanded gateway.
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Airbus partners Arconic for 3D-printing research project
Airbus has agreed a joint research project with engineering specialist Arconic to advance metals-based additive manufacturing technology for the production of "large" structural components.