All Safety News – Page 1234
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Small increase in US accidents revealed
Preliminary US airline accident figures for 1999 indicate a slight increase in the total accident rate. The statistics, from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), reveal the accident numbers and rate for US Federal Aviation Regulation Part 121 (large aircraft) scheduled operators were up slightly on 1998, with 48 ...
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BBA buys training school
David Learmount/LONDON Diversified industrial conglomerate BBA has bought Europe's largest professional pilot training organisation, Oxford Aviation of the UK, marking the first move in an expected trend towards the consolidation of the continent's fragmented nationally orientated training sector. London-based BBA, which has several aviation-related subsidiaries, says the £55.4 million ($88.5 ...
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Mergers
Reflectone, BAE Systems' simulation and training unit, has been renamed Flight Simulation and Training in line with the UK giant's new corporate identity, adopted after the BAe-Marconi Electronic Systems merger. Reflectone, founded in 1939, was acquired in 1997. Dallas-based Aviation Group has approved the purchase of air-ticket bulk-buyer Global Leisure. ...
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Data overload
Current flightdecks can reduce pilot situational awareness David Learmount/LONDON Flightdeck avionics are supposed to give pilots "situational awareness", but there is evidence that modern systems can reduce it. Situational awareness is the pilot's mental picture of the aircraft relative to its three-dimensional operational environment, including navigation and terrain, the ...
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Jet power
The potential for Indian air transport has never been greater Julian Moxon/MUMBAIWith a population of close to 1 billion people, most of whom travel by train, India offers immense potential for air transport. That potential was unlocked with the Indian Government's liberalisation of the domestic civil aviation industry in 1990. ...
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On-time software keeps FAA datalink on track
Key software for the US Federal Aviation Administration's controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) programme has been delivered to prime contractor Computer Sciences (CSC). The on-time delivery of router software for the aeronautical telecommunications network (ATN) keeps the CPDLC programme on track as the FAA struggles with budget and schedule problems ...
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Hard landing
Egyptair has suffered its second serious Boeing 767-300ER accident in six months. A 767 (SU-GAO) landing at Harare, Zimbabwe, touched down hard in windy conditions. The port wing touched the ground, causing the engine to separate. The aircraft left the runway and came to rest with serious damage to its ...
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e-commerce drives USA on airspace redesign
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC NASA and the US Federal Aviation Administration have begun to define the airspace system that needs to be in place in the USA by the middle of this century. The "aviation system after next" is expected to be influenced heavily by the demands that e-commerce ...
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Russian ATM update is key to polar flights
The preliminary results of a joint Canadian-Russian feasibility study into the use of the new transpolar routes has identified potential traffic of up to 5,000 flights a year between North America and Asia. Their future depends, however, on funds to modernise Russia's air traffic management (ATM) system being secured. ...
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Threat to single cargo platform
A three-year initiative aimed at developing a seamless, door-to-door system for conventional air cargo could be in jeopardy if a meeting in Los Angeles on 24 February votes as expected. At stake are plans by the International Air Transport Association's special interest group, Cargo 2000, to create a ...
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In brief, International
Freight merger Lufthansa and Deutsche Post are looking at a pooling of their logistics operations which could see DHL International, Lufthansa Cargo and Air Express International brought under a single structure. The German post giant and Lufthansa each have a 25%stake in express delivery specialist DHL International, while Deutsche ...
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Domestic fares fall as Japan deregulates
NICHOLAS IONIDES ATI SINGAPORE Japan's major carriers are to introduce new discount fares for domestic travel from April following a revision to Japanese aviation laws. The changes to aviation laws were made official on 1 February, when the current approval system for domestic fares was replaced with a filing ...
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Indian Airlines stake attracts interest
RAVI PRASAD NEW DELHI The Indian Government's latest plans to sell an equity stake in Indian Airlines this year has drawn interest from major Indian corporations. These include Sahara Group of Industries, parent company of Sahara Airlines; the Tata Group, which had planned to launch an airline in a joint ...
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Taiwan/Philippines heal rift with new air agreement
NICHOLAS IONIDES ATI SINGAPORE Scheduled flights between Taiwan and the Philippines were restored last month after the two sides forged a tentative agreement on new air services. It ends a dispute lasting more than four months. The agreement was signed on 28 January in Manila, allowing for flights to ...
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Out of the blue
CAROLE SHIFRIN NEW YORK New York's new start-up carrier gets off the ground, boasting an impressive management team, some attention-grabbing innovations and a sizeable sum of money. Does it also have staying power? David Neeleman, the 40-year-old founder and chief executive of JetBlue Airways, exudes confidence that the newest low-fare ...
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Virgin's Brisbane choice revives terminal debate
Virgin Australia's selection of Brisbane as its operations centre raises questions about the airline's strategy and revives the debate over airport terminal access. Brisbane is the smallest of Australia's three big cities and it handles the smallest share of their air traffic. Statistics show that 51% of all domestic ...
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...and plans to end commissions
ANNIE REDMILE LONDON Plans by British Airways to axe a new travel agency bonus scheme and pay transaction fees instead of commission from next January has damaged a fragile relationship with the UK travel trade and may have repercussions across Europe. According to Sandy McPherson, chairman of the Association ...
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In Brief, Europe
Low-cost boost Most business travellers in the UK cite cost as the most important consideration when choosing an airline. The findings, in a recent survey by Barclaycard, a UK credit card company, provide evidence of a growing trend to the use of low-cost carriers. For the first time, two ...
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Behind the headlines
The first batch of European airline results are in for the December quarter. Chris Tarry of Commerzbank looks at what they really tell investors. From a stock market perspective, there can be little doubt that airlines are out of favour. After a recovery in sentiment in the last two months ...
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Maverick in Brazil
BRIAN HOMEWOOD RIO DE JANEIRO TAM has grown out of its regional status to become Brazil's second biggest airline. Its chief executive wants greater competition, although not an open skies deal with the USA. Every weekday morning between 06.00 and 07.00, TAM president Rolim Amaro can be found on ...