News from FlightGlobal – Page 797
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Fed-up Emirates presses for Dubai drone detectors
Emirates is urging Dubai International’s operator to consider drone detectors after an airspace intrusion led to a third closure of the hub in the space of around four months.
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Tianjin Airlines launches 11 domestic services
Tianjin Airlines has launched 11 domestic services for the winter season, including four new services from Guiyang.
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing rolls out United’s first 777-300ER
United Airlines first Boeing 777-300ER has rolled out of the paint shop in Everett, Washington, nearly 22 years after the carrier took delivery of the first 777.
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MH370 inquiry to review assumptions over disappearance
Australian investigators have convened a meeting of organisations involved in the hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to re-examine the assumptions on which the search has been based.
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Ryanair to open Frankfurt base
Ryanair has confirmed it is to open a new base at Frankfurt Main airport and will start four routes to leisure destinations from the German airport next summer.
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MH370 damage analysis indicates flaps not deployed
Damage analysis of two flight-control surfaces from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 indicate that the Boeing 777-200ER’s flaps were retracted at the point when the aircraft broke up.
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EasyJet pilots call off industrial action
EasyJet pilots represented by UK pilots union BALPA have called off plans for industrial action after accepting a new proposal from the budget carrier to mitigate concerns over pilot fatigue.
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Finnair crew credited with averting serious incursion
Finnish investigators are probing an incident in which the pilots of a taxiing Finnair aircraft opted not to cross a runway, despite receiving clearance, because they had sighted another aircraft on approach.
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MetroJet A321 suffered internal high-energy event: inquiry
Russian investigators have disclosed that a MetroJet Airbus A321 which crashed in Sinai a year ago had experienced high-energy damage to its fuselage skin from within.
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PICTURES: Lufthansa bids 737 farewell after near half-century
Lufthansa ended operations of the Boeing 737 on 29 October, some 48 years after it gave the short-haul twinjet its world debut.
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MAB Kargo withdraws 747 freighters in favour of A330s
Malaysia Airlines' cargo unit, MAB Kargo, has removed its Boeing 747-400 freighters from service.
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IAG feels BA and Iberia yield pressure
Discounting the inclusion of Aer Lingus, acquired in August 2015, IAG’s passenger revenues at the nine-month point are down by 2.3% at constant currency.
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UPS expects to deploy 747-8Fs in 2017 on international routes
UPS intends to take delivery of its first Boeing 747-8 Freighter at the end of 2017, and intends to initially deploy the type on international routes, say executives at the express freight and package delivery provider.
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NewsPICTURES: Qantas reveals 787 layout and brand tweak
Qantas has unveiled a premium-heavy layout for its Boeing 787-9s and a refresh of its iconic ‘flying kangaroo’ livery.
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Heathrow to consider third-runway ramp proposal
London Heathrow airport is examining the possibility of constructing its third runway on a ramp above the M25 motorway as opposed to tunnelling the road beneath the runway.
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PICTURE: SAS receives first A320neo
SAS Group has become the latest European operator of the Airbus A320neo, having taken delivery of its first aircraft.
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Dutch ministry weighs options for MH17 prosecution
Various alternatives remain under consideration for pursuing a prosecution of those accused of bringing down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine two years ago.
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Fatal Malta accident involved US-registered Merlin IV
Maltese authorities have identified the aircraft which crashed at Malta airport as a US-registered Fairchild Merlin IV.
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Malta operations restricted after accident
Operations at Malta airport have been restricted after a serious aircraft accident.
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PICTURE: Kuwait Airways unveils new livery on 777-300ER
Kuwait Airways has unveiled a modernised livery on the Gulf carrier’s first Boeing 777-300ER.