All MRO articles – Page 293
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Strike-struck Vought 'to make 80% of shipments' AEROSTRUCTURES Vought Aircraft has pledged to complete in the fourth quarter more than 80% of its scheduled...
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Delta's tango
Tony Charaf has presided over a streamlining of Delta TechOps' business. Now he is looking to capitalise on new capabilities added by the Delta-Northwest merger
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Shuttle Endeavour en route to resupply ISS
NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour is en route to the International Space Station for its resupply mission, STS-126, after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center...
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Russian combat aircraft makers to form one unit
Russia's United Aircraft (OAK) is to create a single combat aircraft division by merging its RSK MiG and Sukhoi units under the leadership of Sukhoi boss...
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TAM readies to build new hangar
Brazilian operator TAM is planning to construct a new hangar to support Boeing 777s and Airbus A350s joining its fleet with a target completion date of 2010. Currently...
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Operators champion latest CRJ flap fix
Operators of Bombardier CRJ100/200s have begun to install--and sing the praises of--a redesigned flap system for the regional jets that is expected to mitigate...
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Linear Air wins $1.3m funding for expansion plans
US air taxi operator Linear Air has secured $1.3 million to help fund the company's expansion...
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General Dynamics seals acquisition of Jet Aviation
Gulfstream parent General Dynamics has completed its acquisition of Switzerland-based business aircraft services...
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LiveTV reveals a
LiveTV is developing a new connectivity solution that would enable carriers to offer passengers a broadband-like experience during flight with substantial...
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CFM appears set to have engine MRO in China
Engine-maker CFM International is proceeding with plans to turn shareholder Snecma's engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint-venture with Air...
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PICTURE: An-124 flies Superjet 100 airframe to fatigue-test centre
Sukhoi has transported the fourth Sukhoi Superjet 100 airframe (MSN 95006) to Novosibirsk...
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Embraer considers development of larger aircraft
Embraer is studying the possibility of developing a larger commercial aircraft either alone or in partnership with another company, but says it has no near-term...
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Manager buys out EADS Sogerma landing-gear MRO unit
EADS Sogerma has agreed to sell its landing-gear maintenance division EADS Revima to a holding company co-owned by two individuals, one of them the division's...
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Accident reports slammed for ignoring engineers
The ability of airlines to learn from accidents involving maintenance errors is severely compromised by the failure of investigators to include in their...
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NASA has two weeks to avoid Hubble May deadline miss
NASA has confirmed it will be unable to launch the Hubble Space Telescope fourth and final servicing mission until...
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Embraer opens third company-owned service centre in USA
Embraer has opened the last of its three planned company-owned service centres in advance of first deliveries of its...
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FAA calls for check of factory installed 737NG engines
The US FAA is proposing that operators of nearly 500 US-registered Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) aircraft inspect the twin-jet's aft engine mounts to determine...
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Flapping MAV boosts lift by folding wings
University of Maryland researchers have performed flight tests to prove that a bird-like micro air vehicle (MAV) can...
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Malev expects to breakeven in 2009
The Hungarian carrier had hoped its restructuring plan would enable it to return to profitability this year