News from FlightGlobal – Page 814
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BA A320 suffers suspected drone collision
UK police are investigating after a British Airways Airbus A320 suffered a suspected collision with an unmanned air vehicle while inbound to London Heathrow.
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DOT tentatively approves Norwegian's Irish subsidiary
US regulators have tentatively approved a foreign air carrier permit for Norwegian's Irish subsidiary, more than two years after the request first sparked a contentious debate over open skies and labour laws.
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Tail-strike damage found after Corendon 737 diversion
Turkish investigators are looking into a serious incident involving a Boeing 737-800 which suffered a tail-strike on departure from Billund.
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Hi Fly supplies A340 for commercial zero-gravity flights
Portuguese carrier Hi Fly is to providing an Airbus A340-300 for zero-gravity flights under a co-operation agreement with commercial space firm Swiss Space Systems.
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JetBlue to debut Mint to seven additional routes
New York-based JetBlue Airways will introduce its Mint premium cabin on seven additional transcontinental routes, bringing the service to four new cities.
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NewsHorizon Air orders 30 E175s in $2.8bn deal
Horizon Air has ordered 30 Embraer 175 aircraft, with half earmarked for growth under the widely anticipated order.
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NewsAirbus to deliver first US-built A321 on 25 April
Airbus will deliver the first US-built Airbus A320 family aircraft to JetBlue Airways on 25 April.
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PICTURE: Rossiya receives 747-400 in new colours
Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya has taken delivery of a Boeing 747-400 bearing the revised and modernised livery of the newly-consolidated carrier.
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Flydubai crash: Yoke push 'simultaneous' with stabiliser shift
Russian investigators have disclosed that a nose-down shift in the horizontal stabiliser on the ill-fated Flydubai Boeing 737-800 occurred as a push input was recorded on the crew control yoke.
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Austrian to end Tokyo service
Austrian Airlines will terminate its Vienna-Tokyo route in September.
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RusLine and Ural granted rights to Scandinavian routes
Russian carriers Ural Airlines and RusLine have been granted rights to serve respectively the Scandinavian cities of Copenhagen and Oslo.
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INTERIORS: What Mint has done for JetBlue
When New York-based JetBlue Airways unveiled plans in 2013 for a premium cabin after operating a single class for years, the industry was sceptical.
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Flydubai 737 crash probe: Stabiliser shifted to nose-down
Russian investigators have disclosed that the horizontal stabiliser of the crashed Flydubai Boeing 737-800 transitioned to nose-down pitch at a height of 900m (2,950ft) as the crew attempted a second go-around.
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TAP Portugal to be first operator of A330neo
TAP Portugal is to be the first carrier to operate the re-engined Airbus A330neo, taking delivery of the type towards the end of 2017.
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Air New Zealand to launch Auckland-Manila service
Air New Zealand (Air NZ) plans to launch a year-round Auckland-Manila service in December, subject to regulatory approvals.
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Air France-KLM chief to replace Tyler as IATA director general
IATA's board of governors has recommended Air France-KLM chief executive Alexandre de Juniac to succeed Tony Tyler as director general.
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INTERIORS: How social media is influencing the cabin experience
“How long until Spirit Airlines starts charging for air to breathe on [its] flights? This is a serious inquiry.” @RobanPerezanovic, a disgruntled passenger, is just one of millions of people voicing strident opinions on social media about their plane journeys each year.
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INTERIORS: Hamburg's crucible of technology development
Testing innovative technologies in a cabin environment has just become much easier – so long as you’re looking to work on Airbus products. Hamburg’s newly opened Zal centre of applied aeronautical research has built a cabin and cargo test rig that adapts to any in service commercial aircraft from any ...
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Batik 737 take-off collision badly damages TransNusa ATR
One of Indonesian regional carrier TransNusa Air Services’ ATR 42-600s has been severely damaged in a ground collision with a Boeing 737-800 conducting its take-off roll from Jakarta.
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INTERIORS: How premium economy fits on London-New York
This article is based on a report prepared by Flightglobal's aircraft interiors specialist James Mellon, using data from Innovata and Fleets Analyzer. Download the data insight report here