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life beyond expectation: September 2012
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012. Boeing insists ‘illegal’ A350 launch aid still flowing to Airbus. Speaking for the Airbus side of the dispute - technically a pair of counterclaims before the WTO by the USA and European Union going back to 2004 - EU trade spokesperson John Clancy countered: "We will now immediately review their compliance package to check whether the US have taken the necessary steps to end these subsidies and their adverse effects.". Court action to date has resulted in rulings against both...
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life beyond expectation: October 2012
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012. Qatar allies with Oneworld. Plans to join the Oneworld alliance within the next 18 months, after being elected as a member designate by International Airlines Group (IAG). The Doha-based airline will be the alliance's 14th member, including fellow member designates Malaysia Airlines. And second in the Middle East after Royal Jordanian. Qatar chief executive Akbar Al Baker made the announcement with other Oneworld member airline chief executives in New York on 8 October. We ca...
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life beyond expectation: July 2012
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Boeing clarifies 777 lap joint directive. Boeing says there have been no reports of lap joint fatigue cracks in sections 41, 43 and 44 of the in-service Boeing 777-200. And -300 fleet, though it agrees with a new US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness directive (AD) aimed at detecting potential cracks in those areas with repetitive ultrasonic inspections. Airframe at Boeing, not in the active fleet. Airplanes (line numbers 1-75) and 777-200 and 777-300. Boeing says...
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life beyond expectation: June 2012
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Thursday, June 28, 2012. Boeing X-48C blended-wing body to fly next month. Boeing and NASA hope to fly a new version of the X-48 blended-wing body subscale test aircraft next month, a senior company official says. We're looking to fly roughly middle to late next month," says Mike Kisska, Boeing's X-48C programme manager. "We have a roughly six-month flight test programme.". Right now, however, there are no plans to build a fourth version of the aircraft or develop a follow-on model. NASA's environmen...
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life beyond expectation: April 2012
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Monday, April 30, 2012. Airbus puts new “teeth” in A320 Family fuel savings. Airbus puts new “teeth” in A320 Family fuel savings. A new milestone has been achieved in Airbus’ application of “Sharklets” to its single-aisle product line with this week’s rollout of the company’s first new-build A320 fitted with the large wingtip devices, which will reduce fuel burn and enhance aircraft performance. Sized at approximately 2.5 metres tall, Sharklets are specially designed for the Airbus A320 Family and wi...
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life beyond expectation: August 2012
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Inactive transponder hid departing 757 from Atlanta radar. Investigators have determined that a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 was involved in three losses of separation within a few minutes of departing Atlanta, after the crew failed to activate the twinjet's transponder. Radar displays showed only a primary target, with no identifying data, and analysis of this information indicated that the 757. Lost lateral separation with a Beech 55, a Pilatus PC-12. Procedures required A...
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life beyond expectation: Firefly Received Its First ATR-72-600 Turboprop
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Monday, July 22, 2013. Firefly Received Its First ATR-72-600 Turboprop. Airline operator Firefly has welcomed its first ATR72-600 (9M-FIA), a more eco-friendly and fuel-efficient aircraft, to its existing fleet. The first ATR72-600 was received at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang and the airline was expected to receive 20 more deliveries starting this month and for the next six years. June 5, 2015 at 12:14 AM. May 27, 2016 at 9:04 PM. Perkenalkan, saya dari tim kumpulbagi. Saya ingin tau, apa...
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life beyond expectation: Qatar still keen on CSeries order
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012. Qatar still keen on CSeries order. Hopes to conclude an order with Bombardier. For the CSeries in the near future, says chief executive Akbar Al Baker. CSeries is an aircraft of great interest to us," he said on the sidelines of the ceremony announcing Qatar's proposed entry into the Oneworld alliance in New York on 8 October. "We hope that in the not to distant future we will be sitting down with Bombardier and concluding a deal.". Qatar subsequently ordered the Airbus.
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life beyond expectation: Thai receives first A380 at Toulouse ceremony
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Thursday, October 4, 2012. Thai receives first A380 at Toulouse ceremony. Thai Airways International has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380. Becoming the ninth airline to operate the type. The aircraft was handed over to Captain Montree Jumrieng, executive vice-president technical, Thai, at a special ceremony in Toulouse on 27 September. Thai has a total of six Rolls-Royce Trent 900-powered engines on order, configured in a three-class layout to seat 507 passengers. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
