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Liebherr seals its participation in Clean Sky 2

Three Liebherr companies have confirmed their participation in the Clean Sky 2 Joint Technology Initiative (JTI): While Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg (Germany), one of the founding members of Clean Sky 2, has recently signed the Grant Agreement Papers, Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Toulouse (France) and Liebherr-Elektronik GmbH, Lindau (Germany) have joined the consortium as affiliates. From

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Malaysia Airlines Berhad receives AOC

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) at Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport in Putrajaya. The AOC will allow Malaysia Airlines to take flight as MAB come 1 September 2015. MAB’s CEO Designate Christoph Mueller said, “We would like to thank the Director General of DCA,

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Embraer’s Legacy 450 receives FAA certification

Embraer Executive Jets reported that its new Legacy 450 business jet received type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The approval comes a few weeks after the aircraft earned certification from Brazil’s civil aeronautics authority (ANAC).

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BOC Aviation reports first half 2015 performance

BOC Aviation reported financial results for the six months ended June 30th 2015. The company reported net profit after tax of US$171m, a year-on-year increase of 5%, while total revenue rose 3% to US$535m and total assets rose 5% to US$12bn. BOC Aviation maintained strong liquidity with US$477m in total cash and fixed deposits, and

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Boeing receives US$1.49bn contract for 13 P-8A Poseidon aircraft

Boeing will provide the first P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for Australia and additional P-8As for the U.S. Navy following a US$1.49b contract award from the Navy for 13 aircraft. The order includes nine aircraft for the U.S. Navy and four Poseidon aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), a long-time partner to the

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Definitive MH17 crash report to be published October 13th

The Dutch safety board has announced that a final report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over the Ukraine will be released on the 13th October. For relatives and governments this news will help shed light on who is being held responsible for the attack on the plane which crashed killing all 298

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Drone safety threat to be examined by Europe

With the increase in use of drones, whether for commercial or recreational use, the number of incidents reported relating to near misses with commercial aircraft is on the increase. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) was forced to issue a warning last month after seven incidents of drones flying near planes at a number of

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Norwegian increases long-haul fleet and acquires two new Dreamliners

Norwegian has signed an agreement to acquire an additional two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, enabling the company to launch even more long-haul routes. Both aircraft are scheduled to enter service in summer 2017. The 787-9 is larger than the eight 787-8s that Norwegian currently operates on its long-haul routes. With this new agreement, the long-haul

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HAITEC Aircraft Maintenance performs first D-Check on Boeing 747-400

HAITEC Aircraft Maintenance recently performed its first D-Check on a Boeing 747-400. „A D-Check is by far the most comprehensive and demanding check for an aircraft. The aircraft is basically taken apart completely, each part is checked thoroughly. Any material fatigue, hair cracks or any other damages are detected and repaired”, explains Frank Rott, CEO

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