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Passive Aggressive Automation
Every professional pilot has been taught about Crew Resource Management, but the most important crew member has been left out of the conversation – the relationship between pilot and airplane automation.
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Airbus schedules South Pacific demonstration tour of A220 regional jet
Airbus will kick off a promotional tour of its A220 regional jet in the Pacific region with a visit on Sunday to the aircraft’s first South Pacific customer Air Vanuatu. The aircraft manufacturer will host a private tour of the aircraft for Air Vanuatu, Airports Vanuatu and Vanuatu Tourism Office employees at Bauerfield Airport in
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Spirit Airlines inks for 100 A320neo Family jets including the A319neo
/Spirit Airlines inks for 100 A320neo Family jets including the A319neo
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American Airlines reports 14.2 per cent increase in net profit for Q3 2019
/American Airlines says it expects the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX to have a US$540 million impact on pre-tax profit in calendar 2019 after posting a double-digit improvement in third quarter net profit. The airline reported net income, or net profit, of US$425 million for the three months to September 30 2019, up 14.2
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GULFSTREAM LAUNCHES NEW ULTRA LONG-RANGE G700 BUSINESS JET
/Gulfstream has unveiled a new ultra-long range G700 business jet that it describes as the “largest, most luxurious and heaviest” aircraft the company has ever produced.
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Boeing 777-9X first delivery pushed back to 2021
/Boeing has pushed back first delivery of its 777-X program from mid-2020 to early 2021 due to flight-testing delays caused by ongoing engine issues and more recently, a door blowing off during stress testing. A new flight-compliant GE9X engine was delivered to Boeing in August after durability problems, discovered during testing late in northern hemisphere summer, centered on the
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