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  Thomson Airways Commence 787 Long Haul Operations

  Posted by Nigel Howarth 4:19 AM on Jul 08, 2013

  UK charter operator Thomson Airways today commenced 787 long-haul operations from Manchester to Orlando-Sanford. After several weeks of training flights and the occasional short-ha... Read More >>

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  Learning Lessons from Asiana Flight 214

  Posted by Guy Norris 12:14 AM on Jul 08, 2013

  While the NTSB investigation into the July 6 crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER at San Francisco focuses in on the actions of the crew, safety experts are already learnin... Read More >>

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  Asiana pilot details emerge, and NTSB posts crash pics

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 11:12 PM on Jul 07, 2013

  More facts are emerging regarding the pilots on Asiana Flight 214. While the carrier initially stressed that the pilots at the time were veterans with several thousand flight hours... Read More >>

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  Airframe Details for Asiana 777 HL7742

  Posted by BRIAN BOSTICK 1:58 PM on Jul 07, 2013

  According to Aviation Week Intelligence Network's Fleet Database, the Asiana Airlines 777 involved in yesterday's accident was a 777-28EER, Serial No. 29171/Line No. 553, built in ... Read More >>

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  No Mechanical Problems Found So Far, Asiana CEO Says

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 3:16 AM on Jul 07, 2013

  Asiana Airlines CEO Yoon Young-Doo says it does not appear – at least so far – that mechanical issues with the plane or engines caused the crash of a Boeing 777-20... Read More >>

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  NTSB Investigates Asiana 777 Crash Landing

  Posted by Guy Norris 4:44 PM on Jul 06, 2013

  The U.S. NTSB is investigating the cause of this morning’s crash landing of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER at San Francisco International airport. The aircraft, carrying... Read More >>

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  UTC Aero Systems' 787 MRO Network

  Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier 1:43 PM on Jul 03, 2013

  UTC Aerospace Systems signed a long-term agreement today with ST Aerospace for Boeing 787 nacelle MRO support. This follows the companies' announcement last month at the Paris Air ... Read More >>

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  See You At ASA in Vegas? #AvMRO

  Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier 2:48 PM on Jul 02, 2013

  I'm moderating a session titled "What Do Customers Look For In Suppliers?"at next week's Aviation Suppliers Association's conference and was wondering if you have any questions for... Read More >>

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  From the archives: Amelia Earhart on the business of air travel

  Posted by Rupa Haria 9:38 AM on Jul 02, 2013

  Today marks 76 years since aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart took off in her Electra on a flight that would lead to her disappearance somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.  Six yea... Read More >>

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  Proposed Rules Provide Peek at Lockheed's Cargo Airship

  Posted by Graham Warwick 8:24 AM on Jul 02, 2013

  It has been quiet since Canada's Aviation Capital Enterprises (ACE) announced in March 2011 that it had entered an exclusive agreement with Lockheed Martin to develop a hybrid airs... Read More >>

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