All Safety News – Page 1253
-
News
Rupture caused Delta III failure
A rupture of the combustion chamber in the second-stage RL-10B-2 engine caused the failure of the second Delta III launcher in May, according to an interim report by Boeing. The engine, which was being used for the first time, suffered "a 67in² [43,225mm²] diamond-shaped breach of its combustion chamber" ...
-
News
FAA proposes new rules to ensure fuel tank safety after TWA crash
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a new regulation that will have an impact on airliner manufacturers. Under the new rule, they will have to conduct design reviews and develop new, compulsory maintenance programmes for fuel tank systems on existing aircraft to ensure that ...
-
News
Dragonair hunts A320 customers
Andrzej Jeziorski/HONG KONGHong Kong-based Dragonair expects to sign the first contracts with customers for its new Airbus A320 flight training centre in January. General manager Felix Hart says the centre should become operational next June. The company is in talks with A320 operators in the Asia-Pacific region, with possible customers ...
-
News
Zvezda launch in doubt after latest Proton failure
The launch schedule of the International Space Station Zvezda service module is threatened again following a Russian Proton K launcher failure on 27 October. The booster, which was carrying the domestic Express A-1 communications satellite, was the second Proton launch failure from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome in four months. The ...
-
News
Ibis targets December for roll-out of Ae270
Ibis Aerospace, the Aero Vodochody/AIDC joint venture, expects to roll out the single-turboprop Ae270 multimission aircraft on 10 December. The first production prototype will be an Ae270P variant, powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A. The aircraft is pressurised, with retractable landing gear. The non-pressurised Ae207W, which has a ...
-
News
Boeing shrugs off anticipated 777 ETOPS threat
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing says an airworthiness directive (AD) expected to be issued soon by the US Federal Aviation Administration, ordering inspections of the 777's back-up electrical generator and its oil servicing system, poses no threat to the aircraft's extended range twin operations (ETOPS) clearance. According to unconfirmed reports, ...
-
News
Air France signs A330 deal to replace A310/767 fleet
Julian Moxon/PARIS Air France has finalised its long-awaited medium capacity fleet renewal plans, with an order for up to 13 Airbus A330-200s. The order, worth about $1.5 billion, includes eight firm orders and five options, and provides the airline with a replacement for its medium-range fleet of 10 ...
-
News
A330s set to wing their way to Iran
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Iran has reached agreement with France over its planned purchase of four Airbus A330-300s for operation by flag carrier Iran Air, with deliveries of the aircraft to begin in 2001. Iranian transport minister Mohammed Hojjati told the country's official news agency, IRNA, that the $480 million deal was ...
-
News
Top 50 Cargo Airline Ranking - 1998
Top 50 Cargo Airline Ranking - 1998 Ranking 1998 Airline Country Cargo Traffic Cargo share Total RTK's Cargo revenue $ million Cargo share of revenue Cargo yield USC/RTK Period End RTK million Change ...
-
News
A lesson in low cost
Debonair's demise has provided a salutary lesson to other of Europe's low-fares carriers not to stray too far from the low-cost formula. Conventional wisdom may be much maligned, but it is not always wrong. Almost from the day that Franco Mancasola sketched out his plans to launch a ...
-
News
Lufthansa eyes cargo alliance
Lufthansa Cargo is undertaking a feasibility study into a worldwide air cargo alliance. Lufthansa has signed memoranda of understandings with SAS Cargo and Singapore Airlines, which could lead to a more binding arrangement early next year. Source: Airline Business
-
News
Air Canada's allies prepare rescue bid
DAVID KNIBB SEATTLE A showdown is expected by 8 November on the bid by Onex to acquire Air Canada and merge it with Canadian Airlines. With high stakes for the Star and oneworld alliances, United and Lufthansa Airlines appear ready to intervene on Air Canada's behalf. Onex ...
-
News
Ansett NZ wins pilot contract battle amid sale talk
New Zealand's second airline has won the struggle with its pilots over a new contract, but it is dogged by reports that it is preparing the airline for sale. Ansett New Zealand and its pilots have been at odds most of this year over a company demand that they ...
-
News
Freeing up the skies
PETER BENNET VIENNA Free flight promises to solve chronic capacity problems and, although it is 15 years away, Europe's aviation industry is moving ahead with creating the infrastructure. "Free flight is a misunderstood concept," says Lars Lindberg, president of AvTech aviation technology consultants in Sweden. "Some people think it is ...
-
News
A year to forget
PETER CONWAY LONDON It took a while for the Asian downturn to affect the air cargo industry, but last year the bad news really hit home. There is little hiding from the fact that 1998 was a dismal year for the air cargo industry. And final figures from the ...
-
News
Facing the markets
TOM GILL CASABLANCA Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc is preparing for privatisation and hopes to join Air France's global alliance. But it has not escaped the market turmoil hitting the rest of the industry. "When you make a lot of profit it is a bit worrying. You say ...
-
News
Philippines scraps Taiwan accord
The Philippines Government, as threatened last month, has scrapped its air services agreement with Taiwan as a high-stakes dispute over a new air accord has boiled over. The Philippine Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has ordered the suspension from November after Taiwan refused to agree to a demand that its ...
-
News
Hong Kong cuts fees
DAVE KNIBB SEATTLE A deal between Hong Kong's airport authority and government has cleared the way for a 15% cut in landing and parking fees at Chek Lap Kok from 1 January. Hong Kong's Government has agreed to take over fire and rescue operations at the airport to save the ...
-
News
Government cash to rescue Garuda
NICHOLAS IONIDES SINGAPORE Garuda Indonesia is to receive a financial boost from its government owners from next year, with a promise of annual cash injections of $62 million over the next eight years. The cash-strapped airline, Indonesia's flag carrier, says the government made the promise in September, allowing for payments ...
-
News
Asia stays cautious despite signs of recovery
The latest round of financial results from Asia's airlines show how far the bulk of the region has come over the past year. But faced with continuing depressed yields in many markets, executives across the region feel compelled to warn that a full recovery is still a distant prospect. Carriers ...