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• David Kaminski-Morrow
Investigators say the regional jet was parked too far from a holding point when a taxiing Delta Air Lines A350-900 struck it. The A350 pilots had been checking clearance for the left wingtip; its right wingtip sheared off the CRJ’s vertical fin.
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Chile-based JetSMART is targeting the Airbus A321-200NY(XLR) for entry into service in the fourth quarter of 2028. The aircraft would extend the low-cost carrier’s fleet strategy, though the article provides no details on order quantities, routes or delivery arrangements.
Discover Airlines plans to introduce its first four A350-900s in 2027, with the aircraft coming from sister carrier Lufthansa. Nine more are set to join from 2029, extending the fleet transition across multiple years as the airline renews its fleet.
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Investigators say the regional jet was parked too far from a holding point when a taxiing Delta Air Lines A350-900 struck it. The A350 pilots had been checking clearance for the left wingtip; its right wingtip sheared off the CRJ’s vertical fin.
Air France-KLM and Airbus have established a joint venture focused on components for the A350, creating a new formal link between the airline group and the aircraft manufacturer around the widebody program. The available report does not specify the venture’s scope, ownership structure or operating plans.
KLM is increasing its A350 service to daily after five weekly rotations, while Philippine Airlines is operating its A350-1000 daily between Manila and San Francisco. PAL says the added premium seats come ahead of the year-end travel peak; KLM’s Montreal and Africa services are still awaited.
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Airbus says it will not stockpile unfinished aircraft as engine deliveries continue to limit its production ramp-up. Separately, a growing pool of secondhand A220s is emerging as output targets rise, while Airbus disclosed that production of key A350 fuselage components inherited from Spirit AeroSystems has fallen by more than half from pre-pandemic levels.
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GE Aerospace has approved NYCO’s Turbonycoil 600 turbine oil for the Boeing 787’s GEnx-1B engines following nearly 7,000 flight hours of testing with Air France. The approval adds a qualified lubricant option for operators of the engine, based on the results of the airline’s trials.
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