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MINT flights demonstrate fuel savings of 165 kg – leading to more than 500 kg reduction in CO2 emissions per landing Novair Airbus A321 demonstration flights into Stockholm Arlanda Airport reveal positive results from MINT Project. Link to the original site No tags for this post. Hand-over ceremony of 200th Eurofighter production aircraft to customers at EADS Defence & Security’s Military Aviation Centre Manching Link to the original site No tags for this post. Boosting total orders to 69 from 10 customers – Turkish Airlines orders A330 Freighters Link to the original site No tags for this post. Link to the original site No tags for this post. The first Gulfstream G650, dubbed T1 for test aircraft one, achieved its maiden flight this afternoon, though it was cut short due to “slight vibrations” in one of the gear doors. A Gulfstream spokeswoman told AIN that the flight was intended to last for about an hour; nevertheless, the G650’s 12-minute flight is still considered [...] A survey conducted in mid-November of Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) members indicates that the downturn in the global economy has taken a toll on repair stations. The survey included 144 responses from ARSA repair station and corporate members. It indicates the majority of the organization’s members have watched revenues drop over the last year, [...] The FAA is still investigating what caused an Aruban-registered Airbus A319 Corporate Jetliner to lose its emergency slide shortly after takeoff from Dallas Love Field last month. The privately owned business jet was on a routine maintenance-related test flight out of StandardAero’s Associated Air Center. According to initial reports, both the emergency slide and door [...] The FAA is proposing an Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the Piaggio Avanti based upon an operator report of a short circuit between a generator power cable and an anti-ice shutoff valve, which was caused by chafing between the cable and the valve. The insulation of the cable and surrounding sleeve were worn off as a [...] German airline Air Berlin Group has signed an agreement under which Lufthansa Technik will provide comprehensive component support for its entire fleet. Lufthansa Technik will manage the supply of components for the airline’s Boeing 737s, Airbus A320s and A330s and Bombardier Q400s. Air Berlin will receive on-site service at its Berlin and Düsseldorf hubs. The [...] In observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday in the US, the next edition of Daily News will appear on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Link to the original site No tags for this post. Bmi yesterday outlined a major restructuring of its mainline and regional operations, including suspension of unprofitable routes, reduction of its mainline fleet by nine aircraft to 30 and around 600 fulltime job cuts. Link to the original site No tags for this post. Malaysia Airlines returned to the red in the third quarter, reporting a MYR298.9 million ($88.2 million) loss that represented a reversal from the restated MYR38.6 million surplus earned in the year-ago period and its second deficit in three quarters this year. Link to the original site No tags for this post. Australia’s Regional Express posted net income of A$3.7 million ($3.4 million) for its fiscal first quarter ended Sept. 30, down 22.9% from a A$4.8 million profit in the year ago period, blaming the decline on one-time restructuring costs incurred by its charter subsidiaries and the “global financial crisis.” Link to the original site No tags [...]
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