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NewsBackground to Germanwings A320 accident
There are few facts available about the 24 March Germanwings Airbus A320 crash in the French Alps, but it is an unusual event in that whatever precipitated the accident appears to have occurred in the cruise. In this case the cruise was a very brief period – less than 3min ...
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NewsAirbus details flight history of crashed A320
Airbus has disclosed that the Germanwings A320 involved in the accident in the French Alps had accumulated 58,300h.
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NewsNo sign of survivors from A320 crash: Hollande
French president Francois Hollande has indicated that none of those on board a crashed Germanwings Airbus A320 survived the accident.
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NewsLost A320 descended only minutes after reaching high cruise
Surveillance data from the Germanwings Airbus A320 lost over south-eastern France appears to indicate that the flight climbed to 38,000ft briefly before descending.
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NewsGermanwings A320 reportedly crashes in Alps
French media are reporting that a Germanwings Airbus A320 has crashed in the Alps.
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Liebherr wins follow-up MRO deal from GoJet
US regional carrier GoJet Airlines has renewed its maintenance co-operation with Liebherr covering air management systems on its Bombardier CRJ700/900 fleet.
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Europe launches latest SESAR plans
Launching the latest phase of the Single European Sky air traffic management (ATM) operational concept, Eurocontrol says the plan is, by 2019, to deliver an intelligent, networked system capable of optimising individual flight efficiency while maximising traffic flow through finite airspace and airports. Known as Reference Period 2 (RP2) of ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Airbus is squeezing more seats into A330neo
A key component of the re-engined A330neo’s operating cost gains is Airbus’s project to squeeze up to 10 more passenger seats into the cabin, compared with its current-generation A330ceo equivalents.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can Airbus challenge 787 with A330neo?
Airbus added a dash of spice to the mid-range, mid-size market with last year’s launch of an updated version of its best-selling widebody, the A330. But in a sector where there are already several established types, is there enough room for another big twin to be dropped into the mix?
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OpinionOPINION: Why Airbus is wrestling with its 'A380neo' decision
With re-engining central to four successful airframe-refresh programmes, one could be forgiven for wondering why Airbus is wrestling with its decision about whether to update its flagship product.
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Monarch selects AJW for component support
UK parts specialist AJ Walter Aviation has won a components maintenance contract covering Monarch Airlines' Airbus A320/A321 fleet.
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NewsPICTURES: VietJet receives first A321 aircraft
Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321 aircraft, which the airframer says also happens to be its 9000th delivery.
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Lufthansa Technik to apply robots in engine inspection and repair
Lufthansa Technik is developing automated inspection and repair techniques for engine components, in an effort to raise productivity versus traditional manual processes.
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OpinionOPINION: Why US protectionism is bad for everyone
The home of the free market has always had an ambivalent attitude to foreign competition, from Japanese cars threatening Motor City in the 1970s to cheap imports squeezing farmers. The USA may be a consumer paradise, where ordering a pizza requires a baffling array of choices – but the customer ...
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NewsStudy shows armed UAV exports limited despite demand
An arms transfer study from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) claims that only the UK and Nigeria have been the recipients of armed unmanned air vehicles, despite “widespread interest” in their acquisition.
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Turkish launches long-awaited EETC for three 777s
Turkish Airlines has launched $328 million in secured enhanced equipment trust certificate (EETC) notes, coming to the market after a nearly two-year wait.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 'Radical change well under way' at Finmeccanica
Finmeccanica looks to be rising strongly out of a five-year slump, with 2014 figures showing its first positive net result since 2010 and a strong performance in its aerospace and defence core.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Solar Orbiter mission heats up for the European Space Agency
To get a sense of the challenge in designing the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter mission, consider that the surface temperature on the planet Mercury gets up to 427°C – nearly twice the melting point of tin.
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NewsLIMA: Airbus promotes A400M as humanitarian workhorse
Airbus Defence & Space has highlighted the suitability of the A400M tactical transport as a humanitarian relief aircraft.
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EASA awards contract for cabin air contamination research
EASA has commissioned a pair of German organisations – one a medical school and the other an applied research establishment – to research cabin air quality. The agency says the research will start with in-flight work to identify suitable instrumentation to measure cabin and cockpit air contamination.