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Two Pilots Fell Asleep On Lengthy Haul Flight
Two pilots on a British airliner on a protracted haul flight fell asleep within the cockpit, leaving the packed jet flying unsupervised on autopilot, Britain’s Solar newspaper said on Thursday. Some of the pilots o...
VietJet Is of the same opinion ninety two-Aircraft Airbus A320 Order
Vietnamese low-price airline VietJet has agreed to purchase as much as ninety two Airbus A320-household planes price about USD$eight.6 billion at record costs in a transfer to make stronger its presence in a quick-rising...
Airbus Launches Regional Version Of A330-300
Airbus unveiled a short-range ‘regional’ version of its A330-300 jet at an air show in China on Wednesday. It said the new plane would seat 400 passengers and offer cost savings of 15 percent. The plane maker...
Norwegian Air Says Boeing Promised Quick Fix For 787
Boeing has agreed to base a group of 787 Dreamliner technicians in Oslo and set up more spare parts locations to fix aircraft quicker after Norwegian Air Shuttle had a string of technical problems, the Oslo-based carrier...
LOT Adds Filter Problems To List Of 787 Woes
Polish carrier LOT had to delay some of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights after checks showed two planes lacked fuel filters, the company’s spokeswoman said. Barbara Pijanowska added LOT would add the cost of tempo...
Airbus Ups 20-year Aircraft Demand Forecast
Airbus revised higher its long-term demand forecast by 3.6 percent on Tuesday, saying the aviation industry would need 29,226 new passenger and freight aircraft worth USD$4.4 trillion over the next 20 years, led by growt...
