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Bombardier splits CRJ, Challenger certificates for Mitsubishi deal
Bombardier is working with airworthiness authority Transport Canada to create a new type certificate for the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) family, separate from that for the Challenger 600-series business jet. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) deal to acquire the CRJ program includes the type certificates, but Bombardier will hold on to the Challenger program, from which the regional jet was developed.
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Lockheed Martin adds momentum for supersonic travel
Lockheed Martin is considering how to build a commercial supersonic aircraft that would draw on the noise-reduction technology it is testing with NASA, making it the latest company aiming to create a market for faster-than-sound travel.
The quiet supersonic technology airliner (QSTA) concept Lockheed announced on 19 June at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aviation Forum is still at the beginning of the design process.
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EC transport chief warns US not to curtail Air Italy flights
The European Commission (EC) has given the US a stern warning not to take any action against Milan-based Air Italy that would prevent it flying to the US.
ATW has obtained a copy of the letter, which was sent from EC Mobility and Transport director general Henrik Hololei to US State Department under secretary, economic growth, energy and environment Manisha Singh.
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Canada moves forward with AC-Air Transat, WestJet-Delta tie-ups
Canada’s air transport market took two steps toward more collaboration and consolidation June 27, as Air Transat executives agreed to accept Air Canada’s (AC) purchase offer, while the proposed WestJet-Delta Air Lines transborder joint venture (JV) was approved by the Canada Competition Bureau (CCB) to move forward.
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Southwest, United remove MAXs from schedules for another month
Southwest Airlines and United Airlines, two of the three US 737 MAX operators, have removed the grounded aircraft from their schedules for another month, reflecting continued uncertainty over when US regulators will clear the fleet to fly. Dallas/Fort Worth-based Southwest, which has the most MAXs of any carrier at 34, extended its MAX-less flight schedule to Oct. 2.
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SIA, Malaysia Airlines deepen partnership
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) signed an MOU June 27 to enhance the partnership between the two airline groups.
The scope of the deal will expand existing codeshare arrangements between the two countries and will possibly include codesharing beyond Singapore-Malaysia routes.
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Angara Airlines An-24 skids off runway at Nizhneangarsk, 2 killed
An Angara Airlines Antonov An-24, en route from Ulan-Ude, skidded off the runway after an emergency landing at Nizhneangarsk Airport (Republic of Buryatia, Russia) at 10:24 a.m. local time June 27.
The aircraft (registration number RA-47366) collided with an airport infrastructure building and caught fire.
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Peach Aviation posts fiscal net loss on Vanilla Air merger
Japanese LCC Peach Aviation slipped to a net loss in its fiscal year ended March 31, which the carrier partly attributed to costs associated with its merger with Vanilla Air.
Peach reported a net loss of ¥193 million ($1.8 million) for the 2018 fiscal year, reversed from a profit of ¥3.7 billion in the previous year. The airline noted that “integration-related costs were recorded ahead of schedule.”
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PICTURES: How Air France's Joon ran out of days
Air France's Joon unit completed its last operations on 26 June.
The French flag carrier first said it would turn its back on Joon in January 2019, when it acknowledged that the brand was "difficult to understand from the outset for customers, for employees, for markets and for investors".
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JetBlue to move Houston operations to Intercontinental airport
JetBlue Airways will relocate its Houston operations to Houston Intercontinental, operating its last flights out of Houston Hobby on 26 October.
The New York-based carrier will fly from Houston Intercontinental's terminal A a day later on 27 October, operating existing service to Boston and New York John F Kennedy.
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ACI: European airports see slower traffic growth
After a period of dynamic growth, the increase in traffic at Europe’s airports is slowing, with freight traffic weighing on the performance of the region’s airports, Airports Council International (ACI)-Europe said June 27.
In 2018, Europe’s airports set a record of handling more than 2.34 billion passengers, while in the past five years traffic has expanded by 36% or an extra 630 million passengers.
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Air traffic control training centre officially opens in Lebanon
An advanced air traffic control training facility has opened in Beirut, Lebanon which uses pioneering simulation technology developed by Airways New Zealand.
The completion of the 12-month project marks a significant step forward for Airways International, the commercial arm of the New Zealand air navigation service provider, as the organisation advances its training related business in the Middle East.
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New long-haul route from Heathrow to Zhengzhou takes off
Heathrow has launched its first direct flight to one of China’s eight Ancient Capital cities, Zhengzhou, the airport’s 13th direct connection to China.
British passengers will be able to fly directly to one of China’s eight Ancient Capital cities now, as Heathrow launches Europe’s first direct route to Zhengzhou.
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Eurofighters collided at high altitude: Luftwaffe
Germany's air force has disclosed further details about the fatal collision between two Eurofighter combat aircraft that took place near Rostock on 24 June.
The pair were part of a formation of three single-seat Eurofighters practising an air combat mission at an altitude above 9,800ft, the Luftwaffe says.
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PICTURE: Serbian air force receives first H145M
Serbia’s first of an eventual nine H145Ms was handed over to its air force at the Partner Defence Exhibition in Belgrade on 26 June.
The medium-twin is in a search and rescue configuration. Subsequent aircraft will be equipped with Airbus Helicopters' HForce modular weapons package, with Belgrade considering the integration of locally-produced armaments as part of this process for the air force.
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PICTURES: UK F-35s make operational debut
The UK gave an operational debut to its Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning force in mid-June, with the fifth-generation type having flown missions over Iraq and Syria alongside Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoons.
Announcing the milestone, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said a pair of F-35Bs assigned to the RAF’s 617 Sqn performed their first armed missions on 16 June, taking off from the service’s Akrotiri base in Cyprus.
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Aviation Quote
When you have two engines, you have two engines that can fall to bits. When you have four, you have four that can fall to bits. The less engines you have, the safer you are.
- Frank Fickeisen, chief engineer for Boeing, replying to a complaint made by the American Airlines Allied Pilots' Association about the dangers of flying two-engine airplanes across the Pacific.
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1. What was the first production airplane to incorporate the remarkably successful and popular Pratt & Whitney PT6 turboprop engine?
2. What current manufacturer of popular automobiles was the first manufacturer of production turbojet engines?
3. Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations specifies that it must be possible to safely land a certified airplane without using:
A. Ailerons
B. Elevator(s)
C. Pitch trim
D. Rudder(s)
4. The landing deck of an aircraft carrier is angled at 15 degrees left of the ship's centerline, so that the relative wind created by the ship always creates a right crosswind component for landing pilots. When the surface wind is southerly and equal to the ships speed, what must the ship's heading be so that the pilot can land without a crosswind?
5. The first aircraft to complete a transatlantic flight was one of three US Navy Curtiss NC flying boats, NC-4, that completed the journey on 27 MAY 1919. What was the primary method of navigation?
6. The most powerful piston engine ever built for an aircraft was manufactured by:
A. Lycoming
B. Packard
C. Pratt & Whitney
D. Wright
