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NewsFAA staff cite industry influence and lack of accountability in staff survey
Staffers in the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft certification branch believe industry pressure has negatively affected safety oversight and that top managers have not been held accountable for safety-related shortcomings.
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NewsAir India Express 737-800 breaks up in Kozhikode excursion
Both pilots of an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 are among 17 fatalities after the aircraft suffered a runway excursion and broke up after landing at Kozhikode. The airline has disclosed that 190 occupants, including six crew members, were on board the jet. Neither pilot survived the accident, the carrier ...
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NewsPortuguese air force’s Embraer KC-390 passes preliminary design review
The Portuguese air force’s first Embraer KC-390 passed its preliminary design review in early July, one year after the country became the type’s first export customer.
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NewsBritish Airways staff receive redundancy notices
British Airways has begun informing thousands of staff whether they will be made redundant, as part of its plan to cut 12,000 positions.
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NewsAtlas 767 probe sees potential to adapt military terrain-escape system
Loss of an Atlas Air Boeing 767-300F in Texas last year has led investigators to highlight the potential for adapting military automatic ground collision-avoidance technology to civil aircraft. The aircraft dived into a lake after failing to recover from an excessive pitch-down input by the first officer, in response to ...
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NewsTUI adopts ‘partner-friendly’ airline strategy amid Condor speculation
TUI Group’s ambition to have fewer assets on its balance sheet means its airline operations will become more “partner-friendly”, according to the European travel giant’s chief executive. Speaking to German newspaper Borsen-Zeitung on 5 August, Fritz Joussen states that TUI’s need for capacity does not mean “that aircraft are on ...
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NewsSimulated evacuation must adapt to bag-retrieval menace: inquiry
UK investigators believe evacuation simulations for aircraft certification are inadequate, and should be adapted to provide a more realistic model of passenger behaviour, particularly regarding retrieval of cabin baggage. Obstruction of evacuation routes by passengers’ stopping to collect personal belongings has long been a concern of safety regulators, and remains ...
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OpinionWhy Virgin Galactic is still attracting investment despite continued losses
Having taken 15 years and counting to get its rocketplanes in service, Virgin Galactic is now talking about supersonic jet travel; don’t book a flight just yet, but keep an eye on the share price
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OpinionSafety must not be allowed to slip during the ‘new normal’
Aviation safety depends in part on a stable operating environment, but a pandemic and growing geopolitical tension will undermine some longstanding assumptions
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OpinionNext generation of pilots may be another casualty of coronavirus clampdown
Closed and sterile cockpits could be required to deal with Covid-19, but this may remove a source of inspiration for future aviators
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NewsWizz Air hands task of safety oversight to EASA
Wizz Air has brought its operations under the European Union Aviation Safety Agency as its single safety oversight authority. The Hungarian-based carrier has taken advantage of European Union legislation intended to enhance supervision as airline business models have changed. This legislation says that the carriers with operational bases in several ...
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NewsAtlas 747-400F sustains pod-strike on three engines in Shanghai
One of US cargo operator Atlas Air’s Boeing 747-400Fs has sustained a treble engine pod-strike while landing at Shanghai in China. Preliminary information from the US FAA states that the aircraft (N408MC) struck the ground with both left-hand engine pods, as well as the outboard right-hand pod. The 22-year old ...
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NewsAn-74 suffered generator failure before Gao overrun
Preliminary details of the Utair Cargo Antonov An-74 landing accident at Gao in Mali indicate the aircraft suffered an extensive electrical failure before the touchdown and overrun. Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia states that the generator of the right-hand Progress D-36 engine failed during the 3 August flight from ...
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NewsChina Airlines to pump up to $68 million into Tigerair Taiwan
Taiwanese flag carrier China Airlines plans to inject as much as NT$2 billion ($68 million) of equity into low-cost subsidiary Tigerair Taiwan.
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NewsSouth Korea unveils indigenous AESA radar for KF-X fighter
Seoul has rolled out the first production prototype of the active electronically scanned array radar that will equip the developmental Korea Aerospace Industries KF-X fighter.
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NewsKorean Air delivers profitable second-quarter with freight focus
Korean Air’s focus on cargo operations appears to have paid off, as it reports a profitable second quarter that outperformed the year-ago period. The airline saw revenue decline 44% year-on-year to W1.69 trillion ($1.4 billion), as the Covid-19 pandemic led to a sharp decline in passenger demand. Despite that, it ...
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NewsRehabilitation crucial to Nok Air’s survival
When Thailand’s flag carrier filed for business rehabilitation in May, the airline’s creditors strapped in for what is looking to be a long and possibly wild ride. Thai Airways International’s rehabilitation could take years, lawyers familiar with the process told Cirium at the time, adding that the carrier’s complex 98-strong ...
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NewsKawasaki, Korean Air renew 787 aft wheel well bulkhead contract
Korean Air has extended its contract with Boeing tier One supplier Kawasaki Heavy Industries to produce aft wheel well bulkheads for Boeing 787s. The extension will span the next nine years, says the carrier, which has been producing 787 parts, like wingtips and wing flap support fairings, since 2005. ...
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NewsUnited begins removing seats from regional aircraft
United Airlines has begun removing seats from Embraer 175 regional aircraft, a strong indication that broad pilot furloughs are imminent.
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NewsUS lifts blanket ‘do not travel’ advisory for citizens
The US State Department has lifted its blanket global travel advisory warning citizens not to travel overseas after determining that the situation around the spread of the coronavirus has improved enough globally to be able to differentiate between potential travel destinations.