787-8 may fail to meet initial specs: Conesa
Aeromexico fears the Boeing 787-8, which it now expects to begin receiving in 2012, may fail to meet original performance specifications including the ability…
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Archive for 2009/02/27
NTSB blames controllers for three near-misses
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found that errors by air traffic controllers were the probable causes of three recent near-misses,…
White moves for Australia’s aerospace industry?
On the eve of the Avalon air show, Australia is on the verge of having its first-ever comprehensive aviation policy, but will it make a difference?
Virgin Blue’s long-haul arm V Australia launches flights
Today Virgin Blue’s new long-haul carrier, V Australia, is due to formally launch operations with an inaugural departure from Sydney bound for Los Angeles.
Virgin…
Shareholders approve China Eastern, Southern bailouts
Shareholders in loss-making China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines have approved plans for share placements that will lead to cash injections…